4tillingdirt
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I watched this video of a Branson with a backhoe and if the backhoe on a tractor this size is not any stouter than this, who would want to buy one? Demo of pre-owned Branson 352h with Backhoe - YouTube
Tractor Backhoes Weak?
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4tillingdirt
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It looks he is giving it all the tractor will do - even increases the throttle. I know digging grass like that is tougher than digging loamy soil but that is pathetic.
ptsg
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I agree. That video is definitely not a good example.
There are lots of videos out there with people doing serious work with this style backhoes for pretty much any tractor brand.
If you're looking at Branson, there lots of users here with backhoes that can provide some real world experience.
4570Man
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They’re pretty weak but you should be able to take full scoops with that bucket. That guy isn’t much for operating and maybe he didn’t want to make a mess in the field.
Diggin It
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I had never used one before, or any type of 'heavy equipment', but I was able to dig a 6' x 6' x 5' hole to bury a cow in the pasture where it succumbed. It took me close to an hour because of the 12" bucket, but I never thought it felt under powered.
A few months back during a dry spell, my clay subsoil about a foot below the surface got so hard I could NOT dig it. I could scrape it and leave teeth marks, but I could NOT get into the ground to get a bucket full. I could point teeth teeth down and raise the tractor, so it wasn't a lack of hydraulics. I was only trying to dig a bucket width trench though. Maybe if I had gone wider and tried a different angle, I could have made better progress.
A few months back during a dry spell, my clay subsoil about a foot below the surface got so hard I could NOT dig it. I could scrape it and leave teeth marks, but I could NOT get into the ground to get a bucket full. I could point teeth teeth down and raise the tractor, so it wasn't a lack of hydraulics. I was only trying to dig a bucket width trench though. Maybe if I had gone wider and tried a different angle, I could have made better progress.
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My back hoe on Kubota L3301 is far from weak! It will drag the tractor around with ease. Also it will lift the tractor easily as well.
DK35vince
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I've always been pleased with the performance of my back hoe.
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I don’t think he really knew how to make it dig. I have dug out chunks of earth filling the bucket plus some! He was probably just doing a quick demo, not really trying to dig a hole.