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I had a little 3pt backhoe that I used for years on our larger tractor with a category II 3pt. I figured that little PTO driven hoe couldn't possibly damage that big tractor's 3pt or frame, so I used it quite a bit for small digging chores. Even put in a septic with it. No problems..... Then...

Gotta agree with all those who buy old commercial backhoes. They last forever and parts are cheap. Old style pre-emission machnes, almost unbreakable & easily maintained. There are a lot of them out there and just no buyer market for them at all - particularly the older open station ones. So...

All true, and IMHO that is such good good advice it's worth a second look. Good old tractors that still work OK just seem to continue to work the same forever. The biggest downside is routine maintenance on two instead of one. The upside is how much time is saved having a tractor+implement...