The trusty backhoe loader is next to join today's list of high-tech earthmovers. Top: New loader can be ordered with advanced electronics. (Photo by Tudor Hampton for ENR.) Soon, Caterpillar Inc. will ...

The proliferation of attachments for skid-steer and compact track loaders makes them very versatile pieces of equipment, capable of doing a host of different tasks - including digging a trench. A ...

When your business hinges on a single machine, it's essential that it be configured to do just about anything its user asks of it. This is certainly true for the Case 580 Super M backhoe loader owned ...

The B-Series features three models: B100, B250 (with a side-shift backhoe) and B300. The machines have backhoe digging depths of 9.25, 10.5 and 11 feet, respectively. These hydrostatically driven ...

“I’ve dug here before … I’m sure it’s OK.” Before you put a shovel in the ground or fire up that backhoe, you must get an underground utility locate for every digging project. As spring turns into ...

LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP -- Things started to look weird around 14 feet. Compressed trees and tree stumps emerged under layers of peat and blue clay. Then scatters of shells. "I knew something was funny ...