NH FEL / Backhoe or Woods

[hutch]

I am considering buying a
NH TC33D with a Woods 1012 loader and a Woods 7500 Backhoe. How does the 1012 stack
up against the NH 7308 and the 7500 against the NH 757C? Power,
strength, durability. I will be using the machine to do some of the
lighter excavating for a new house (driveway work, landscaping, etc.) I
am also interested in knowing how easy it is or isn't to attach and
detach these implements compared to the NH implements.

 

[Mike H]

I purchased the TC33D with the NH loader and backhoe. My dealer gave me a better price on the NH equipment (vs. Woods which he also carried) and I could lump it all together for financing through NH Credit. The NH backhoe has met my expectations - I'm not a commercial user but a 'hobby horse farmer'. Only two problems I've had with the backhoe are 1) broke a 1/4"x2" bolt in a joystick (interestingly, I temporarily replaced the broken Grade 5 originally supplied bolt with a Grade 2 I had on hand and the Grade 2's still in it) and 2) a couple weeks ago I had slightly longer supply and return hoses made - installation and removal are pretty easy but I wanted a couple more inches of 'play' within which I can use the hydraulics to align the backhoe. I don't have any information on the equivalent Woods equipment.