Backhoe Backhoe use question....

[rockyridgefarm]

You will really like this setup with two operators. That way you get seat time while SHE digs!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[GerardC]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( This may seem like a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway. I am thinking about getting a backhoe for our JD4310. We have a ton of landscaping and cleanup work to do on our land. One thing we need to do is plant about 200 small trees along our property line. Can one of us sit in the "driver's seat" while the other sits in the backhoe operators seat and does all the digging. When all the digging is done in that area, lift the stabilizers, move, then start digging again, all without anyone getting out of their seat? Seems like if just one person does it all, there is a lot of time wasted Getting up, moving to the back, getting settled, doing the digging, getting up again, going up front, buckling in.....and so on...Just seems easier and much quicker to have two people doing it...

Is there some sort of interlock switch that prevents the tractor from moving with someone sitting in the backhoe operators seat? Is there something else I should be considering with this arrangement?

Thanks for the help!

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I thought of doing the same thing!
Guess I don't have to ask this question now!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I would/will just make sure that we have clear, concise communication!