Hello:
Have been following this forum for a bit, finally signed up last night. We are going to be moving to a farm in mid-state TN in a couple of months, and I have been looking for a backhoe. Planned tasks include fixing our driveway, dealing with some creek issues, doing some building and installing a geo heat pump, building a pond. So after quite a bit of reading and thought, here is what I think we are looking for in a machine, working front to rear:
4 in 1 loader bucket - for picking up rocks, logs and stumps
4WD - lots of off-rd use, rough terrain
EROPS with heat and AC - winters are cold, July & August get pretty hot
Extend-a-hoe with - better reach into places where it would be difficult to take the machine
Budget is up to $30,000. After looking for a while I believe my wants and budget are not well aligned - nothing new there! So far I have found a:
2000 New Holland LB110B that has all of the desired features and based on the sellers description is ready to go to work.
1999 Cat 416C, good tires, has a leaking stick cylinder, scratches on an outrigger piston and the AC clutch does not engage.
Both machines have ~3,000 hours on them. Looking at our location, we have 3 New Holland dealers within 50 miles (nearest is 23 miles away) and a couple of Cat dealers. Much less coverage for Case and non-green John Deere.
I am leaning toward the New Holland, but would welcome commentary from the forum one way or another. Could keep looking for a couple of months, but need it by June.
Thanks
Steve
Have been following this forum for a bit, finally signed up last night. We are going to be moving to a farm in mid-state TN in a couple of months, and I have been looking for a backhoe. Planned tasks include fixing our driveway, dealing with some creek issues, doing some building and installing a geo heat pump, building a pond. So after quite a bit of reading and thought, here is what I think we are looking for in a machine, working front to rear:
4 in 1 loader bucket - for picking up rocks, logs and stumps
4WD - lots of off-rd use, rough terrain
EROPS with heat and AC - winters are cold, July & August get pretty hot
Extend-a-hoe with - better reach into places where it would be difficult to take the machine
Budget is up to $30,000. After looking for a while I believe my wants and budget are not well aligned - nothing new there! So far I have found a:
2000 New Holland LB110B that has all of the desired features and based on the sellers description is ready to go to work.
1999 Cat 416C, good tires, has a leaking stick cylinder, scratches on an outrigger piston and the AC clutch does not engage.
Both machines have ~3,000 hours on them. Looking at our location, we have 3 New Holland dealers within 50 miles (nearest is 23 miles away) and a couple of Cat dealers. Much less coverage for Case and non-green John Deere.
I am leaning toward the New Holland, but would welcome commentary from the forum one way or another. Could keep looking for a couple of months, but need it by June.
Thanks
Steve
Looking to buy
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