Backhoe/Research Development

Overview

Well, it's a backhoe. There's not much to say.

So lets MAKE something to say :)

Something that's becoming more popular is the mini-excavator. It makes sense that OSE's earth moving equipment are going to be on the lower end of the power spectrum. Given the small size of the projected settlements it's not going to make economic sense to invest in the big toys. Anywho, lets design the backhoe to be as flexible as possible. Instead of just mounting it on the tractor it could also be mounted as a stand-alone digger that the tractor simply picks up and moves around. It could also be designed to mount on top of a treaded platform like those mini-excavators use. The platform itself could be an alternative to the tractor, rather than retrofitting the thing to have real tracks.

It could also be combined with the Industrial Robot.

Also, the GVCS doesn't seem to include a crane. The backhoe could be used for that as well.

Research

• Oily Hands has a huge list of diggers people have built themselves
• this guy has a fully documented build process for his
• Ubuildit Plans has a backhoe design that's about as simple as one can possibly get.

See Also

• Tractor

The Global Village Construction Set
Habitat	CEB Press	Cement Mixer	Sawmill	Bulldozer	Backhoe
Agriculture	Tractor	Seeder	Hay Rake	Well-Drilling Rig
	Microtractor	Soil Pulverizer	Spader	Hay Cutter	Trencher
	Bakery Oven	Dairy Milker	Microcombine	Baler
Industry	Multimachine	Ironworker	Laser Cutter	Welder	Plasma Cutter
	CNC Torch Table	Metal Roller	Rod and Wire Mill	Press Forge	Universal Rotor
	3D Printer	3D Scanner	CNC Circuit Mill	Industrial Robot	Chipper Hammermill
	Drill Press	Induction Furnace
Energy	Power Cube	Gasifier Burner	Solar Concentrator	Electric Motor Generator	Hydraulic Motor
	Steam Engine	Heat Exchanger	Wind Turbine	Pelletizer	Universal Power Supply
	Nickel-Iron Battery
Materials	Aluminum Extractor	Bioplastic Extruder
Transportation	Car	Truck
Key	Design	Planning	Prototype	Almost done	Full Release