Bradco 609 on a L3710

[Jim1764]

Anyone on the list using a Bradco 609 backhoe on their Kubota L3710 tractor? How does the tractor handle? Does the hoe work fast enough and does it move the tractor around while operating? I'm looking at a used one and would like some input from some one with first hand experence. By the way I have a LA681 FEL on the tractor also.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[digger]

Jim, I had an L-3600 with a 609 and it worked fine,it had lots
of digging force! The pump rating is 9 - 12 gpm for the 609 so
it is a little slow on the bucket curl and dipper. I then traded it
for a 611, which has even larger cylinders and more break-out,
almost a 1000 lbs. more on the dipper. Speed seamed to be about the same for both.
They are heavy units and do make the front a little lite , but I
think the digging force and the quality of the hoe make it tops
on my list of after market hoes.
Also the frame mount worked great , on and off in a few minutes

 

[Bird]

Digger, huh? I've got a son-in-law with that nickname and I first thought he got it 'cause he's buried so many people (been a funeral director/mortician for 20+ years), but then found out he got that nickname when he was just a kid./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Anyway, glad to have you with us./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif