Just like firefighters or police officers, public works employees sometimes risk their lives on the job. That became obvious about four years ago, when Blake Walton was fixing a water main in a trench ...

The modern backhoe-loader traces its lineage to a hydraulic digging attachment developed in the late 1940s Some basic concepts that still survive today were developed during this same time period.

Catch Case's 580EV electric backhoe at Conexpo. All photos provided by Case Construction Equipment. The backhoe loader has been a staple of North American jobsites for decades. It’s the machine parked ...

CASE is giving construction fleets more ways to meet ever-tightening emissions and noise regulations with the world’s first electric backhoe. Meet the CASE 580EV. The new CASE 580EV electric backhoe ...

As jobsites continue to become smaller and smaller, and advancements in hydraulic and engine systems occur at an exceedingly fast pace, operators are demanding compact, powerful machines that enable ...

I traveled to Austin to check out John Deere’s second-gen 310 X-Tier E-Power electric backhoe – here’s what I learned. At 186 years old, John Deere is one of the oldest industrial companies in the US.

Mastering the backhoe-loader is a big job because it is really two machines in one. A good operator can improve productivity by employing many of the same principles that make excavators and wheel ...

CASE Construction Equipment unveiled “Project Zeus” - the all-new, all-electric CASE 580 EV backhoe loader, which turns out to be the first in the industry. We already saw electric excavators, loaders ...