A wheel loader or shovel uses a controlled arm to put materials on a dump truck, a conveyor belt or a hopper. Possible materials are: asphalt, demolition debris, dirt, feed, gravel, logs, raw minerals, recycled material, rock, sand, sawdust, etc.

There are many types and brands of wheel loaders. The most popular brands are Caterpillar, Volvo, Case, Ahlmann and Komatsu. The most used type is a front loader.

A backhoe loader, also called a loader backhoe, also called a backhoe in lay terms, or abbreviated within the sector as a backhoe, is a heavy equipment vehicle consisting of a tractor-like unit equipped with a loader-style bucket / bucket at the front and one at the rear.

backhoe Due to its (relatively) small size and versatility, backhoe loaders are very common in urban engineering and small construction projects (such as building a small house, repairing city roads) and in developing countries.

This type of machine is similar to and derived from an agricultural tractor currently known as TLB (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe), that is, equipped with a front loader and a rear burner attachment.

The real development of the digger actually started in 1947 by the inventors who started the Wain-Roy Corporation in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. In 1947, Wain-Roy Corporation developed and tested the first real backhoes.

In April 1948, Wain-Roy Corporation sold the first all hydraulic backhoe fitted to a Ford Model 8N tractor to Connecticut Light and Power Company for $ 705. [one]