Backhoe-loader stabilizers serve two purposes. “You want stability over the side and you also want to stop the machine from sliding around when you are digging a trench,” says Blower.

Neighbors told WBTV that a backhoe flipped over and killed a man. Photos tweeted by WBTV from the site show the trench was located in a wooded area, not far from a body of water. Mark Price ...