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Overview
The Backhoe is a piece of excavating equipment used for digging holes and trenches.
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They are typically mounted on the back of a tractor or front loader, this one is mounted on a LifeTrac. It consists of a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm. The section of the arm closest to the vehicle is known as the boom, and the section which carries the bucket is known as the dipper or dipperstick (the terms "boom" and "dipper" having been used previously on steam shovels). The boom is attached to the vehicle through a pivot known as the kingpost, which allows the arm to slew left and right, usually through a total of around 200 degrees. Modern backhoes are powered by hydraulics.
The backhoe is one of the most basic dirt working tools and is a common attachment to many small tractor and skid-steer vehicles. It can be used for digging trenches for foundations, digging up material to make compressed earth blocks, digging waste pits, and many other common building/farming tasks. Furthermore, by attaching a chain to the bucket, the backhoe can be used to lift and transport heavy loads such as engine blocks, battery packs, long pieces of pipe, etc.
Commercially manufactured backhoes vary greatly in their size and capabilities and therefore vary significantly in price. A quick google search seems to indicate that relatively small, simple devices like the one we are considering range from 2 to 4 thousand dollars with more sophisticated attachments approaching 10 thousand dollars.
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See http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/Backhoe_-_Modules
Status
TODO move this link to spreadsheet: Previous and still relevant research is at Backhoe/Research_Development.
As of Oct 6, 2013, The Backhoe is part way done being redesigned:
- For Oct 2013 work logs, see Dan Log, Cody Log, and Marcin Log.
- TODO link to development worksheet and google drawing from Oct 5 design sprint.
For the 2012 work (most of which is still being used):
- Lenny-Wayne as as Guest Collaborative Production Director was working on the GrabCAD Backhoe Redesign for Fabrication with Aaron as project manager.
- Brian Log.
- Backhoe Log.
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