I have that exact combination, have had for at least 15 years (don't recall exactly when I got the hoe, but the tractor is an 88)
It has done everything I've ever asked of it, and some things I shouldn't have asked.
Two pointers for you:
1: Have the top link attaching point that bolts to the rear end bored out and bushed with hardened bushings. The hoe puts a LOT of strain on that connection and the stock bracket will wear the holes out in no tome.
2. With the straight three-point system (no subframe) the hoe also puts a lot of strain on the transmission-to-rearend bolts. There are just four bolts there holding them together and they WILL stretch and cause the gasket between the trans and the diff to leak. After 10 or so years of hard use bordering on abuse, I had to split the tractor and replace that gasket and the bolts.
Use it with a little common sense, realize that it's NOT an excavator and you have to take small bites, and it will amaze you with the work it will do.
Once you get the hang of it, it's a 5 minute job to put it on or take it off. When I was making my living with the tractor, it was not uncommon for me to switch equipment 4 or 5 times a day.
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