BH75 Thumb Options

[Eldubya]

Greetings all!
I've got a new to me B7800 tractor with the BH75 backhoe. Am definitely going to be putting a mechanical thumb on it for my upcoming projects, and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations, comments, or suggestions on what to get. I'm not a welder, but my neighbour is, so a weld-on is possible, but would rather a bolt-on.
Thanks for any info and sharing your experience.
LW

 

[Tarmy]

Whatever you do...make sure it is a hydraulic thumb. I had a manual one when I bought mine and soon realized that was a pain...so I plumbed rear hydraulics for a hydraulic thumb...and then when I realized how handy that was...I added hydraulic top n tilt for my box blade.

Don't waste your time with a manual....