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Click to Post a New Message! Discussion Boards > Active Subjects > Messages as Posted > Loaders Back Hoes Forum Page [ 1 ] | 2 | 3 | | Next >> Reply | Pop Up Window Reply | Add Photo  02-20-2004, 19:04 Post: 77431 tamanaco Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: wellington, oh Posts: 41 2 Filter by User  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice Has anyone ever built a model 600B from CDP laser cut kit back hoe? They are in Canada? Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  02-22-2004, 23:32 Post: 77642 mcsd126 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Wheeling, WV Posts: 32  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice What is their website address? -Mike Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  02-26-2004, 21:20 Post: 78032 tamanaco Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: wellington, oh Posts: 41 2 Filter by User  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice Hello Mike, Here is the url http://cdp-backhoe.com/ Br, Bill Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  03-15-2004, 10:21 Post: 79947 Joe Lall 2004-03-15 00:00:00 Post: 79947  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice These kits look identical to CADPLANS in the USA. I bought their drawings for a 3-pt hitch mount backhoe. Never did build the unit. I found the lack of hydraulic stabilizer to get the weight of the tractor working for you a problem. Also, they are unable to rotate 180 degrees with is important. Just my thoughts thou. Joe Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  03-15-2004, 13:45 Post: 79958 loganWildman Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hoosier State Posts: 27 3 Filter by User  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice I bought the cadplans mdl 821 plans and modified the design of the boom pivot and swing cylinder mounts to give me a full 180 deg. swing. I also modified the 3 point mount design to allow for hydraulic stabilizers located on the sides like normal backhoes. I did all the design work in Autocad Inventor which is a 3D solids modeling package that lets me test fit everything and even make the parts move through their motions. It sure beats buying and cutting steel only to find out what you thought would work, doesn't. I have not started on the project though because I am watching ebay to see if I can pick up a used hoe for less than I can build it. One cool thing about cadplans is that they also offer a extend-a-hoe option for some of their kits, which I think is pretty cool. Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  03-15-2004, 15:18 Post: 79965 loghouse95 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: missouri Posts: 87 4 Filter by User  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice I built a backhoe using cadplans (model 821) Made a few modifications, nothing major and I am really pleased with with its performance and digging capabilities..I use it mostly for digging stumps and waterlines Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  03-16-2004, 09:24 Post: 80022 loganWildman Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hoosier State Posts: 27 3 Filter by User  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice Hey Loghouse95, can you post any pictures? Did you buy the steel/hydraulics kit from them or did you get it all yourself? Also, did you experience any problems during the project? Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  03-16-2004, 10:24 Post: 80030 loghouse95 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: missouri Posts: 87 4 Filter by User  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice I will try and figure out how to post some pictures... I did run into a couple of problems, nothing major,I purchased everything but the engine took about 70 hours to complete.. Like I said , I have really enjoyed working the backhoe and have had no problems other then one of my welds broke but that was my fault.. Iam really amazed at the size of stumps I have been able to dig out with relative ease Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  03-16-2004, 10:59 Post: 80032 BillMullens TP Contributor   Pics Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Central West Virginia Posts: 649  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice I built a CadPlans Mod. 708 a couple of years ago, from the MetKit metal kit. Mostly for my own reference, I documented the project in the web page linked below. It has been a really handy machine. At first I thought that it would basically replace manual labor, but it turns out it will do things that just wouldn't be possible without it. I have dug out some impressive rocks. A big cottonwood stump did defeat me, though I designed some hydraulic stabilizers on AutoCAD using off the shelf hydraulic cylinders and valves. Never have had any motivation to build them, though. The hoe works pretty well as is. I made a link from a spare top link (it is shown in some of the last pictures on the web page) that allows me to tie the hoe down if I want to; then I have to unhook it to raise the 3ph. Good luck Bill Link:   CadPlans hoe project  Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This  03-17-2004, 15:54 Post: 80188 loghouse95 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: missouri Posts: 87 4 Filter by User  Kit Built Backhoe Review Advice My neighbor just completed a backhoe its a little larger then cad-plans model 821, really did a excellent job on it..I think he is going to sell it,if anyone is interested I can find out for sure Reply | Quote Reply | Add Photo | Share This Reply | Pop Up Window Reply | Add Photo Page [ 1 ] | 2 | 3 | | Next >> Discussion Boards > Active Subjects > Messages as Posted > Loaders Back Hoes Forum Thread 77431 Filter by Poster: Allan 1 | BillMullens 1 | DennisCTB 1 | dfkrug 2 | jeff_jeff 1 | Jeremy 1 | Joe Lall 1 | kwschumm 1 | littlesfitness 2 | loganWildman 3 | loghouse95 4 | mcsd126 1 | rambin 1 | skyhigh 1 | snowpa 1 | t16nhc 1 | tamanaco 2 |

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