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 holes/excavation, landscaping, breaking asphalt, and paving roads.
Interested in Backhoe Loader History? Read on below.
JCB claim to have invented the backhoe loader with a prototype back in 1953 – it looked a lot like a tractor with some attachments bolted on – and that’s more or less what it was.
J I Case claim to have the first Backhoe loader to market as early as 1957, but in the UK we associate JCB to backhoe loaders in the same way as ‘Hoover’ is to vacuum cleaners.
Over the years there have been many advances in technology, but a modern day backhoe looks very similar to the first prototype nearly 70 years ago.
There's a neat and tidy-looking 2001 JCB P12 Sitemaster backhoe loader on this week's front cover. Fitted with a Perkins turbo engine, it has a 4 in 1 front bucket, rear extender and hammer line. Looks like the perfect tool and well presented for its age. Remember, there's always tonnes of farm machinery for sale at our sister site www.farmmachinerypages.co.uk If you are looking for trucks and trailers for sale then head to www.truckpages.co.uk Also check out the rest of the photo lineages for a great choice of used plant for sale. There’s always plenty of new stock advertised for…>
JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its backhoe loader with the unveiling Platinum Editions of the 3CX and 4CX models. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the backhoe concept and the first JCB model was manufactured in 1953 after he combined a lightweight backhoe with a Major Loadall tractor loader. It created, for the first time, a single machine which combined a front shovel and rear excavator arm. While it took 20 years for JCB to build its 50,000 backhoes, under the leadership of JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford, more than 900,000 have now been made. JCB has been…>
Malcolm Harrison is showing some of the backhoe loaders available at the Prees sale taking place on the 16th September. Pictured front and centre is a 2000 Sitemaster 3CX 4WD backhoe with cross lever controls, forks and a 4 in 1 bucket and plenty of additional buckets to suit multiple tasks. This machine is joined by a range of machinery from access platforms to wheeled loaders and excavators to rollers. Check out the advert on page 18 for full details of this Saturday's sale. Remember, there's always tonnes of farm machinery for sale at our sister site www.farmmachinerypages.co.uk If you…>
Saturday 2nd September sees Malcolm Harrison auction off Steven Broadhurst's collection of trucks and machinery, including the JCB 3CX Sitemaster on this week's front cover. It's a year 2000 machine with Cross Lever Controls, a 4 Way Grab Bucket and set of Forks. Remember, there's always tonnes of farm machinery for sale at our sister site www.farmmachinerypages.co.uk If you are looking for trucks and trailers for sale then head to www.truckpages.co.uk Also check out the rest of the photo lineages for a great choice of used plant for sale. There’s always plenty of new stock advertised for sale at Truckpages…>
This week's front cover sees one of a choice of JCB 3CX backhoe loaders available from Plantmaster - see the full choice on the inside front cover, there are 2016 Sitemasters and 2017 Contractors with older, 1999 Sitemaster models available too. There's always tonnes of backhoe loaders available for sale at Plantpages.co.uk Remember, there's always tonnes of farm machinery for sale at our sister site www.farmmachinerypages.co.uk If you are looking for trucks and trailers for sale then head to www.truckpages.co.uk Also check out the rest of the photo lineages for a great choice of used plant for sale. There’s always…>