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Read articles →This is primarily an orchard-planting video where a neighbor's BX23S happens to show up to dig holes, it's not a tractor review. The backhoe gets about two minutes of screen time and earns praise for digging speed in rocky soil, but there are no specs, controls walkaround, or buyer-relevant details. Worth a glance only if you want a casual real-world glimpse of the backhoe doing actual work.
Joe The Farmer is an owner-operator family channel focused on farm life and outdoor projects, not tractor evaluation, and this BX23S belongs to a neighbor, not the host.
It dug about three holes in the time it took two people to hydrate, much faster than hand digging the same rocky ground.
Yes, the video shows it digging through soil described as full of large rocks, something that was very difficult by hand.
