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A Trackhoe is an Excavator

Is there a difference between a Trackhoe and an Excavator?

An excavator can be a regular rubber tired backhoe, a Trackhoe, which is also an excavator, is as the name implies, has tracks like a dozer. A shovel is also an excavator.

Most manufactors use the term excavator, but the field term is often trackhoe.

A trackhoe is a track loader with a backhoe on the rear. Operates very much like a backhoe only can traverse steep hills etc. The boom only swings left and right 90 degrees like a backhoe. An excavator is on tracks and has a house that swings plus a boom that swings as well and no bucket on the front. You don't see too many trackhoes anymore but a lot of excavators.

Some people still call them all steam shovels!