Tractor backhoe - homemade

[BFreaky]

Had some spare time sooo...here are the results.
Finally got some video too, will upload as soon as I get the recorded material

 

[Beltman60]

man you got to love that reach and depth you get with that thing B

 

[KubotainNH]

Sweet.

 

[madmax12]

wow :thumbsup:

 

[Green Power]

How long did it take you to dig to the point in the photos? Great photos by the way!

 

[BFreaky]

About 3 h but I worked alone so I had to drive and unload the trailer every 10 - 15 minutes so that took me half of that time.

 

[Green Power]

Looking closely at that first pic it appears you have the FEL back on the tractor. What were you pulling the dump cart with? (any photos)

 

[BFreaky]

Yes that's a FEL. I have 3 tractors so I used the old Zetor 6711 to pull the trailer

 

[the Peej]

Now that you have had some time using it is there anything you would have done differently. I know you put a lot of time in designing it and tweaking the plan as you went, I'm just curious what would be different if you were to build it again.

 

[BFreaky]

Nothing significant...maybe a bigger bucket because the machine plays with this one...and if I would have more $ I'd buy all new cylinders just to avoid all the work I had to do on those old ones