woods 9000 hoe

[kully]

looking at hoes like the bradco 511 and the woods 9000. the bradco is very hard to get up on. it has no step and you have to put down the outrigger to climb up on , has a lot of power but not user friendly. the woods is user friendly and also has brand new sub fram 4 point mount that does not loose ground clearance . the way it mounts is it wraps around rear axel not like the old style that hangs under the tractor .does anybody have any info on how good these woods 9000 hoes are ,and the bradco 511.

 

[DDT]

I got a Woods 9000 with a L5030 last fall and really like both.

 

[450EXC]

I have a woods 7500 on a CK30 that I got early summer.

The hoe works great, the 4 pt connection is real nice.

 

[CTyler]

I've had a 9000 on my L3130HST going on three years now. No complaints but wish it had a QA bucket like on the big boyz.

 

[kully]

do these hoes have power I mainly need it for stumps and rocks I was thinking of the 12in bucket for that and a 24in for just digging.have you the new 4 point hookup, do you have to remove the 3 point set up

 

[CTyler]

I have a full sub frame, very first one, that ties into the Woods loader subframe. This is a 4 point connection. It has plenty of power, haven't even used the power mode. That adds another 1000lbs of force. Probably usefull or perhaps needed in rocky soil or tuff roots?

The sway arms need to be unbolted. Then use a rubber strap to hold the 3pt and sway arms together in the middle. Don't have to actually remove anything from the tractor

It was used mostly while building the house using 12 and 24" buckets. Put in a couple septic tanks/drain field, culverts, electrical, water, sewer lines, drain tile, stumps, french drains, planting trees, general excavation etc..