Tag: Caterpillar 420F2

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

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

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar intros F2 Series backhoes with sweeping cab redesign (PHOTOS)

No. 7 Story in 2015 « No. 8 No. 6 »   [imagebrowser id=185] A new cab design with several refinements including to the glass, controls and comfort, give operators a lot to look forward to in Caterpillar’s new F2 series backhoes. Cat announced the center-pivot model lineup at World of Concrete in Las Vegas […]

February 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros F2 Series backhoes with sweeping cab redesign (PHOTOS)

No. 7 Story in 2015 « No. 8 No. 6 »   [imagebrowser id=185] A new cab design with several refinements including to the glass, controls and comfort, give operators a lot to look forward to in Caterpillar’s new F2 series backhoes. Cat announced the center-pivot model lineup at World of Concrete in Las Vegas […]

February 3, 2015