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Read articles →A real-world drainage job using a John Deere 1025R with a 260B backhoe in genuinely tight residential quarters, where the plan changes repeatedly as the crew hunts for a buried tee near a gas line. You get unscripted problem-solving, a brief note comparing the 260B's smoothness to the older 260, a trencher cameo, and a tractor-nearly-in-the-lake moment. Best for owners curious how a subcompact backhoe handles confined, high-stakes digging.
Tractor Time with Tim presents as a family-run hobbyist channel doing actual paid or neighborly projects, not a dealership or manufacturer, so the perspective leans practical and candid rather than promotional.
Yes, the operator says the 260B is smoother and more controllable than the older 260 backhoe, without the same jerkiness.
Yes, by running at idle the hoe has less strength, reducing the risk of hitting the gas line before detecting it, allowing slow careful digging.
There is a risk when the bucket is tipped down with rams fully extended, but at idle on loose soil and going slowly, there is no real concern of damage.
