Looking for thoughts--ideas

lenray · Nov 18, 2018

My be walking a fine line here and if so just please take this question down.
I have a backhoe on a White 4-80-17 tractor--thinking it is the Oliver 1655 industrial. I also have a JD 410 4x4 hoe that I use the most. I like the White and want to keep it just as a loader tractor---Here is the thinking----I would like to sell or trade just the hoe--not tractor. It is a really big heavy industrial beast of a hoe digging to 17 ft.
Any chance I would be able to just move the hoe and what do you think it would fit on if anything but the original tractor. Thanks for looking.

Philip d · Nov 18, 2018

You could always try but I?m guessing it might be hard to sell on it?s own but if you love the tractor it doesn?t cost anything to try and sell just the hoe.

Dieseltech · Nov 18, 2018

I'd keep it as is, if nothing else the backhoe is good counter balance weight which you will miss when it's gone.

kcm.MN · Nov 18, 2018

I'd keep it. Is good insurance against your primary hoe breaking down.

I had a JD 4010 gas with heavy duty FEL. Also had a 3-pt backhoe that I "think" came off of a JD 310 TLB. It was all the 4010 could do to haul that hoe around! Worked great, but by mounting onto the 3-pt, it put all that weight much farther back on the machine. Plus there was the additional framing involved in converting it to 3-pt, which pushed the weight back even more.

You might be able to sell it to "someone", but my guess is the only person who could actually use it is someone who has a machine it will bolt up to (your model of White) or someone wanting to make a DIY excavator.

ss55 · Nov 18, 2018

Does the hoe fit many other tractors that are common in your area? If not, you might have a hard getting much over salvage value for the hoe alone. Do you have shed space or outside storage space to park the hoe until you want to sell the rest of the tractor and the hoe?

JD Seller · Nov 18, 2018

I would NOT sell the hoe. Take it off and store it but not sell it. The total unit value will be lowered more than you will get out of the hoe by itself. Also I think you will find that the White tractor with just the loader will not have near the lifting force without the hoe.

I have a JD 310K MFWD TLB. This last spring I had the entire stick/boom off it rebuilding the extend-a-hoe. I had to have some machining done so it was off for a month or so. I quickly found out the loader was not near as handy without the hoe for weight.

lenray · Nov 18, 2018

Thanks for the advice fellas--tried to email you Ronnie, but you must have a different email . Lost my wife of 51 years three weeks ago and I know you have been down this road. Broke my heart....len michigan

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