I had read that I could mount a 48, 448 or a 49 backhoe on to my 4020 tractor. After months of looking, a 448 showed up on Craigslist. It doesn't have a subframe so I called the local Deere dealer and he said that backhoes won't go on an "AG" tractor and people here are talking about a different kind of 4020/4000 series tractor, not my 1960s era 90 HP 4020.
I'm confused.
I need to run water lines to pastures, run electric and water to a pole barn, improve some ditches along my lane and hopefully someday run a trench so I can run a gas line from the highway to the house so I'm not dependent on only electric anymore.
I would rather not buy a full blown backhoe as it is just another engine/transmission/hydraulic pump to maintain and more property tax to pay. A backhoe attachment seems the most economical choice.
Am I out of luck or should I just find another dealer that can find a subframe to fit this 448 on to my rig? Backhoe attachments don't show up cheap around here very often so I hate to miss out if I can make this work.
I'm confused.
I need to run water lines to pastures, run electric and water to a pole barn, improve some ditches along my lane and hopefully someday run a trench so I can run a gas line from the highway to the house so I'm not dependent on only electric anymore.
I would rather not buy a full blown backhoe as it is just another engine/transmission/hydraulic pump to maintain and more property tax to pay. A backhoe attachment seems the most economical choice.
Am I out of luck or should I just find another dealer that can find a subframe to fit this 448 on to my rig? Backhoe attachments don't show up cheap around here very often so I hate to miss out if I can make this work.