i would agree with you, but i think you mean a used implement for a hoe, as opposed to an actually used backhoe (ie case 580)
if you are going to have one machine then yes i agree, if you are going to have two/rent when needed get what you are going to be most comfortable using/driving/buying/transporting
Yes, I really want to stick to one machine and was referring to BH implement. I've read that the JD and Kubota TLB's are like a swiss army knife, which I need for all the tasks it needs to handle.
as a commercial unit i absolutely agree, but how much is going to be digging, demoing, TLB, use and how much will be bush hogging
OP - my suggestion is to buy a used commercial backhoe they can be had for the price of a used backhoe for a tractor and will be much more capable, leave that at your property and use it as it was designed. then buy your CUT to do delicate, smaller, delicate tasks
I'm pretty handy but i want new or fairly new because I don't know much about repairing the tractor or backhoe, and when some of these digging jobs come up they need to be done quickly. Most of time there is a tenant in the house and need to dig and run new or fix in one day. This is partly why I will go bigger if I need to. I'm worried the backhoe attachment on say a
L3800 would be fairly slow in digging a 40' ditch 3' deep. The
L39, it seems, would handle that trench much better.
Will probably use this tractor 10 times a month. Trying to be realistic, but i feel like i will find ways to use it much more than that, ways I can't even think of. Bush hogging is very seldom. I can get away with mowing about 9-10 acres once a year. FEL/box blade work will probably come up most. Backhoe work might, might be once a month. It's just that when i spend $1200 for plumber to run new sewer line like I did a couple years ago it makes me mad. This was in the city and i have just recently been able to pull permits on jobs myself for properties I own. I couldn't, legally, have done that job then. These two jobs that are waiting on this decision will cost me $1500 more if the plumber digs. I can rent mini x and dig myself and spend $7-800 for both jobs but would much rather put toward my own piece of equipment.
I used my 110 with the MX6 brush mower with no problems, the 4120 through 4720 have the same specs as the 110 for the 3ph.
I think with a budget of $30k buying two machines would be difficult. IIRC he has a zero turn for mowing most areas, so the brush mowing is for two larger areas.
I will stretch the budget if I need to. 40k is manageable if it buys considerable difference. I just don't know real world difference of 3k series w/BH, 4k series w/BH, 5k, or a smaller TLB (compared to
m59) like the Kubota
L39. Have been watching videos of each but can't tell very much. Like you said, those tlb's have much better specs on the BH.
L39 has 2000 more lbs of force on BH than 4120 BH. 5800 vs 3700. JD 3720 has same breakout force as 4120, both use 485 backhoe w/3700lbs bucket force. Kubota mx5100's BH92 has 4500lbs of force.
None of the dealers i have visited had a backhoe attached to the tractor i wanted. Most of the dealers didn't even have any BH attachment on the lot.
Not a big deal, but really don't like kubota's treadle peddle. Would probably get used to it, but it feels awkward compared to side by side
Will need pallet forks every now and then and i think the
L39 can switch out FEL fairly easy.
. The best solution might be to use my neighbors driveway, through their backyard, and straight to my back lot. My backlot wraps behind their backyard.
