What Is A Backhoe Loader?
In busy construction sites, municipal road construction sites or large farms, do you often see a device that looks like a loader in the front and a small excavator in the back? This powerful "all-rounder" is the backhoe loader. As a star product in the field of construction machinery, it has become the core equipment of many small and medium-sized engineering projects with its versatility, flexibility and economy. If you are looking for a device that can complete tasks such as excavation, loading, and handling at the same time, the backhoe loader is definitely a choice worth learning more about.
1. What exactly is a backhoe loader?
Simply put, a backhoe loader is a construction machine that perfectly combines the front end of a loader and the rear end of a backhoe excavation arm on a tractor chassis. In China, it is often figuratively called "two-headed" because it can handle two main working modes, excavation and loading.
Front end: Equipped with a large loading bucket for loading, carrying, leveling and lifting materials.
Rear end: Equipped with a set of rotatable backhoe excavation arms, mainly used for digging ditches and foundation pits, as well as crushing, cleaning, material backfilling and other operations.
Middle: The sturdy tractor chassis provides power and mobility, usually with four-wheel drive, with good maneuverability and stability.
2. Analysis of core components
Power system and chassis:
Diesel engine: Provides the power of the whole machine, with a wide power range to meet the needs of equipment of different tonnage.
Transmission system: Usually there are two types of mechanical transmission and hydraulic transmission, providing forward/reverse gears.
Axles and tires/tracks: Most are four-wheel drive, equipped with large-size engineering tires, providing good traction and passability. Some special models may use tracked chassis to adapt to more severe terrain.
Cab: Modern cabs focus on operator comfort and safety, equipped with air conditioning, noise reduction, ergonomic controls, and meet ROPS/FOPS (rollover protection/falling object protection) safety standards.