Squizzy246B
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Video killed the Radio Star...and its said by many that the Hydraulic Excavator killed the Backhoe. We have had a number of discussions on this forum about the topic and whilst its for sure that Excavators have decimated the Backhoe population its hard to deny that the "Jack of All Trades" is sometimes the most practical and economical way of getting the job done. Some jobs you just can't beat the Backhoe.
Some discussion here:
https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=1522
But anyway, TLB's can get the job done as an excavator but my gripe has been that the are a really average loader....and I learnt on Massey Fergusons Backhoes.
We have also had some discussion on new machinery being released...."Revolution" Vs "Evolution". It would seem to me that these new backhoes coming on the market (some serious evolution) with 4WS and equal sized tyres might be seriously addressing some of the Backhoes shortcomings. It would be good to hear from somebody operating one of these flash new machines. If a backhoe could level a pad with the precision a loader can then I'd be interested.
This thread was started more about wether the TLB might be making a comeback not wether an Excavator is better than a Backhoe, however, I'd love to see some sort of comparitive sales analysis of Backhoe sales and Hydraulic excavator sales over a long period...say 10 years. I seem to remember like 20 years ago it was rare to see a building site without a backhoe...these days it seems the opposite.
Anyway...will the Backhoe make a big comeback???:beatsme
Some discussion here:
https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=1522
But anyway, TLB's can get the job done as an excavator but my gripe has been that the are a really average loader....and I learnt on Massey Fergusons Backhoes.
We have also had some discussion on new machinery being released...."Revolution" Vs "Evolution". It would seem to me that these new backhoes coming on the market (some serious evolution) with 4WS and equal sized tyres might be seriously addressing some of the Backhoes shortcomings. It would be good to hear from somebody operating one of these flash new machines. If a backhoe could level a pad with the precision a loader can then I'd be interested.
This thread was started more about wether the TLB might be making a comeback not wether an Excavator is better than a Backhoe, however, I'd love to see some sort of comparitive sales analysis of Backhoe sales and Hydraulic excavator sales over a long period...say 10 years. I seem to remember like 20 years ago it was rare to see a building site without a backhoe...these days it seems the opposite.
Anyway...will the Backhoe make a big comeback???:beatsme