Has anyone converted a full size backhoe to a quick attach bucket?

[Renze]

Very typical that in North America, the TLB which is essentially a construction sites wheelbarrow, jack of all trades, does not come standard with a quick attach, while in Holland even 13 to 15 ton wheel loaders come standard with quick attach... even if you buy it to load sand and gravel in a concrete plant, you still buy QA because of the much higher resale value of both bucket and loader...

 

[Big Barn]

Very typical that in North America, the TLB which is essentially a construction sites wheelbarrow, jack of all trades, does not come standard with a quick attach, while in Holland even 13 to 15 ton wheel loaders come standard with quick attach... even if you buy it to load sand and gravel in a concrete plant, you still buy QA because of the much higher resale value of both bucket and loader...

Typical North American. Agricultural equipment also 10 years behind.

 

[TractorGuy]

Would a JD 48-58 adapter work?

 

[chevy791979]

Deere makes a pin disconnect for these backhoes.

 

[chevy791979]

What model B/H do you have ? I could look up the part number for you

 

[4570Man]

Deere makes a pin disconnect for these backhoes.

It’s a John Deere 310j. But 3 k or so is more than I want to spend.

 

[chevy791979]

It’s a John Deere 310j. But 3 k or so is more than I want to spend.

What are you wanting a detach bucket for ? If it's forks only, I'd use the drive in forks like you have.

 

[crazyal]

It's on my list of wants. In fact it's one of the main reasons why I bought a plasma cutter. I do have the clamp on bucket forks but not being close to the pivots they limit what I can pick up. Sooner or later I'll come across a set of used forks and then I'll probably move forward. It really comes down to do you want to spend a lot of money to have someone else make them for you or doing it yourself. To do it yourself you'll need a powerful welder,a plasma cutter (and air compressor), a drill press, a 4 1/2" grinder, and a saw (a dry cut and portable band saw would work well). Of course you need some skills but it's not the hardest project in the world to do. This is how I justify buying tools. I couldn't justify spending $3k to buy what's probably 1/5 the cost in steel. To me that $2500 can buy a lot of really useful tools. I just space it out over time picking the tools I could use first.

 

[BukitCase]

" This is how I justify buying tools. I couldn't justify spending $3k to buy what's probably 1/5 the cost in steel. To me that $2500 can buy a lot of really useful tools. I just space it out over time picking the tools I could use first. "

Al, sounds like we're "brothers from different mothers" :laughing:
Check out my pics a couple pages back for confirmation; now all I need is 4 times as much time and energy ...Steve

 

[4570Man]

The local metal shop has a CNC plasma table and they will trade for firewood so the real dollars isn’t very much. If they’re not busy I’d have them weld it but I’m capable of doing that.