Backhoe Need opinions on adding 3-point hitch backhoe

[jhous]

All you guys..... THANK YOU!:thumbsup:
You really came through for me and it has really helped me weigh all the pluses and minuses of both configurations. I went to the LS tractor dealership to day and looked at their subframe/backhoe setup. That was really the deciding factor. Their subframe is a hefty unit and it goes all the way forward and connects to the FEL. It is also a quick attach detach for the backhoe which makes any 3-point accessory easy to use. It's like the tractor has two frames with that setup.
So, I pulled the trigger and bought their unit. Hope to have it up and going in two or three weeks.
J.

 

[brown40]

Congratulations--they are great tools. Glad you went with the subframe. Pictures to come?

 

[tman1020]

Thanks and your welcome. I'm glad i was able to help. Sounds like a great setup and a real labor saver. Would love to hear how it works out for u after u get a chance to use it.

 

[Supraman0614]

jhous,
When you talk with your dealer again about the backhoe, would you ask them what the top link mounting holes under the seat post are supposed to be used for? My dealer didn't install the top link on mine (LS sub-frame BH) but there is plenty of room for it and it looks like it is supposed to be there. I was told that it isn't necessary. It seems to me it would help support the hoe assembly better but it isn't shown in any of the documentation.

 

[IslandTractor]

jhous,
When you talk with your dealer again about the backhoe, would you ask them what the top link mounting holes under the seat post are supposed to be used for? My dealer didn't install the top link on mine (LS sub-frame BH) but there is plenty of room for it and it looks like it is supposed to be there. I was told that it isn't necessary. It seems to me it would help support the hoe assembly better but it isn't shown in any of the documentation.

I've never attached mine on my Woods BH90x. I suppose it might add a bit of support but it's unnecessary for a BH with a subframe. Just look at the geometry of where it attaches to the seat post. Not really going to do much except bend the seat post if any serious bending forces are applied. It might be a good place to store/secure the toplink but that's about it IMO.

 

[TomSeller]

Congrats!! Pictures as soon as you can please. We like pictures.

 

[Supraman0614]

I've never attached mine on my Woods BH90x. I suppose it might add a bit of support but it's unnecessary for a BH with a subframe. Just look at the geometry of where it attaches to the seat post. Not really going to do much except bend the seat post if any serious bending forces are applied. It might be a good place to store/secure the toplink but that's about it IMO.

It's not actually attached to the seat post. There is a section of the lower frame that will accept the top link. If I have a few minutes to take pictures, I will show it with and without the top link. The BH is not hooked up right now so I'll start a new thread when I hook it back up.

 

[IslandTractor]

It's not actually attached to the seat post. There is a section of the lower frame that will accept the top link. If I have a few minutes to take pictures, I will show it with and without the top link. The BH is not hooked up right now so I'll start a new thread when I hook it back up.

I will be hooking mine up later this month and will check. I have hydraulic toplink so have just retracted it and secure it with a sling while the BH is mounted. In looking at some photos (below), it does seem that the slot for the toplink is mounted to the seat post on the Woods BH90x. The seat post is a roughly 2x2x0.25 square tube so is not a delicate item but the leverage that a rigid toplink would provide when the BH pulls or pushes on it while digging seems to me to be enough to worry about having it take the stress. Besides, the BH has a four point mount so why would it benefit from the toplink?

 

[DK35vince]

jhous,
When you talk with your dealer again about the backhoe, would you ask them what the top link mounting holes under the seat post are supposed to be used for?

Many of these backhoes can be sold as 3 point or with a sub frame. That is why the top link holes are there.
The top link is not generally used if you have a sub frame mount.

 

[BlessedMess]

It probably has the connection there because it could also be used as a three point mount if you take off the subframe.

I agree. Believe the OEM LS partners with for backhoes is Taesung (also Korean), and it is most probable that the same model is sold with/without brand-specific subframes to other manufacturers. Near as I can tell Kioti, TYM & Mahindra all sell the same model BHs as LS does for the XU and possibly the XR...