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Filling a new niche ** Canns-Bilco sells tractors, backhoes to the growing number of do-it-yourself landscapers.

You don’t have to be a farmer to have a tractor, or own a construction company to have a backhoe. Clyde Cunfer, a retired truck driver, bought a $16,000 Kubota BX23, a small tractor with a front ...
For Construction Pros

Compact Backhoes are the All-Time Perfect Rental Machines

Many rental businesses are coming out of the recent recession with a serious need to replenish their fleet with equipment pieces that can offer high utility at a reasonable acquisition cost. Today's ...
Washington Times

Integrated tractor backhoe has roots in southeast Iowa

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - The integrated tractor backhoe-loader is as common on construction sites as workers in hard hats. But few realize the revolutionary machine was developed at the Case New ...
For Construction Pros

TLBs Tackle the Tough Stuff

Although backhoe-loaders in the 14-ft. dig depth and above size class have long been regarded as essential tools on commercial construction sites, their smaller counterparts (12-ft. dig depth and ...