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KensAuto:
This is a story about trying to install a John deere backhoe on a New Holland compact tractor.
I got the 50hp tractor in '08 and plan to keep it , but the one thing I've always really wanted was a hoe. I was looking at a factory setup, and it was going to run close to $12k installed....half of what the tractor cost. The NH version is a combo 3 point/subframe setup, and sticks out several feet from the back (looks REALLY dumb, and low to the ground). Putting an aftermarket "decent" one on would still be close to $8k, and it would also be hooked up to the 3 point (less than ideal).
Well, this JD setup showed up in the paper a couple weeks ago, and the guy was asking $1700. It was their highest rated compact hoe a few years back (they have since changed the model slightly to accommodate a tractor with a cab), and they run almost 9k, plus mounting hardware. It's a quick connect setup that mounts directly to the tractor which puts it as far forward as possible, and is much stronger than the 3 point setup.

The slightly used hoe (the bucket is is not original to this hoe):

KensAuto:
The seller through in a pile of brackets (8) that fit a specific JD tractor. He also gave me a larger carriage for the hoe (I assume to fit a larger tractor like mine). It extends the hoe about 6" farther towards the rear to clear larger tires, I think. If I didn't have the larger carriage, this job would still be at a standstill.

The "carriage", for lack of a better word...the hitch looking tube in the middle is where the seat post mounts:

TexasRedNeck:
:popcorn for welding and fabricating to come


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KensAuto:
These are the main side brackets, after cutting them up to fit over the axle.
I can't put into words how difficult this was for me....just trying to figure out overall height, how strong it needed to be, which way is it going to torque and twist, have clearance to allow reinstallation of 3 point system when hoe not mounted, and make it removable if I needed to repair the tractor at some point. It took 2 weeks to work it out, a couple hours a day plus the weekends. ugh

KensAuto:
Once I figured out that the brackets might work, I made a 1/2 plate to bolt to the differential. It was the only place that had large bolt holes. The JD brackets are meant to bolt on the rear, sides, and bottom of the differential. This tractor does have some large ears on top of the axles that I used to bolt the side brackets to.

here it is almost mocked up:



you can see the large ears in this pick...they had a slight angle to them, so I had to cut out a section and weld in an offset section:

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