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Re: What acreage tractor / backhoe?


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Posted by JD Seller on June 28, 2015 at 15:44:10 from (208.126.198.123):

In Reply to: What acreage tractor / backhoe? posted by welljim on June 28, 2015 at 13:55:09:

Well you are wanting the tractor that has not been invented yet. LOL Cheap with a good loader and will take a back hoe that will dig 8-9 feet deep.

That JD 50 backhoe fitted mainly two models of tractors, JD 2010 and JD 1010 industrials. That is all the mount brackets where built for. You say making a three point hitch is beyond your current skills. Making a mounting bracket for that JD 50 hoe would be harder than the three point.

That IH 4166 is pretty much a wide open field tractor and not good for any of the jobs you listed. Then you say you have a MF 1130. Once again it is not really a good tractor for what you list you want to do. Then you have a JD 2010 with a bad motor. That could easily cost you $5-7K to fix just the motor.

Also taking a frame mounted backhoe off is not something you want to be doing very often. That can easily take hours just to remove the backhoe and install the three point hitch back on it. Most require removing the lift arms to mount the hoe to the mounting frame. So wanting one tractor to do all you want is not really going to happen.

There are three point backhoes that will dig as deep as you want but they are going to be in the $7500-10K range for a good one. Then that will need to be on a larger tractor too. It will need good hydraulics or a PTO mounted pump. Your MF 1130 is not good for this. weak hydraulics and light three point hitch.

I would recommend buying a tractor with a good loader, Independent PTO, and a good three point hitch. Then just rent a smaller track hoe for your digging. I can get a medium track hoe that can easily dig 8-9 feet for $250 a weekend. That would be cheaper than many of your options. IF you do not want to rent then you will need to buy a running backhoe/loader tractor. All brand s that need repair will cost you good sums of money so buy one that is in working order. They are not like a car where $500 buys you a good used running motor.

You can get a newer tractor with all the attachments your wanting to use but your going to be in the $15-20K range for it and all the correct fitting attachments. Even with newer stuff switching the backhoe back and forth is not a ten minute job, at least a hoe big enough to dig the depth your wanting.


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