In this video, Technical Editor Tom Dickson tests the Emu EBH 760, a lightweight linkage backhoe designed to couple with tractors in the 30-45hp bracket, though not limited to that class.
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Don’t expect to move mountains, he says, but if its molehills you want to move, digging a trench for pipes, cleaning out drains, ripping the odd rock or two, or maybe even clearing scrub or rampant blackberry bushes growing wild around your place, then this is perfect and more than up to the task.
Its quick and easy attachment and simple operation means virtually anyone, even the older generation, can take on jobs that are otherwise beyond them and would otherwise require the costly engagement of a tradesperson or contractor.