Hi its me again, the newbie. Hey should I leave my backhoe down in the back when parked to get all the weight off the back of the tractor. Guys mentioned this hoe is VERY heavy for the B3030 which it is? Any input is greatly appreciated. Have not got to "level" anymore due to the mucky snowy weather in central pa.
B3030 NEWBIE with backhoe
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North Idaho Wolfman
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Sure - you can rest it on the floor, but the first time you forget to lift it and move away, you'll wish you had never had!
Here is another problem - you place it in the normal position - and let it sit for a week, IT will be on the floor!!!! The hydraulics will sloooowly leak down and it WILL be on the floor!
I have seen the boom, move inches in minutes, tractor off - in positions that are placing a lot of weight on the boom/stick and it will move,
AS wolfman said - park it - pin it!!! IF you trailer it, PIN it!
It will not hurt anything to leave the boom/swing unpinned - but you will understand once you forget to do it why they made those heavy PINS.
My tractor is over 5' wide - I have a 6' 6" door to go through - I always have to lift the stabilizers about an inch and re-curl the bucket so it does not hit the gravel going up the slight incline. I only forgot .....once!
OK THANKS. I am soaking all this in. My buddy I bought this from tore both doors off leaving them open and pulling out of his garage... 2 weeks apart---900 buck mistakes....never did it again. THanks for the advice--it is "hung" on the latch now--I don't pin the hoe---but its hung on the metal band that you hook it to so it cannot fall. ...... Thanks again...hopefully it will dry up around here soon (central Pa) so i can continue to get rid of this big hill behind my house.
The operators manual for mine says to leave it with everything lowered to the ground when parking it overnight, etc., and to relieve any pressure in the hydraulic circuits by cycling the controls after shutting it down. But we had to store it pinned-up for a year or so, with no adverse results. The stabilizers do droop slowly to the ground unless you strap them up somehow.
Probably the one thing you don't want to do with any loader, backhoe, 3 point attachment, etc., is park it in a non-secure, raised position where someone (kids, etc.), could inadvertently cause it to drop.
Probably the one thing you don't want to do with any loader, backhoe, 3 point attachment, etc., is park it in a non-secure, raised position where someone (kids, etc.), could inadvertently cause it to drop.
I grew up helping my dad with his excavation company. Last thing we always did before shutting down for the night was lower everything to the ground, shut off the engine, then move all the levers to bleed off any residual pressures. Newer machines with electric control systems may not bleed any pressures once the engine stops, but mechanical control valves don't care if the key is on or off. This shutdown ritual guarantees that nobody can get hurt if unauthorized people (especially young people) start playing on the machines. If you always set everything down, you'll also develop the habit to pick everything up before moving the next time you use the machine.
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I always do that with my FEL.
Shutdown and lower the FEL to the floor (a big rubber noogie) and then hold until the front tires unweight. Same with 3pt if loaded... all the way to the floor (more rubber pads on ends of box).
So far, hydraulics no-leakee and workie OK.
Ray
(The house I bought came with several of those 2" thick rubber weights they put on the base of plastic highway traffic construction posts to keep them from blowing over. They always seemed like they would come in handy and one day the light bulb went off. They work awesome.)
Shutdown and lower the FEL to the floor (a big rubber noogie) and then hold until the front tires unweight. Same with 3pt if loaded... all the way to the floor (more rubber pads on ends of box).
So far, hydraulics no-leakee and workie OK.
Ray
(The house I bought came with several of those 2" thick rubber weights they put on the base of plastic highway traffic construction posts to keep them from blowing over. They always seemed like they would come in handy and one day the light bulb went off. They work awesome.)