Greg Worley, Caterpillar, provides detailed instructions for backhoe-loader walkarounds. “You start a walkaround visual inspection from the bucket on the left hand side of the machine,” he says. “Look ...

The backhoe loader is one of the most familiar machines on any jobsite. It is still one of the ultimate do-it-all tools. Dig.

With the ability to dig, load and lift, as well as utilize a variety of attachments front and rear, backhoe-loaders serve as multi-functional tools in many construction fleets. Their value on the ...

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 ...

Elton Long, mechanical engineer who lead the design team that developed the first American-made, integrated loader backhoe, died April 6 in Burlington, Iowa. He was 81 years old. Early in his career, ...