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<blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 28605" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I have used the older bobcat 909 and more recently 709 backhoes quite a bit. Both have 9' max dig depths. Not sure if you can get a 709 that will clear the width of the boom on a 873. These two hoes where made for the 700 series loaders. I'd ask a dealer on that or bring your tape and see if the two upper mount arms are wide enough to clear your lift arms. Both are good hoes, but the 709 has more ground clearance and lifts higher out of the hole. Important if your front stabilizers are sinking in soil. Both models served me well</p><p>Im also a dealer for Erskine, if you want more information on their hoe just email me.</p><p>The lowest on my list is the bobtach backhoes. All of these hoes put alot of pressure on the lower locking pins on the quick attach. The quick attach was designed with the idea the force come down from above not up from the bottom. I have heard of guy ripping the lower holes out of the quick attach plate on the hoe and breaking pins on their loader. The better ones have a relief valve built into the hoes bucket cylinder circuit, so you can't pull to hard on it with the wheels or the bucket dump cylinders, the hoe bucket will just release. Also if your working on sot ground, I could see the machine going down about as fast as the hoe from skidding to dump. Obviously the swing variety would help here, but still nothing like the real thing.</p><p>Imo a real hoe attachment is way ahead of the bobtach variety. </p><p>Ken at skidsteer.ca</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skidsteer.ca, post: 28605, member: 307"] I have used the older bobcat 909 and more recently 709 backhoes quite a bit. Both have 9' max dig depths. Not sure if you can get a 709 that will clear the width of the boom on a 873. These two hoes where made for the 700 series loaders. I'd ask a dealer on that or bring your tape and see if the two upper mount arms are wide enough to clear your lift arms. Both are good hoes, but the 709 has more ground clearance and lifts higher out of the hole. Important if your front stabilizers are sinking in soil. Both models served me well Im also a dealer for Erskine, if you want more information on their hoe just email me. The lowest on my list is the bobtach backhoes. All of these hoes put alot of pressure on the lower locking pins on the quick attach. The quick attach was designed with the idea the force come down from above not up from the bottom. I have heard of guy ripping the lower holes out of the quick attach plate on the hoe and breaking pins on their loader. The better ones have a relief valve built into the hoes bucket cylinder circuit, so you can't pull to hard on it with the wheels or the bucket dump cylinders, the hoe bucket will just release. Also if your working on sot ground, I could see the machine going down about as fast as the hoe from skidding to dump. Obviously the swing variety would help here, but still nothing like the real thing. Imo a real hoe attachment is way ahead of the bobtach variety. Ken at skidsteer.ca [/QUOTE]
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