“Many times, people say that the backhoe-loader market is a declining market – it’s shrinking, backhoes are going away. And that’s not true,” says Diego Butzke, product manager, JCB. While he ...

Models 3CX and 4CX JCB backhoe loaders have been upgraded with a six-speed auto-shift transmission enabling a top speed of almost 30 mph. A new outer box arm enhances thumb mounting and improves ...

JCB was founded on October 23, 1945, by the late Joseph Cyril Bamford in a garage in the Staffordshire market town of Uttoxeter, UK. It was the same day as his son Anthony, now Lord Bamford, was born.

JCB, the creator and world’s number one manufacturer of the backhoe loader, recently celebrating production of the one millionth machine. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our ...

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Two very different kinds of backhoe-loader buyers dominate sales of full-sized machines (dig depths of 14 feet and larger), and their very different expectations may have polarized the ...

In a new series, we take a look at some of the great machines that have built the world today, starting with the famous ‘dancing’ JCB. These days, no job would be complete without a backhoe loader ...

Centenarian Ken Harrison was today a guest of honour at celebrations to mark the production of JCB’s one millionth backhoe ...