You got it right. The boom section is in front (first), then the bucket in back. The implement pump flow rate is 11gpm, 17gpm includes the power steering/transmission pump.
If it were mine, I'd keep the OEM setup, even if it's $6-700. That setup sure works sweet. That Husco catalog only covers the basics, it doesn't address series passages or regen, I think. The handedness is also available both ways, the TL720 loader valves are opposite the catalog, if I remember correctly.
OP needs to figure out why that broke. The relief valve, located on the 3ph valve, is ahead of the loader so a relief is not required on the loader valve. It needs to be inspected and tested.
Another possibility is that the bucket maybe was forced externally. There are no port reliefs, but I think this is not probably the cause. Also, I haven't traced that channel, but I don't think a port overload goes there.
Another thing to check out - maybe got the tank and power beyond (Husco calls it carryover or something) hoses reversed. If the tank port was blocked by not looping the backhoe hose, the tank channel may not be able to withstand full pump pressure. I'll go back to the Husco catalog and try to figure out which channel broke.