As of right now, no this tractor won't take a 448. However I don't need a backhoe at all. But I was told that John Deere and other companies might be able to somehow devise a plan to extend the backhoe platform to fit in the required space... I'm sure it will have to extend the whole backhoe unit out about a foot more than on a non cab tractor... Woods has been doing this for Kubota cab tractors... so we'll see... but luckily I didn't need a backhoe...