All you need to know about Tom Kelpe can be summed up by a story from his childhood. His father, Claude Howard Kelpe, dug the foundation for an addition to their modest home — by hand — at about the same time that the first backhoe loaders were hitting the market. When Claude started Kelpe Contracting in 1960, and took ownership of his first backhoe, he wanted to help ease that labor for others. It made an impression on his son who now runs the family business almost 60 years later.

“His philosophy was: ‘I am doing this as a service to the people,’” says Tom Kelpe, son of Claude Kelpe. “And that’s still what we do. We will do a $100 job and we’ll do a $10 million job. We will take care of you. We are service-oriented.”

Legacy backhoe loader line gains round of enhancements to hydraulic and electrical systems, drivetrain, serviceability and more.

CASE Construction Equipment has introduced several machine enhancements to its N Series backhoe loaders incorporated throughout the machine—from cab and drivetrain improvements to enhancements to the hydraulic and electrical systems. CASE has also made standard several options that were previously optional, and now offers an increased suite of factory options on all N Series backhoe loaders.

CASE Construction Equipment‘s 580N backhoe loader series has earned its second consecutive “Highest Retained Value Award” from EquipmentWatch. The award projects 580N Series backhoes to retain the highest percentage of original value after five years over all its competitors and is based on residual values calculated by leveraging a database covering more than $412B in market activity.

CASE has won the award in the backhoe category each year the awards have been presented.

The snow removal industry is becoming more competitive each year. As that happens, the margin of error between profitability and survival is slim. For large commercial snow removal contractors, the shift from trucks and plows to construction equipment – skid steers, compact track loaders, wheel loaders, compact wheel loaders, and backhoes – provides significant operational advantages.

Is it time for you to add more equipment and give the pickup and plow a rest? Here are eight reasons to consider adding more iron to your snow removal fleet:

Only CASE backhoes offer standard Pro Control (optional on the 580N EP), an anti-rebound feature that helps complete the swing of the boom at the exact point and location the operator desires, saving time associated with corrective measures and helping to minimize spillage.

For more information on the entire line of CASE backhoes, visit: CaseCE.com