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Posted: 11/15/2022 9:55:34 PM EST
https://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/mixers-compactors-backhoe/backhoe/9-hp-towable-backhoe-62365.html
What does GD think? Yeah it's chinesium but I'm so fucking tired of digging holes by hand   Harbor freight backhoe! Pulling stumps ends in Disaster!!! Ugh! |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 9:57:08 PM EST
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I love how it's poorly photoshopped and levitating over the ground.
 Seems like a great tool for amateur DIYers to locate gas mains.
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Posted: 11/15/2022 9:57:30 PM EST
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:02:27 PM EST
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:31:49 PM EST
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I have towable backhoe, a jansen mb-300, not the harbor freight model.
It has 2 control sticks instead of 4 for the HF model. Hydraulics are faster as well. I've used it to run electrical and water lines around the farm, dug footings for a house addition, buried a couple animals, made a shed pad, stuff like that. It needs more weight and can struggle in extremely hard ground. It will tear up the ground near your trench, because of the claw like front legs digging in as you dig the trench. I paid $2700 for the one I have. I feel like I have gotten good use out of it. I am running out of reasons to keep it. I may dig footings for a garage project next spring and then sell it. I would imagine I will get close to what I paid for it. They are selling for $4700 new. |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:32:50 PM EST
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Seems like it would be horribly underpowered and underweight to do any serious work. You'd be better off renting a small trackhoe.
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:33:57 PM EST
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Quoted: I'm so fucking tired of digging holes by hand  you’re not digging holes with that
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:38:06 PM EST
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You can rent an excavator 8 weekends, or a trencher 20 times, and still be ahead.
That's a whole bunch of regret right there. Now a pics of your backhoe thread.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:39:57 PM EST
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Just rent a mini excavator in a 4 hour block from your local rental place or hardware. Probably cost $150 for a 4 hour rental with a trailer. Our local Amish store (ironic) rents Bobcat E42s for that rate and can’t Keep them in stock.
Those units don’t dig in anything beside Sandy ground and you’re only scooping a couple buckets before moving again. |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:41:42 PM EST
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I think4 lever controls would drive me mad, but I've experience with the real deal
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:47:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just rent a mini excavator in a 4 hour block from your local rental place or hardware. Probably cost $150 for a 4 hour rental with a trailer. Our local Amish store (ironic) rents Bobcat E42s for that rate and can’t Keep them in stock. Those units don’t dig in anything beside Sandy ground and you’re only scooping a couple buckets before moving again. A mini ex rental is more than double that in my area. |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 10:56:49 PM EST
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The fuck is that guy doing with the chainsaw dancing around like that? And with no ear or eye pro in shorts?
I wouldn't listen to anything thing those guys said working like that. And I bet that backhoe is complete junk. |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:05:35 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love how it's poorly photoshopped and levitating over the ground. Seems like a great tool for amateur DIYers to locate gas mains.This, and fiber optic lines. Plus flip it over on top of themselves. Harbor Freight gonna get sued and recall those for sure. |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:09:05 PM EST
[#13]
Looks like a piece of shit.
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:13:37 PM EST
[#14]
For less than twice that you can get a used Case.
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:17:19 PM EST
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:21:15 PM EST
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I have a 1963 Ford backhoe, I got it for $4500. Digs whatever I want but man it leaks fluid(s)
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:28:56 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/122414/53E2153B-3C77-4B60-8AD0-3E41EF1D0C90_jpe-2601726.JPGRemind me of one of these. |
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:37:21 PM EST
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FIL has a Kubota L3301 with a backhoe and it struggles to do real work. This thing might move sand and that’s it. After messing with 2 Kubota TLBs, I have no interest in owning a stationary backhoe. If I needed one enough to own it, a mini ex is the only answer.
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Posted: 11/15/2022 11:38:18 PM EST
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I have one I bought used. For digging ditches and similar small holes/trenches it's great. Use it to maintain some trails on our hunting property, maintain drainage ditches and small culverts. It will not do the same stuff a backhoe will do even on a small tractor. But for the price I paid it's a great tool. Beats using a shovel.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 12:04:18 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: FIL has a Kubota L3301 with a backhoe and it struggles to do real work. This thing might move sand and that’s it. After messing with 2 Kubota TLBs, I have no interest in owning a stationary backhoe. If I needed one enough to own it, a mini ex is the only answer. Backhoes can be pretty damn nice to have too. Yeah the mini ex is the better digger, but sometimes it's really nice to be able to spin around and have a front loader too. My machine is also generally more friendly to turf than a tracked machine. Couple times I hauled my Kubota TLB to some other properties to help with a project. I could have done the same tasks with a skid steer and a mini ex, but even if I owned both, I wasn't in a position to haul two machines. I see the "rent a mini ex" line here all the time. But the fact is I do a shitload of little jobs with my backhoe, often spur of the moment, that if I didn't have the backhoe, I wouldn't be renting a mini ex for those jobs either. Either the job just wouldn't get done or I'd end up doing it by hand. But also, agree with the other posters that say that Harbor Freight thing looks like it's probably not worth it.  ETA: Here I am loaded up to work on a project about two hours away. I can dig with the backhoe, I've got a front bucket for moving dirt and grading, etc.. I've got forks, and I've got a front grapple. Dedicated construction equipment could probably do the job faster, but that's a lot of functionality loaded up there in a single half-ton and a 16' trailer. 
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Posted: 11/16/2022 12:24:14 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just rent a mini excavator in a 4 hour block from your local rental place or hardware. Probably cost $150 for a 4 hour rental with a trailer. Our local Amish store (ironic) rents Bobcat E42s for that rate and can’t Keep them in stock. Those units don’t dig in anything beside Sandy ground and you’re only scooping a couple buckets before moving again. $400/hr with a min of 4 hours here |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 12:41:06 AM EST
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I think I'd lean toward renting the machine I need or paying someone to do the work.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 5:56:37 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a 1963 Ford backhoe, I got it for $4500. Digs whatever I want but man it leaks fluid(s) ‘59 Fordson Power Major. No power steering, it’ll make a man out of you.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 6:31:11 AM EST
[#24]
 Attached FileIt’s better than a shovel and a wheel barrow! I’ve been running conduits and drainage all over my property. Also, renting is expensive when you are too busy to use for a few days in a row and have many projects, this thing is ready to go. Can sell it no problem when done. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 6:55:49 AM EST
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Its a toy or might be handy for covering cat shit.
If you are digging hard clay you will be going for a ride. Rent a real hoe or save the money and buy a quality compact tractor with hoe. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 6:56:20 AM EST
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Posted: 11/16/2022 6:57:25 AM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: FIL has a Kubota L3301 with a backhoe and it struggles to do real work. This thing might move sand and that’s it. After messing with 2 Kubota TLBs, I have no interest in owning a stationary backhoe. If I needed one enough to own it, a mini ex is the only answer. Same experience. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:02:28 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501832/B5F9C042-568F-4129-8141-D4E4034BABA3_jpe-2601914.JPG Also, renting is expensive when you are too busy to use for a few days in a row and have many projects, this thing is ready to go. Can sell it no problem when done. That's exactly what I did. I cleared brush , graded , several hundred feet of drain, dropped and removed trees then sold it for a grand more than I paid for it. No way I could rent to do everything in a reasonable time frame and hiring it done was more than buying the tractor.      
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:03:42 AM EST
[#29]
MADE IN CHINA JUNK.......
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:10:01 AM EST
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I have my neighbor's three point hitch backhoe, which looks to be a little heavier built than the Hazard Fraught one you show. Even on my 8'000 lb tractor, it isn't useful on my farm. It might dig in clay or sand, but I have a lot of sandstone, which it just doesn't dig well. It can't dig up a 6 inch stump, even when I left three feet above ground. When I had to dig up water lines looking for a leak recently, we dug by hand.
I don't think that tool looks very useful in the situations you might need it for. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:11:51 AM EST
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You can get a 1-ton excavator on Alibaba for a little more.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:13:19 AM EST
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I can finally build my defensive trench line
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:17:26 AM EST
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I enjoy my little BX23S. It’s as small as I’d want to go for something like this.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:19:21 AM EST
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Quoted: https://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/mixers-compactors-backhoe/backhoe/9-hp-towable-backhoe-62365.html What does GD think? Yeah it's chinesium but I'm so fucking tired of digging holes by hand https://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/9fc4a8332f9638515cd199dd0f9238da/6/2/62365_W4_1_1.jpg  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izlairt9G4Not worth the scrap metal from my experience with a non chinisium one. They are not heavy enough, and even just tough dirt, they raise themselves instead of digging in. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:31:26 AM EST
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In some parts of the country, this is called a backhoe. It’s not, but that’s beside the point. Go big or go home.
 
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:38:09 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love how it's poorly photoshopped and levitating over the ground. Seems like a great tool for amateur DIYers to locate gas mains.I thought this too. Also, am I the only one who thinks the guy in the video thumbnail looks like Lootie? |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:40:13 AM EST
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 Just added one to my tractor. Didn't cost $3499.  |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:53:20 AM EST
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Chinese garbage. You can probably dig faster with a shovel.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 7:53:39 AM EST
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That thing wouldn't be able to go deeper that 6-8 inches where I live. Caliche will make you a believer in "More Power".
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:06:38 AM EST
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Might be OK for some light duty stuff.
I would plumb a wood splitter on the dipper with a 4 way wedge and go to town on the wood pile. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:13:30 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a 1963 Ford backhoe, I got it for $4500. Digs whatever I want but man it leaks fluid(s) I had a ‘63 international that cost $4500. All the old timers kept telling me it would be impossible to fix the swivel gear and that I was on borrowed time. I sold her for $5,500 even though she never disappointed. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:23:20 AM EST
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Junk and a waste of money.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:24:58 AM EST
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It is a matter of weight , not so much power. More power just lets you move the bucket faster.
As you try to push the bucket teeth down into the ground or scrape the bucket through the ground the weight of the machine counteracts that force. Try to push the bucket into the ground with a light machine and instead of the bucket going down the machine goes up. You can somewhat counteract this by using a tiny little bucket and the smaller machines can work ok in sandy soft soils but this little tow behind is way near the useless end of the scale. The smaller tractor mounted hoes and the tiny small mini exes have serious limitations but they would be way more useful than this unit. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:26:08 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A mini ex rental is more than double that in my area. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Just rent a mini excavator in a 4 hour block from your local rental place or hardware. Probably cost $150 for a 4 hour rental with a trailer. Our local Amish store (ironic) rents Bobcat E42s for that rate and can’t Keep them in stock. Those units don’t dig in anything beside Sandy ground and you’re only scooping a couple buckets before moving again. A mini ex rental is more than double that in my area. https://ohiorentalequipment.com/excavatorstrackhoes/ - $175 for a 2tn machine. Ohio cat is $385 for a 304 - posted price - 4tn machine |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:30:01 AM EST
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Buy a mini excavator. Finance for the longest term at a low interest rate. Complete your projects. Keep it and pay it off or sell it for damn near what you bought it for.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:45:42 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The fuck is that guy doing with the chainsaw dancing around like that? And with no ear or eye pro in shorts? I wouldn't listen to anything thing those guys said working like that. And I bet that backhoe is complete junk. that's what I was thinking. He made a federal production out of cutting that little shrub down. nutsack. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:51:16 AM EST
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I rented a Kubota BX25DLB last month. It's an underpowered POS that is only good for very soft dirt or sand. It extremely struggled with through hard dirt with the mini backhoe bucket and was a waste of time and money. If you need to rent a small backhoe, run away from this one.
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:54:02 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can rent an excavator 8 weekends, or a trencher 20 times, and still be ahead. That's a whole bunch of regret right there. Now a pics of your backhoe thread. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/133760/img__1__jpeg-2601678.JPG Yeah, so much better to just rent something that's made to be used. I can't imagine anyone getting this and not regretting it. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 8:55:59 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In some parts of the country, this is called a backhoe. It’s not, but that’s beside the point. Go big or go home. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/11755/82A41282-8EF8-48F4-A7BB-10D3C7F52BE0-2601938.jpgA backhoe is an excavator bucket that's on the back of a machine that does something else. Like a front end loader will often have a backhoe on the back. If it's made to do nothing but the bucket, it's an excavator. |
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Posted: 11/16/2022 9:04:25 AM EST
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Even backhoes suck. Sorry not sorry. Mine never gets used. Slow. Awkward. Sure if you only can have one machine.
 Excavator / skidloader is where it’s at.    
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