Backhoe pedal guards

A backhoe pedal guard, comprising:

• a front cross member, comprising:
• a left end;
• and
• a right end opposite the left end;
• a left outer plate coupled to the left end and extending perpendicularly therefrom;
• a right outer plate coupled to the right end and extending perpendicularly therefrom, wherein the left outer plate is substantially parallel to the right outer plate;
• a left top plate coupled to and extending orthogonally from both the front cross member and the left outer plate;
• and
• a right top plate coupled to and extending orthogonally from both the front cross member and the right outer plate, wherein the backhoe pedal guard is configured to rest on a floorboard of a backhoe wherein the front cross member is disposed in front of a console of the backhoe, the console extending upward between the left and right top plates, and each of the left and right top plates being suspended over a left and right pedal, respectively, of the backhoe.