BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - The integrated tractor backhoe-loader is as common on construction sites as workers in hard hats. But few realize the revolutionary machine was developed at the Case New ...

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.

Many rental businesses are coming out of the recent recession with a serious need to replenish their fleet with equipment pieces that can offer high utility at a reasonable acquisition cost. Today's ...

You don’t have to be a farmer to have a tractor, or own a construction company to have a backhoe. Clyde Cunfer, a retired truck driver, bought a $16,000 Kubota BX23, a small tractor with a front ...

Compact tractor-loader-backhoes (compact TLBs) used to be thought of as toys when compared with the big iron on jobsites of days gone by. Today, however, they are taken more than seriously by seasoned ...

Several widely used construction machines were originally developed for agriculture. The crawler tractor, skid-steer loader, and backhoe loader, were all first designed for farming applications, and ...

Backhoes — the jointed digging arms often mounted to tractors or seen at construction sites — are useful and versatile tools, albeit expensive ones. Harbor Freight and Honda both offer more affordable ...

There’s a looming issue for many of America’s farmers, and it’s got nothing to do with climate or trade deals or the EPA. No, what’s really starting to hurt is the price of equipment—more specifically ...

Long gone are the glory days when the vast majority of tractors used on UK farms were built in UK factories. Today, only CNH Industrial’s New Holland plant in Essex survives as a major tractor ...