David Young, backhoe loader product application specialist with Caterpillar agrees that the operator shortage may be a reason for the increase in backhoe loader use. "We have seen the backhoe ...

Greg Worley, Caterpillar, provides detailed instructions for backhoe-loader walkarounds. “You start a walkaround visual inspection from the bucket on the left hand side of the machine,” he says.

The five-year lease on the 2023 Caterpillar 420XE backhoe loader was signed two years ago and voters wanted to stick with the terms of five annual payments of $32,000 each. The last will be in ...