What's it Worth & Question, Bradco Backhoe

RodSerling · Apr 21, 2017

Howdy forum, long time no see. My company has a Bradco 611 backhoe sitting around. We used to use it on our NH 885 but we bought a mini excavator a few years ago and it rarely has been used since. We traded the NH on a Kubota SVL 95 last year and this has been sitting in the yard since. My question is this, 1. What is a fair price to ask for it? 2. Can it be converted to use on a tractor, and if so what size Kubota would it work on? I ask the last question because I was toying with the idea of selling my BX25 and buying an L series putting this on the back.

TIA

Industrial Toys · Apr 21, 2017

What a crying shame to see something like that sitting outside slowly going to heck.

My Kubota Hoe on my R510 is actually Bradco. Can't say anything bad about it. Must be quality if Kubota uses them.

Fallon · Apr 21, 2017

3pt and/or SSQA hoes go for $3-5k around here as long as they are in good shape. Tractors generally can't handle a SSQA hoe & 3pt hoes can really beat up or break a tractor in half. The smart move is to get one with a (or build your own) subframe to spread the load out across the whole tractor. You could proably get by with a 3pt mount for light work, but it would always scare me on my machine unless I got a subframe in play or the hoe was undersized.

RodSerling · Apr 22, 2017

Industrial Toys said:
What a crying shame to see something like that sitting outside slowly going to heck.

My Kubota Hoe on my R510 is actually Bradco. Can't say anything bad about it. Must be quality if Kubota uses them.

Yeah it is a shame that's why I want to sell it.

Fallon said:
3pt and/or SSQA hoes go for $3-5k around here as long as they are in good shape. Tractors generally can't handle a SSQA hoe & 3pt hoes can really beat up or break a tractor in half. The smart move is to get one with a (or build your own) subframe to spread the load out across the whole tractor. You could proably get by with a 3pt mount for light work, but it would always scare me on my machine unless I got a subframe in play or the hoe was undersized.

Got it. It appears to be quite a pain to do so and not quite worth it to me so I think I will sell it. I guess $2500 would be a fair asking price since everything works great and there is no issues. At this point I just want to get it out of my yard.