Compact tractor-loader-backhoes (compact TLBs) used to be thought of as toys when compared with the big iron on jobsites of days gone by. Today, however, they are taken more than seriously by seasoned ...

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 ...

Several widely used construction machines were originally developed for agriculture. The crawler tractor, skid-steer loader, and backhoe loader, were all first designed for farming applications, and ...

In the years following World War II, two trends in equipment evolution converged to create what has become one of today’s most ubiquitous construction machines— the backhoe loader. Following their ...

Finding a second-hand loader tractor in tip-top condition can be a needle-in-a-haystack job, which is why it might pay to think outside the box. Oliver Mark checks out two alternative candidates from ...

Machinery Pete – Greg Peterson – selected a pair of used John Deere tractors this week as his Pete’s Pick of the Week during his Monday morning appearance with host Chip Flory on AgriTalk Radio.

In the small loader tractor sector, the demand is for simple, reliable tractors that will get the job done with minimal expense. Most of the big manufacturers offer models to meet these demands, but ...