Backhoe Towable backhoe vs Backhoe attachment

[LBrown59]

I own a New Holland T1110 28 hp tractor and am debating whether to buy a backhoe att or a towable backhoe. The job is mainly ditching, but i would be looking at a thumb for lifting. Any thoughts on which one is better?

Piece of junk

[California]

My CADDigger may have weighed about 1000# total.
I have never used a vehicle to anchor it as it is completely unnecessary. The
outrigger feet are very sharp verticle 6-in long pieces of 1/2" steel welded
to a large square horizontal piece of 1/2" steel to keep it from sinking. They
grab very well

That sounds like an excellent design. Absent a tractor, that would be a good rig to have.

I am not a fan of using the 3-pt for a hoe....subframes are much better.

I wish I could find one. But for my 30 year old antique I doubt any company could provide a subframe mount. It was blind luck to find a hoe that was once OEM for my tractor. It's not ideal, I could run a much larger subframe hoe, but this is sufficient for my digging drains and stumps. I doubt I'll ever upgrade.

[Baub]

This is my Go-For-Digger, made by R.H.&M. Industries. Gofor digger towable backhoes As you can see, it has four outriggers and a lot of weight for digging, and hydraulic motors on the front wheels for moving around the job-site. For moving and towing, you lift up on all four outriggers, pull a pin and the back wheels lift up, with the tow bar dropping down, ready to pull. Unlock the drive wheel hubs (like an older 4WD), and it pulls easy.

I found mine on E-Bay and love it. Don't let the list price scare you... you can find them used.

[PILOON]

I purchased a ToeHoe, Cricket model with full intentions of converting to 3-pt (or frame mount).
B4 that occured I got a contract to dig a 350 ft water line down hill to the lakeside in order to draw lake water, so I proceded with the towable.
If I recall corectly the trench took probably 4-5 hours to complete with average 2-4ft debths.

The terrain was so 'wild' that my tippy CUT along with a backhoe attached would have probably flipped a dozen times, so I never did convert it to 3-point usage.

For narrow trenching it does a great job, even to 4-5 ft deep water line trenches as well as ditches. Calling it a trencher might be a better description.

On the other hand, more than a few times I have excavated troublesome barrel sized rocks from drives without any problems. Now lifting and moving is another story, however with my CUT FEL I manage to lift/roll to wherever.

On a budget they do have a place. (I paid $1000. for mine from a rental yard)

[8934]

Get a mini excavator, they are made to dig and do it very well.

Construction is slow now due to economy, they can be found slightly used for very good prices. Frees up the tractor, saves mounting and unmounting.

[peavey]

Hey Guy's, I am in the process of converting a Kubota back hoe attachment to operate from a 13hp gas engine with a 11 gpm (2500 psi) hydraulic pump. Big problem was when I powered the pump up to the back hoe, I blew one of the hydraulic valve sections into pieces, not sure why it happened, maybe too much pressure or hoses backwards. Any ideas.

[irwin]

Hey Guy's, I am in the process of converting a Kubota back hoe attachment to operate from a 13hp gas engine with a 11 gpm (2500 psi) hydraulic pump. Big problem was when I powered the pump up to the back hoe, I blew one of the hydraulic valve sections into pieces, not sure why it happened, maybe too much pressure or hoses backwards. Any ideas.

Could be either.. Let us know what happened when you know.. or start a new thread and supply pictures or a diagram of the hydraulic flow..
BTW good luck with your project.

[peavey]

Thanks Irwin, JJ and some of the other Guy's are pushing me in the right direction. Seems like I had the hoses backwards, so now I am going to salvage whats left of my hydraulic valve sections and put a higher volume pump on the motor. maybe I can get the subframe made and attached to my Gravely 9000 and actually start digging ditches.

[peavey]

Okay, new project with the Kubota bt 750 c bach hoe attachment. Made a hitch today that will fit on the 3 pt. hitch for my gravely 9000. Thinking of also making a frame that the bach hoe will attach to, so it will be more versital, plus not sure if the gravely will handle the picking up the hoe. What do you guy's think.