Towing trailer with Backhoe?

kubotal3130 · Apr 26, 2011

I have a dump trailer that I like to pull with my tractor but would like to use my backhoe to fill the trailer. Maybe this is obvious to most, but how can I keep my backhoe on and still be able to pull the trailer. Pull it from my FEL backwards or rig something up on my backhoe to accept a ball? I have a Kubota 3130 with a 9' Woods Backhoe Thanks

KubotaSam · Apr 27, 2011

I mount a ball in the bucket of my B7100 if I want to move a trailer when I have my backhoe on.

Runner · Apr 27, 2011

I use my front mounted quick hitch with a "three-point" trailer hitch, or a front-mounted carryall (that also has a receiver on it) to pull a trailer when I have something else on the back. This may not be the best if you have a long way to go...

kubotal3130 · Apr 27, 2011

Thanks for the help!

pat32rf · Apr 27, 2011

I stuck a receiver onto my hoe bucket linkage and use it all the time. Great for backing a trailer into a tight space as I just swing the hoe a bit (or a lot) to line things up.
I had to get creative and made a drawbar with a "droop" in it so nothing would hit when I tilted the hoe bucket. It also serves to hook under the tongue of my float and allows me to lift and hook it onto the trailer ball without a lot of truck jockeying...
I don't know if I would want to tow a loaded dump trailer with it (none of my land is flat) as there is a LOT of leverage when the bucket is five feet behind my little tractor....

North Country · Apr 27, 2011

Got pictures?

JB4310 · Apr 28, 2011

And you don't have to drive backwards!!

JB

pat32rf · Apr 28, 2011

Never have figured out this picture posting, but my hoe (JD47?) has a link that curls the bucket. I built it up a bit with 3" channel and added a 2.5x2.5 tube to the top. I then made a special "draw bar" that had a bend in it to allow it to clear the frame of the hoe when I "dumped" the bucket.
To use it I curl the bucket which leaves the ball sticking out to the rear....

North Country · Apr 28, 2011

Ah, that makes sense. It doesn't drag the back wall when digging?

pat32rf · Apr 29, 2011

The reciever lays flat to the top link and I have a bracket on my ROPS where I store the drawbar. My jacket then hangs on the ball to cushion it from my head. LOL