Loaders & Backhoes in College Station, TX

Maybe. Our lot changes week to week, so a used grapple or fork may or may not be there when you look. Come by or call first to ask. You can also browse our implements on j5tractors.com. If you're set on one particular attachment, call ahead before you drive over. On any used grapple, look at the tines, the pivot pins and the hydraulic hoses. They tell you how hard it's worked. Check that its mount matches your loader's quick attach too. The wrong mount won't help you.

Routine upkeep keeps a loader attachment or a backhoe working well. That means greasing pivot points, checking hoses and fittings, and watching pins and bushings for wear. Those are the spots that take the brunt of the work on any attachment. Your manual gives the intervals. Our Bryan shop works on loaders, backhoes and other tractor attachments. If a hose starts weeping or a pin wears loose, that's worth a call before it turns into a bigger repair. Bring the tractor and attachment by, or call the store to talk through what you're seeing.

Our Bryan store. The shop there handles repairs on grapples, forks and other attachments, on tractors, implements and mowers alike. The parts counter handles pins, bushings and hydraulic fittings. That goes for the 1025's backhoe too. Have the attachment's make and model handy when you reach out. It makes ordering a part easier. Grapple tines and pivot pins take the hardest wear, so that's often where a repair starts. Catch a loose pivot early. You don't want it failing with a load of brush up in the air.

Start with the mounting plate on your loader and how an attachment locks to it. That decides what bolts on. Next, find the loader's lift capacity in its manual. A grapple full of brush or a pallet of feed gets heavy fast. Then check your hydraulics. A grapple's jaws need their own circuit, while forks and hay spears don't. Most attachments fit a range of brands, so the tractor you run is the starting point. Bring your tractor's make and model when you call or stop by our Bryan store.

A loader attachment, like a front grapple or pallet fork, is built for moving material: brush, fencing, feed, pallets, round bales. A backhoe digs. Think post holes, a trench for a water line, footings or a stock tank. Bad Boy builds the material-moving side, and a backhoe is available for the Bad Boy 1025, model BBH105, through our Bryan store. Running another tractor? Ask the Bryan store what fits it. Plenty of jobs on Brazos County ground call for both at different times of year. You might clear brush, dig a line, then move round bales.