I set the 3PT almost all the way up and it is nicely out of the way of everything. I'll have some pictures shortly. This first weekend I knocked of 3 projects I have just been waiting for the backhoe for.
The dealer I used was Campbell Services, Bridgewater, CT. I think I spent around $17,500. I know Campbell's has both manual and HST's right now. They had both on display this past weekend at the Bridgewater Fair. Don't know if they were already sold or not though. I have the 16" bucket but they are ordering my a 9" also. Not sure about $$$ on the 9" though. I have a number of little things to do: replace some railroad ties; run some underground wire; replace some cracked 4" runoff pipe and put in a few fence posts. A 9" bucket may not be the right tool for everthing but it seemed like a versatile alternative.
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