Backhoe for Skid Steer

[Nicksacco]

Well, here's something I've never seen before.
I was cruising Craigslist and came across this machine.
It's not mine and I don't know anything about it - it just struck me as kind of interesting.

backhoe Attachment for skidsteer - heavy equipment - by owner - sale

Backhoe attachment for Bobcat or a skid steer, in good condition, 18 inch bucket, hydraulic cylinders repacked with new seals, hydraulic control valves repacked with new seals, several hydraulic...

raleigh.craigslist.org

 

[Vigo]

I think they actually far predate the common ‘fronthoe’ attachments you see more often on skid steers these days. Predate mini excavators as well, those being the reason these arent common anymore.

I plan to build one for my small skid steer. I am still a WAYS off from being willing to spend ‘mini ex money’ and this seems like the next best thing IF you can build one cheapish and already have the skid steer. Which is another way of saying its realy hard to out mini-x a mini-x and ideas like these are totally conditional on not being able/willing to afford a mini-x which is 100% superior.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

kinda curious to know how many hours or days you could rent a miniex for the $4700 the guy wants for that backhoe ( fronthoe ??) attachment ?

it's gotta be awkward to use ???

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I'll post up what I've got in the spring, it's a little (a lot) buried in snow at the moment!
It's just a standard BH with a frame that mounts to the tractor and the loader SSQA.