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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Land-Tech" data-source="post: 23346" data-attributes="member: 1679">I was looking at machines on the net. they had a420 backhoe. I'm not sure if this is the type your refering to. It has a special knuckle at the bottom of the boom to give it more reach since the backhoe is mounted above the push blade.The only problem I see is that you will have to mount it lower on your machine than what Ditchwitch  does  which means you might have to shorten your out riggers.The dynamics of lowering the mounting height is that you can dig deeper below grade but the height above grade that you need for stacking spoils is reduced.Ditchwitch looks like they compensated for the height with installation of the knuckle.If you mount it  high you might have access problems to your skidsteer our it might be too top heavy for your skid.As far as attaching to to your machine, I would invest in set used forks and remove the forks, or buy just the backboard for the forks.They are made stronger and can take torque thats needed. The flat crossbars on the forks makes a great base to weld to. I ve seen attachment mounts welded to the frame so that when you lower your arms, a part of the attachment locks into these tabs. This way when you are moving onto a trailer or trying to climb a small bank, you can lift the attachment up and clear without hanging up. I used two pins to lock to the frame and it was a pain to install or remove without having the machine in a special position.The old bobcats used the ball and receiver which is a lot better than what I had. but you still have to take the time to mess with them.I've never run a Ditchwitch but they look like a quality machine. I wish I could of had a attachment like this to build mine.And I think you will have a lot less work to build it than I did.Scott</blockquote>

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