Taking The Garden Tractor To The Next Level
Since the 1960’s when the International Harvester Company came out with a line of small, yet durable 7, 10 and 12 horsepower tractors called Cub Cadets, the garden tractor has been a favorite about country land owners, gardeners and small construction and repair service companies.
These first compact tractors came with a great variety of add-on attachments straight from the dealer: lawn movers, dozer blades, snow blowers, rotary garden tillers, front end loader buckets, dump and pull-behind cards and other goodies.
As the garden tractors gained in popularity, power and size, it grew from a simple “weekend warrior” tool into a true working tractor suitable for large-scale landscaping projects, especially with the addition of adding on a compact tractor backhoe.
Both a compact tractor backhoe and an excavator have several components in common such as a boom to raise and lower a dipper arm or stick on which is attached the digging bucket. The main design difference is that a backhoe is normally mounted on the back frame of a tractor.
The tractor is counter-weighted by adding a loader bucket or blade on the front and often has a set of legs to help stabilize it. Not to mention that evacuators are often larger and capable of a higher lifting capacity.
If you owe a good size piece of property in the country or a farm of any size you should consider investing in compact tractor backhoe. You will find that this type of heavy duty garden tractor will not help you with routine maintenance projects around your place but will also get rid of the cost of outsourcing digging and trenching projects.
But once you get a look at the sheer number of compact tractor backhoes available on the market today it is easy to become confused on what you should look for when buying one. The right tractor is one that does the jobs that you need it to but you are comfortable operating and maintaining.
Point#1 - Think Physical Size
Understand the concept that with a compact tractor size does matter. The more powerful it is then the larger its size. If you only have a few acres or one with lots of trees and rough terrain, you don’t want to buy a compact tractor that just too big to maneuver easily around your property.
Point#2 - Think Horsepower.
While nothing is more maddening than trying to finish a simple a job with an underpowered piece of equipment, buying a machine that is more powerful than you need is just a waste of money and causes work limitations due to size issues. You need buy the right horsepower for the jobs you will be using tractor for the most.
Point#3 - Think Hydraulic Pump.
Many compact backhoes only come with a single hydraulic pump which if fine for light excavation jobs or once-in-awhile operators. But if the backhoe is going to be used extensively then you may need to look at tractor backhoes that use dual pumps for more power and precision.
