by Marshall Brain and Tom Harris

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Brain, Marshall, and Tom Harris. "How Caterpillar Backhoe Loaders Work." 05 March 2001. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/backhoe-loader.htm> 18 July 2008.

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Introduction to How Caterpillar Backhoe Loaders Work
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