Patent ID: 8272467

Claim:
A remotely controlled backhoe assembly comprising: a backhoe having an articulated rear boom arm, a rear bucket coupled to said rear boom arm, and a cabin having a roof, a front arm and a front bucket; a left rear camera coupled to said backhoe proximate a left rear corner of said roof; a right rear camera coupled to said backhoe proximate a right rear corner of said roof; a remote control unit; a rear boom arm control positioned on said remote control unit, said rear boom arm control being operationally coupled to said rear boom arm for maneuvering said rear boom arm; a rear bucket control positioned on said remote control unit, said rear bucket control being operationally coupled to said rear bucket for maneuvering said rear bucket; a front bucket control positioned on said remote control unit, said front bucket control being operationally coupled to said front bucket for maneuvering said front bucket to curl and dump; and a monitor coupled to said remote control unit, said monitor being operationally coupled to said left rear camera and said right rear camera for displaying images from said left rear camera and said right rear camera.