Is the backhoe loader a thing of the past?

[Jimoz]

Well deffo glad I got a backhoe in. Made quick work of this job. 7 or so stumps out, couple of trial holes, reduce dig for stoning up patios, scrape off where the house is going, pull out a load of brash and hedging put it down bottom then pull it all back into middle at end. I was in my natural environment labouring

Ground stood up well. Was dry today but we've had a good few days rain with these storms. Ripped the old garage soakaway out too.

 

[JD450A]

Cleans up well

 

[Smiffy]

Saw a 4cx coming along the hogsback earlier. Presume it was @Gunners as can't be many about locally

 

[topkit]

Cleans up well

Nice machine shame its not Yellow. Joking apart i have seen 59 plates still in Yellow, There are alot of variants where they built in different places. I know the yellow ones are worth a lot more

 

[Gunners]

Saw a 4cx coming along the hogsback earlier. Presume it was @Gunners as can't be many about locally

Hopefully not, mines meant to be at the farm - or it was this morning
There is another 4cx about, its been working in Farnham at the mess of "road improvements" they have been doing for the last 18 months. No idea who owns it.

 

[pettsy]

 

[topkit]

Thats nice low hours and original it must be an ex Council machine!!

 

[Vinpetrol]

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That’s unbelievable hours , what has it been doing ? Maybe confirms my position that 180 backhoes are a thing of the past when it could only find work for 345 hours in 32 years . Thats a little over 10 hours per year , probably the time it was running while being serviced or moved out of the way for more efficient plant !

 

[V8Druid]

That’s unbelievable hours , what has it been doing ? Maybe confirms my position that 180 backhoes are a thing of the past when it could only find work for 345 hours in 32 years . Thats a little over 10 hours per year , probably the time it was running while being serviced or moved out of the way for more efficient plant !

or a rich esteate owner's toy who moved on to 360 ownership and this got left in the barn .. deffo been dry stood

 

[Stroppymonkey]

or a rich esteate owner's toy who moved on to 360 ownership and this got left in the barn .. deffo been dry stood

What a find though. Trouble is its such silly low hours that you wouldnt want to actually use it!

 

[hiluxman]

What a find though. Trouble is its such silly low hours that you wouldnt want to actually use it!

With the right mindset you can.

My latest lux is 1 owner and 74k at 28 years old...I'm not preserving it, it's getting used...not abused...I've done the buy and feel guilty for using...sod that use it, look after it and it will still be great in another 10 or 20 years

 

[Stroppymonkey]

With the right mindset you can.

My latest lux is 1 owner and 74k at 28 years old...I'm not preserving it, it's getting used...not abused...I've done the buy and feel guilty for using...sod that use it, look after it and it will still be great in another 10 or 20 years

Bit like my 23 year old Forklift . Felt bad when I put the hours up as only 700 when I bought it..

 

[Smiffy]

Bit like my 23 year old Forklift . Felt bad when I put the hours up as only 700 when I bought it..

Yeah but not using a machine is akin to not shagging your Mrs's so she's tight for the next bloke.

 

[6feetdown]

Yeah but not using a machine is akin to not shagging your Mrs's so she's tight for the next bloke.

Perfect

 

[Vinpetrol]

What a find though. Trouble is its such silly low hours that you wouldnt want to actually use it!

I’d love to find a hitachi ex 100wd of that year with that hours on it