Caterpillar would be a better choice been doing it longer
U don't know what u r talking about buddy. Cat are reletively new to backhoes jcb has a low resale case is by far the best backhoe and most reliable cheaper to repair eg. Cat's hydraulic pump is worth 10g and it serves all the hydraulics case 1/2 that and r individual case easily is the best by and then prob John deere. Other large equipment like hi hoes cat hands down
I would say the Cat will be better supported in the USA. JCB never has seemed to be that popular in the USA so I would guess that their support is limited. In the UK (where JCB is from) I would think it would be the other way around. I think JCB was the first company to produce a combined back hoe and loader.