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Why a backhoe loader? Have a digging job? Trenching? Demolitions or transporting material? Then a backhoe might be what you need. Useful for everything from paving and clearing asphalt to landscaping for the private homeowner, these machines can handle a wide variety of jobs. Find what you need below from manufacturers like Caterpillar, Case, JCB, John Deere, Komatsu and Kubota.





JCB Backhoe Achieves New World Record

JCB’s 3CX backhoe loader has earned a world record by completing a 26-day, 3,185-mile road trip across America.

JCB Unveils New Generation of Backhoe Loader

JCB’s newest backhoe loader offers customers average fuel savings ranging from six to 16 percent at typical daily work rates, largely achieved through the introduction of a new EcoDig system incorp

N.M. Spaceport Set to Be ‘8th Man-Made Wonder’

It was only fitting that when ground was broken for Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport under construction about 45 mi.

Case 590 Super M+ Receives Engineering Excellence Nod

During the BAUMA construction tradeshow held in Germany, Diesel Progress magazine honored Case Construction Equipment with an Excellence in Equipment Engineering award in the loader/backhoe categor

Bradco 485 Backhoe Turns Skid Steers, Tractors Into Versatile Digging Machines

The Bradco 485 backhoe by Paladin Construction Group increases utilization of skid steer loaders and tractors.

Projects Underway to Aid Huntington’s Traffic Flow

When the town of Huntington on New York’s Long Island was founded in the 1600s, whaling and other marine related services formed a large part of its economy, although this declined after the railro

English Eyes Bridge Completion Before the Sun Sets on Summer

A new bridge is steadily growing in Sunset Beach, N.C., to replace the one that has been in use since the 1960s.

‘Backhoe Across America’ Driver Neil Smith Meets, Greets at Atlanta JCB

Making the first dealership pit stop on its coast-to-coast journey for the Backhoe Across America charity drive, the JCB 3CX backhoe loader and driver, Neil Smith, paid a visit to Atlanta JCB on Ma

JCB Backhoe Across America Makes First Stop

Making the first dealership pit stop on its coast-to-coast journey for the Backhoe Across America charity drive, the JCB 3CX backhoe loader and driver, Neil Smith, paid a visit to Atlanta JCB on Ma

Backhoe Across America Driver Fulfills Childhood Dream With JCB

On March 26, 2010, Neil Smith took the controls of a JCB 3CX backhoe loader and began a journey across the United States, driving from coast to coast to raise awareness and funding for the American