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Construction Equipment

John Deere updates L-Series backhoes with improved controls, new rear coupler

John Deere has refreshed its two-year-old L-Series lineup of backhoe loaders with updates the company says make operation of the machines simpler and more productive. Brian Hennings, Deere’s product marketing manager for backhoes, says the L-Series machines are particularly popular among utility contractors in the Americas, adding that the company worked with fleet managers, owners […]

July 12, 2017

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils Fixstern: A lightweight vision for the backhoe of the future

Off to one side at Deere’s ConExpo booth, attendees were asked to don a set of virtual reality goggles to get a glimpse of Deere’s vision of what a backhoe might look like in 10 or more years. Dubbed “Fixstern”—which is German for “fixed star”—the project behind the VR experience is the creation of Deere […]

April 19, 2017

Construction Equipment

The new 710L: John Deere’s largest backhoe gets a power boost

In bringing its largest backhoe into the L Series fold, John Deere has implemented several updates into the new 710, including a sizable boost in power. The 710L is the latest backhoe to join the L Series, introduced in April 2015, and is powered by a Tier 4 Final Deere PowerTech Plus engine providing 148 […]

May 9, 2016

Construction Equipment

Backhoe operator tackles obstacle course of giant, watery holes

We’ve seen various operator obstacle courses, most of them of the rodeo variety involving various earthmoving tasks, barrels and the like. This particular course though is a bit more extreme. In the video below we see the backhoe operator encounter three serious holes, at least two of which are full of water. With a fair […]

April 28, 2016

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

Who wants a skip loader? Why Caterpillar brought it back with the 415F2 IL

Though Caterpillar quietly displayed its new skip loader to the public at World of Concrete in February and provided us with the details on the machine a few weeks later, the company used a press event at its headquarters in Peoria last week to formally announce the 415F2 IL to the media with a walkaround that […]

March 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros 415F2 IL skip loader: a backhoe-turned-compact-grader aimed at the West Coast

Cat gave a sneak peek of its 415F2 IL skip loader at the recent World of Concrete show, showcasing a machine that has its primary customer base with West Coast users. “Contractors there use it as a grading machine, and find it especially useful in areas where you can’t fit a larger­ size grader,” says Sherrie […]

March 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Backhoe joyride sparks police chase, causes thousands in damage to Florida bridge

A man was arrested last week after he allegedly drove a backhoe off of a Florida Keys construction site and led police on a low-speed chase, doing thousands of dollars in damage to a bridge in the process. According to a release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Carl Blahnik’s backhoe joyride began with him using the […]

February 25, 2016

Construction Equipment

Back in Black: The story behind the Caterpillar 420F2 that you can’t have (PHOTOS)

Caterpillar didn’t have any new machine announcements to share at this year’s World of Concrete show. But that doesn’t mean their booth was devoid of buzzworthy machines. One in particular had people talking: a 420F2 IT backhoe—painted bucket to bucket in black. Technically, it’s a dark gunmetal. Whatever the true shade, it looks amazing. Strikes […]

February 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Backhoe swallowed up as water main break causes sinkhole near Boston

A backhoe operator responding to a water main break was able to escape as his machine was partially swallowed by a sinkhole near Boston. According to a report from the Boston Globe, the main break occurred the morning of Jan. 7 and quickly eroded the ground beneath nearby pavement. As the backhoe drove over the road, […]

January 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Thief steals dump truck, backhoe from Wash. asphalt contractor in Christmas heist

Police in Lakewood are searching for a thief responsible for what AA Asphalting owner John Alcorn called “the biggest hit we’ve ever had in 38 years.” According to a report from King 5 TV, an unidentified man “broke through the gates of a secure lot where the company’s equipment is kept,” and left with 20 […]

January 6, 2016

Construction Equipment

The Top 15 Construction Equipment and Truck stories of 2015

The past 12 months have been fun for everyone here at Equipment World. We integrated with our sister site Better Roads, upped the amount of content we produced every day, covered more events and trade shows, reached more people through social media and saw record traffic to the site. That’s mostly because we’ve got such great readers. […]

December 29, 2015