[AT] Backhoe use question?

[George Willer]

It would be a serious problem when digging anything sizeable.  You need all
the swing you can get to get rid of the spoils.  With my first backhoe with
limited swing and short boom I couldn't even dig the hole for a septic tank
without moving the spoils away with the loader.  It depends a lot on what
you intend to do with the machine.

George Willer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of carl gogol
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:53 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] Backhoe use question?
> 
> I have been looking for a used backhoe but have never used one.  I notice
> that many machines will swing the boom 180 degrees, but many (noteably the
> Chinese built) will only swing 140 degrees.  How serious a limitation is
> this reduced swing?  Obviously, one can set the tractor at an angle to
> compenstate in some instances, but how significant is this deficiency?  In
> what situations might we strongly curse if we have only 140 degrees of
> swing?
> Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
> Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
> AC D14, 914H
> JD 5320 MFD
> Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
> Simplicity 7116H, 3112H
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