Cool story working with something of the era of this backhoe and the bobcat. I see so many of these older kinds backhoes around, in various condition, some very nice too. They usually are under 5K, typically 4 stick controls too. I'd have to think even these are more robust than a modern 3pt hitch and or with subframe mount for work like you needed to do. I'd have to agree, in running condition, has to be worth double or a bit more than he offered. I waited awhile, but needed something, went for something much newer and what sold me was that it did have a very stout mechanical thumb. I see the same era models in the same price range, some seemingly really good prices too, which always happens after you bought one LOL. Mine was very low hour or should be, hard to prove, but none had the thumb so I figured what a great all around very useful kind of machine, one I've needed a long time. So far, it's been turn key, tasks or small projects can be tackled when I have time. I can't think of a more versatile machine no matter what one has, or how old and that they are bulky for tight work areas, still do a lot of work for what one pays for one.
Interesting how the geometry worked out, hard to picture, but get that it works but may not be the best fit. The thumb on mine has 3 positions and while a hydraulic thumb is really nice, I can set it to work very well, great for logs and such. It's a bear to move into the stowed position when you do not need it, it gets past you, will hurt and is a bit heavy for one person, I may find a way to use a come along or something, easy way to get seriously injured or mess up your back. Might be a better balance point but it sure is heavy, that is where the hydraulic one has a distinct advantage.
I could not agree more, and I think I recall posting about that hose failing. It happened to me with a Case W-20 loader, the arms dropped onto the side of a tandem dump truck after the hose failed, and before I tilted the bucket to dump the load of gravel. It did significant damage to the side wall of the dump body, but we did a great job of repairing it and making it look like it did. You never know when that could happen. When I use the front bucket of the backhoe to support something, I put the safety prop in place every time. If I need to adjust while working, I just hook a chain fall onto it until done. I'd rather something else gets me than my own complacency with equipment.
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