backhoe rebuild ,start up, bleeding procedure

[zoombats]

Hi. I have replaced all the boom dipper and bucket lines on my Bradco 8LD backhoe mounted on a B8200 HST. It has been a long time coming. Everything is re-connected and I am ready to get it working. Have the boom and dipper connected and on the tractor. All the lines had been drained and removed except for the swing cylinde.r I am preparing to bleed first the stabilizers, passing on the swing function as the dipper is at rest on the ground minus the bucket. I am thinking of bleeding boom, dipper, and bucket cylinders in that order. working from closest to furthest. I am also considering only attaching the anchor point of each cylinder and allowing the pistons to move under no load.. Any thoughts on this procedure with any recommendations? I am expecting the proccess to take awhile with constant checking of the fluid levels

 

[Russell King]

You can bleed if you want to but the lines and cylinders will purge out the air as you cycle them a few time each, without doing anything before hooking everything up.

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

No bleed procedure required. Just use it and air gets pushed out. Maybe Jerky at first until enough fluid circulated to displace air.