MoArk Willy
Silver Member
I have been thinking about getting a Jansen towable backhoe.
I have little projects that I could think it could handle and I like having machinery to do some of the "heavy lifting".
I see that the "towable" aspect doesn't make it road worthy and that would be something I could see being a negative.
Rather than getting a trailer it could fit on I was looking at a different way to make it roadworthy.
If you look at the design of these machines you see that the wheels and stabilizers exchange places for towing / digging.
I seem to think that the only restriction on towing is the wheels and tires and the fact that it has no suspension.
But.....
I see that Northern Tool sells a torsion type axle that I believe could be used in place of the solid axles that come with the machine.
With the addition of hubs, you could mount regular trailer tires and wheels and the unit should be good to go.
With the addition of magnetic lights I think you could easily and legally tow it with no issue.
I would appreciate any thoughts or comments on this idea.
I have given it a lot of thought and I can't see a downside.
I have little projects that I could think it could handle and I like having machinery to do some of the "heavy lifting".
I see that the "towable" aspect doesn't make it road worthy and that would be something I could see being a negative.
Rather than getting a trailer it could fit on I was looking at a different way to make it roadworthy.
If you look at the design of these machines you see that the wheels and stabilizers exchange places for towing / digging.
I seem to think that the only restriction on towing is the wheels and tires and the fact that it has no suspension.
But.....
I see that Northern Tool sells a torsion type axle that I believe could be used in place of the solid axles that come with the machine.
With the addition of hubs, you could mount regular trailer tires and wheels and the unit should be good to go.
With the addition of magnetic lights I think you could easily and legally tow it with no issue.
I would appreciate any thoughts or comments on this idea.
I have given it a lot of thought and I can't see a downside.