purplepeopleeater
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buying a XG3025, dealer is offering $2k off the hoe attachment, while I don't need a BH all the time, I have 5acres, not rocks or trees but slowly developing. anyone think I'm crazy for not jumping on the deal?
I cant really disagree with this although I have to say that many to most jobs that you will use your tractor with a backhoe attachment wont require a full sized backhoe. I use mine to plant trees, dig rocks and occasionally dig trenches for water lines or dig up a leaking faucet. I could do these jobs with a shovel, but with my bad back, I might be down for a week afterwards.Most tractor mounted backhoes are underpowered, hard on the tractor frames, and fairly useless in terms of cost/benefit. Had one on my previous tractor, and was the only attachment I sold with it. Most people buying them have never used a real backhoe or excavator, so they don't realize what a piece of crap they have, thus continuing the sale of them.
Spend your money on buying an older, REAL machine, or on the rental of one....you'll be far better off.
I cant really disagree with this although I have to say that many to most jobs that you will use your tractor with a backhoe attachment wont require a full sized backhoe. I use mine to plant trees, dig rocks and occasionally dig trenches for water lines or dig up a leaking faucet. I could do these jobs with a shovel, but with my bad back, I might be down for a week afterwards.
You have to realize the limitations of the small tractors with hoe attachments. They can do a lot of work although slowly compared to a full size hoe. It all depends on your situation, time constraints etc as to whether a $3500 investment is worth it. For me it is. Most jobs would just go undone if I had to put on a list and wait for a full rental rated day to get done. There is nothing like just going to your storage shed and getting your TLB to do a 5 minute job without having to travel 30 miles, rent a trailer (possibly) and drag an excavator back to work on a list (assuming that you can still identify the items listed). For ME, a $3500 investment is much cheaper ( I spent $20K for my B26 TLB)than a possible doctor or hospital visit not to mention the pain involved with a thrown out back.