Friends fit together. For the backhoe loader, attachments are working companions—and the whole concept of strengthening versatility has helped the machine's position in the marketplace. "The thing that is propelling the rapid growth of the skid steer is the attachments," Nelson Ilgen, backhoe product manager at New Holland Construction, told ROADS & BRIDGES. "The back-hoes, to keep pace with the rest of the construction industry, need to expand the tool carrier attachments so you can do more than one function on the front and one function on the back."
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