3pt backhoe

[afoster]

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with a Chinese made backhoe, produced by a company called Hanmey. They appear to be mounted on the 3pt hitch (no sub frame) and use a PTO driven hydraulic pump.

 

[dfkrug]

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with a Chinese made backhoe, produced by a company called Hanmey. They appear to be mounted on the 3pt hitch (no sub frame) and use a PTO driven hydraulic pump.

You are probably looking at an LW-6, LW-7, or LW-8 backhoe attachment.
These Chinese hoes come to the US under numerous names.

They are inexpensive and you CAN get subframes for them for various
Chinese tractors. I have not owned or operated one. They are quite
heavy for their size classes, and a 3-pt mount would not be advisable.

This guy has an LW-8:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/188249-diamond-shape-sub-frame-lw.html

 

[kennyd]

Also some of them have very odd hydraulic fittings making getting replacement hoses a problem, and the valve are less than stellar also.

 

[wedge40]

I have chinese backhoe and unless you absolutely need it today, I'd wait and get a brand name. I ran into the hose problem already. The controls barely work and the only pump I could find that fits is slow at best. It'll get the job done, but should have saved a few more months and gotten a better one.
Dont get me wrong this thing is built very stout, but any problems are royal pain in the back side.

Wedge

 

[Code54]

Im with Wedge40 - better to wait and get good quality than to save a little now.

 

[Super33]

I've heard Chinese hoes cannot be trusted.

 

[BruceWard]

Be very careful. If the top link fails the backhoe can crush you.