Patent ID: 6637136
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A backhoe unit detachably attached to a backhoe mounting frame disposed on a tractor body rearwardly of a driver's seat, comprising:a base having engaging portions for connection to said backhoe mounting frame; a driver's footrest and a control column disposed on said base; a vertical swing axis supported by said base; a boom bracket supported to be swingable about said vertical swing axis; a boom assembly attached to said boom bracket; and a single swing cylinder having one end thereof connected to said base through a first cylinder connecting portion, and the other end connected to said boom bracket through a second cylinder connecting portion, to swing said boom bracket horizontally, said swing cylinder disposed in one lateral side of said base to be offset from a centerline of said tractor body and extends slantwise in plan view relative to the centerline.