Backhoe-Mounted Limbinator

Backhoe-Mounted Limbinator WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Verlis Smith bought a Limbinator hydraulic saw to remove the high limbs on trees around his pasture www northerntool com But instead of mounting it on a tractor bucket he attached it to the back of a Kubota backhoe bucket that he uses for all kinds of jobs on his McCrory Ark farm “I can cut limbs almost 30 ft off the ground ” Smith says He admits the dealership where he bought the backhoe was surprised by his request to come up with a bracket to mount the Limbinator on the new KX71 Kubota rubber-tracked excavator Smith ordered The dealership split the $500 cost of the modification because they were eager to try it Smith says The mechanic replaced the two hydraulic hoses with a two-way valve on the boom of the excavator and hooked it up to couplings “I just flip the valve and the backhoe thumb runs the saw ” Smith says “It runs fast at 5 000 rpm’s It cuts a 10-in limb in about 20 seconds It stays sharp because there is no dirt or rocks up there ” The backhoe-mounted Limbinator got its trial run at the dealership where a mechanic tested it cutting limbs around the shop Smith’s first job with it was clearing out an area where he planned to dig a pond “I’m very well pleased with it ” Smith says noting it would also be handy on a skidsteer or tractor as it is intended to be used “I just wanted to reach higher ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Verlis Smith 2108 Woodruff 775 McCrory Arkansas 72101 ph 870 347-2667; verlis@centurytel net

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.