It came on time.. and the quality seams to be good.. I got the 5 ft hoe.. very small and my BX 1850 handles the weight with out trouble. I like the PTO pump & it's own system.. I'm only just learning how to dig with it and I'm thinking they have the controls wrong.. anyone chime in here but I think the main boom control should be forward on left stick to go down.. & back on the stick to go up.. much the same as the FEL. so I'm going to switch the hoses. Also the swing seams a bit jerky to me .. is there an inline restrictor that would slow it down.. ? Had to remove the ROPS so I could sit up there..
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Daren Todd
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Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
There may be a switch/valve under the seat of the back hoe to reverse the controls. If you have a manual for the back hoe, it should say wether or not it has one. I would definitely look and see if it has the swith before you go throughthe trouble of swapping hoses. Most newer back hoes have a valve on it 
No switch.. and the manual is very poor.. I don't expect much for what I paid. Could have paid $3000 more and got the switch.. na I tweak it myself. no wait this is a 5ft hoe.. a 6ft is too heavy for my little guy.. Not easy to find a 5ft hoe..
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Balvar24
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L3800 HST, 5ft Rotary Cutter, 5ft Box Blade, Pallet Forks, 72" Rotary Tiller
The hose is probably on wrong. I bought one for my bx and my brother in law was the first to use it. He said one of the controls was moving the arm the wrong way, (he's a heavy equipment operater). Switched the hose and that's all it took. The side to side control was WAY to fast. Since I have a lathe, I made a tapered washer with a much smaller hole in the center in it , and inserted it ,( 2 washers actually for 2 hoses), into the 2 hoses at the control handle. Helped tremendously. Someone here on this forum had got a rivet and pulled the center pin out of it and used that.
Does it have some sort of structure that once installed locks your 3 point lift from floating upward? Is it raised for transport in the pic, or is that as low as it will sit?
Yes I'm thinking that a restrictor of some sort will be needed for the swing..
And yes the three point is locked in the correct height by a brace and a fixed top link.. Then turn the three point valve off. I would like to make up a sub frame that won't involve the three point .. I would like four attach points like the bagger has. Too bad I'm selling the bagger because I could have left those sub frames on and used them.
And yes the three point is locked in the correct height by a brace and a fixed top link.. Then turn the three point valve off. I would like to make up a sub frame that won't involve the three point .. I would like four attach points like the bagger has. Too bad I'm selling the bagger because I could have left those sub frames on and used them.
Yes it's fixed.. and the height is close to where it will be.. the lower pins are low on the frame.. and the PTO is going down hill.. If I could bring it closer to the tractor I would ... but the arms are what they are..
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gpreuss
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That is basically what I ended up doing to my Kubota K650 years ago to make it rigid to the 3ph; went from the lift arms back to the tractor side of the top link. Works fine for 35 years now. I also put flow control valves (fancy name for a needle valve) on the swing cylinder valve.
Nice looking little hoe... I was always more amazed by what a little one CAN do, than what it can't.
Nice looking little hoe... I was always more amazed by what a little one CAN do, than what it can't.
If you want to make a flow restrictor you can go to the hydraulic supply and get a union (like you want to connect two line together. Take a wire welder and fill in the fitting! Don't do a perfect job, you need a very small hole. If you do weld it complete, just drill a hole.
Remove the line that is allowing the flow to go too fast and insert the fitting.
I had a Vicon disc mower the came down WAY to fast. (I think that's why the guy quit using it and bought a new one). The restrictor cost about $40 and no one had one....so you have to improvise!
Remove the line that is allowing the flow to go too fast and insert the fitting.
I had a Vicon disc mower the came down WAY to fast. (I think that's why the guy quit using it and bought a new one). The restrictor cost about $40 and no one had one....so you have to improvise!