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.

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 ...

Backhoe-loaders continue to be a dominant force on many jobsites. These versatile units offer the value of two machines in one — with a highly capable loader on one end and an efficient excavating ...

The versatility of the backhoe loader (also called a backhoe) has made it a valuable piece of equipment on a jobsite. According to James Gill, product manager, backhoes, with JCB, “One of the major ...

JCB, the creator and world’s number one manufacturer of the backhoe loader, recently celebrating production of the one millionth machine. Published Feb 13 As reported in last month's Farmer, ...