Quick question regarding the use of a Backhoe with an iMatch/Ballast-box/etc. on a 1025r.
My understanding is that the 3ph arms/link have to come off the tractor in order to attach the 260 backhoe. If this is the case, does it make sense to get an iMatch + ballast box for when I'm doing loader-only work, or should I just use the backhoe as ballast? I don't predict to be lifting anything heavier than a bucket-full of mulch, sticks, grass clippings, and maybe the occasional bucket of snow. Any work I'd be doing would be over the lawn, and I'd like to avoid adding unnecessary weight.
I'd eventually like to get a tiller, but if I have the backhoe on the tractor and have to put the 3ph arms back on anyway, I don't see what immediate value the iMatch would add. Anyway, I'd prefer the iMatch + Heavy Hitch + suitcase weights over the Ballast box, as I do have a trailer I occasionally move around the yard.
Thoughts?
My understanding is that the 3ph arms/link have to come off the tractor in order to attach the 260 backhoe. If this is the case, does it make sense to get an iMatch + ballast box for when I'm doing loader-only work, or should I just use the backhoe as ballast? I don't predict to be lifting anything heavier than a bucket-full of mulch, sticks, grass clippings, and maybe the occasional bucket of snow. Any work I'd be doing would be over the lawn, and I'd like to avoid adding unnecessary weight.
I'd eventually like to get a tiller, but if I have the backhoe on the tractor and have to put the 3ph arms back on anyway, I don't see what immediate value the iMatch would add. Anyway, I'd prefer the iMatch + Heavy Hitch + suitcase weights over the Ballast box, as I do have a trailer I occasionally move around the yard.
Thoughts?