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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kensandiford" data-source="post: 465" data-attributes="member: 54"><p>Another thing to consider in the backhoe attachment vs compact excavator is that you can run skidsteer attachment on the excavator. I actually prefer using my breaker and auger on my 331. I can cover a lot more area without moving the machine, I can also get at areas that the skidsteer would not. ie. I can auger over a fence with the excavator and I would have to remove the fence with the skidsteer. I think I would end up banging my head on the wall if I had to keep changing from the bucket to the backhoe attachment, and not being able to swing 360 deg. would really be a pain. There are a lot of situations when I am trenching that I walk the excavator over the trench. One plus is the fact that if my skidsteer is at the mechanics, I still have my excavator out making money. I will agree that insurance is more expensive and a lot hard to find. It is a lot more stressful in the excavator than in the skidsteer loader, and it seems hard to find operators for the excavators. My excavators are not working year round but that means they will last that many more seasons(hopefully) My way of thinking is that the compact excavator and the skidsteer go together like bread and butter</p></blockquote><p></p>