mike69440
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- Central NH (God's Country)
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- 1984 Kubota B7200D (Sold 2015,) 2005 L39 Kubota, 2006 RTV 900 1997 Komatsu PC75UU2E w/ Thumb & Blade, 2013 Mahindra Max28XL Shuttle
Would you drive your M59 w/ BH attached forward up a 35-40% slope? How much does the backhoe affect stability?New unit less the top/tilt, extra rear Hydraulics ports, 4-1 bucket, hyd loader bucket attach, one BH bucket and telematics may be around 93K which seems to jive with the ads I've seen. Not sure what a demo discount would be but finding one around here would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
A lot of the areas I'm planning to use for trails are 30+ year old logging roads. They have filled in some but are still somewhat flat.
Would you drive your M59 w/ BH attached forward up a 35-40% slope? How much does the backhoe affect stability?
On my L39 I filled the hollow Loader tubes with Durabar adding about 130 lbs midsection. On an M62 having larger tubes, guessing this would add another 200 Lbs. They were set using epoxy cement and have not gone anywhere. I also have welded up the front guard adding a trailer hitch and a front counter weight adding another 75 Lbs to the front. It is still very light on the front end without the bucket, especially with a HD +100 Lb thumb on the hoe and reinforced bucket.
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