“Essentially, the tractor is identical from the rear wheel forward and from the back of the boom to the dipper and the bucket,” says Jim Blower, senior product marketing manager, JCB North ...

The switch between towing and operational configurations requires using the backhoe's bucket to tilt the unit to one side, ...

Include any add-ons (e.g., hydraulic thumbs) or other additions to the front of the machine that may change the stick or boom weight. For backhoes, take note of any added weight at the rear of the ...