Mastering the backhoe-loader is a big job because it is really two machines in one. A good operator can improve productivity by employing many of the same principles that make excavators and wheel ...

Backhoes — the jointed digging arms often mounted to tractors or seen at construction sites — are useful and versatile tools, albeit expensive ones. Harbor Freight and Honda both offer more affordable ...

Dig and load. It’s the two basic concepts of construction, engineered into one machine. Put a loader on the front of a tractor, hang a backhoe off the rear, and give one operator the ability to swivel ...

The challenge in shopping for used backhoes is defining what you need in terms of work capacities, such as digging depth. In 1982 Dave came to Successful Farming as a senior editor first covering ...