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Construction Equipment
Backhoes are getting better as CTLs, compact excavators chip away at market share
The response of backhoe OEMs? Make their machines even better at the many things they do. The sales of compact track loaders and compact excavators have exploded and one machine within that burst radius is the backhoe. Many contractors have made CTLs and compact excavators their go-to machines while their backhoes sit idle or are […]
April 21, 2017
Construction Equipment
JCB unveils the 3CX Compact backhoe at ICUEE; packs power into machine 35% smaller than standard 3CX (PHOTOS)
At the ICUEE show, JCB has unveiled its 3CX compact backhoe loader, 35 percent smaller than the company’s standard model 3CX, while retaining all the power and speed of the larger model. It comes standard with JCB’s LiveLink telematics tracking and monitoring system, delivering machine diagnostic information and combating theft. And in a move that runs […]
September 30, 2015
Construction Equipment
The choice between a low-spec backhoe and high-end siblings isn’t as clear-cut as you might think
Backhoe loaders of 14-foot-and-greater dig depth have split into two markets: rental and contractor. As more standard features were added to backhoes and prices crept up accordingly, customers for lower-cost, lower-spec’d units got left behind. Manufacturers are intent on offering machines for customers at both ends of the spectrum, which for many has meant rebuilding […]
August 11, 2015
Construction Equipment
JCB now building 3CX backhoes in North America, will add 100 workers to new line
JCB has added the 3CX backhoe to the lineup of machines being made at its North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. On November 1, the first JCB 3CX rolled off the line at the facility, according to a report from the Savannah Morning News. JCB is adding 100 workers to support production of the machine, which […]
November 18, 2014
Construction Equipment
Should you buy a new backhoe now or wait for the Tier 4 debate to subside?
The 2013 Equipment World Spec Guide had 10 new models of backhoes in the 14-foot and greater categories. This year, there’s only one new model. Since Tier 4 Final is set to come into effect next January 1 for most engines used in this backhoe size class, we wondered what manufacturers have done in addition […]
August 1, 2014
Construction Equipment
Backhoe rescues truck driver dangling over tunnel after semi rolled down a mountainside
In Israel recently, firefighters and rescue personnel had to get creative when it came to rescuing a truck driver in a very precarious situation. After apparently losing control of his rig on a mountainside highway, the truck barreled down the slope until coming to rest, wedged between the hillside and a nook created by a […]
June 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
JCB intros 8018 and 8029 compact excavators and Loadall 516-42, its largest capacity telehandler
JCB never wastes a news conference, and it’s phalanx of introductions today proved true to form. The machine intros include the 8018 and 8029 compact excavators. The 8029 CTS, for conventional tail swing, has a 25 horsepower engine and a tail swing just 18.5 inches longer than the 8025 zero tail swing machine. With a 10-foot […]
March 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Bigger, Better? Performance advantages of 15-foot backhoes over smaller diggers are narrowing, but have not disappeared
There’s a reason 14-foot backhoes comprise the bulk of backhoe sales. That size is well-suited to most of the tasks that backhoes perform. And as OEMs find ways to further improve the performance of 14-foot machines, the advantages of bigger diggers become less obvious. Andy Capps, Volvo backhoe product manager for North America, says advances […]
August 1, 2013
Roadbuilding
JCB introduces Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines, new machines at Bauma 2013
According to our sister site, Equipment World, JCB unveiled its Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines today at Bauma 2013. The engines, which JCB says will offer a “one-can” solution, remove the need for both a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). The company also says the Tier 4 Final engines will […]
April 15, 2013
Gear
JCB unveils Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines at Bauma, calls them “one-can” solution
JCB says its Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines will offer a “one-can” solution, avoiding the use of both a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). “The SCR unit is so compact that it can in many cases take the place of a current exhaust system and fit into existing machine configurations,” […]
April 15, 2013
Construction Equipment
JCB aids excavation of British WWII Spitfire planes
A team of 21 people is headed to Myanmar, also known as Burma, to dig and see if they can find 36 unassembled Spitfire warplanes. British equipment maker JCB is supplying two excavators and a backhoe to aid in the treasure hunt and is also sending along Oliver Keates, a JCB equipment demonstrator and the […]
January 14, 2013
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