Hi Kids!
I was wondering if anyone had a backhoe mounted behind a cab tractor and had ever considered some form of backhoe control lever extensions such that the backhoe could be operated without leaving the driver’s seat? I have a Kubota 4330HSTC and a Woods BH90-X equipped with a thumb. The latched rear cab window opens upward to expose the backhoe controls to the driver. I’m not looking to operate the backhoe from the driver’s seat on a regular basis, however, it would be nice to have use of the thumb/backhoe bucket to quickly grasp and move some item without leaving the driver’s seat or go through the contortions of leaning out the rear window to manipulate the backhoe controls. I’m considering two short “quick-attach” control lever extension arms to be stored in the cab and that can be attached to the normal backhoe control levers without leaving the cab. I’ve considered other options to include R/C “joystick” solenoids although the cost and complexity started to become issues.
Any input concerning this concept would be appreciated although I’ll ignore any sanity related issues!
Ken
I was wondering if anyone had a backhoe mounted behind a cab tractor and had ever considered some form of backhoe control lever extensions such that the backhoe could be operated without leaving the driver’s seat? I have a Kubota 4330HSTC and a Woods BH90-X equipped with a thumb. The latched rear cab window opens upward to expose the backhoe controls to the driver. I’m not looking to operate the backhoe from the driver’s seat on a regular basis, however, it would be nice to have use of the thumb/backhoe bucket to quickly grasp and move some item without leaving the driver’s seat or go through the contortions of leaning out the rear window to manipulate the backhoe controls. I’m considering two short “quick-attach” control lever extension arms to be stored in the cab and that can be attached to the normal backhoe control levers without leaving the cab. I’ve considered other options to include R/C “joystick” solenoids although the cost and complexity started to become issues.
Any input concerning this concept would be appreciated although I’ll ignore any sanity related issues!
Ken