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How to Make Backhoe in Infinite Craft

Backhoe is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Reverse plus Tractor. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ReverseTractorBackhoe

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 174 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12EarthEngineTractor
  13. 13ReverseTractorBackhoe
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand7Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass8Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror9Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano10Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo11Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse12Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor13Reverse + Tractorโ†’ Backhoe

Other ways to make Backhoe

4 combinations are known to produce Backhoe. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backhoe
FirstSecondResult
ReverseTractorBackhoe
ReverseSurf TractorBackhoe
Dump TruckReverseBackhoe
ReverseScraperBackhoe

What you can make with Backhoe

Backhoe at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

Similar effort to Backhoe, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backhoe in Infinite Craft?

Combine Reverse with Tractor. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backhoe?

13 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Backhoe hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backhoe?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Backhoe, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.