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 ...

Kubota introduces two new 4WD loader and landscaper utility tractors, the L47 and M62, replacing the L39, L45 and M59 models in this unique line, available as either tractor-loaders (TL) or ...

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 ...

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, ...

The used farm equipment auction market continues to show robust demand and strong resale prices for good condition, used loader tractors. That’s exactly why Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson highlights ...

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 ...

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 ...