Richard
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
- Messages
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- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Tractor
- International 1066 Full sized JCB Loader/Backhoe and a John Deere 430 to mow with
How\'s this compare?
OK Dudes, though my better half STILL nixes any tractor /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif, she says I CAN do the following, so my question is how would this compare (in digging) against a "Chalkley Machine" or an L-35?
Her brother just bought (at auction) a 2wd JCB (?) loader/backhoe. Probably 10 +/- years old with only 1,850 hours on it /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif!!! Externally, "FUGLY" (if ya know what I mean)/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gifall the glass on cab is gone save for rear window, needs one brake master cylinder and parking brake adjusted. Other than that (been tinkering on it with him for last week) it really seems to run smooth as silk, starts right NOW, no smoke, no hesitation no nuthin 'cept a purring Perkins turbo/diesel.
All I know is, it's BIG, heavy, works great and at $8,500 I think is cheaper than a frame mounted backhoe (alone) on an L-series Kubota, though, it is painted yellow.
If anyone knows of these beasts, any advice/warnings/accolades?
Being 2 wheel drive, are there any more/different concerns when being on a hill?
This thing seems to be back end heavy, would you drive it up the hill in reverse and come down forward? I have some boulders I'll be trying to get and that could become an issue.
Thanks for any thoughts
Richard
OK Dudes, though my better half STILL nixes any tractor /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif, she says I CAN do the following, so my question is how would this compare (in digging) against a "Chalkley Machine" or an L-35?
Her brother just bought (at auction) a 2wd JCB (?) loader/backhoe. Probably 10 +/- years old with only 1,850 hours on it /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif!!! Externally, "FUGLY" (if ya know what I mean)/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gifall the glass on cab is gone save for rear window, needs one brake master cylinder and parking brake adjusted. Other than that (been tinkering on it with him for last week) it really seems to run smooth as silk, starts right NOW, no smoke, no hesitation no nuthin 'cept a purring Perkins turbo/diesel.
All I know is, it's BIG, heavy, works great and at $8,500 I think is cheaper than a frame mounted backhoe (alone) on an L-series Kubota, though, it is painted yellow.
If anyone knows of these beasts, any advice/warnings/accolades?
Being 2 wheel drive, are there any more/different concerns when being on a hill?
This thing seems to be back end heavy, would you drive it up the hill in reverse and come down forward? I have some boulders I'll be trying to get and that could become an issue.
Thanks for any thoughts
Richard