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Message: <blockquote data-quote="1gr8bldr" data-source="post: 85398" data-attributes="member: 7923"><p>I have one for my skidsteer. It is a digging wonder. I have a 8 in bucket for piping and an 18in for footings. The narrow does not clean out well being narrow. The 18 is great. My favorite attachment. I dug a 31 yard footing yesterday in about 4 hours. It was fun. Most think it would not dig well compared to an excavator. But it will out perform an excavator. Those are designed to sit and dig as much as you can reach and then move. The length of the boom causes a lose in leverage. The 8 ft reach of the skidsteer backhoe utilizes the weight of the machine. Instead of scratching, trying to get deep enough, I have to be careful not to overdig and cost myself more money in concrete. I can dig a 100% bucket every stroke. I can't recall the manufacturer of mine. I found my reciept but it had no name. It is well built. There are two manufacturers on 49 outside of Asheboro NC. It is the one 1 mile behind the one with hwy 49 frontage. Oh yea, Loflin Industries. I am going to add a couple 1/4 by 2 inch strips on the backside of my bucket where I see the paint wore off to protect from wear. Also mine has 3 teeth. I would ask for 5 on an 18 inch bucket if you were digging a smooth bottom trench.</p></blockquote><p></p>