backhoe

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Festival-goers can compete for the title of best welder, crane operator or backhoe loader -- or be crowned the "Oildorado Queen."

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

A backhoe scrapes up six inches of dirt at a site on Las Casas Avenue in Pacific Palisades on June 25, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Monday morning, a backhoe began tearing down what was left of the structure as firefighters sprayed water on the smoldering remains.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

“Not a backhoe, cement truck or crane within miles,” Chris Book, the institute’s administrative director, said.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2023

Dropping the rock that he’d been carrying for protection, Curly dashed to the next machine in line, a backhoe.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen