http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/02/cool-jobs-backhoe-operator/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/02/cool-jobs-backhoe-operator/#comment-139630 SlowJoeCrow Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:10:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/02/cool-jobs-backhoe-operator/#comment-139630 Probably West of the Mississippi. Backhoes are typically available with multiple control layouts, and there is a definite regional preference. In the Northeast backhoes typically have 2 lever (wobblestick or John Deere style) controls and full cabs, while the Northwest favors open cabs (despite the rain) and 3 lever controls (Case style) with foot pedal swing like the photo. The ones I saw in the Midwest also typically had open cabs, and either 3 or 4 lever controls. Backhoes are fun to operate but personally I prefer track excavators, I'm better with the digging bucket than the loader bucket. Probably West of the Mississippi. Backhoes are typically available with multiple control layouts, and there is a definite regional preference. In the Northeast backhoes typically have 2 lever (wobblestick or John Deere style) controls and full cabs, while the Northwest favors open cabs (despite the rain) and 3 lever controls (Case style) with foot pedal swing like the photo. The ones I saw in the Midwest also typically had open cabs, and either 3 or 4 lever controls.
Backhoes are fun to operate but personally I prefer track excavators, I’m better with the digging bucket than the loader bucket.

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