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I have owned the 7 foot version (BH7600) of this backhoe with a 16″ bucket for one year. Although I only have logged about 10 hours of use on the unit so far, I am quite pleased with the quality of the backhoe and how it performs. It is a “build to print” version of the LITW backhoe built in China. Next week I will be starting a big project with my backhoe. If I discover anything alarming, I’ll post in this thread.
From my experience, the backhoe does very well digging through clay soil, but not so great in shale. Mine is mounted on a subframe.
I agree that it doesn’t make sense to purchase a used backhoe for more than a new one costs.
Jinma 284, logging winch, post hole digger, pallet forks, backhoe, back blade
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I’ve noticed that small projects like water and utility trenches can be done with something of this size around here as long as you don’t hit a lava cap or large rock buried. Otherwise it’s sandy “Central Oregon Moon Dust” mixed with lots of smaller rocks, boulders and hard, compacted earth. I have a spot for a 10×20 shed for a wood shop that will be on skids as I test with an old 1″x18″ drill bit and so far the rock/lava cap underneath is at least 20×30 feet and I haven’t found the edges yet!
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