pycoed
Silver Member
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2007
- Messages
- 144
- Location
- West Wales UK
- Tractor
- Zetor 7045; Wheelhorses C121, C101, A8;Cushman Turf truckster
I have a backhoe with a subframe mount that doesn't suit the tractor I've bought - Long (Universal) 445 DT.
I was going to mount it on the TPH, but my tractor has a good quick release FEloader on it (See picture attached) & the brackets & rails for this are really meaty, like 3"X3/8" angle plus 1/2" plate.
I was wondering if it might be a good idea to cut the existing backhoe subframe & weld up some box to it to fit the FELoader slides. Then down to the existing backhoe subframe cutt off short. There is plenty of serious plate lower down just above the front axle to make a four point fixing to the bottom breaces for the FEL.
This would suit really well because I have some evil soft ground I need to clear ditches on & I'd rather nose the tractor into these than reverse it.
I reckon the backhoe wouldn't weigh any more than the existing FEloader, but the one thing that is worrying me is that I've never seen a fronthoe done!!! I'm just wondering whether they just might be a good reason for that.....
Any observations from anyone? I'll probably just go the TPH route for now, but another winter project is suggesting itself to me.
I was going to mount it on the TPH, but my tractor has a good quick release FEloader on it (See picture attached) & the brackets & rails for this are really meaty, like 3"X3/8" angle plus 1/2" plate.
I was wondering if it might be a good idea to cut the existing backhoe subframe & weld up some box to it to fit the FELoader slides. Then down to the existing backhoe subframe cutt off short. There is plenty of serious plate lower down just above the front axle to make a four point fixing to the bottom breaces for the FEL.
This would suit really well because I have some evil soft ground I need to clear ditches on & I'd rather nose the tractor into these than reverse it.
I reckon the backhoe wouldn't weigh any more than the existing FEloader, but the one thing that is worrying me is that I've never seen a fronthoe done!!! I'm just wondering whether they just might be a good reason for that.....
Any observations from anyone? I'll probably just go the TPH route for now, but another winter project is suggesting itself to me.