Backhoe 180 mini backhoe

[Beechwood]

As promised , here is a picture of the backhoe I built for my 180

 

[Beechwood]

Another

 

[ontheweb]

You better patent that. Looks pretty sweet /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Highridge]

Excellent!
I really like the thumb attachment too! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Very nice. Where did you get the cylinder?

 

[Marks481]

Very nice.

The 30 degree angle on it is pretty sweet. I wish the stock backhoe was like that, as the quick attach plate doesn't swivel quite far enough to get a good bite sometimes.

Nice thumb.

Want to trade?

 

[Beechwood]

Moss road
I purchased the 9" and 16" buckets and cylinder from a company in Canada. I had a local welder fabricate it to my design and specs. the thumb was cobbled together using two 16" box blade shanks from Agri supply.

 

[Beechwood]

Tim in CT.
The arm is set at a 40 degree angle so I can dig deeper and move around easier. the digging depth is 4'6"

 

[stray]

Nice job!! Will the thumb stow above the curl cylinder or do you take it off for digging. Does the angle mass works better than the straight one. How well will the 180 handle the 16” bucket? Thanks for the pics. more more more???? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I will let someone else ask about costs.

 

[Beechwood]

Stray
The 40 degree arm allows me to dig closer and deeper. the 16" bucket works great for softer soils. I plan on adding bolt on teeth to the 16" bucket. For now I have to remove the grapple to dig but I will be making up a fold back backet for it.
The two dipper arm sections were back cut at a 20 degree angle, so the front arm section is offset 40 degrees to the attachment plate. When I get a chance I'll post a picture of the backhoe in a travel postion.It will be easier to understand why I had it built that way.