Backhoe loaders are machines that are mounted on the tractor and used in foundation or trench digging works. These machines are also used for loading or transporting short-distance materials from excavated or pre-stacked materials. It is also used in surface cleaning and leveling processes according to the characteristics of the bucket in front. Backhoe loader is used for breaking and softening hard floors and rocks with additional equipment installed in construction machines. Especially in narrow areas, the ability of maneuvering is quite high.

It is also used for simple unloading and loading operations with forklift-type equipment installed on some types of construction machinery. However, in order to use these machines economically and efficiently, it is necessary not to exceed their capacity and to avoid excessive stresses. In addition, pallet adjustment should be made in accordance with the characteristics of the ground to be worked. Operators must be trained and experienced.

The Regulation on the Health and Safety Conditions in the Use of Work Equipment, which contains the minimum requirements for the health and safety of work machines and equipment used in the workplaces, contains details on the maintenance and controls of these machines. Accordingly, periodic inspections of backhoe loaders should be performed at least once a year.

Our company controls and inspects backhoe loadersis in compliance with the standards and test methods published by the domestic and foreign institutions. Here are a few standards that are based on this:

• TS EN 474-3 + A1 Construction and excavation machinery - Safety - Part 3: Specifications for loaders
• TS EN 474-4 + A2 Construction and excavation machinery - Safety - Part 4: Specifications for backhoe loaders
• TS EN 1552 Underground mining machines - Mobile excavators - Safety regulations for cutter loaders and plow systems
• TS ISO 8643 Construction and excavation machinery - Controlled boom lowering control for hydraulic diggers and backhoe loaders - Features and tests
• TS 10690 Construction and excavation machinery - Loaders tipping loads and methods of measuring buoyancy of equipment
• TS 10286 Construction and excavation machinery - Bucket for excavators and loaders
• TS ISO 7546 Construction and excavation machinery - Loader and front loading excavator buckets - Volumetric capacities