Tag: Kubota 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

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

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