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Construction Equipment
New design brings more balance, better load control to Cat’s powerful 440, 450 backhoes
A new design is offering better balance and load control for Caterpillar 440 and 450 backhoes. Check out the improved features right here on Equipment World.
January 22, 2019
Construction Equipment
Cat’s all-new 440, updated 450 backhoes bring seat-mounted controls, performance advancements
Caterpillar has introduced a new model to its backhoe loader lineup. Check out the details and get more heavy equipment information here on Equipment World.
December 17, 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
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
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
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
Behind the Design: Caterpillar engineers low-spec 415F2 to deliver 420 backhoe power
We first brought you the news of Caterpillar’s new F2 series of backhoes from the World of Concrete in February. But recently we got a chance to take a closer look at these machines, in particular the new, low-spec Caterpillar 415F2. What makes the 415F2 unique in the lineup is its stripped down, cost-conscious design. The […]
April 29, 2015
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
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
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
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