backhoe loader

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backhoe loader

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backhoe + loader. From being a combination tractor vehicle with a back-end digger unit and a front-end loader unit.

noun backhoe loaders · backhoe-loader

  1. A type of heavy equipment, a wheeled tractor unit with an excavator arm on the back and a payloader attachment on the front, and usually having hydraulic outrigger arms for stabilization. Such tractors frequently have the excavator bucket replaced by other attachments such as a jackhammer, and may have forklift forks replacing the loader bucket attachment.

    Similar: loader excavator

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Españolretroexcavadora
Françaischargeuse-pelleteuse
עבריתשופל shúfel

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@misc{backhoe_loader_2026,
  title = {backhoe loader},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backhoe%20loader},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}