A backhoe loader digs at the back and loads at the front, which is why one machine often covers a whole small job. Jazan has none listed for hire on EquipmentsFinder yet, although utility crews laying water and power lines, farm owners digging irrigation pits and builders clearing and backfilling plots in the region use exactly this kind of work.
A backhoe loader request naming the dig, the site and the days reaches suppliers elsewhere in the Kingdom. See the Saudi backhoe loader rental page for listings nationwide, and the Makkah Region backhoe loaders page for the nearest Red Sea stock.
At the rear, the backhoe arm digs trenches, pits and footings. At the front, the loader bucket backfills, clears and carries material. The operator swings the seat between the two. This is useful on a plot where the budget does not stretch to an excavator and a loader at once, and where the area is too small for both to work.
A backhoe loader is ideal for shallow service trenches, soakaways, small foundations and moving the spoil away. For deep or wide excavations, or continuous digging, a dedicated excavator is faster. For stockpiles a wheel loader moves much more per hour.
Wheels need decent traction. In loose sand a backhoe can bog down, and stabiliser legs may sink in soft fill. Tell the supplier about the ground, and bring planks or mats for the stabilisers. In farming areas, wet soil after irrigation can be as awkward as dry sand.
A backhoe has a long working day. Check that the supplier has recently serviced the hydraulics and cooling pack. Fuel and a daily grease are usually the hirer's job; confirm this.
Backhoes can drive short distances but arrive from other regions by trailer, so ask for a delivered price in SAR. Check if an operator and VAT are included.
Owners with a backhoe loader in the south-west can put it on the site.
Several metres at most, and the figure varies by model. Give the depth you need in the request.
With a hydraulic breaker attached, yes, if the machine has the circuit for it.
Usually the supplier provides one. Ask if you want to supply your own.
Many can, over short distances. Longer moves are by trailer.
Not at present; a request is the way forward.
Buckets of several widths, a breaker and a ditch-cleaning bucket.