Charlie thanks for the information on how you adapted your hoe. I followed pretty well what you meant about the two T brackets welded up and put on the back. After looking my loader over a bit more in detail I can see it won't be that easy for my machine. I want to be able to quickly swap out the hoe and reinstall my counterweight. The counterweight is big and heavy (probably over a ton) and in order for me to retain it I'd have to come up with a quick disconnect mounting system for it too. But thanks for the info, I'm going to mull this one over carefully before I take any action.George appreciate the offer for the cable, I might take you up on it someday. I do plan to eventually buy a tractor loader backhoe and sell my loader when I'm done with it (probably in a few years). I can't afford both of them, so for now I'll be using my loader for some time to come. That's why I'm thinking along the lines of a detachable hoe, if I can get the whole thing bought and adapted for under $1500 it seems like a pretty good alternative to a whole seperate machine. And that saying "been there got the t-shirt" is hilarious! I've got quite a few t shirts since I've been running this loader, especially the times I got it stuck in the mud. Man, what a hassle. I have a whole new appreciation for the dudes who do this stuff for a living. It's fun and fulfilling work, but it can be some serious hard work. Anyway, thanks again to all. If I decide to go through with this I'll let you guys know. Sean
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