Video: Wheelstanding JCB GT Dragster Backhoe Turns Tidy Quarter Mile

JCB's showpiece GT is a backhoe loader capable of reaching 100 mph, propelled by a high-output V8 engine

December 13, 2013

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Nominations Now Open for the Equipment Today Contractors’ Top 50 New Products

The 2024 award will highlight the best new product introductions and enhancements in the construction industry. Submissions close May 24.

Jobs that can rack up 10,000 hours on a diesel machine might add 6,000 hours or 7,000 hours to a comparable electric machine.

Challenges & Benefits of Moving to Electric Equipment

As emission regulations tighten, construction equipment power sources will evolve, but adoption will be gradual.

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Top 5 Tips to Maintain Your Construction Equipment Tires

April 23, 2024

Size and tread design are among many factors to consider when selecting and maintaining tires.

The award-winning CASE Utility Plus backhoe loader delivers full-sized backhoe performance in a flexible, efficient platform that is easy to own, easy to maintain, and easy bottom line.

CASE Showcases New Machines for Rental Industry

CASE will showcase its latest models and product lines, including backhoe loaders, mini excavators, mini track loaders, small articulated loaders, and more.

The Platinum Edition models highlight the company's 70 years of innovation in manufacturing backhoe loaders.

JCB Unveils 3CX and 4CX Platinum Edition Backhoe Loaders

The Platinum Edition models highlight the company's 70 years of innovation in manufacturing backhoe loaders.

Powered by a C3.6 electronic turbo Intercooled engine, the 432 features parallel loader arms as well as compatibility with a range of loading or excavating attachments and tools.

Caterpillar 432 Side Shift Backhoe Loader

Powered by a C3.6 electronic turbo Intercooled engine, the 432 features parallel loader arms as well as compatibility with a range of loading or excavating attachments and tools.

By using Epiroc's VC double drum model, which doesn't have to move side by side, operators can dig different trenches, including those with flat bottoms.

Equipment for Underground Utility Construction

Numerous equipment and technology offerings are enhancing underground utility construction employees’ productivity and safety long term.

With the ability to travel up to 25 mph, the new E Series wheeled excavators give contractors the ability to self-deploy from jobsite to jobsite, while minimizing the time and expense involved with transporting by trailer.

CASE to Unveil Wheeled Excavators, New EV Machines at Utility Expo

CASE Construction Equipment plans to display its newest wheeled excavators, its E Series, designed to be able to travel from jobsite to jobsite easily, at the Utility Expo.

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Your work is meant to weather through some of the toughest conditions. Your equipment should do the same. That's why the best contractors trust JLG®.

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CASE 580SV Construction King Center Pivot Backhoe Loader

The all-new CASE 580SV Construction King brings a tool carrier-style front end to the CASE backhoe line in North America.

Case Utility Plus Backhoe Loader

CASE Utility Plus Backhoe Loader

The all-new CASE Utility Plus delivers full-sized backhoe performance in an efficient platform that’s easy to own, easy to maintain, and easy on the bottom line.

Case Utility Plus Backhoe Loader

CASE Unveils 5 New Backhoe Loaders at CONEXPO

Two models are available immediately: the CASE Utility Plus and the CASE 580SV Construction King center pivot.

John Deere will highlight three E-Power (battery-electric) machines, including the 310 X-Tier backhoe, the 244 X-Tier compact wheel loader and the 145 X-Tier excavator concept.

John Deere E-drive and E-power Machines at CONEXPO 2023

John Deere will highlight three E-Power (battery-electric) machines, including the 310 X-Tier backhoe, the 244 X-Tier compact wheel loader and the 145 X-Tier excavator concept.

When it comes to loading tools, what’s your pick? To make a smart choice, you need to understand the differences between — and the different advantages of — each option.

Wheel Loader Or Backhoe Loader: What’s Best For Your Job?

When it comes to loading tools, what’s your pick? To make a smart choice, you need to understand the differences between — and the different advantages of — each option.

Inspired by You, Designed for the Job | JLG®

Inspired by You, Designed for the Job | JLG®

Every job is a new way to leave your mark on tomorrow. Don’t settle for anything less than a partner who shares your drive to do your best work.

The Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge in Clayton, N.C., had a wheel loader portion that required competitors to cart around a 1980s-era Cat yellow Chevy Blazer.

Cat Operator Challenge Offers Both Fun and Glory for Competitors

One competitor stood out during this challenge, operating with gentle nudges and careful but confident maneuvering – John Schiedeck of Texas, who ended up winning the entire North American Eastern Regional Challenge.

Will Backhoes Go Way of the Dodo?

David Young, backhoe specialist at Caterpillar, joins us to talk about the future of the backhoe. Has its dramatic drop in utilization across the construction industry placed it in danger of becoming a relic?

Setting the T86 and S86 loaders apart is Bobcat’s Premium Power Performance, a power management system that distributes power on loaders equipped with high-flow and super-flow hydraulics.

Bobcat Launches New Loaders for Construction Sites

Setting the T86 and S86 loaders apart is Bobcat’s Premium Power Performance, a power management system that distributes power on loaders equipped with high-flow and super-flow hydraulics.

Both the 544 G-tier and the 644 G-tier wheel loaders are eligible for the John Deere protect service plan, which ensures routine maintenance is performed at every 500-hour interval by a John Deere dealer.

John Deere Unveils New G-tier Wheel Loaders

Both the 544 G-tier and the 644 G-tier wheel loaders are eligible for the John Deere protect service plan, which ensures routine maintenance is performed at every 500-hour interval by a John Deere dealer.

The hydraulic breakers feature anti-blank fire technology, an energy recovery system that reduces the required oil flow and a double-damping system for reduced vibration.

Mazio Launches Hydraulic Rock Breakers

The hydraulic breakers feature anti-blank fire technology, an energy recovery system that reduces the required oil flow and a double-damping system for reduced vibration.

New Holland

New Holland New D Series Backhoe Loader

New Stage V engine and maintenance-free Hi-eSCR2 after-treatment system optimised for compact equipment deliver industry-leading power and torque with reduced emissions.

Get good at finding cracks near the edges of things to set the breaker point on. If the target doesn’t break, reposition at another spot closer to the edge.

5 Tips to Improved Hydraulic Hammer Operation

Notoriously self-destructive hydraulic hammers require finessing manufacturers’ operating instructions to fit ever-changing demolition working conditions where the difference between a job well done and misuse can be a matter of inches.

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CASE LIVE Virtual Event Focuses on Best Features, Options and Considerations for Backhoes

March 23rd interactive webcast will discuss top attachments, must-have options, special use cases and more for backhoe-loaders.

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VIDEO: Sany's All-New SLB95 Backhoe is Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't

Sany America has launched its very first backhoe, the SLB95. Editor-in-Chief Wayne Grayson has your very first look at this machine and how it stacks up to a very stacked 14-foot backhoe market. Check out the video.

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New Holland Adds Economy Class B75D Backhoe-loader

The 75-gross-hp B75D backhoe-loader has an 18,298-lb. operating weight and provides over 18 ft. of maximum digging depth.

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Sany America Adds SLB95 Backhoe-loader to North American Product Lineup

SLB95 features a 17,637-lb. operating weight, 14-ft. 3-in. maximum digging depth and 12,354 lbf. of backhoe bucket breakout force.

Fact or fiction? Debunking 3 myths about pump-free fluid exchanges.

Fact or fiction? Debunking 3 myths about pump-free fluid exchanges.

Pump-free fluid exchange systems are cleaner, safer, faster and sometimes misunderstood. Bust three pump-free myths with Sage Oil Vac.