I realize weight is desired and beneficial on a backhoe that will be used for heavy work.
That all said, I am curious if there were any purpose built true backhoes less than 10000 lbs in weight. While a 3 point backhoe would likely be good enough for my occasional use, I am mainly wondering if there were any older purpose built hoes in the 7000 to 9000 lbs range? In this range I could still trailer the unit with a pick-up truck yet have a better machine than a 3 pt hoe.
Not really interested in the mini hoes either. Anything fit the bill that was plentiful and inexpensive?
That all said, I am curious if there were any purpose built true backhoes less than 10000 lbs in weight. While a 3 point backhoe would likely be good enough for my occasional use, I am mainly wondering if there were any older purpose built hoes in the 7000 to 9000 lbs range? In this range I could still trailer the unit with a pick-up truck yet have a better machine than a 3 pt hoe.
Not really interested in the mini hoes either. Anything fit the bill that was plentiful and inexpensive?