Rock knocker
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I think something would break
ATV Equipment, Excavator ATV, Front loader for ATV, XKV-TOR, C-ROS
ATV Equipment, Excavator ATV, Front loader for ATV, XKV-TOR, C-ROS
This looks cooler than it probably really is
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Sodo
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FEL would be OK for spreading beauty bark, couldn't lift much dirt or rear wheels come off the ground. 12v actuator would make more sense (with batteries on a hitch mounted rear cargo shelf).
Today I carried a bunch of flat rocks on the rear of my Grizzly 660, it was smashed flat. That thing must have sine auxilliary springs to carry all that steel (& motor/pump too).
Today I carried a bunch of flat rocks on the rear of my Grizzly 660, it was smashed flat. That thing must have sine auxilliary springs to carry all that steel (& motor/pump too).
Jkott
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I don't think even most utility ATV's are rated to set the bucket on the front rack, let alone the loader mount too. I bet the lift capacity would be a couple of candy bars.
Backhoe would be awesome, but is the thing really counter balanced by just a 1 1/4" or 2" hallow tube in the receiver and tiny strap connected to a luggage rack rated to about 150 lbs????
Backhoe would be awesome, but is the thing really counter balanced by just a 1 1/4" or 2" hallow tube in the receiver and tiny strap connected to a luggage rack rated to about 150 lbs????
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Looks like it would be a colossal waste of money.
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But you have to admit, it'd get a lot of attention parked in your driveway.
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Especially if the guy across the street has a BX23 that he bought used for $10,000. (Same price for about 5x the capability)
Or same as buying a barenaked BX to use as an ATV.
Or same as buying a barenaked BX to use as an ATV.
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LD1
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Looks like a good way to void the warranty on the ATV.
Wonder if you can get two warranties when buying the ATV? One for each half that it will be in with any kind of use at all...
Wonder if you can get two warranties when buying the ATV? One for each half that it will be in with any kind of use at all...
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I think the thread title says it all.
EddieWalker
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Back before I bought my tractor, I was seriously thinking of things like this. A disk was at the top of my list, but something like this to pic up stuff, or carry a load of material to a place on my friends ranch. Fortunately that friend bought a Kubota and we quickly realized that was a lot better then anything we could have tried with the four wheelers. I put it at the better then nothing option, but overall a waste of money.
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While it looks cool, it also seems like buying a full size backhoe and a full size backhoe trailer and then towing it all with your 6 cylinder ford ranger.
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If this one wasn't as expensive as it is, I'd love to have one to "chain down" whenever I haul an empty trailer. But I'd let the operator ride inside.
davesl708
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I would give the advantage to this unit over the ATV. This unit was designed for this purpose. The ATV not so much.
davesl708
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I would give the advantage to this unit over the ATV. This unit was designed for this purpose. The ATV not so much.
roadhunter
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Neat idea but I can't imagine you can actually do much with it.
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I bet there are no YouTubes of it working. I can't check because I'm on cell service but Bruce not finding it is proof enough.
Jkott
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I got curious and did google it today, mainly to find out how much it cost. Looks like it starts at about 11,000 CAD plus tax and delivery, plus it requires some custom welding and fab work for the mounts. All the videos I found appeared to be digging in sand. And both the backhoe and front loader combined are over 1000 lbs.
You pretty much have to have a lockout kit added to the suspension to support it, but I have no idea how they they don't blow out tires from the weight.
I don't know about you, but I like my ATV's too much to subject them to that kind of abuse. I stupidly bought a pull behind disk and tried using that for a few year before having a revelation that "ATV's suck for field work" and bought a real CUT. For the 11k plus 6-11k for the atv, I could by a nice tractor.
I wont' even get into how top heavy and unstable it would make an atv....they roll too easy the way it is. Now put 300 lbs more than the base unit weights, above the center of gravity without a roll cage and I don't want to be anywhere near it.
You pretty much have to have a lockout kit added to the suspension to support it, but I have no idea how they they don't blow out tires from the weight.
I don't know about you, but I like my ATV's too much to subject them to that kind of abuse. I stupidly bought a pull behind disk and tried using that for a few year before having a revelation that "ATV's suck for field work" and bought a real CUT. For the 11k plus 6-11k for the atv, I could by a nice tractor.
I wont' even get into how top heavy and unstable it would make an atv....they roll too easy the way it is. Now put 300 lbs more than the base unit weights, above the center of gravity without a roll cage and I don't want to be anywhere near it.
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Lots of youtubes
The backhoe is probably a LOT better than digging by hand. I think a towable backhoe makes more sense. Tow it with the ATV. And when you're done with it I bet its easy to sell. You buy that atv mounted hoe and you're stuck with it.
I think a firewood bucket on the front of an ATV would be useful. Could use an electric actuator.
The backhoe is probably a LOT better than digging by hand. I think a towable backhoe makes more sense. Tow it with the ATV. And when you're done with it I bet its easy to sell. You buy that atv mounted hoe and you're stuck with it.
I think a firewood bucket on the front of an ATV would be useful. Could use an electric actuator.
grm61
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Running the hoe would be hard on a air cooled ATV, they are designed to have wind moving past them:shocked:
A water cooled unit would need fans on the radiators....looks like a short lifespan for the motor...and the rest of it.
A water cooled unit would need fans on the radiators....looks like a short lifespan for the motor...and the rest of it.
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The ATV motor is not running. An air cooled 5hp Honda engine runs the hydraulic pump.
