SCUT's with backhoes

[ovrszd]

Hahaha

So you think that BX hoe and HF hoes are made by the same company?

 

[Imold]

No no no absolutely not I must of mis read the post or misunderstood how it was written, I thought you were referring that some folks probably think they are the same and clearly they are not.

 

[ovrszd]

No no no absolutely not I must of mis read the post or misunderstood how it was written, I thought you were referring that some folks probably think they are the same and clearly they are not.

No worries. I was simply saying very few buyers of SCUT Backhoes could tell who the manufacturer is by looking at them.

There's people way smarter than me in Geometry that design things like Backhoes. Although they might appear at a glance to be the same, they are not. That difference is what would concern me in buying a SCUT BH. Who is the manufacturer?

 

[blacktruck]

I kinda wonder if there was ever a person born who said: .... "I absolutely hate having a backhoe".

That would be a no.

 

[4570Man]

That would be a no.

It seems that most of the people in the backhoe hating camp don’t have one.

 

[GeneV]

..But I suppose if you are towing it with your tractor, and keeping it attached to the tractor when using it, the main part may not be pulled around too much by the boom/stick when digging...

I was thinking kinda similar, only also fabricate a mount on the backhoe so that it could make a rigid connection with the tractor via a hitch receiver. Like weld a 2" tube on the backhoe, slide it into the receiver tube on the backhoe. Though, I'd imagine it would be a royal pain in the *** mounting it in the field on uneven ground. Just thinking out loud here.

 

[Imold]

Well I got the Harbor Freight Trencher/Backhoe thingy ordered just now and I also ordered 2 extra axles and hub assemblies for it so I can move it around easier, I will pick up some good premium 303/33 hydraulic fluid and run the motor with Valvoline 10-30 (my oil of choice) and when the axle and hubs get here I will go find some wheels, more then likely I will get wider wheels like on a snowmobile trailer, I have a hitch extender already and a 2” coupler I will put on rather then the 1-7/8 it comes with, I will also get 4 extra washers for the hub assembly to help take the runout out of them(seen it on a video) and lastly I will put four good 3/4 x 4 inch pins in for the down riggers and axles so the holes do not get rounded out.

I found a complete ROPS off a JD 1025R on Craigslist for 75.00, it is brand new with lights and tool box, guy removed it and put a cab on his scut and I could not pass up the price, the lights alone are probably 125-150 bucks.

Well that’s about it, it only took me a few years to do this and now I wait for a call from the freight terminal and hopefully that will be late next week.

 

[Imold]

I have read and heard that cheap hydraulic oil can cause issues with the control valves so that’s why I am going with a premium hydraulic fluid.

 

[Imold]

No worries. I was simply saying very few buyers of SCUT Backhoes could tell who the manufacturer is by looking at them.

There's people way smarter than me in Geometry that design things like Backhoes. Although they might appear at a glance to be the same, they are not. That difference is what would concern me in buying a SCUT BH. Who is the manufacturer?

I believe it is made by Woodmax but that is all I can really find at a glance.

 

[ovrszd]

I believe it is made by Woodmax but that is all I can really find at a glance.

I think I've heard that too.

Congrats on the purchase. Please start a thread when you get it going.