newdesertfox
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Looking into purchasing my first backhoe, been researching/watching local for sale for about 6 months now. I run a farm and need to remove a lot of trees, trench and lay new waterlines/french drains, build 2 barns, and change the layout of the land a bit. I've been doing what I can with a 90hp DX90 tractor but no FEL and limited into what I can do with it. Im leaning towards a Case 580k or SK (preferably with a cab that I could upgrade with AC) as they seem to be a little cheaper then JD and their parts sound to be easier and cheaper to acquire (farm tractor I have to import a decent amount of parts from England whenever anything breaks and I hate it) 2 things Ive determined I really have to have on it are 4x4 due to the way the land is and how boggy it can be in places. And an extendahoe for working trees and doing a lot of trenching. The other upgrade Id like would be a 4-1 FEL bucket so I could use it to level driveways and create a new road and also grab logs for milling. Any thoughts or inputs from people with a lot more XP on the matter then me? Also would it be better to buy a backhoe without a 4-1 and try and upgrade it or is that a pain to do/costly?
I found a Ford 555c for sale in my pricerange with all the accessories I wanted but Im not familiar with 555Cs in much of any way. Thoughts? heres a picture of it
I found a Ford 555c for sale in my pricerange with all the accessories I wanted but Im not familiar with 555Cs in much of any way. Thoughts? heres a picture of it