Backhoe vs Excavator

Which machine is best for your project?

It can sometimes be difficult to differentiate between backhoes and excavators, but they differ in three main ways: classification, application, and major components. These factors make each machine suitable for a different job, so choosing the right machine for your project is important.

1. Different classification

Excavators: can be divided into large excavators, medium excavators, small excavators, crawler excavators, wheel excavators, hydraulic excavators, mechanical excavators, mining excavators, marine excavators, special excavators, etc. different categories.

Loaders: According to the engine power, they can be divided into small loaders, medium loaders and large loaders.

2. Different applications

Excavator: An excavator is an engineering vehicle used to excavate or move large objects.

Loader: The loader is mainly used for shoveling, loading, unloading, earth-moving and bulk materials such as stones, and can also perform light shoveling operations on rocks and hard soils. If you change different working devices, you can also complete the work of bulldozing, lifting, loading and unloading other materials.

In highway construction, it is mainly used for filling and excavation of roadbed engineering, aggregate and loading of asphalt and cement concrete yard.

3. The main components are different

Excavator: Common excavator structures include power plant, working device, slewing mechanism, manipulation mechanism, transmission mechanism, walking mechanism and auxiliary facilities.

Loader: including engine, torque converter, gearbox, front and rear drive axles, referred to as four major parts.

If you're still not sure which machine makes sense for your project, consider talking to a heavy equipment professional directly.