HAS ANY ONE USED THIS BACK HOE ??

[Keppy]

​This Harbor freight back hoe has any one used it ? ..And if you have how good is it ? …. Boy would it be easy to get around with in a small area..

 

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[wainzoid]

​This Harbor freight back hoe has any one used it ? ..And if you have how good is it ? ….View attachment 934283 Boy would it be easy to get around with in a small area..

Harbor Freight ..... enough said.
There is a chance it would work for a couple minutes.
Easy to get around with...... not with a 20' truck hooked to it!

 

[dieselram94]

Harbor Freight ..... enough said.
There is a chance it would work for a couple minutes.
Easy to get around with...... not with a 20' truck hooked to it!

Those are designed to pull themselves around with the bucket...
I have an attachment that goes on my Kubota tractor and that will do a lot of work...

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[cooper1841]

My brother-in-law, built one from plans in Pop. Mech. Works good for small jobs, can only do so much

 

[Sandman]

Keppy, I don't think I can use this in the water.

 

[Jim of PA]

Keppy I don't think it would work good in hard ground But it might do great in sand

 

[dieselram94]

Keppy, I don't think I can use this in the water.

You could always float it on some barrels and be like a miniature Christine Rose. LOL!

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[Jason in Enid]

Keppy I don't think it would work good in hard ground But it might do great in sand

I found a picture of one in use!

 

[Dak]

Could use one of those with the PI. Gettin old

 

[Keppy]

Well my son in law has 2 back hoes one really big one and one really small one like you see at rental companies … but i thought i could get this places were i would not want to take the small one … I could hook it up to a ATV . and get in some tight places .. It looks like a fun little digger…So i thought some one on here might have used one at one time and could tell me how well it dug ..

 

[Keppy]

Harbor Freight ..... enough said.
There is a chance it would work for a couple minutes.
Easy to get around with...... not with a 20' truck hooked to it!

I have some Harbor freight power tools that i have used for years ….. And as the 20 ft truck ..I was going to pull it with a 4 wheel ATV..

 

[dieselram94]

I have some Harbor freight power tools that i have used for years ….. And as the 20 ft truck ..I was going to pull it with a 4 wheel ATV..

SOME of their tools last ok. Just have to be careful...

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[JOHUNT]

With no stabilizer legs, you'll need to dig with it hooked up to something heavy(atv or truck) otherwise you'll just tip a$$ over tea kettle. If at all possible, chock your wheels and hook your winch onto a tree so your atv doesn't lurch while you have a full bucket and send you for a ride. As a word to the wise, try to find a gas station that sells ethanol-free gas or at least add some(marine grade) Stabil fuel stabilizer. Your engine will last longer and power will not be robbed by the corrosive ethanol. Good luck and happy digging!

 

[dieselram94]

With no stabilizer legs, you'll need to dig with it hooked up to something heavy(atv or truck) otherwise you'll just tip a$$ over tea kettle. If at all possible, chock your wheels and hook your winch onto a tree so your atv doesn't lurch while you have a full bucket and send you for a ride. As a word to the wise, try to find a gas station that sells ethanol-free gas or at least add some(marine grade) Stabil fuel stabilizer. Your engine will last longer and power will not be robbed by the corrosive ethanol. Good luck and happy digging!

Yeah, that ethanol can cause some nasty corrosion...

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[Bitpusher]

That's perfect! I've been looking for something smaller to use in parks and on football fields - this is perfect!

 

[Markomyt1]

That's perfect! I've been looking for something smaller to use in parks and on football fields - this is perfect!

Just remember to fill in your holes before the entire football team and cheerleading squad fall in them! LOL

 

[roadrunner]

I use a lot of HF tools and have no problems. I would buy it and try it.
They have a return policy.
Dont need any stabilizers with a small bucket. When you reach out to dump the bucket, let it drag or push it on the ground, not up in the air.
I run back hoes myself.
And, we always use the bucket to pull our selves forward. Plus by doing it this way, we know the exact reach of our machine to keep digging.

 

[JOHUNT]

I see what you're getting at RoadRunner by letting the bucket drag, but I have to imagine there needs to be some sort of wheel lock otherwise when you scoop the whole apparatus would roll forward(probably not a huge deal). I can't help but imagine a newbie flopping that machine over, but then again I'm used to a hoe with a bit more power like our Case 530.
IMO a mini excavator would be far more efficient and easier if you can access the area with a pickup and a trailer, plus you'll have the front blade to backfill your crater. Then again, you're gonna be shelling out alot more dough

 

[dieselram94]

I see what you're getting at RoadRunner by letting the bucket drag, but I have to imagine there needs to be some sort of wheel lock otherwise when you scoop the whole apparatus would roll forward(probably not a huge deal). I can't help but imagine a newbie flopping that machine over, but then again I'm used to a hoe with a bit more power like our Case 530.
IMO a mini excavator would be far more efficient and easier if you can access the area with a pickup and a trailer, plus you'll have the front blade to backfill your crater. Then again, you're gonna be shelling out alot more dough

Always like an excavator over a backhoe . But as you said a lot more money...

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[Terry Soloman]

I guess NOBODY has actually used one Kepp. LMAO!