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

Winters, he endured temperatures so extreme they could crack a backhoe.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Dressed in a Carhartt hoodie and knit cap, he watches a backhoe operator dig a pit for a cistern, which will connect to the new sink that will be installed in the kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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

At the road he halted, briefly apprehensive about the backhoe, but he recommenced his hasty retreat with a jump as the old man bleated, “Get going! Beat it! Go home!”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols