3PH Mounted Backhoes.

[wh22366]

For several years I used a Woods 650 mounted on the 3pt of my Ford 1710. For the most part I didn't horse it, but one day I pushed it a little digging out a 24" pine stump and loosened (didn't break a casting) the transfer-tranny bond, leaking a little hydraulic. Learned my lesson. My fix was to pick up an old Cat backhoe for digging holes and sell the Woods.

I sold Massey compacts for a time and can attest to the fact that even a slightly mis-designed FEL mount can pass on enough stress to crack major castings. (Affected the 45 and 55 HP units)

If you're going to mount a backhoe on a compact tractor, seriously consider a subframe.

 

[3RRL]

I'm interested in the cad backhoe for a 354 Jinma. I was wondering if there are easly removeable subframe kind of attachment type a fellow could build? Any caddigger builders out there? bjr

Here is a an older thread about the subframe I made for Kama tractor. It also has several references to other home made sub frames.
Might give you some ideas?
Home Made Backhoe Subframe