For a small rugged hoe with greats parts-support, I don't think you can beat an older Ford, early 60s. I've got a 1963 4000 Industrial and it's a work-horse. Parts are common and cheap. 172 engine, Sherman over-under trans, etc. To be fair, it's a basically a beefed up, low-sitting farm tractor with a backhoe and loader stuck on it. Nice and low and gets into tight places. Around 1965, the series changed from a US format to a sort-of British format. Still good tractors though. So, my 63 4000 has a four cylinder engine. But a 65 4000 has a completely different trans and a three-cylinder engine.
The IH 3414 is basically an industrial version of the B-414 farm tractor. Very rugged machine and often around fairly cheap. Parts support not as good as a Ford, Case, or Deere though. It's a British-based machine and new industrial parts now come from Komatsu.
Case was the first US company to sell a dedicated wheeled backhoe. Caae 530CK or 580CK are very rugged machines. I'm not crazy about the torque-converter drive in the 580CK though.
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