Hi Pabble,
Thanks for your interest. The design is very robust and it lacks a few finishing touches such as paint and a finishing the length cuts on rear struts. I designed it very close to the rear wheels and designed it to co-exist with the 3pt (without removing the subframe). I also wanted...
The ROPS cross member was too high, so I moved it down and integrated it into the design to be used as a place to put the seat and attach the struts. Then it can be moved back up to its original position to enable full upward swing of the 3pt when removed.
Welded 3/4" nuts onto the cap of...
Bought a Davis or Case D100 4pt Backhoe off Craigslist for $800. It needed minor hydraulic repairs, but at the time I didn't know how much repair work would be needed. Later found it was just minor control valve leaks and the left/right ram had a leak. The minor repairs took some time but was...