Go to the Configurator on JD's web site. "Build Your Own" 4X20. When it gets to the point of adding attachments, see if the 48 is on the list. That would indicate they are still making the adapters for it. As of about a year ago, they were. I contemplated the same thing, and back hoe compatibility was one of my concerns. The bottom line was what put me off the deal, but the back hoe would have fit.