unimog_jason
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- Joined
- Nov 16, 2007
- Messages
- 189
- Location
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Tractor
- JD 755, Kioti DK40SE, JD 410
Does anyone have some pictures of how the mounting system works?
My father has offered to give me the backhoe from his Ford compact and I'm curious to know how Kioti attaches their hoe to the tractor before I commit.
It's been several years since I've seen the Ford hoe, but I believe there are a pair of tangs that drop down on the mid point of the tractor and a pair of pins at the rear. The hoe subframe slides onto the rear pins and then you pass a pin through front of the sub frame to attach it to tangs to lock everything in place.
I have a front mount blower for my tractor so I think I can use the rear mount point of the blower subframe and weld some pins that are attached to the rear drawbar for the rear point. My biggest worry is if the drawbar mount can withstand the abuse a backhoe may place on it.
My hope is to see how Kioti made the connection and go from there.
Thanks,
Jason
My father has offered to give me the backhoe from his Ford compact and I'm curious to know how Kioti attaches their hoe to the tractor before I commit.
It's been several years since I've seen the Ford hoe, but I believe there are a pair of tangs that drop down on the mid point of the tractor and a pair of pins at the rear. The hoe subframe slides onto the rear pins and then you pass a pin through front of the sub frame to attach it to tangs to lock everything in place.
I have a front mount blower for my tractor so I think I can use the rear mount point of the blower subframe and weld some pins that are attached to the rear drawbar for the rear point. My biggest worry is if the drawbar mount can withstand the abuse a backhoe may place on it.
My hope is to see how Kioti made the connection and go from there.
Thanks,
Jason