The Kubota BX6316 Mechanical Thumb Kit is one of the most useful upgrades available for the BX23S backhoe. Designed specifically for the BT603 backhoe, the BX6316 allows your backhoe bucket to securely grab, hold, and move materials that would otherwise be difficult to handle with a bucket alone. Logs, rocks, brush, stumps, landscape materials, and debris can all be picked up and positioned with greater control and efficiency.
For many BX23S owners, the thumb transforms the backhoe from a digging attachment into a true property-maintenance tool. Whether you’re cleaning up storm damage, removing brush, handling firewood, building burn piles, or tackling landscaping projects, the BX6316 dramatically increases the versatility of your machine. It’s one of those attachments that owners often wish they had purchased sooner because of how frequently they end up using it.
• Picking up logs and firewood
• Moving rocks and boulders
• Brush and storm cleanup
• Stump and root removal
• Landscaping projects
• Fence and property maintenance
• Handling debris and fallen limbs
A BX23S equipped with the BX6316 Thumb Kit can dig, grab, lift, carry, and place materials with precision—making it one of the best upgrades available for Kubota’s popular tractor-loader-backhoe package.