Recent innovations in backhoe loaders. How manufacturers are balancing added technology with cost considerations. How attachments for backhoe loaders are evolving. Current operator comfort features.

Although backhoe-loaders in the 14-ft. dig depth and above size class have long been regarded as essential tools on commercial construction sites, their smaller counterparts (12-ft. dig depth and ...

Customers always demand more performance out of their backhoe loader. “In North America, the backhoe end of the machine is used about 70% of the time the machine is operating, so it’s always been an ...

Backhoe loaders, once the victims of cannibalization from compact excavators and skid steers or compact track loaders—and perhaps thought to be relegated to being a niche machine for municipalities ...