MX 5100 backhoe, any advice?

[Steppenwolfe]

I have an MX 5100 and I'm considering adding a Kubota bh 92 backhoe to it. I would appreciate any imput from others on their experience, good or bad, before I drop $10 grand on this. Thanks.

 

[Chilly807]

Kcender had one on his L3240, he can probably give you an idea how good it was. I know he put over 600 hours on it in a couple of years, a lot of that with the hoe in use.

Sean

 

[TomSeller]

How much digging are you going to be doing? The MX5100 looks to have 9.2 GPM available for the backhoe which makes it adequate for maintenance digging. What I mean by maintenance digging is an occasional hole here and there, but not excavating for a basement as an example. I have both a newer 14 GPM backhoe on a tractor and an older 26 GPM backhoe on an old Case backhoe. The 26 GPM out digs the 14 GPM obviously, but attaching the backhoe when I need it is a world of difference. Needless to say, I use the 14 GPM tractor backhoe more because I can attach it in about 10 min, compared to half a day. Excavators are heads and shoulders above backhoes for seroious digging, but they tie up a lot of money and space if you are only maintenance digging.

 

[MrPete]

I have a MX5100. I bought a woods 9000 backhoe used. It came off a Kubota L4400. The brackets didn't fit my tractor so I had to cut and add a little. But to make a long story short I bought it for $3,500 plus approximately 20 hours of my own time to fix the bracket. It works awesome, I can't express how well it works. I can install and remove it in approximately 10 minutes that includes removing and installing the 3 pt hitch. I hope this is what you wanted to hear.

 

[Chilly807]

To my way of thinking, any tractor mounted hoe is designed for maintenance digging, or the occasional stump or burial hole.. serious digging on a regular basis calls for a regular back-hoe or excavator.

I remember Kcender commenting once he'd have been further ahead to buy a good used backhoe considering the amount of work he did with the 3240. Bottom line, they're not meant for heavy use, they meaning the tractor/hoe combination. Any add-on hoe will toss a tractor around like a dog with a rat if it's used hard, especially in rocky ground.

I've been impressed with the Woods 'hoe offerings, if the day comes when I can justify buying one that'll probably be my choice.

My further 2 cents :}

Sean

 

[TomSeller]

To my way of thinking, any tractor mounted hoe is designed for maintenance digging, or the occasional stump or burial hole.. serious digging on a regular basis calls for a regular back-hoe or excavator.

Absolutely 100% correct.

 

[wmonroe]

I'm very happy with my BH92 so far, it doesn't dig the same as a full size backhoe but I didn't expect it to. Have about 50 hours of dig time on it, these are the only pictures I could find.

 

[TomSeller]

I'm very happy with my BH92 so far, it doesn't dig the same as a full size backhoe but I didn't expect it to. Have about 50 hours of dig time on it, these are the only pictures I could find.

Perfect. As I mentioned, I have both a Case Backhoe and a tractor with backhoe attachment. I get more use out of the tractor with backhoe attachment than the backhoe. Principally because I do occasional digging. When I need it need to dig it does that fine, and mine digs 11' deep almost the same as the Case's 12'. But it might be 3 months between digs.

 

[Wayne64SS]

I'm not mad at mine, but I haven't used it much. Makes great ballast for the FEL too. LOL