In the UK machinery market, JCB dominate as far as used Backhoes for sale are concerned. The company makes 50% of all backhoe loaders worldwide, but that percentage is even higher in its home market. No site manager ever got the sack for buying a JCB backhoe, but other manufacturers are worth considering - try the Case range, for example, and there are always some older New Holland examples on the market. The backhoe loader is suitable for many applications including construction, small demolitions, light transportation of building materials, powering building equipment, digging... Read More
Need Help Buying a Skid Steer? It pretty much started with Bobcat back in the late 1950’s but now there is a huge choice of manufacturers of skid steer loaders - also known simply as 'SSL'. But how do you know you need one rather than a larger, more traditional loader? The simple answer is, if the space on site is tight, then you need a loader than can turn around in its own width – that’s where the skid steer comes in. Of course, a skid steer can do much more than load – there are tonnes of attachments for them these days. Read on to find out about the main types of skid steer... Read More
Equally important for many construction jobs as on the farm, a wheel loader (wheeled loader) is a popular machine in the UK. Choosing from the range of manufacturers and models of wheel loaders for sale at Plantpages is not a straightforward task. No single manufacturer dominates the listings - although Volvo often come out on top. It is Volvo that claims to have invented the wheel loader in 1954 and this carries some credibility with it. Other popular brands of wheeled loaders are JCB in the UK and Caterpillar worldwide. As with all machines of this nature, there is an array of sizes of... Read More
Case are famous for their loaders. They stake a claim to having invented the backhoe loader at a similar time to the UK's JCB back in 1957. They have made well over half a million backhoes and 300,000 skid steer loaders. With a strong heritage, the manufacturer includes skid steers - both wheeled and tracked, backhoe loaders, and wheeled loaders (Case loading shovels) in the broad range of Case Loaders for sale here at PlantPages. The wheel loaders a all in the G-Series model range with the current range launched in 2017. The backhoes are known as the 'SV Series' and the skid steers the... Read More
As you would expect, Caterpillar make a huge range of loaders including wheel loaders of all sizes, tracked loaders, backhoe loaders, and skid steer loaders. Each of these loader types have their own dedicated pages here at PlantPages. From the smallest skid steer and compact track loaders with operating weights starting at just 2580kgs, through the selection of wheel loaders. The wheel loader rage starts with the compact wheel loader range - models starting at the 5,600 kgs 906 model to the 9,865 kg 920 model. The 'Small' range starts at operating weights of 12,879 kgs with the 926M rising... Read More
Doosan make a range of wheel loaders under their main Doosan brand. The company also owns the Bobcat brand which is famous for the skid steer and compact tracked loaders.
The broad 'DL' range of loaders are available with bucket capacities from 2 to nearly 6 cubic metres, Doosan loaders are well respected in the UK market. Read More
In addition to being the world's largest manufacturer of backhoe loaders, JCB make a range of telescopic loaders, wheeled loaders and skid steer loaders. The model numbering of the JCB loaders makes it easy to tell which is which - even on paper. The backhoe loaders are the 'CX' range, with the most popular being the long standing 3CX Sitemaster, whilst the JCB wheel loaders are all in the '400' range, for example, the 436 or 437. Use the subcategories below to add filters to find the exact type of JCB loader you are looking for. Read More
French manufacturer Mecalac makes a range of wheel loaders, articulated wheel loaders, swing loaders, telescopic loaders and, of course, backhoe loaders. Not great sellers in the UK, despite the fact that the backhoe loaders are made in Coventry. They were previously branded as Terex, but this UK part of the business was bought by Mecalac in 2017. The range of loaders is broad and the machines look well-sized for UK operation. With a significant UK dealer network we may well be finding more Mecalac loaders for sale advertised here at PlantPages in the future. Read More
