Ford 1710 backhoe question

[Anonymous-0]

Hi everyone. As you can tell by the subject I"ve got a few questions regarding putting a backhoe attachment on my ford 1710. The backhoe I"m currently looking at is a Taylor-Way 766 model. It has its own reservoir/pto pump and is a 3 point hitch type attachment. The backhoe weighs just under 1000 lbs, the tractor is rated at 27hp and is rougly 2900lbs. These are my questions:

Is the 3 point hitch enough to support the backhoe?

If its not, what are my options? Fabricate a subframe?

Are there any guides or resources to making a subframe like this?

The backhoe attachment does come with the folding "arms" that I imagine would give it extra support when it is in use. If anyone has any advice or comments please feel free to post them. Thanks.

 

[Anonymous-0]

A few things I forgot to add:

The tractor currently has a bush hog front end loader on it and will be on it for the rest of its life. The tractor and backhoe attachment will only be used a few times a month around the yard for small jobs. There will be no commercial or heavy duty digging at all. The motor has also been completely rebuilt with a new head and gasket.

 

[RodinNS]

Those backhoes are known to break compact tractors without the use of a sub frame. I spose if you only use it lightly and don't force it you'll probably be OK... but my preference would be towards a subframe machine.

Rod