The right backhoe can fulfill the role of an excavator, a wheel loader and a skid steer, all with just one machine,” Gill said. Backhoes allow contractors to be more efficient because of their ...

The backhoe loader has been on construction sites since the mid-1950s, and the technical refinement of these machines across the decades has been substantial. Engines in today’s models are powerful ...

For backhoe-loaders, moderate was defined as "General work with regular cycles in medium to heavy soils. Occasionally using constant-flow attachments. Dig depths to 10 feet." For articulated trucks, ...

Costs for a trailer-mounted hydroexcavation unit (about 500- to 550-gal. capacity) will run about $30,000 to $35,000, which is comparable to a mini-excavator or small backhoe-loader.