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Tag: JCB backhoes
Construction Equipment
Backhoe bounce-back? OEMs declare rebound underway with improved features, value, versatility
Backhoes are on a rebound, manufacturers say. They declare that the reduction in model counts and sales figures is over, and the loss of market share to compact excavators and other upstarts is history. Backhoes are not just making a comeback, they say. They’re bringing improved features, value and versatility. It would seem backhoes […]
September 13, 2019
Construction Equipment
Guy starting up this 60-year-old JCB backhoe is a moment of pure zen
Not one word is spoken in the 5 minutes and 38 seconds video. Just the sound of birds tweeting, metal creaking and, eventually, the roar of a very old engine.
February 21, 2019
Trucks
With 1,000 HMEE high-speed backhoes in service, JCB, U.S. Army officials detail its history, discuss coming remote control capability
JCB's North American headquarters celebrates production of 1,000th High-Mobility Engineer Excavator with the Army and Georgia state officials. Learn more.
September 3, 2018
Construction Equipment
In a sea of specialty equipment, the backhoe is holding its own as a do-it-all machine
With so much speciality equipment on the market, understand the benefits of backhoe loaders and why they're now being seen as a "do-it-all machine."
June 4, 2018
Construction Equipment
JCB ceases backhoe production at Ga. facility to make room for telehandlers; will build dedicated parts warehouse and distribution center in Miami
Less than four years after the first JCB 3CX backhoe rolled off the assembly line at the British equipment maker’s Savannah, Georgia-based North American headquarters, the company has announced that it has ceased backhoe production at the plant in order to make room for production of the 505-20TC compact telehandler. JCB says installation of the […]
May 10, 2018
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
The 3 keys to a great backhoe
e asked sources to describe the single most important factor in each of three areas of backhoe performance: productivity, operator environment and serviceability. Responses had remarkable variety and depth, and provided valuable insights from what may have seemed like a simple question.  Productivity Electronics lie at the heart of many productivity features. Some OEMs offer electronics features […]
April 5, 2016
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
Business
JCB at work on 3 more military projects following success of HMEE high-speed, armored backhoe
Ten years into a successful run of manufacturing a high-speed, armored backhoe for the U.S. Army, the machine’s impact is still being felt at JCB, and especially at the company’s North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. In a recent report from the Savannah Morning News, JCB detailed how it won its initial $206 million contract—the […]
July 22, 2015
Business
JCB donates $1 million worth of equipment to Nepal earthquake relief effort
In order to aid in the cleanup and rescue efforts in Nepal where survivors are still reeling in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the country Saturday, JCB has donated more than $1 million in equipment. The company sent 10 backhoes and a fleet of electric power generators to the devastated country. […]
April 30, 2015
Construction Equipment
1,000-hp backhoe blasts Guinness World Record to become fastest digger on Earth
Just about anyone who’s familiar with backhoes is familiar with the JCB GT. For more than 20 years, the JCB side project has been thought of and touted as the fastest backhoe in the world, but the UK company wasn’t satisfied with that. Instead they decided to go straight to the Guinness Book of World […]
November 21, 2014
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