BX24 PHD

[dfkrug]

Bindi:

That's a very good price on the Danuser PHD. I wanted to use
QA fittings betw my curl cyl and the hyd motor, but there was
no clearance to put them right on the cylinders.

Here is a photo of my Worsksaver PHD. It has a homemade
plumb indicator.

 

[bindian]

Very cool! and Very impressive!

Any chance you could post some images? I suspect a lot more folks besides me would be very interested in this type of modification.

Many Thanks!
The Gardener[/QUOTE]
No problem. I haven't got any photos of the lines down to the digger. Yet.
The first photo shows the quick disconnects and clamps I installed after the hose shop cut and crimped on new fittings. The 2nd and 3rd photo show the PHD on the backhoe. You can see the machined mount in brighter yellow that is welded to the swivel knuckle, which is a flatter yellow. Sorry I didn't get a close up. Anyway, I just got the line fittings for the auger motor, so I don't have any shots of the finished line installation. I hopefully have it all ready to dig holes next weekend. The 4th photo shows the BH blocked up for line removal. The line bent up in front of my pickup tail light is where the disconnects go. The 5th photo shows the cover off of the control valves. Quite a can of worms.
hugs, Brandi

 

[The Gardener]

Fantastic! That set up is quite impressive!

Thanks So Much for sharing your images.

The Gardener

 

[bindian]

I finished my Hydraulic PHD installation today. Here are a few photos.
It runs good and sweet on low rpm. hugs, Brandi

 

[Tom_H]

I have a BX2200 that does an excellent job of mowing with the MMM and mulch kit. If I were you, I would get the BX24 with MMM. The MMM cuts well and comes on and off quickly after a little practice.

I would just use the backhoe for the holes. For really difficult ground, you can take the bucket off and use a Bro-Tek ripper on the end of the arm. If you particularly need cylindrical holes for some special reason, you could excavate with backhoe, backfill and compact, then bore your hole with an inexpensive PHD. Since you're in NH, you could drive over to N. H. Northern Tool and Supply and pick up a Greene PHD which is only about $400 and another $90 to $140 for auger, depending on diameter. Granted that's a bit more work, but if money does matter, this is an option that could save you a lot.

 

[alchemysa]

Theres a thread in another TBN forum ('Attachments' I think) that asked 'Which attachment do you wish you HADN'T bought?' The post hole digger was the number 1 choice. Seems a lot of owners use them once or twice for a few holes then never use them again. It surprised me and made me think twice. So now, unless I had a heck of a lot of holes to drill, or I could buy a second hand PHD for a bargain price, I dont think I would outlay the cash. Just hire someone to do it.

 

[The Gardener]

unless I had a heck of a lot of holes to drill, or I could buy a second hand PHD for a bargain price, I dont think I would outlay the cash. Just hire someone to do it.

It is definitely one of those purchases that you have to question over and over - I fully agree. In our case, we could easily justify a PHD, but it would have to be hydraulic so it had a reverse. There are many tree roots and submerged rocks that could be problematic if the PHD was unable to reverse direction to escape the snag.

Fencing is a long term idea that we're tossing about. A PHD would certainly move that idea to the forefront. Given that our fencing would run the outside edge of the property along the woods line, tree roots would most likely come into play.

I doubt that we'd be adding any attachments to our purchase for some time. We'll be maxed out just making the TLB purchase. It could very well turn out that we'll make do with the TLB, as is, and escape the need for a PHD altogether.

 

[crbr]

I finished my Hydraulic PHD installation today. Here are a few photos.
It runs good and sweet on low rpm. hugs, Brandi

Thanks for the pics. Very nice install and the best way to implement the PHD. I can see where this would far out-perform hole digging over a 3PH setup, realizing that it's two different methods of approach, each resulting in success in their own specific manner.

 

[Singlecoil]

Bindian,

That is an amazing setup. Very nice indeed. I can just imagine how easy that would be to dig with any time of the year.

 

[bindian]

Bindian,

That is an amazing setup. Very nice indeed. I can just imagine how easy that would be to dig with any time of the year.

Singlecoil,
It is easy after taking off the 24 inch bucket and thumb , as the PHD hangs from the same point. See photo below.
hugs, Brandi