With the ability to dig, load and lift, as well as utilize a variety of attachments front and rear, backhoe-loaders serve as multi-functional tools in many construction fleets. Their value on the ...

Danish-based developer Unicontrol has launched a 3D machine control system for backhoe loaders. Working with Swedish machine manufacturer, Huddig, the companies say that they have developed a ...

The backhoe loader has a material-handling bucket at the front and an excavating tool (backhoe) at the rear. Most use two large wheels at the rear of the chassis to power the vehicle, and two smaller ...

Mastering the backhoe-loader is a big job because it is really two machines in one. A good operator can improve productivity by employing many of the same principles that make excavators and wheel ...

If you were to ask Middle Eastern construction professionals what they knew about SDLG, their responses would probably include the words ‘wheel’ and ‘loader’. The Chinese manufacturer is ...

On September 24, 2015, Caterpillar’s Building Construction Products (BCP) Division Desford, UK, facility kicked off the celebration of 30 years of backhoe-loader production at the facility with a ...

Elton Long, mechanical engineer who lead the design team that developed the first American-made, integrated loader backhoe, died April 6 in Burlington, Iowa. He was 81 years old. Early in his career, ...

The BS4 EarthMaster SX has new features, and technological advancements such as IMAXX Telematics tech to ensure maximum efficiency. It comes equipped with Mahindra’s tried and tested 74 HP range of ...

JCB is celebrating 60 years of its iconic backhoe loader. The world’s first backhoe rolled off the British firm’s assembly line back in 1953, making 2013 the machine’s diamond anniversary. Its concept ...

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