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Read articles →This is a real backyard project video, not a spec walkaround: Neil uses his own BX23S to dig a French drain, hauling stone, laying corrugated pipe, and backfilling while narrating backhoe technique in detail (bucket curl vs. dipper push, avoiding spillback onto the hood, single-pump flow limitations). It's useful for gauging real-world backhoe capability and technique on a small tractor, less so for pricing or buying-decision specifics.
Posted by Messick's Farm Equipment, a dealer channel, though this particular video is a hands-on personal project rather than a sales pitch.
Yes, Neil says a BX is well suited for shallow trenching, easily ripping through topsoil, clay, and tree roots to dig a two to three foot trench with a twelve-inch bucket.
Use the boom to place the bucket, then curl it shut to fill with spoils, using multiple functions to bring it back flat toward the machine before craning up.
Coming up out of a pile, the bucket can pivot back toward the machine as it rolls, dumping rock onto the hood if the load isn't resettled and shaken out first.
An excavator works faster but causes more turf damage and sinks more in soft conditions, while the BX is slower but adequate and less damaging for shallow trenching.
