Not another HFPB topic!

[nyone]

Why on earth do you have a disposal and a septic tank? Its usualy one or the other. A 1,000gal tank wont help your situation much. Throw stuff that would go in your very expensive septic system into the garbage that you pay for anyway

 

[aczlan]

See above response, a mini ex would be nice. You guys keep this up and I will end up selling one of my Harley’s to help pay for a used mini ex hahaha.

A Harley for a mini-ex sounds like a great trade, the mini-ex will be a lot more useful and will probably put a similar smile on your face

Aaron Z

 

[Jstpssng]

The problem with any towable or 3pt hitch back hoe is you have next to no breaking force. I use to own a 3pt backhoe. Was hardly worth putting on my tractor. Almost faster just to dig by hand. Few years later i bought a 3,500lb older kubota mico Ex. Its like having an arm that can do everything. Best $8,000 i have spent on a machine. How ever once you get one you will find that your projects never end for it and you can never sell it.

This past summer i built a section of driveway 12x150ft long though a swamp. Swamp so soft it would have been impossible with any machine with tires.

I would like to see you do by hand what I do with my backhoe. The first one I had was a "Cadplans" kit machine with mechanical stabilizers, which was only held down by the weight of the machine. The biggest problem that I had with that one is that it would pull itself apart. Yet I dug stumps that my loader wouldn't lift afterwards. My 750 Woods at least doesn't ride up and down on the 3 pth; but I have to be careful because it will pull the tractor apart. Yet I have dug a lot of stumps with it, as well as a 300 foot trench to bury my water line. If you try to rip stumps out of the ground it won't work; but you just need to learn how to use it and go slow. My neighbors have a DR digger, and they are able to do a lot with that machine, also.

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[Imold]

A Harley for a mini-ex sounds like a great trade, the mini-ex will be a lot more useful and will probably put a similar smile on your face

Aaron Z

Hate to admit it but you are probably right even though I have ridden Harley痴 for over 32 years now my doc says no more riding due to my heart disease, he says I could have a attack while riding and it would not be a good thing, my Harley痴 have been sitting un ridden for many years in my basement garage.
Before my heart attacks.

 

[Imold]

Ok I am bringing this thread back up being I have purchased a Harbor freight Trencher/Backhoe.

 

[Imold]

So now the wait begins, I did purchase 2 extra axles and hub assemblies for it so I can have four tires on it to make it easier to move around, I all so bought 5 gallons of Ranch & Farm Premium Trans-Hydraulic fluid and a Qt of 10-30 Valvoline oil for the motor, I also picked up som 3/4x4 inch hitch pins to use rather then the pins it comes with which apparently oval out the holes over time, I will also be doing some other modifications over time.

Another thing I will be doing right away is adding a washer to each hub to help take out some of the runout the wheels have and I will definitely be cleaning out the hydraulic reservoir before I fill it up.

I will be posting pics when I get it and as I put it together.

 

[Imold]

I also picked up a ROPs with lights off a JD 1025 that the owner put a cab on, got the whole thing for 75.00 and eventually I will see if I can modify it or the trencher so it fits then I can put a sunshade on it and maybe some flood lights later on but that’s down the road.

 

[Imold]

Why on earth do you have a disposal and a septic tank? Its usualy one or the other. A 1,000gal tank wont help your situation much. Throw stuff that would go in your very expensive septic system into the garbage that you pay for anyway

The disposal was here when we bought the house and I have told the wife more then I can count that nothing goes down the disposal and she has been pretty good about it the last 15 years or so, I did have the septic guy talk to her so she knew I wasn’t blowing smoke, I have thought about removing it several times but I like sleeping in the house, and as far as tank size goes, that’s what the sellers put in when the house went up for sale, they had to replace it so they went the cheapest way to satisfy the county and was done while the home was up for sale.

 

[Imold]

Picked up a few more items for the trencher when it arrives, tool box, four 10mmx1.5 couplers and 10mm ready rod to cut into 3 inch lengths to extend the control levers and a 1-1/4 x 12 inch hitch extension and a 2 inch coupler for towing being all my other stuff is 2 inch.

 

[Imold]

Just received shipping info so now I wait for a call from the trucking company, I’m hoping it goes thru Fargo ND and I can pick it up at the freight terminal, that way I would get it at least 2 days quicker from my past experiences.