Backhoe and Fronthoe Thumb for Excavator Reviews

4.6 Rating 49 Reviews

The Mechanical Thumb for a Backhoe or Fronthoe attaches to the boom frame and has five possible positions to help stabilize materials that are hard to control. Simply fold it back or slide it away when not in use.

Please measure your bucket before ordering to ensure a proper match. A mismatched thumb will damage your backhoe, as larger backhoes have more bucket force. For example: if you mount a 25" thumb on a hoe that requires a 31", you will probably bend or break your equipment. Ensure that this thumb is at least the length of your bucket when measured from boom to the teeth, or the warranty may void if damage occurs.

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“The thumb is a nice sturdy assembly and it works well with my Kubota BX22 backhoe. The only reason I did not rate it a 5 is that the assembly does not come with any instructions, and no manual is available on the Titan website. I had to rely on photos from the internet to figure out how to get it mounted, and how to stow it when not in use. I had to add a 1/4" shim plate as the width of the thumb mount is wider than the BX22 dipperstick.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I bought this thumb knowing that is would need to be modified to fit my B05 backhoe on my GC2410, it needed to be cut in half & rewelded from 3 3/16" to 3 1/2", of course I needed to buy new 1" pins because the supplied pins were to short. The bolt holes & everything else lined up. If you can weld or have someone do it for you, I would buy one & modify it to fit your GC2410 B05 backhoe.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“With some slight modifications, works great on my K008-3 micro excavator!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Awesome add on to my New Holland Backhoe. Had to make a couple shims to fit the width but it was easy.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Working great”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Put this on a Kubota backhoe bt601. Wish I would have done it years ago. Had to shim it a little with a metal plate to make it fit. Use it a lot to lift trees out of the woods and cut into logs for f”

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Posted 5 years ago

“This thumb is well built and very rugged! The only issue I have is that when ordering is stated it would fit the Woods BH 6000 groundbreaker. Not so without some modifications, the hydraulic line on the right side hits the mounting plate if pushed up tight to the dipper stick. Also there is slop from side to side needing shims! I think Titan needs to make a shim kit available for this application! Anyone else had these issues?”

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Posted 5 years ago

“The thumb fit my excavator pretty well, the only complaint I have is that the welds on the backside of the upper plate that mates to the stick were kinda sloppy and irregular, I had to grind them down a bit in order for the bracket to fit against the stick and line up the bolts on the back side, but its a small price to pay in order to avoid welding one on my machine. It is easy to use, seems very strong and looks good.”

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Posted 7 years ago