My two cents worth I start out with a BX tractor with a backhoe on it. I agree with what’s been said before it adds more length to the tractor which makes it less maneuverable. Additionally, it is not fun to take on and off and actually it can be very dangerous. It’s a heavy piece of machinery the backhoe that is and not well balanced to larger tractors And again found I needed something to dig holes, but I didn’t want to backhoe for its somewhat restricted. So I bought a small excavator very simmer in size to the backhoe on a BX or B and quite honestly I’ve been very happy with it. Yes, it’s another piece of machinery to maintain however, it’s much more flexible than a backhoe can get into tight spots and serve me very well. You don’t have to stop reset up. Move the seat dig a hole stop move the tractor. Set up. Dig a little bit more good example I dug almost 200 feet of trench 12 inches wide 12 to 14 inches deep in about an hour and a half with my little excavator cause I could dig and move and dig and move , I can dig down just under 6 feet take out small tree stumps and do about everything I want and as I said, it’s very flexible and my tractor shorter overall length so it is more maneuverable my opinion