The Volvo BL60 loader backhoe has a Volvo D4D turbocharged, four-cylinder, Tier-III/Stage-IIIA certified, diesel engine producing 83 net horsepower (HP). It has a powershuttle gear box transmission and an operating weight ranging from 16,178 to 20,549 pounds (7,338 to 9,321 kg). It comes standard with 100 percent differential locks on the rear axle, outriggers, S-style boom, rear-tilting sloped front hood, ground level service checkpoints, fully-opening one-piece windshield, ergonomic controls, hydrostatic steering, and optional mechanical controls. It also has a certified rollover protection system (ROPS) and falling object protection system (FOPS).

The BL60 has an open-center, flow sharing hydraulic system with a single gear-type pump delivering fluid at a rate of 30.1 gallons (114 L) per minute to the backhoe at a system pressure of 3,626 pounds per square inch (PSI) (25,000 kPa) and to the loader at 3,191 PSI (22,001 kPa).