Reply to Thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4273237" data-attributes="member: 45773">I&#039;m not sure I understand.&nbsp; If you&#039;re asking about the front bucket being enough ballast for working the backhoe, then, yes, it is.&nbsp; Well, I say that, but I just got this little guy yesterday so I haven&#039;t used it yet.&nbsp; I did have a backhoe on my 2038R and it worked like a champ.We discussed a mini-ex.&nbsp; But a mini-ex only does digging.&nbsp; They&#039;re really good at digging, but that&#039;s about all they do aside from maybe moving things around...but you can do that with a backhoe bucket, too.This little tractor filled our digging needs.&nbsp; A TLB setup like this does a lot of things OK.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t do anything really well.&nbsp; Obviously, it&#039;s small and limited in how much work it can do at once.&nbsp; But, digging trenches, removing tree stumps, etc, can be done and it beats using a shovel.&nbsp; Plus, it mows.&nbsp; But, it&#039;s HUGE for a mower so space becomes an issue.&nbsp; The loader is great for moving material...just at a slower pace.So, for us, it makes a lot of sense.&nbsp; Machine to dig?&nbsp; Check.&nbsp; Bigger mower?&nbsp; Check.&nbsp; Loader?&nbsp; We already have a larger tractor, but now we have two.&nbsp; So, check.&nbsp; With a mini-ex we&#039;re more limited in uses and we&#039;d still have the other needs.I&#039;d say if you really need a way to dig and that&#039;s going to be the exclusive use, go with a mini-ex.&nbsp; They&#039;re cheaper and better at digging than a small backhoe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4273237, member: 45773"] I'm not sure I understand. If you're asking about the front bucket being enough ballast for working the backhoe, then, yes, it is. Well, I say that, but I just got this little guy yesterday so I haven't used it yet. I did have a backhoe on my 2038R and it worked like a champ. We discussed a mini-ex. But a mini-ex only does digging. They're really good at digging, but that's about all they do aside from maybe moving things around...but you can do that with a backhoe bucket, too. This little tractor filled our digging needs. A TLB setup like this does a lot of things OK. Doesn't do anything really well. Obviously, it's small and limited in how much work it can do at once. But, digging trenches, removing tree stumps, etc, can be done and it beats using a shovel. Plus, it mows. But, it's HUGE for a mower so space becomes an issue. The loader is great for moving material...just at a slower pace. So, for us, it makes a lot of sense. Machine to dig? Check. Bigger mower? Check. Loader? We already have a larger tractor, but now we have two. So, check. With a mini-ex we're more limited in uses and we'd still have the other needs. I'd say if you really need a way to dig and that's going to be the exclusive use, go with a mini-ex. They're cheaper and better at digging than a small backhoe. [/QUOTE]

Verification