Book details “the greatest triumphs and failures of the true inventors and innovators of first backhoe and the first all-hydraulic digger” While credit is often given to larger manufacturers who ...

The modern backhoe-loader traces its lineage to a hydraulic digging attachment developed in the late 1940s Some basic concepts that still survive today were developed during this same time period.

HUBBARDSTON — Locals know that the backhoe was invented in Hubbardston, but a new book about the Wain-Roy Corp. aims to spread that knowledge and dispel rumors, all while telling stories about the ...