Real-world loader backhoe prices from BuyerZone buyers

• New backhoe loader pricing
• Used backhoe loader pricing

We regularly survey BuyerZone users to ask how their purchases went. We've used their responses to provide a sampling of actual prices businesses paid for backhoe loaders.

Several of the buyers quoted below purchased tractors with backhoe and loader attachments, rather than dedicated backhoe loaders. Generally speaking, tractors give you the advantage of being able to use multiple attachments, such as mowers, grapples, and thumbs, which not all loaders can do. However, for constant digging and carrying, a purpose-built backhoe loader provides more power for the money.

When buying a used loader, do a careful inspection. New paint jobs are nice, but can be used to mask more serious problems. Look for telltale fluid leaks and concealed rust spots to find potential problems.

For clarity, we've added horsepower and dig depth information after each quote, so you can better compare these purchases to what you're planning.

New backhoe loader pricing

• "The tractor is a Jinma, model JM354 4x4 with a 4 cylinder EPA-approved diesel engine and a hoe ram that will dig 6 feet deep. Also has a 60 inch loader on the front. I paid $13,000 for my 35 HP loader backhoe. For another $1,400 the tractor is being assembled and delivered."

  -- Construction, Martinez, California

• "John Deere 310G - $48,000." [74 HP, 14' 3" dig depth]

  -- Construction, Lumberton, Mississippi

• "Kubota BX23 $15,000." [22 HP, 6' dig depth]

  -- Retail, Clark, New Jersey

• "New Kubota BX24 $16,000 [23 HP, 6'1" dig depth]

  -- Construction, Los Gatos, California

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Used backhoe loader pricing

• "$62,000: Case 580m turbo, Extendahoe, 4x4, pilot controls. 2005 model with 700 hours Wayne Roy quick change, excellent rubber." [76 HP, 14' – 18' dig depth]

  -- Construction, Queen Creek, Arizona

• "SMC 75 -$5,200." [backhoe attachment only – 7'6" dig depth.]

  -- Plumber, Mundelein, Illinois

• "Case 580-K - $25,000." [63 HP, 18' 2" dig depth]

  -- Agriculture, Fowlerville, Michigan

• "$42,000 for a used case 580 super M." [90 HP, 14'5" dig depth]

  -- Construction, Mi Wuk Village, California

• "Kubota L3430 - $20,000+ and I bought a wood chipper that runs off the tractor PTO." [34 HP, 7' 6" dig depth]

  -- Education, Eatonton, Georgia

• "Case 580D Extendahoe, full cab - $9,000. JD 510, full cab, $4,500." [580D: 55 HP, 14' – 18' dig depth; 510: 95 HP, 16' 5" dig depth]

  -- Retail, Vernon Rockville, Connecticut

• "2005 Case 580 Super M, four wheel drive, cab w/ AC and heater, ride control, Extendahoe, 24 inch bucket, 4 in 1 front end loader, 1,225 hours, no cosmetic damage, $61,000." [90 HP, 14' – 18' dig depth]

  -- Agriculture, Lubbock, Texas

• "John Deere 410D backhoe, $17,000. All standard plus mechanical thumb and delivery." [62 HP, 14' 2" dig depth]

  -- Business Services, Goldendale, Washington

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Want more information on choosing a backhoe loader? Read our Backhoe Loader Buyer's Guide or, use our instant dealer comparison tool to contact dealers today.

Information was provided by BuyerZone users. Quotes have been edited for clarity only.