Now some companies will just come out, nod knowingly, and come up with a simple plan: Dig around the house with a backhoe, and apply some waterproofing material -- plastic and some other, more ...

He estimates the "smart" controls will cost between $10,000 and $20,000 per unit, with a fully decked-out backhoe retailing for as much as $127,000.

The mini-backhoe has tracks that can be moved closer together to squeeze into tight spots, then widened for stability when the digging begins.

Canadian Digs Out Basement Using Only Radio Controlled Scale Tractors And Trucks Excavating a basement using professional machinery is nothing new but doing it with radio controlled (RC) scaled ...