Well my grandpa's ht 23 has a loader and backhoe that runs off a pump mounted to the front pto here's a pic i'll post more in a few days.

 

here is a picture of my 1886 with front loader and also a picture i found when looking for a backhoe for it. You can order blueprints to make loaders or backhoes from the internet.:trink39:

 

In the back of my mind, I keep thinking that someday I will fab a duplicate of the Brantly backhoe. So I have collected pics of some with that in mind. Here are a few. With this particular example, I think that the mount has been modified, but I cannot say for sure. Brantly did use a subframe under the tractor to mount the backhoe, I have been told. It was not a 3-pt mount.

Doug

 

Here are a few more pics of the Brantly backhoe.

Doug

 

And the last of them. Don't know if there is enough detail to help or not.

Doug

 

That helps alot. I have put some serious thought into eventually fabbing up the new holland unit we have setting here. It was made to fit a new holland L-445 skid steer. It works great.. but the skid steer in DOA. Its a really heavy unit, but compact. I would have to find a way to drive it though... not sure what type of pump and pressure it would require. The out riggers... it thing thats what they are called just drop straight down independently. They stabilized the skid steer really well... but it had a huge weight advantage over the bolens. I will have to post pictures sometime of it... along with my tractor. I have it 90% finished now.. just haven't had time to post pictures.

 

Here are some pic's of the mounts and the pump

 

Very nice HT-23 bolens101 were in MI do live if i may ask?

 

I have a bolens ht 23 of my own and i'm 17 but the one pictured is my grandpa's he lives in Hamilton, MI ..........I live in Zeeland, MI

 

If you dont want to break your tractor build a sub frame...

 

I agree with that! In fact, I think that Brantly had a complete subframe under the tractor when both FEL and backhoe were supplied by them for the Bolens Large Frames.

Doug

 

Hi, the yellow ht20 with the loader and backhoe was mine, I will look on my old computer to see if I have any close ups the rear.

It did have three seperate hydro systems, one for the loader, backhoe and then the tractor's.

The backhoe did I have a sub frame, I will look for pictures of it also.

 

Hi, the yellow ht20 with the loader and backhoe was mine, I will look on my old computer to see if I have any close ups the rear.

It did have three seperate hydro systems, one for the loader, backhoe and then the tractor's.

The backhoe did I have a sub frame, I will look for pictures of it also.
Did you ever have any other bucket for the backhoe?