Ivan49
Gold Member
Has anyone ever used a backhoe mounted on a trailer. I have a small JD backhoe and I don't use it much. I am thinking about putting it on a trailer and using it behind the tractor
Same here,seems like a lot of trouble/dangerous for something that's not used much.When I envision a backhoe on a trailer a mechanical bull comes to mind with you operating the controls instead of someone else.
I built a CAD plans towable backhoe years ago that worked surprisingly well.I agree they have limits. Spend a few minutes watching MetsaMan's videos. The design of the anchor pads offsets a lot of the problems you mentioned.
I built a CAD plans towable backhoe years ago that worked surprisingly well.
It didn't have a lot of weight for digging, but the anchor pads were made to dig 6" into the ground to keep it in place and it worked well.