BACKHOE REMOVAL AND STORAGE
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1. Position the tractor on a flat surface where the
backhoe will be stored.
2. Lower both stabilizers until they take the backhoe
weight. Place the bucket on the ground with the dipper
arm vertical to the ground as shown in Fig. 1.
FIGURE 1
3. Remove operator’s seat.
4. Refer to mounting frame installation sheet for
specific instructions for mounting frame removal.
5. Place blocks under backhoe main frame for support
and raise stabilizers until backhoe is resting on blocks.
Tilt the backhoe with the boom control until mounting
blades clear underside of loader and tractor.
6. Stop engine and relieve hydraulic pressure from
hoses by working the front loader or front blade control
levers.
CAUTION: DO NOT ACTIVATE THE CONTROL
LEVERS OF THE BACKHOE AFTER THE ENGINE HAS
BEEN STOPPED. DOING SO MAY UPSET THE
BACKHOE AND CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
7. Disconnect the pressure hose at the backhoe control
valve (right side of control valve) and disconnect the
backhoe return hose at the loader or front blade control
valve.
8. Connect the pressure hose, removed from backhoe
control valve, to the loader valve inlet.
9. Connect the backhoe return hose (removed from the
loader inlet) to the backhoe inlet port.
10. Tractor is now ready to operate.
IMPORTANT: FAILURE TO PROPERLY CONNECT
THE HYDRAULIC HOSES WILL RESULT IN SEVERE
HYDRAULIC PUMP DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE
PERSONAL INJURY.
STORAGE
Store the Backhoe in a clean, dry place wherever possible. Coat exposed parts of the hydraulic cylinders and spool
stems of control valve with a rust preventative. Make sure the hydraulic system is sealed off to keep foreign material
from entering.
INSTALLATION
NOTE: Before installing the Backhoe, after storage, check all the hydraulic hoses and major swivel points for
wear.
1. Position the tractor-loader to the Backhoe so the subframe is aligned and hydraulic hoses may be connected to
their respective ports.
2. Stop engine and relieve the hydraulic pressure by actuating the loader control lever.
3. Disconnect the hose from the right side of the Backhoe control valve (inlet port).
4. Disconnect the hose from the loader control valve on the inlet port.
5. Connect the hose removed from the loader inlet port to the backhoe inlet port.
6. Connect the hose; attach to the return of the backhoe control valve to the inlet of the loader valve.
7. Level the backhoe mounting blade arms with the boom control. It may be necessary to lower the stabilizer arms to
help support the Backhoe, but do not raise the backhoe off the blocks until the mounting blade arms are
horizontal to the backhoe mainframe.
8. Raise the backhoe with the stabilizers to the point the mounting blade arms can be attached to the loader
sub-frame.
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