A backhoe is a piece of heavy equipment used to dig trenches and holes. A good backhoe driver has skill, knowledge and a vast understanding of the machine. While much of the learning is done behind ...

There are a few key yet simple operational tips that every operator can use to get more uptime, better results and even increased safety with backhoe operation. In the most basic sense, a ...

Few kids can resist playing in the dirt with their bright yellow bulldozers and backhoe toys. If those fond childhood memories are still fresh in your mind, Gearflow.com suggests that you may enjoy ...

Before a backhoe starts up for the day, throughout the workday, all the way until the operator goes home, backhoe safety must be top of mind. Few things in day-to-day construction operations are as ...

For precise backhoe operation, Caterpillar now offers the AccuGrade machine control and guidance system as a factory-installed option on the 416E, 420E and 430E backhoe-loader models. Utilization of ...

Where is it best to start applying robotics in an economy? In Japan one of the sweet spots is the construction industry where skills are in short supply A trio of Japanese companies is working to ...

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 ...

Electrification goes beyond the passenger car industry and it is now starting to take hold in the construction equipment industry. Case, one of the largest construction equipment companies, has ...

A backhoe operator working at a hangar at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday was trapped for a time inside his rig after striking an underground power line, a city fire official said. When ...

A backhoe operator was injured when he was hit by a big rock during a rockslide at a quarry site in Barangay Masiag, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat. The operator was taken to the hospital immediately and ...

Independent backhoe operator David Bertholot says he has helped more than 30 people get out of their driveways following historic snowfall in Sudbury of more than 40 centimetres on Sunday and Monday.

A backhoe operator in middle Tennessee was saved on Tuesday after a pit of rocks and dirt he was digging collapsed and buried him alive for almost half a day, officials said. Firefighters responded ...