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 ...

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 ...

Using backhoes and excavators on sites to lift and place heavy construction materials saves time and money, but doing the job safely demands special care. “A variety of concerns come into play,” says ...

The backhoe loader is still one of the most popular and visible of all types of construction machines. It reigned as the mainstay of mechanized utility work over some two-and-a-half decades after ...

Japanese multinational Hitachi’s African business, Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa (HCAF), is making available to the Southern African market the Zaxis 7G Series excavator and the BX100 ...

CONEXPO-CON/AGG, co-located with the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), provides an opportunity to see the latest construction equipment designs. For the 2023 show, several OEMs have ...