Because equipment suppliers recognize that excavators and backhoe-loaders may be used in craning applications, many are adding features to facilitate these tasks. For example, Caterpillar excavators ...

Caterpillar announces a range of new Cat attachments available for backhoe loaders and mini excavators, increasing application versatility for these machines. The new models span the range of ...

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 ...

One in three backhoe loader users say they have replaced one of these workhorses with either a mini excavator or a mini ex combined with a skid steer or compact track loader, according to a new survey ...

Industrial equipment — skid-steer loaders, wheel loaders, excavators and backhoes — has become agriculture’s mechanical equivalent of a utility player. Planters, combines and sprayers are ...