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Member
Trade: LANDSCAPER
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 42
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Backhoe Removal
Is it a difficult process to remove the back digger apparatus on a backhoe so as to have more maneuverability in this snow removal season? I know weights have to be added to "balance" the backhoe but is it common for owner/operators to remove the back part?
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Pro
Trade: Constructioneer; LEED AP BD+C
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 573
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Re: Backhoe Removal
I know a lot of people in the snow business who use heavy equipment for removal but have never seen anyone do that.
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Contractor
Trade: Excavation, Foundation, Concrete
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,270
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Re: Backhoe Removal
It depends on the manufacture of the backhoe/loader some of them are one piece frame and the backhoe cannot be removed.
Enclosed cabs take longer, i doubt i could get the backhoe off my case 580se in less than 5 hours. Then you have to work out the counter weight issue.... |
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Trade: excavating/grading/utilities/demo
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Colorado
Posts: 60
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Re: Backhoe Removal
Wow, I personally beleive that it would not be cost effective to do that. Around here, you do not see that hoe part of the tractor off unless it was being repaired. The backhoes are sure cumbersome machines but are versitile. Some times in residential applications where it is tight, I will swing the hoe to one side or the other to access an area. Good luck on the adventure.
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Capra aegagrus
Trade: Remodeler
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Posts: 9,743
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Re: Backhoe Removal
Another vote against removal of the hoe: with it on there, it's virtually impossible to get stuck in a way you can't get yourself out. Maybe not an issue on a flat parking lot, but...
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