BX23 FEL & BH Dollies

pncmathias · Apr 7, 2008

Hi,

Has anyone made dollies to store and move around the BX23's FEL & BH? If so do you have any pictures? I want to leave the PTO Grass catcher on and be set up to cut grass with out having to remove the BH & FEL everytime I want to cut grass. Thanks!

drtydeed · Apr 7, 2008

I use two furniture dollies for the BH. One is a real heavy duty UHaul type that I put under the main frame....The lighter duty one (from TSC) I put under the hoe bucket. I'd advise you to get car dollies (much heavier duty).

Anyway, they work great.

mpowrd · Apr 7, 2008

I made a pair of dollies for the BH using ordinary 2x4s and some 200 lb rated caters from Home Depot. On the dolly for the main frame I put a piece of 3/4" plywood on the top, the dolly for the bucket I left open so the bucket has a place to rest.

Sorry, but I didn't take pics when I had the BH off last month, but will and post some the next time I use the dollies.

In any case, they work great and let me get the BH out of the way in the garage when I'm doing projects with 3PH implements like the box blade, rake, or splitter.

C6rider · Apr 7, 2008

Good idea. I have 8 car dollies. Now all I have to do is buy something to attach to the back end when I take the hoe off. This may take awhile as Uncle wants 1/2 the price of a BX by the middle of the month.

Tom_H · Apr 7, 2008

I am in the process of building a backhoe dolly right now. I have photos of 5 different people who posted their bh dolly pics on TBN. I will have to dig out the URLs for those threads. If I can't find them, I will just repost the copies I made.

irvingj · Apr 7, 2008

I have a red tractor, same size as the BX24, and use some car dollies I'd purchased several years ago to move a car in storage sideways-- called "wheel dollies" I believe; very heavy duty, from Northern Equipment. Haven't removed the backhoe yet, but one dolly with a 18" piece of 2x4 works beautifully for the snowblower (even maintains the right angle for re-install), and another under the FEL bucket works OK-- just have to lift on the mounting arms to move. Cheap, simple, rugged. I suppose if one were handy with a welder they could easily be turned into dedicated dollies for not much $$. Just a suggestion.