I'm interested in purchasing either one because I think it'd be cheaper than just hiring someone, but I don't know which would be more efficient to get the job done. Can anyone explain how you use them?
the price of either one is staggering.cheaper to hire some one or rent one.an excavator will be better.but with either one you need to know what your doing their not that easy to operate.the back hoe is good for small jobs and tight place,s
Well, technically a backhoe is a type of excavator. The difference is that it's usually an attachment that goes on the back of some kind of tractor or other excavating equipment (like a front-loader). An excavator has a wider bucket that's permanently mounted on the machine. That is, that's all it's for. But, a backhoe is one of many attachments that you could put on a machine to do various jobs (like a scoop or an auger). And, I seriously doubt that it would be cost effective to buy excavating equipment rather than paying someone to do it for you. It also takes quite a bit of skill to operate heavy equipment like that. It would be considerably cheaper and you'll get a much better job done just paying someone to do it for you.
