Used Backhoe Equipment Tips
by Barry Landreaux
This article is focused on helping you buy used backhoe equipment.
Backhoe equipment is mainly used in the construction industry. A backhoe equipment consists of a digging bucket on the end of an articulated arm (also called a stick or dipper). Basically, backhoes are used to dig up junks of earth.
A backhoe loader has three main parts. The main one is the tractor on which the other parts are attached. Then comes the loader. The loader is a big rectangular shaped device which diggs up the material.
Backhoe loaders combine power, small size, two widely used tools, so it's a really flexible piece of machinery making it really useful for all types of construction firms. Backhoes can be categorized as a middle-range type of digging and loading equipment, much cheaper than full-size excavators, yet powerful and compact. The new backhoe loaders have electronics to ease the work of the operator, while the whole machine is powered by hydraulics. Different attachments can be installed on the backhoe.
New backhoe equipment certainly doesn't come cheap as the cost for a 14' digging depth backhoe ranges from $55,000 to $75,000, so it's a better idea to rent backhoe equipment if you have just one job and not planning to make full use out of it. The good thing about backhoe equipment is that it's transportable. The only problem is the shortage of skillful operators available for hire.
There is not a lot of useful and informative guides on the Internet for buying used backhoe equipment. Therefore, you must do a thorough research of your own, be more creative and gather as much data as possible. Most people buy used backhoe equipment from the nearest authorized dealer of one of the major OEMs.
Such dealers have a wide range of used backhoe equipment, because quite often they get customers who trade older, used machines as part of the deal for buying a brand new model. In this business, OEM dealers are restricted to their respective territory, which can be a given state or a part of the state. Caterpillar has over 400 branches. Such dealers have specific area where they sell new or used backhoe equipment, because they also have to provide a service in close proximity to the buyers.
Apart from official OEM affiliates, there are also independent used backhoe equipment dealers. Several hundred of them operate in North America and have extensive part inventory. The exact number of these dealers is not known, but about 30 of them also deal on international as well as national level. The largest used equipment markets in the United States of America specialize in excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, backhoe loaders and skid-steer loaders.
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