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HEAVY EQUIPMENT and is Self-sharpening. The backhoe can be refitted with a wide variety of attachments as grinder, compactor, ripper tooth, hydraulic breakers and many more. To use the backhoe, the driver has to park the backhoe & turn the seat around. Limitations    A backhoe loader can do a lot of things, but a machine of this size can never match the strength of large dozers or excavators. When extensive excavation or earth moving output is required, for example in mining applications, the larger, more powerful machines are required. In these cases, however, backhoe loaders are often still on the jobsite– helping to support and clear the way for larger machines.  backhoe in rear and a bucket in front Backhoe loaders have many applications: excavation, landscaping, road building, material handing, and more Attachments offered by manufacturers make backhoes even more usable: plows & breakers are two examples Size, price and versatility make backhoe loaders very popular machines in developing markets Size can also be a drawback: backhoes will never outpace a 30-ton excavator Take-Aways  A backhoe is a versatile, relatively small piece of heavy equipment that feature a LOADER BUCKET BACKHOE BUCKET HYDRAULIC BREAKER PALLET FORKS AUGER BROOM BUCKET AVAILABLE ATTACHMENTS FOR BACKHOE LOADER