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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coreya3212" data-source="post: 27982" data-attributes="member: 2406">Spoke to my neighbour and he echos some of the not so user friendly details about a SS backhoe attachment.  Getting on and off being the worst part.  Since he has a Case, with hand controls, and has cut his cab off, and has disabled every safety feature there was, he can sit on the backhoe attachment to work it, and also reach back to his SS sticks , lift the attachment, while sitting on it, and move the machine around.  That being said, I am just going to toss out a warning that I am sure this is super unsafe and not the best way to go about running one of these. I am also thinking of putting one together, sort of single acting.  Just one cylinder to work the bucket open and closed and using the tilt and lift for aiming the "arm".  Work the sticks for side to side.  I am a acreage owner, not at all commercial use, so for me I think this will work for the odd narrow trench, and deeper holes.  Skid steers have there main function, which they are great at, and with attachments become versatile at secondary functions.  I always remind myslef that a " Leatherman tool" is versatile, and handy and can function like many different tools, but are not a great substitute for any one tool.  Try and build a fence with one.</blockquote>