In a pinch, I wonder if you could do a shallow trench just using a middle buster off the 3pt and move even faster than a rented trencher. For small light duty excavating and picking up logs & boulders, anybody have any experience with the Titan front hoe ( e.g. Item No. 123101 ) and thumb on a LA805 skid steer mount? If so, what's the max bucket size you recommend (8", 10, 12, 14 or bigger) for typical 35-45hp tractor? You can't do side to side, but you don't have to turn around at all except to see if you are going to back into something. Limited to 6' deep, need front hydraulics, have to use tractor steering to dump if you want to dump to the side, so it doesn't replace a proper backhoe if you really need a backhoe, but I could see utility for burn pits, moving large landscaping rock, limited length trenching, burying pruning twigs instead of burning, moving large deadfall and cut logs, excavating around small trees to push over instead of cut, etc. I would think it might have a tiny bit more utility than a grapple but would not be as capable/efficient as a real grapple either.
