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How to Make Backhoes in Infinite Craft

Backhoes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backhoe plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackhoePluralBackhoes

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 412 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28DustEngineVacuum
  29. 29FireVacuumBlack Hole
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31NotSingularityPlural
  32. 32BackhoePluralBackhoes
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Earth + Engine→ Tractor13Reverse + Tractor→ Backhoe14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunami→ Island17Earth + Island→ Continent18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Continent + Surf→ Australia20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Wind→ Snow23Australia + Snow→ No24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26No + Ocean→ Not27Earth + Wind→ Dust28Dust + Engine→ Vacuum29Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole30Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity31Not + Singularity→ Plural32Backhoe + Plural→ Backhoes

Other ways to make Backhoes

2 combinations are known to produce Backhoes. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Backhoes
FirstSecondResult
BackhoePluralBackhoes
BackhowPluralBackhoes

Backhoes at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backhoes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backhoe with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backhoes?

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

Is Backhoes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backhoes?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Backhoes, 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.