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[platinumits]

Has anyone heard anything about a Liberty Backhoe?
Here is the link to their site:
Backhoes - 3 Point Backhoe Attachments for Tractors & Wood Chippers - Liberty Backhoes.com
Just wondering how it might compare to a Woods or JD. Price is quite a bit lower so I thought Id see if anyone has used one or heard anything good or bad about Liberty...

 

[SixHoeBob]

I would be suspicious of anything with a patriotic name. Most of the ten pictures they show indicate that the main boom is designed wrong. The net result is that the dipper does not lift very high. They do not have even one picture of it digging.

Look at the curved links attached to the dump cylinder. If those links were straight, the bucket would curl less, but dump further. You want to maximize the dump angle, so that
you can dig vertical wall holes. In other words the bucket rotation is wrong.

There are plenty of name brand 3pt hoes to choose from. Research them.

 

[platinumits]

Thanks for the response. Ill scratch liberty off my list and stay with woods and john deere as options, unless you know of any others? Bradco?

 

[SixHoeBob]

Start a new thread with a title something like "JD 3320, what backhoe should I buy?" I think you will get more responses from the other 3320 owners etc,
3pt hoes can be hard on the tractor. Should you be looking at sub-frame mounted hoes?

 

[mjncad]

I would be suspicious of anything with a patriotic name.

I feel the same way about anything with the word "King" in it.