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Read articles →This isn't a general review despite the title, it's a narrow, hands-on demo of swapping the Kubota L48's frame-mounted BT1100 backhoe with its factory three-point/PTO hitch, showing the actual pin, hose, and outrigger sequence step by step. Useful for existing L48 owners figuring out attach/detach mechanics, storage of link arms, and lubrication points, but it skips performance, digging demos, and any pricing or buying advice.
Posted by an L48 owner sharing hands-on maintenance know-how from personal use of the tractor, not a dealer or reviewer.
A lever shuts off hydraulics to the backhoe remotes and redirects them to the three-point hitch, letting the tractor run either attachment.
Loosen the jam nuts, pop out the pins, then store the top link and drag links on brackets built into the tractor frame.
The backhoe sits in angled frame ears, a spring-loaded pin locks in under pressure, then a lever and second pin secure it further.
Yes, the shaft has no grease fitting, and the owner says it has locked up before from lack of lubrication, requiring disassembly to free it.
