[AT] O/T Trying to find a good used backhoe

Ronald L. Cook rlcook at pionet.net
Mon Jul 18 06:30:48 PDT 2005


It is unbelievable what one of those "thumbs" will do to an airplane.  Turn 
salvage to junk in an instant.  I understand they do really work for 
picking up things.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

>>One accessory I really like on a backhoe is a "thumb" mounted above the 
>>bucket so that you can hold trash and stuff in the bucket
>>or use it to pull on roots, etc.
>
>
>         The last excavator I had on the property last fall came with a
>thumb. Once you learn a few tricks to using it, they are real handy. I
>picked up lots of stumps with that thing - big stumps too.
>
>
>Cecil




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