930 back hoe?

[wildonewest]

I have a 67 930 CK that I would like to install a front bucket and a rear back hoe up to it. Is there a company that offers that kind of attachments for tractors or would it be easier to buy a complete back hoe?
What I"m trying to do is have one less power plant/engine to maintain.



Chris Young, Crawford, CO

 

[JGarner]

I see 3 pt hitch back hoes on ebay all the time. Not real cheap but probably less than a complete system.

The down side is they all look to be for compact tractors, but I haven't paid that close of attention.

 

[Jim B]

Although it would be another machine to maintain, an Ol' 580CK goes pretty cheap around these parts. We bought ours 30 years ago for $4800 and that's still what a decent one brings today. Apparently inflation hasn't set-in yet for some machines.

You'd probably pay more than that for a used, leaky, bent, loader and backhoe to mount on your 930 and then need to custom make mounting hardware and hydraulic plumbing. Then you'd have a loader/backhoe that cannot turn very sharp and will not have a torque converter or shuttle reverser, quite necessary for a loader/backhoe. And you'd would no longer have a field tractor... no PTO, 3-point or drawbar access and too much mislocated weight. Although removal of the loader/backhoe is feasible it would be a time consuming pain.

Guess my vote is obvious!

 

[Anonymous-0]

The second (or at least third) tractor on any farm should be a loader/backhoe. Used industrial one.

 

[wildonewest]

I just want to say thanks to those of you that replied to my ? And what I"m going to do is start looking for a used 580 Case, It the best rout I think for me. Thanks again, Chris