Help me identify this backhoe attachment

[bbtank45]

Maybe an old Kelley or brantly?

 

[flingwing1969]

Pretty sure it's not either of those. The cylinder placement is quite unusual.

 

[bbtank45]

I really don't know....I don't believe it's home made. Went and looked at it tonight. Close family friends, asking $1200

 

[flingwing1969]

Pretty sure it's not either of those. The cylinder placement is quite unusual - I don't recall ever seeing the boom cylinder mounted under the boom before on a tractor attachment hoe anyway - occasionally on an excavator.

 

[/pine]

just a guess that it could be a Vermeer...

 

[bcp]

Long.

LONG 1199A 3PT HITCH BACKHOE ATTACHMENT

Manual:
http://www.ntractorclub.com/manuals... Three Point Hitch Backhoes Owners Manual.pdf

Bruce

 

[flingwing1969]

Long.
Bruce

There you go, nice catch Bruce.

 

[bbtank45]

Thanks guys. Any personal experience or opinions on this particular backhoe? I'll be using it on the back of a Mahindra 4025 4wd...just around the house for some drainage ditches and footers.

 

[flingwing1969]

I think I might offer a bit less than that. Hard to do with friends though. From the two videos I watched, the one Bruce posted and another, they are not the smoothest operating hoes I've seen - even discounting operator experience.

 

[bbtank45]

Newbie here....would the smoothness be affected by the hydraulics or the tolerances during manufacturing? What makes one backhoe smoother than another...