willjack
New member
I built this backhoe cart so I could squeeze more space out of my cramped garage. I can now remove the backhoe and roll it into a corner out of the way. I have never welded anything this heavy duty and think I may have used way too much steel but I figured better to be safe than sorry. The top is covered with steel plating and each caster can carry 1000 lbs. I don't know how much it weighs but I used the backhoe to lift it out of my basement so I wouldn't hurt my back! I did not realize when I designed the cart that I would have to remove the backhoe from an elevated position. I had only removed the backhoe twice before and didn't realize that it was designed to swing away and down so much. Also, I tried to raise the backhoe without the ramps under the stabilizers and the stabilizer arms caught the sides of the cart and tried to pull it off the cart. The system I worked out seems fairly safe and the backhoe seems very stable on the cart so I am pretty happy with the project.