I've been playing with the backhoe for a couple of nights. It saves a lot of work, but the 6ft reach doesn't allow you to dig very far or dump far away without moving the tractor around.
Also, once you get used to working the controls, you find that you want to move both joysticks at the same time, but the hydraulic pumps can't keep up with all cylinders moving at once.
This is nit-picky, but folks considering the 46 backhoe should know that this is an "intro" model, and soon you'll be wanting bigger and more powerful (grunt! grunt!).