The tractors can be equipped with New Holland's 250LC front loader and 270BC backhoe attachments that are now available.

“Many times, people say that the backhoe-loader market is a declining market – it’s shrinking, backhoes are going away. And that’s not true,” says Diego Butzke, product manager, JCB. While he ...

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 ...

During the trenching, backfilling and truck-loading exercises, the CBL40 proved hydraulically capable, while exhibiting plenty of tractive effort, speed and controllability. Operator Frank Bogden and ...

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.

As waste volumes grow and facilities face increasing regulatory scrutiny, the importance of operator training has never been greater. Investing in ...

Hitachi compact wheeled loaders feature self-stabilisation of the pendulum motion to not only increase stability, but also to improve driving comfort on all terrain On construction sites, there’s long ...

Bobcat has launched a new generation backhoe attachment for the company’s skid-steer and compact track loaders for markets in the Middle East and Africa. The new backhoe attachment converts a Bobcat ...

In Toledo, Ohio, the Department of Public Service and the Department of Public Utilities together employ more than 75 heavy equipment operators to run the municipality’s equipment fleet. From motor ...

Team Rubicon's volunteers, which go by "Greyshirts," register for the monthly training and learn how to operate compact track loaders and excavators. "One of the most critical tasks after disasters ...

A year since the magazine last focused on the segment, PMV catches up with the makers of skidsteer loaders, compact track loaders and compact wheeled loaders to find out what has changed, and how they ...

Both JCB and its long-time chairman, Lord Anthony Bamford, are celebrating their 70th birthday this year — so it with apt timing that the British machinery brand recently decided to launch its latest ...