Backhoe cost

[Industrial Toys]

Sounds like you need some serious equipment. Not 1 acre home owner grade. I looked for years for a hoe for our JD6200. Long, Woods, Bushhog, I looked at them all. Then the dealer told me of people ripping the top link off their 6000 series and that was the end of that idea for me. Also, didn't like the idea of getting off one seat and onto another, AND worse, having to consider removing an attachment, digging out the hoe, attaching it, all for maybe a five minute job. So I got my R510 with a (Made for Kubota by Bradco) hoe, always there for a moments notice and I never looked back. I have used it a lot, but generally day to day, not as much as I had thought. Mostly little jobs here and there. Pluck out a stone, transplant a little tree.

 

[Slackdaddy]

In about 2004 I bought a Case 580 SuperE (in my avitar) with 3000 hours, 4WD. I had to put new tires on it, change the fluids, some hoses.
I Paid $7000 for that BH,,
With the size property you have I would look for a used full size Backhoe (Construction equip)

 

[hosspuller]

A full sized backhoe will do much more with greater ease and safety. First use of the FEL on my 5200 taught me it was NOT a digger.

 

[Urakunu]

A full sized backhoe will do much more with greater ease and safety. First use of the FEL on my 5200 taught me it was NOT a digger.

Thanks for that. We have a John Deere 450 track loader with a backhoe as well to tackle larger jobs. Not always the ideal piece of equipment, that's why I'm going with a backhoe on the tractor as well.

 

[eekbin]

Has anyone recently purchased a backhoe for a YT 347 or 359? The price I'm getting quoted is like $11500. That seems like an aweful lot for that backhoe when I can get an LS or Kioti backhoe for between 6k and 7k. I really liked the yanmar tractor but really heavily favoring Kioti NX5010 because its like $8000 cheaper.

I purchased the B90 backhoe with my YT359C exactly 3 years ago and paid $10K installed on the tractor. This was the dealer's take-it-or-leave-it price, i.e., they were OK if I left with just the tractor or purchased the backhoe as well. I think you could press the dealer a bit more.

I'm happy with the Yanmar/Woods backhoe. It is not at the same level as a mini-excavator, but works well for what I need. A good chunk of the 400 hours I have on the tractor is from running the backhoe. I'm very happy with the Yanmar tractor and would buy it again in a hearbeat.

 

[Ffphil]

We bought the Yt359C just about 2 years ago. Have about 400 hours on it. So far we are very happy with it. Just be careful of the cab windows, cost almost as much as the hoe to replace.

 

[raybender]

I considered getting a backhoe for my YT359 ROPS both at the time of purchase and then a year later. The cost gave me cause for pause, and now I rent the excavator sized for the job I need at the time. In the end I will spend more on the rentals, but I am confident that I have saved significant time as well as hours on my tractor. In upstate NY a 5-6 ton excavator rents out for ~$1.1K/week with multiple buckets. Smaller units go for ~$600 week. If you can cue up you jobs, you can get a lot done with a tracked excavator sized for the job. If you don't need the flexibility of a tracked excavator, I would also recommend looking for a used construction backhoe. I often see workable units for less than $10K.

 

[5030]

Interestingly, my dealer sells a lot of backhoe attachments even though he advises against them. Like me, he thinks they are basically a worthless implement and most spend their days sitting on a pallet in the garage, unused. I'm with you 100%. If I need a hoe, I go rent one at Black Swamp or Herc Rental. I prefer a wheeled trencher. I can lay a couple hundred feet of waterline or utility cable, 5 feet deep with little mess, in an afternoon.

I can rent equipment and not be responsible for the upkeep either for what a backhoe costs, many times over and still come out way ahead. At Herc you can rent a JCB for a grand for a week, delivered and full of fuel and a JCB will out dig and out manuver any backhoe attachment ever made, hands down.

 

[fried1765]

Interestingly, my dealer sells a lot of backhoe attachments even though he advises against them. Like me, he thinks they are basically a worthless implement and most spend their days sitting on a pallet in the garage, unused. I'm with you 100%. If I need a hoe, I go rent one at Black Swamp or Herc Rental. I prefer a wheeled trencher. I can lay a couple hundred feet of waterline or utility cable, 5 feet deep with little mess, in an afternoon.

I can rent equipment and not be responsible for the upkeep either for what a backhoe costs, many times over and still come out way ahead. At Herc you can rent a JCB for a grand for a week, delivered and full of fuel and a JCB will out dig and out manuver any backhoe attachment ever made, hands down.

Sounds very convenient......for you!
Now......just where is there a "Black Swamp" or "Herc Rental" near me?
Any sort of round trip rental pickup/return would essentially waste a full day for me.
I LOVE having my L48TLB always readily available,..... if I only need it for 20 minutes.

Your dealer actually thinks a removable backhoe attachment (on my L48) is "basically a worthless implement"?
Quite some "dealer" you have there!
I think he may need to spend some time at a Kubota re-education camp.

 

[5030]

Sounds very convenient......for you!
Now......just where is there a "Black Swamp" or "Herc Rental" near me?
Any sort of round trip rental pickup/return would essentially waste a full day for me.
I LOVE having my L48TLB always readily available,..... if I only need it for 20 minutes.

Your dealer actually thinks a removable backhoe attachment (on my L48) is "basically a worthless implement"?
Quite some "dealer" you have there!
I think he may need to spend some time at a Kubota re-education camp.

Don't have a clue where they are where you reside. Look 'em up online. They deliver btw and pick them up when you are finished. Far as the usefulness of a BH attachment, I'm sure some owners use them but I bet most don't or at least not enough to justify the cost.

Everyone wants a Ferrari, but not everyone can afford one, me included. My dealer is primarily a large Kubota (ag related dealer).

Your mileage and mine differ.