LS Tractor Owner
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- Joined
- May 1, 2017
- Messages
- 7,323
- Location
- Edgewood, NM
- Tractor
- LS XG3025 TLB, Previously MT125 TLB, Craftsman GTS6500
Nice looking set up! I bet you're glad with the BH saving your back digging up that tree!
Nice! Congratulations!The tractor was delivered a few weeks ago, I've been busy with work, but have managed to fit in a couple small projects since I received it. Overall, very happy, my only complaint is that the front end loader hydraulics seem to leak down more quickly than I expected, but not a huge problem.
Might have it checked out asap. I haven't had that issue.The tractor was delivered a few weeks ago, I've been busy with work, but have managed to fit in a couple small projects since I received it. Overall, very happy, my only complaint is that the front end loader hydraulics seem to leak down more quickly than I expected, but not a huge problem.
Might have it checked out asap. I haven't had that issue.
I really had to convince myself on the backhoe cost, but so far it's been awesome.Nice looking set up! I bet you're glad with the BH saving your back digging up that tree!
Thanks! Pretty basic setup, Gen4 5.3, 4l80E, 7875, E85Nice! Congratulations!
What’s going on with the F-body in the background?
Mike
I'll give me dealer a call, it's mostly the curl function that seems to sag quickly.Might have it checked out asap. I haven't had that issue.
Who says they don’t pay for themselves? Every one of mine has paid for itself plus.Re: backhoes or not. We've kicked it around on TBN for years and it always comes out the same.
If you are a homeowner or have small property that you like to work on, a backhoe attachment is a luxury. Financially they don't pay for themselves and rental makes far more dollars and cents sense.
But if your time is more important to you than the money, or you just enjoy doing work at your own pace and at your own convenience then a backhoe attachment is probably worth more than money in the bank.
A couple of other things we all seem to agree on is that the older the person is, the more likely they are to want to have a backhoe available. And their backhoes get used as a crane at least as much as they use it for digging.
Everyone who has a thumb on their backhoe thinks it's worthwhile.
A small backhoe with a thumb may be slower & less powerful than a larger one, but it is way better as a gardening and landscaping tool.
Small excavators are better in every way, but a backhoe attachment is still useful. It sure will throw a tractor around though.
Oh, and lastly.....Do NOT buy a 3PT backhoe. The backhoe absolutely must mount to a special subframe rigidly attached to the tractor. Some accessory backhoes have their own PTO-driven pump and hydraulic reservoir. That's fine, in fact it's better.
BTW, I ignored ALL the above and used a too small 3pt backhoe for decades on all our tractors from 16 to 65 hp.
So I'm not blowing smoke here, I have experience is all the downsides. Now we have two real hoes - one with a thumb.
rScotty
If I had to rent for every project I've done with my backhoe over the past 20+ years it more than paid for itself, and plan on using it for many more yearsWho says they don’t pay for themselves? Every one of mine has paid for itself plus.