Cat’s David Young walks through the company’s backhoe products — from the 416 to the 450 — while sharing insights on everything from attachments to side-shift.

JCB has this week unveiled its latest generation of backhoe loaders, with a large number of new features that aim to boost worldwide sales of the machine it launched 70 years ago. Richard Brooks, ...

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 ...

There’s an interesting dichotomy between the U.S. and Europe when it comes to backhoe-loaders. European contractors have long favored side-shift backhoes, while North American contractors flock to ...

Just as Mark Twain famously said, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” the backhoe loader has not met its demise. Yes, there has been significant erosion in numbers sold—roughly 50 ...

JCB, the creator and world’s number one manufacturer of the backhoe loader, recently celebrating production of the one millionth machine. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our ...