Backhoe for 2015 hst

[bhostasa]

I'm considering purchasing a backhoe attachment for my 2015. I have some stumps to dig out (about 8" in diameter), water line to run, and drainage ditches to dig. I wanted to see how the 2710 has performed for those that have one or have used one.

Does it seem powerful enough? Can it really get to almost 8' digging depth? Also, can anyone give me an idea of what's a reasonable purchase price?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks...

 

[NEFirewood]

I would also like to know the same thing. I was at my dealers this past week and it got me thinking about buying a backhoe for some upcoming work. My questions are this:

1). Is the 2710 backhoe still useful if the tires are not loaded? I am still unsure if I want to load the tires due to the soft soil I have here.

2). Does the backhoe installation require adding additional hydraulics to the tractor. I am assuming that it does. The loader has a power beyond port, so I am assuming this is what gets used.

3). How difficult is it to go from backhoe to 3 point hitch? In other words how long does it take to remove the backhoe? I noticed at my dealers, they had an 1815 with a backhoe and the 3 point levers were still on the tractor and didn't seem to interfere with the backhoe subframe. Can I expect the same for the 2015?

What I would like to be able to do is be able to use the "TLB" for it's purpose, but on some occasions remove the backhoe and use a 3 point attachment such as the grader blade. I would say that the backhoe would not see a lot of use, but for the projects I have in mind, I would definitely be using a lot of backhoe work.

Thanks for any input!!!

 

[LAWALLSTRACTOR]

#1 I have no 2015/2710 backhoe combinations out that have the tires loaded and the customers seem very satisfied.
#2 The 2710 backhoe package comes with all of the hydraulic connections included.
#3 The 3PH arms can stay on with the backhoe on, but I find that most customers find it so easy to remove the arms that they take them off. The backhoe is removed by removing 2 pins, and a little hydraulic manipulation. Very easy.

 

[knute_m]

I have a 2015 4WD with the 2710. My tires are loaded, as I do a lot of other things with the 2015 that really require the extra weight.

The 2710 is a serious digging machine that is very well built. I bought mine with a 16 inch bucket, and I have no problem digging hard clay with lots of big rocks. As for the 8-foot digging depth, I've never measured it, but I know I've dug a number of holes at least 6-foot deep without any problem.

As stated above, it is fairly easy to put on and take off. Just the two pins to hold it on, and three hydraulic hoses to connect. One hose goes to the FEL controls. A hose gets removed from the PB hydraulic block on the bottom of the tractor, and a backhoe hose connects in its place. The removed hose from the PB block connects to the third hose from the backhoe. That's it. I'm sure there are others who can do it faster than me, but it generally takes about 15-20 minutes to put it on, or take it off. I do remove the 3-point hitch arms, but that is just pulling three clips on each arm.

I bought my backhoe about a year after I bought the tractor. My dealer picked up the tractor one afternoon and had it back to me the next morning with the backhoe installed. They also installed a tooth bar on my loader bucket -- another invaluable tool.

Good luck. I don't think you would be making a mistake in buying it. I've found my extremely useful.

Knute

 

[bindian]

Loaded or unloaded tires have no bearing on backhoe operation. Loaded tires are just for better traction. When I am digging in lite stuff, like bank sand out of my gully, I just have the stablizers down and firm with the tires on the ground. When I am doing heavy digging, like 24 inch or larger diameter stumps, I raise the rear tires completely off the ground. Each time I install or remove my 511 backhoe, I get faster. Best time is around 5 minutes with blocking it up with oak blocks. But I only have two hyd. lines. The hardest thing for me in installing it is getting it lined up square as I only have about a 16th of an inch for play in the mounts. Removing it is the fun (and potenially dangerous) part, as I have had the hoe in a bind with the pins removed and was jockeying the boom up and down, while watching the mounts. When I looked at the bucket and saw that it was off the ground..... ......that instant the bind in the mounts let go and I got thrown back over the controls and almost off the backhoe onto the boom. The bucket really hit hard and so did it. So be careful playing with the controls while sitting on the seat to remove the BH.
hugs, Brandi