Who's the likely buyer of a detached BX25 backhoe

[foobert]

Was perusing the local craigslist and stumbled on this ad for a bare BX25 backhoe attachement (no tractor).

Can you actually buy a BX25 w/o the backhoe from the dealer? Otherwise, it seems like a tough sell as anyone with the tractor that has the compatible sub-frame already has the hoe.

No affiliation to the ad, just idly curious...

 

[bx tractorjoe]

Unless he has the sub frame that attaches to the backhoe slim chance most people would buy it, Unless they don't know they need that.. would be surprised if a dealer had that stuff still..

just a thought

 

[Fordtech86]

From what I gather on here and my time kicking around a Bx23s.

The bx25/23s (and the older bx tlb) backhoe “subframe” it’s actually integrated into the rear housing of the tractor which is why you can’t add a factory backhoe to the other BX models. Unlike the other Kubota models that you can add a backhoe after the initial purchase.

I didn’t check out the ad to see if it smells funny. It’s likely a tough sale if its legit, but my experience in my field of work is somebody out there is thinking I can make that fit on my tractor/lawn mower/utv/atv/wifes car...etc

 

[85Hokie]

Unless he has the sub frame that attaches to the backhoe slim chance most people would buy it, Unless they don't know they need that.. would be surprised if a dealer had that stuff still..

just a thought

Bullseye Joe !!!! No subframe - no hoe - and no go

 

[mikester]

I was talking to a guy about an industrial metal bandsaw. Took me to a warehouse stacked to the rafters with old tools and used "junk" to show me his saw. He had six identical saws in this one warehouse. I asked him why he had six identical old saws in various states of repairs.

"I got a good deal on them" he said.

He didn't want to part with any of them as it was too good a deal to sell any one of them.