Depends on the specific use!backhoe is unweileding, adds twist and tortion to the frame, lower manouverabilty,as well as height restriction under trees, back 3 point ballast is no question the way to go.
I suppose if you have a gravel drive and need a box blade, you could use it to add weight. a BB1272 weighs 400 and three or four tubes of sand might give you 700 or so. Good Luck, LarryI just added a log grapple to my L3800. I know I need good ballast to move log length. I have rim guard in the rear tires. Now the choice is ballast box with sand or B77 Backhoe. I would assume the backhoe would be better but how are the ballast boxes? Today I moved a large round to try out the grapple but the snow blower was not enough weight and the rear tires were spinning in sand.
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