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Towable Backhoe
 
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TOOL:
Towable Backhoe
BUILDER:
ToddT on jd40.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade towable backhoe built in accordance with a commercially obtained online plan. The hydraulic cylinders are powered by a 16hp Briggs engine, with the chassis and arm fabricated from plate steel and tubing.
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Nov 12, 2019 4:32 AM
Anonymous
nices
Aug 11, 2018 3:50 AM
Anonymous
its moved by using the digging arm and pushing or pulling.
Jan 01, 2014 4:43 PM
daveward
I'm amazed by the skill and ingenuity...and above all the stick-to-it-ness.  I always wonder about the towables...when they are almost in position but not quite...what provides the force to move them 1-10 feet?
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CATEGORIES:
Heavy Equipment
TAGS:
backhoe, heavy equipment
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
4
URL:
http://www.jd40.com/digger/backhoeproject1.htm
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DIY Towable Backhoe - comment on how to build a Towable Backhoe - 4 comments
Anonymous says:
Nov 12, 2019 4:32 AM
nices
Anonymous says:
Aug 11, 2018 3:50 AM
its moved by using the digging arm and pushing or pulling.
daveward says:
Jan 01, 2014 4:43 PM
I'm amazed by the skill and ingenuity...and above all the stick-to-it-ness.  I always wonder about the towables...when they are almost in position but not quite...what provides the force to move them 1-10 feet?
DIYer says:
Nov 28, 2013 3:11 AM
Another project that pushes the boundaries of what homemade connotes.
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