In the years following World War II, two trends in equipment evolution converged to create what has become one of today’s most ubiquitous construction machines— the backhoe loader. Following their ...

Several widely used construction machines were originally developed for agriculture. The crawler tractor, skid-steer loader, and backhoe loader, were all first designed for farming applications, and ...

A backhoe is part of the excavation family of machines, but there are several differences between it and an excavator. To be clear, not every model of backhoe or excavator is massive like those you ...

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 ...

Many rental businesses are coming out of the recent recession with a serious need to replenish their fleet with equipment pieces that can offer high utility at a reasonable acquisition cost. Today's ...