Backhoe vs mini excavator

[PaulL]

"I think I will look into renting a unit for a couple of weeks so I don't have to fuss with buying and then selling something.

I think that's a real good option.

A backhoe will be slow for doing any volume of work, but it's excellent if you want one around for doing a job once in a while without all the hassle of going to rent a mini-ex.

A mini-ex will allow you to do most of what you want in a weekend, and still time to do things you didn't know needed doing.

I borrowed Dad's mini-ex for 9 months (he got a newer one and hadn't sold the old one yet). It was excellent, but I learned why I saw him with a shovel out often. They absolutely destroy your lawn if you drive over it with any frequency. So many of the things I thought I might use it for I went and got a shovel instead. A backhoe wouldn't have that issue - so for me in a lot of ways I'd use a backhoe more than a mini-ex. And one fewer machines to store too.

 

[Jfet]

I love our Kubota U35-4. We use it for everything, ditches, moving rocks, lifting diesel engine out of bed of pickup truck.

We even used it to plant 20 foot long 6"x6" poles in 4 foot deep holes it dug for our pole barn.

 

[Missouribound]

I would like to buy it but my wife would say no

And there is the answer you were looking for.
Try buying something for her first.....see how that goes.

 

[PaulL]

Try buying something for her first.....see how that goes.

Maybe she wants a mini-ex?

 

[Jfet]

Maybe she wants a mini-ex?

Just make sure you don't become the ex.