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Doing it all with one piece of equipment is something both farmers and construction workers would like to do, which explains why one of the most interesting pieces of equipment at the New Holland Construction Media Event held recently at company headquarters in New Holland, Pa., was one of their tractor-loader-backhoes. Jon Hume, product specialist with New Holland, told Chuck about one of their most popular TLB models, the B95c.

“The reason it is very popular is it has a lot of unique features,” Jon said, including a straight-arm loader and the ability to put multiple attachments with quick couplers on the front. Moving back, he said you’ll notice a big roomy cab with air conditioning and heat and a four-speed transmission with a top road speed of over 22 mph. “And as you swing around to the backhoe, the important part, we have mechanical controls or this one has pilot controls [that] allow us to have different change patterns between backhoe and excavator,” so that different operators can change patterns with a flip of the switch.

Jon said it’s all these features and more that really separate New Holland from the competition.

Listen to Chuck’s interview with Jon here: Interview with Jon Hume

New Holland Construction Equipment Media Event Photos

During the recent New Holland Construction Media Event at company headquarters in New Holland, Pa., company officials emphasized how this year, they are integrating their agricultural and construction lines of equipment. One of those items that falls into that category of being useful in either world is their E55B excavator, which Peter Nelmes, construction equipment specialist for New Holland CE Specialist, explained during an interview with Chuck that the quiet, rubber-tracked 5.5-metric ton with auxiliary hydraulics is a very flexible excavator/crawler.

“It’s very versatile because of the size and because of the swing radius on it,” he said. “It’s where you can’t get a larger machine in to do a job, where you’d have to get people to come in and hand dig it, this one will do it.”

Several features set this machine apart from its competition, including a tremendous drawbar force, good for pushing up and down hills and moving materials with a dozer blade, as well as great swing torque.

While most would think of this for construction and landscaping, Peter said he expects that this could be very handy on the farm.

“A lot of times if you have to dig trenches along the side for your dairy farm or cleaning out bins, these are compact enough to be able to get in, and they can move the bulk of the stuff out from where you can’t reach with a skid steer over corral pens and put it where you can get it with your larger equipment.”

Listen to Chuck’s interview with Peter here: Interview with Peter Nelmes

New Holland Construction Equipment Media Event Photos