Construction Services

New Holland Launches Economy Class Backhoe, the B75D

Don’t let its small size fool you. New Holland Construction says its economy class backhoe loader still has plenty of power and reach for a variety of jobs. Introduced at GIE + Expo, the B75D offers 74 gross horsepower, over 18 feet of maximum digging depth and standard four wheel drive.

“Adding the economy level B75D loader backhoe is the new solution for diverse operations,” says Ryan Anderson, construction product marketing manager, New Holland North America. “Its high-performing lift capacity, comfortable operator’s platform and outstanding digging depth will increase productivity in a wide range of work. The B75D is fit for operations needing something a bit smaller, but still looking for competitive and productive power.”

The B75D is powered by a Tier 4 Final 3.4-liter FTP engine. And forget about adding fluids or changing diesel particulate filters, the engine features a diesel oxidation catalyst.  

Standard four wheel drive and a power shuttle synchromesh transmission with four forward and four reverse gears enhance operator control.  

The cab includes features normally reserved for larger models, such as an ample interior, 360-degree visibility, two-door access and a roll-up rear window. The canopy is ROPS/FOPS certified. Four front and two rear halogen work lights come standard. 

Quick Specs

Operating weight: 18,298 lbs.

Gross horsepower: 74

Max torque: 233 ft.-lbs.

Hydraulic flow: 32 gpm at 2,200 psi

Loader bucket: 1 cubic meter

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Deere to Strikers: We Gave Our Best and Final Offer

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, a Deere & Company executive said its second offer to UAW strikers was its best and final offer.

Strikers are still on the picket lines at 12 Deere plants after UAW members this week voted down the second Deere offer by 55%. The strike impacts the production of several types of construction products, including wheel loaders, graders and articulated trucks made at its Davenport, Iowa, plant. 

Mark Howze, Deere chief executive officer, told WSJ, “There’s not more bargaining to be done. We’ve done all we can do. We don’t have a better offer to provide. This is it.” Howze went on to say its second, now rejected, offer would have cost Deere an additional $3.5 billion over the contract life.

Howze told Fox Business that the company plans to take its case directly to workers in the hopes they will accept the deal.

The WSJ article said that the UAW had no specific response to Howze’s comments. UAW’s posted statement after the vote said, “The strike against John Deere and Company will continue as we discuss next steps with the company. Pickets will continue and any updates will be provided through the local union.”

Howze told the WSJ that “some U.S. employees are working around the clock at some sites.”

Working under what it calls the “next phase” of its Customer Service Continuation Plan, Deere says it will use salaried “employees and others” to enter factories and keep operations going. At the beginning of the strike, Deere said, “Our immediate concern is meeting the needs of our customers, who work in time-sensitive and critical industries such as agriculture and construction.”

After the second offer was rejected by union members, Deere pointed out, “Employees at parts facilities in Denver and Atlanta have voted in support of a separate agreement with identical economic terms.”

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