NEW CASTLE, Colo. ” A backhoe digging a trench for a new pipeline in the Garfield Creek State Wildlife Area struck a rock and sparked a 6-acre fire in the refuge Friday afternoon, according to state ...

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Backhoe-loaders continue to be a dominant force on many jobsites. These versatile units offer the value of two machines in one — with a highly capable loader on one end and an efficient excavating ...

WINNIPEG — A well-known cave-like tunnel that attracts boaters to eastern Manitoba has reopened thanks to some ingenuity involving a backhoe, a grappling bucket and a crew removing fallen rock from a ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Fire officials in New Jersey say no one was injured when a sinkhole opened up and swallowed excavation equipment outside a Hackensack mall. The Hackensack Fire Department says ...

The BL60 and BL70 backhoe-loaders are powered by 83- and 90-hp turbocharged diesel engines. Curved S-style booms provide 14-ft. 9-in. dig depths 5,295- and 7,619-lb. loader lift capacities 16,564- and ...