Nortrac Towable Backhoe from Northern Tool

This shows the working of and my opinion of my 15hp Nortrac Towable Backhoe from Northern Tool

[JerryFletch]

I own a Jensen mb300 towable it has been very good. Stumps rocks gravel trash brush. It has handled it all. Very well 3 years old. No troubles yet. I am very happy with this machine. And enjoy using it on a regular basis.. very much like this one

[leehyde]

One man assembly is very easy...separated arms and cylinders. Slide them around to properly align and reassemble. Jacked up on crate to install wheels. Then pulled crate from underneath and added fluids and used the machine.

[markkiser]

whats with the hydralic hoses hanging?

[xw]

I just need anything but a shovel! Looks like this may do it

[shanedevries]

Hi I put a roof over my one, so as to keep the sun of and the rain when working , drilled holes to put split pins in the pins were the nuts kept loosening, ,works well 👍

[tommyreppond]

I am thinking about getting one first thing to go are the tires getting a trailer axle under it so can be towed.

[Poppy_love]

How much was the shipping cost from China?

[BBrown-txjf]

Would you happen to know the measurement of the width at its widest point when in tow mode? I have a6 foot wide bridge I need to get it across. Need to see if it will go. Thanks.

[jtsokiehobbyandadventures]

When buying one of these. Will need to do a few modifications to make it better.

[half-breed]

I built my own, used 9 hp with just under 5 gpm hydraulic pump and 2 1/2 cilinders and its slightly slower than yours. Idle that thing down a bit and the ride will be smoother

[shanedevries]

Will add the roof goes out over the motor ☺

[tomkavanaugh]

The tow touge is much too short. Need to buy an extension and a third wheel to move around without towing

[ZukaBro]

Gonna rip thos hydraulic lines off if you dont be careful. Wonderbif you could slap a bigger engine on this thing an pump.

[chuckwagon]

Only seconds into the video when I noticed those hoses hanging slack like that. That's a deal breaker for me. Either it's incredibly poor engineering or an incredibly poor assembly job. That's an automatic guarantee that you'll be replacing hoses regularly due to snagging and tearing or rubbing or or pinching.