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Read articles →An owner filming a real work session using the RK24's front bucket and backhoe to excavate a gravel pad site, no rear blade despite the metadata tag. Shot in progress-check clips rather than continuous footage, it offers honest time estimates (about an hour per section) and a candid comparison to a Bobcat or mini-excavator. Best for prospective RK24 buyers curious how the machine handles light earthmoving on an actual job.
Posted by the Rural King Tractor Nation channel; the owner-operator tone and branded channel name suggest this is affiliated with the Rural King retail chain rather than an independent user.
The owner says a Bobcat or track mini-excavator could definitely do it faster, but for all around functionality and having the RK24 on hand all the time, it does the job quite well and easily.
At low idle the backhoe controls can feel a little jerky, similar to older small Terramite backhoes, but when throttled up it runs surprisingly smooth for such a small tractor.
The owner spent about an hour on a front section, two and a half hours on a middle section dug a couple days prior, and an extra two hours total that day to finish.
