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The first hydraulic backhoe was created in 1952 in Scotland and was called the Dinkum Digger. It was imported to Australia in the late 1950s by Whitlock Bros. and Lough Equipment. Known as the Dinkum Digger Mark 2, it was an early design with no stabilizers and prone to tipping. It was replaced by heavier models like the Whitlock Dinkum 60, which was too heavy for its tractor base. Indigenous Australian backhoes also emerged but had design flaws. Massey Ferguson and JCB backhoes became more popular for thei

Author
Popescu Ovidiu
Language
EN