Customers, local leaders and the community were invited to an open house at Dougherty JCB in Columbia, SC the second of three stops for the road show of JCB’s highly specialized military backhoe loader, the HMEE (High Mobility Engineer Excavator) and its all-new commercial-purposed 3CX backhoe loader. At each stop along the tour, JCB is collecting signatures on its “Show Your Support” banner to raise money for the Lone Survivor Foundation, an organization dedicated to the recovery and healing of wounded American service members and their families, struggling with invisible injuries such as combat trauma stress, mild traumatic brain injury and chronic pain management.
JCB designed and built the HMEE for US Military and sells nearly half of all backhoe loaders in the world. The HMEE is a fully armored, 16-ton, backhoe loader, capable of speeds up to 60 MPH. The construction industry was revolutionized when JCB developed the first backhoe loader in 1953 providing a powerful, easy-to-operate earth-moving tool. JCB also featured its all-new 3CX, built right for today’s market; it is affordable without compromising quality and power.
“It was a great day at Dougherty JCB. We were able to spend time talking with our customers about their needs, share a rare inside look at the HMEE and display the 3CX, the newest addition to our line of backhoe loaders. At the same time we had the opportunity to support the Lone Survivor Foundation,” said Ben Coleman, General Manager for Backhoe Loader Sales.
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Susan Vaughan McPherson, Director of Public Policy and Military Affairs for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, takes the wheel of the JCB HMEE – The World’s TOUGHEST Backhoe.