Backhoe Is this Long Backhoe worth it?

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Since 5 people wanted to buy it from the farmer - sight unseen, I figure if it doesn't fit the tractor, I'll re-sell it. It was last used 2 years ago, the fact that it's still standing is because of some braces (see photo). We had to pour 2 gallons of fluid in it but it worked fine. A little "loose" but that comes with age (may add some washers).

Talked to a Kubota guy down there that knows the backhoe & he said it would flip the L2800 in a heart beat. We hooked the BH up to the farmers JD tractor - boy is that thing TALL! Right now our plan is to mount it to a little Nortrac 30hp Bulldozer. The BH is a Cat 2 but I have the pins to "make" it a Cat 1....

Thanks all for the encouragement to buy!!!

Bulldozer photos, more fun than tractors

 

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More backhoe photos....

To give you a little scale for how tall the BH is, I think it was a 65hp JD (2640?, my memory is not what it used to be).

 

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I'm just now seeing this thread, but I have one like it. It's a Long model 1199. To me, the controls are too sensitive. I run it at about 1000 engine rpm and can't move the swing controls slow enough to prevent it jerking, same with the main boom. If I run any less rpm it doesn't have any power. The dipper boom and the bucket controls work fine. I use mine on a Case-IH 385, about a 35 pto HP tractor that weighs 5000#. I wouldn't want to put it on a lighter tractor.

 

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Yes, I agree it's too fast and it swings back & forth before it "stops" (more so, since it's old) also you move with the boom.... It's like a ride at the fair /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

In the back of my mind, I think.... "If I'm really careful and slow and don't push it, maybe it will work fine with the L2800". In the front part of my mind, "I'm going to break the tractor and will be out of luck", /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif (as of now, I do NOT plan on putting the BH on the L2800, subframe or no subframe).

The small bulldozer is 6000# but I'm still worried about the 3ph (it may break, too). I only need to do a couple of projects (famous last words), so previously, I had decided to just rent one ($6-700/week). So if I can get what I want done (slowly), I'll have saved money by buying this. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif