Category 01 Backhoe loaders
CAT 416, 416F2 and 428 backhoe loaders from our own fleet, ready to quote for excavation, trenching, loading and backfill on homes and commercial sites. Book a trained Creatio operator with the machine if you would rather not run it yourself.
01 Why a backhoe
A backhoe loader carries a wide bucket on the front and a digging arm on the back, so one machine and one person can open the ground, shift what comes out and close it up again.
That is why backhoes appear on so many projects around Los Cabos. The rear arm digs for footings, cuts trenches for water, drainage and electrical lines, and opens small pits. Swing the seat around and the front bucket fills trucks, carries gravel or sand across the lot, spreads fill and pushes soil back over a finished trench. On rubber tires it repositions quickly from one corner of a lot to another.
For an owner or builder, the gain is practical: fewer machines to schedule and bring in. On a small or medium job, one backhoe can often cover the digging, the loading and the cleanup that would otherwise call for two separate units. On bigger earthworks it works beside heavier equipment, finishing trenches and tidying up while larger machines handle the bulk excavation.
Usually a good fit when
Worth asking about another machine for
02 The backhoe fleet
Each model is a CAT backhoe loader owned by Creatio, and they all take on the same family of tasks. The notes below describe the jobs we usually match each unit to.
01 Backhoe loader
Our everyday backhoe for house lots and jobs of moderate size. It is the unit we tend to suggest for opening pipe and conduit trenches, digging footings and moving soil around a residential site.
Often booked for
02 Backhoe loader
A flexible unit for residential, commercial and in town projects, including upkeep of streets and public services. It suits jobs that keep switching between digging, loading and cleanup on uneven ground.
Often booked for
03 Backhoe loader
The backhoe we usually assign to bigger building and subdivision projects, where it spends long days on excavation, earthmoving and filling trucks on demanding ground.
Often booked for
About specifications. We do not publish engine, weight, depth or bucket figures on this page. If your job depends on a particular measurement, ask us and we will check it on the exact unit before you book.
03 Common jobs
Most requests we receive for a backhoe fall into one or more of these tasks.
Opening the ground for foundations, cisterns and other below grade work on homes and light commercial buildings.
Narrow runs for water, drainage, sewer and electrical lines, dug and later refilled with the same machine.
Strip and pad footings dug to the lines your engineer or builder sets out on the ground.
Exposing, repairing or extending existing service lines where the digging has to be controlled.
Clearing loose rock, brush and debris and shaping the lot before the build starts.
Filling trucks, carrying gravel, sand and base around the site and keeping stockpiles in order.
Spreading fill, rough leveling pads and driveways, and closing trenches once the lines are in.
Cleanup between stages, moving materials for the crews and the many small jobs that appear along the way.
Single family homes and villas on hillside and coastal lots, where one backhoe can dig the footings, run service trenches from the street and leave the lot tidy without a convoy of machines.
Shops, condominium buildings and subdivisions, where backhoes support the larger equipment with trenching, truck loading and cleanup across a wider site.
04 Request a backhoe
Send whatever you already know. Each detail below helps us check the schedule and prepare a quote that fits the real job.
The street, the area of town or a location shared from your phone.
Excavation, trenching, footings, loading, backfill or a mix of them.
The day you would like the machine on site and any dates that are fixed.
A best guess in days or weeks is enough to start.
Tell us if a Creatio operator should run the backhoe.
Slopes, gates, narrow streets or soft ground on the way in.
Rough lengths of trench, the size of the area or a plan if you have one. Photos help too.
05 Operators and coverage
Any of our backhoes can be booked with an operator. That person is part of the Creatio team and has been trained on our equipment.
Let us know at the start if you want one, since it shapes the plan for the job and the figure in your quote. The final decision on an operator is fixed at the moment your booking is confirmed.
Every backhoe is dispatched from our base in Cabo San Lucas. We take requests from every area on this list, and each one is checked against the fleet schedule before we confirm.
Distance, route and the way into your lot are part of planning the move, and transport is priced inside your quote.
07 FAQ
What people ask us most often before booking one of our backhoes.
Our backhoe fleet consists of three CAT models: the CAT 416, the CAT 416F2 and the CAT 428. Creatio owns these machines, and each one has a loading bucket at the front and a digging arm at the back.
They take on the same kinds of tasks. We tend to send the CAT 416 to house lots and jobs of moderate size, the CAT 416F2 to residential, commercial and in town work, and the CAT 428 to bigger building and subdivision projects. We do not publish specifications here, so if a measurement matters for your job, ask and we will confirm it on the unit.
No. Describe what needs digging, loading or backfilling, about how much of it there is and how the site is reached. We will recommend the unit that suits the job and the dates.
Very often, yes. On a single home or villa a backhoe can dig footings, open service trenches from the street, move soil around the lot and backfill at the end, which saves bringing in several machines.
Yes, trenching is one of the most common reasons people rent one of our backhoes. Share the approximate length of the runs and where they start and finish, and the same machine can refill the trenches once the lines are laid.
Yes. Backhoes handle footings and the excavation for most homes and light commercial buildings. For very deep or large digs, such as basements, we may suggest our excavator instead, or the two machines working together.
Yes, operators are available on request. Your operator would be one of our own employees, trained on the Creatio machines. Note it in your request, since it changes both the planning and the price.
The rental period is set around your project. Give us a rough number of days or weeks and we will price that period. If the work runs over, tell us early so we can check the calendar.
We organize the move to your site. Its price reflects how far away the site is, the route and how easy your lot is to enter, and it appears in your quote, so share the address or drop us a map pin to help us plan it.
Where the project is, what work it involves, the dates you prefer, how long you expect to need the machine, if you want an operator, anything awkward about access, and a rough idea of the scope. Site photos or a plan are welcome too.
Requests are welcome from Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, from the rest of Los Cabos, and from the East Cape, La Ribera, Los Barriles and Todos Santos. Every request is confirmed against the fleet schedule, and the location is part of planning the transport.
Yes. A backhoe pairs well with our dump trucks for hauling, with gravel, sand and base material from our materials service, or alongside our construction crews for the rest of the build. Requesting them together lets us schedule everything around the same job.