[jd4310man]

I did look at the warranty statement and Deere will not cover "any product that has been altered or modified in ways not approved by John Deere, Depriciation or damage caused by normal wear, lack of reasonable and proper maintanance, failure to follow opperating instructions, misuse, lack of proper protection during storage or accident." That is taken directly from the warranty statement. I doubt that adding a backhoe would qualify as "modifing" the tractor. It is simply adding an attachment within the tractors capability. A 7 1/2foot backhoe is not an unreasonable attachment for any compact tractor including the 3203. The BH70X on my 3203 works great!, I already have dug out some stumps for my neighbor and the little hoe worked very good, considering the size and power of this unit. I am very pleased so far.