Backhoe Backhoe Attachment

[John4652]

Last week I was trying to level an area and had to rent a jack hammer to break up and remove some shelf rock. When I returned the jack hammer to the rental company I noticed an attachment for a large backhoe that was a solid pointed rod with hydraulics. One of the employee's told me you remove the backhoe bucket and use this unit to break rocks hydraulically like a jack hammer. It was called the eliminator. Does anyone know of a company that makes this in a smaller unit to fit my BX22.TLB. Thanks

 

[jim_wilson]

I saw these around too and wondered if they made one that would fit my BX23. Kubota makes some very small excavators that you can get an attachment like this for - so I believe you can get the jackhammers small enough that they would work on the BX - I think the mounting points are different though and it looks like you need some extra hydraulics to operate the hammer. Check out:
Kubota hydraulic breaker

 

[bam]

I saw a thread a short while ago where someone was asking about using a product called a ripper; I believe.

It might allow you to attach it to your backhoe and pull the shell out. It wouldn't allow you to break it up with hydralics, though it might allow you to lift it up with a small contact point. I guess it's ability to work would depend how thick the material is that you are attempting to breakup.

 

[Woodsman_Pete]

Its called a Hydraulic Impact Breaker or Hoe Ram or Hydraulic Hammer. The construction company that I work for is made up of 4 divisions the one that I work for is called the Demolition Division, we own a fleet of hammers, the smallest fit a Bobcat/Cat skid loader and mini-excavators, the largest one we own fits a 150,000 lb class CAT 365 excavator. That largest hammer is one of 5 working in the United States. A Hammer works off of auxilary hydraulics on the excavator or skid loader (seperate lines plumbed along the boom and stick) the hydralic oil is controlled thru a series of spool valves in the head of the hammer which runs a nitrogen cell called an actuator that drives a piston that hits the top of the tool or point and that with some down pressure of the machine is what breaks the rock or concrete. We run Rammer Hammers (www.rammer.com) they make a "piccolo" model which is only 180 lbs op wt. and you would have to see about a custom head for the bx. I know in our neck of the woods Reco equipment is the rammer dealer. The problem that I would see with a hammer on a bx is the hydraulic capacity, it takes high pressure and high flow to run a hammer. I don't know the specs of what your machine can produce but something tells me on a subcompact you only have enough capacity to run the fel and bh hydraulics. The other draw back to the hammers are their cost, the smallest hammer in our fleet cost about $10,000 and that's cheap when that hammer first came out it was $50,000 but ever increasing technology has lowered the price over the years. One last note about hammers is the vibration produced by the force of striking the rock or concrete is not completley disapated into the object being broken and some of that energy travels back up into the stick and cylinders. I don't know if the bx would be capable of running such a complex attachment. And our Hammer mechanic says its not rocket science, but its close to work on them. I hope I didn't confuse you too bad.

 

[Glenn1]

cadplans.com sell a kit to build a ripper for a small backhoe. I do not know if it will fit yours, but worth a try.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

I would be very surprised if you could find one that will operate off the hydrauilc flow of a BX. I don't sell construction equipment, but I have heard our other salesmen recomending that you only try it if you have a skid steer with high flow.

Kubota does sell one for the L35, it requires a special AUX hydraulic pump and will set you back about $8000.

 

[jim_wilson]

I remember that thread too - I think one of the places that makes the weld your own backhoe kits had a weld up kit to make a ripper that would go in place of the backhoe bucket. It is basically like a big tooth that you use to rip out roots, rocks, and other stuff that the backhoe bucket isn't suited for. If the rock you have isn't too thick that might work - once you got started in one place you might be able to use a ripper like device to pull out pieces of the rock.

 

[Tom_H]

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Here's my ripper thread:

Old BX bh ripper thread

 

[John4652]

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will be better off cost wise just renting a jack hammer or a bigger backhoe with the Eliminator attachment for those special jobs.

 

[JimMorrissey]

John,

I would rent a high flow skid steer with the hammer attachment. They work very well. If you get the bucket along with the hammer and have some extra time you can use the bucket to clean up the mess in short order. I've seen them used to break up concrete floors in old dairy barns.

Jim