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 ...

We showcase the revival of an old Ford 555 loader backhoe that had been sitting for many years due to a leaking hydraulic pump. The backhoe is dragged out from the weeds, loaded onto a trailer, and ...

Elton Long, mechanical engineer who lead the design team that developed the first American-made, integrated loader backhoe, died April 6 in Burlington, Iowa. He was 81 years old. Early in his career, ...