fjh Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 So Guys ! I'm looking for a used Backhoe to work on my property here ! Seeing alot of hoes being traded in @ about 9000 hours ! Mostly CASE Some DEERE Few CATS! Want a 4X4 so looking a construction type machine with 4 in one and quick change buckets! Is 9000 hrs the worn out number on hoes? Appreciate Thoughts here! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted August 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2022 I feel like 9000 is worn out for a 'Ho',,,, jojo 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: I feel like 9000 is worn out for a 'Ho',,,, jojo Thanx for your input Joe! The deal here is everyone is asking around 40-50000 for these so don't know how to feel ! I got a couple of customers that have just traded theirs last year they were tring to beat the next tier emissions!If I Had the cash at that point I would have saved them there tradin BS but weren't ready at that point! I would have got a Machine I would have had history on! Even if the hours were big! I would have felt safe cause I've had them work for me and knew they serviced shit! Edited August 15, 2022 by fjh Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I would buyCat,you will pay more for it but you will be able to get parts for it 10years from now. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Yeah,,, I just had to pick a little bit, to stir up a laugh... truth is... I'm clueless.. I do know that you will make a smart choice.. I wish you luck on this one... for what it's worth.. I own a Moffet Mounty, that I bought from a customer... they were going to scrap it.. I have had it for 11 years. I used it today... I knew the history, so to me the purchase was easy.. jojo 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Anything without def or those stupid particle filter 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Case are light what size like a case 580 or a deere 410 not up on cat we run farm equipment deere. 410 been nice 4in one bucket would be nice and a quick tatch with a couple buckets Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 55 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: I knew the history, so to me the purchase was easy.. exactly 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, mackey58 said: Case are light what size like a case 580 or a deere 410 not up on cat we run farm equipment deere. 410 been nice 4in one bucket would be nice and a quick tatch with a couple buckets 580 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I feel like it’s next to impossible to beat a Case 580L or Super L. I think they are the pinnacle of bulletproof backhoe design before case construction became the Italian CNHi conglomerate. Prior to the L series Case had been building backhoes since probably the late 50s or early 1960s. 3.9 liter 4bt Cummins under the hood make them ultra reliable and by now they are fairly affordable. I think they will dig about 18’ deep with an extendahoe. Case has the best boom design IMO. It’s over center in the locked position so it’s much smoother going down the road and just traveling in general (probably not an issue for you if it’s just a farm machine). I worked for an outfit that had 4 of them doing water and sanitary sewer infrastructure work. A superC, SuperK 4x4, superL 4x4 and a superM 4x4. The L and K each had over 12,000 hours on them and were still strong tight machines. The M was fairly new when I worked there and the old superC was dead tired but still worked and mostly just ran a hoe ram. I don’t think CAT ever made a good backhoe in my opinion. To me their expertise always seemed to be excavators and crawler tractors. I know in the rest of the world JCB is insanely popular but I don’t know of any around me. I see 100 cases and probably 20 cats for every one JCB. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I know my boss has a cat skid and nobody likes it light no ground clearance but were talking combos 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 A great older machine are the ford's. But the Cases are the gold standard. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, mackey58 said: I know my boss has a cat skid and nobody likes it light no ground clearance but were talking combos Don't like skid steers wouldn't own one! To light for my intentions !Mini hoes are kind of in the same ball park too light! I need something i can move logs and dig stumps out with! as well as do the honey do stuff plant trees move rocks bla bla bla! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 67RModel said: I feel like it’s next to impossible to beat a Case 580L or Super L. I think they are the pinnacle of bulletproof backhoe design before case construction became the Italian CNHi conglomerate. Prior to the L series Case had been building backhoes since probably the late 50s or early 1960s. 3.9 liter 4bt Cummins under the hood make them ultra reliable and by now they are fairly affordable. I think they will dig about 18’ deep with an extendahoe. Case has the best boom design IMO. It’s over center in the locked position so it’s much smoother going down the road and just traveling in general (probably not an issue for you if it’s just a farm machine). I worked for an outfit that had 4 of them doing water and sanitary sewer infrastructure work. A superC, SuperK 4x4, superL 4x4 and a superM 4x4. The L and K each had over 12,000 hours on them and were still strong tight machines. The M was fairly new when I worked there and the old superC was dead tired but still worked and mostly just ran a hoe ram. I don’t think CAT ever made a good backhoe in my opinion. To me their expertise always seemed to be excavators and crawler tractors. I know in the rest of the world JCB is insanely popular but I don’t know of any around me. I see 100 cases and probably 20 cats for every one JCB. Lot of Case Here! John Deere some CAT AND A little JBC! Latley bobcat is stepping up ! And of coarse the China and Korean Stuff Dosan ect! Of Coarse the dealers snap up the machines and double the price ! Got to find a private sale some where! $40-50 grand for a 9000 hr machine that could have had a breaker attachment mounted to it for its whole life don't excite me much! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Don’t know anything about them and can’t make much of a comment seems to me in most cases of people are ready to turn them in they probably been rode hard and put away wet all I got is if you’re not in a hurry I would try to buy one from a state sale probably best bet … good luck.. bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOOG Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I have a JCB in my yard that's for sale. Belongs to a friend of mine. It's a 1990. Has cab and 4wd. Has 4 new tires. He wants $9000 for it. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/15/2022 at 9:20 PM, Dirtymilkman said: A great older machine are the ford's. But the Cases are the gold standard. For sure on triple nickel Fords. Before Ford sold the business I had a friend who sold Deere construction. He said once he lost a customer to Ford he never got them back. Fords were lot of bang for the buck. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hayseed Posted August 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Red Horse said: For sure on triple nickel Fords. I Agree, I've got an earlier 550 It's damn near bullet Proof. & you can still get Engine & transmission Bits if you need them, I rebuilt the F/R Shuttle awhile ago & the Bits were quite reasonably priced IMHO.. 2 hours ago, Red Horse said: Fords were lot of bang for the buck. Yep, just Like the Louisville Trucks..!! 3 Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Back in the early 70's Cleveland brothers sold jcb backhoes and I had to work on them then all of a sudden cat brought out the loader backhoe and instantly the jcbs were gone. The cat equipment I worked on was far different than what they have today. The last job I worked at we had a cat wheel loader it was designed by committee poor excuse for a machine it got replaced by a case loader nice design. I looked at skid steers for my other job and ended up with case units they were simple and reliable units we had eight of them. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-506751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) So I have located a 87 Case 580E extenda hoe only thing missing is a thumb ! 8000 hrs did these come with a thumb attachment or was the extenda hoe option an either or option for having a thumb! could you have both ! I could make a fixed thumb if need be! Anyone got experience with these units? https://www.kijiji.ca/v-heavy-equipment-machinery/parksville-qualicum-beach/1987-case-580e-backhoe/1629396829?undefined Edited August 21, 2022 by fjh Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-507040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 never saw a thumb on a double ender, we had clamshell buckets instead Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-507044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 47 minutes ago, tjc transport said: never saw a thumb on a double ender, we had clamshell buckets instead My town has a clam for a 42? Cat. IMO looks like limited versatility- yes good for mucking out manholes/ sumps-if opening big enough. But a thumb? you can pinch a 15" branch or a 24" log. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-507054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 well, we do not do much tree work. but the clamshell is excellent for concrete slabs from sidewalks or driveways. no need to break it into little chunks with the jackhammer to load with front bucket. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-507060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 The last two kubota tractors I bought had backhoes with thumbs it was far better loading my manure speader with the thumbs then trying to get a load in the front bucket. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70289-looking-at-used-backhoes-for-the-property/#findComment-507065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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