Ever see a tractor crack in half?

[arlen4720]

Simply put, using a backhoe as counterweight for a loader puts too much stress on the equipment. Something needs to let go.
Take smaller bites or buy a bigger machine.

Don’t see too many backhoes or loaders on articulated 4wd machines

 

[jwmorris]

Looks to me like it was pulled apart by a machine that can exert much more force than the tractor could withstand.

The tractor was a “fuse” between the crane and the load, and it didn’t hold up.