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  1. thudson77

    Inherited a Ford 555, where can I learn to use it?

    Thanks for all the advice everyone. I went through a drawer full of manuals last night and found the operators manual. That helps a lot. Now I can start practicing.
  2. thudson77

    Inherited a Ford 555, where can I learn to use it?

    Thanks. So I guess the most foreign thing to me is there doesn't seem to be a clutch. I can find neutral and start the machine, what then? I don't want to tear up the transmission.
  3. thudson77

    Inherited a Ford 555, where can I learn to use it?

    Thanks! So I'm not crazy for wanting to learn on my own? I have a big field so I can practice without destroying anything. I will check out your vids.
  4. thudson77

    Inherited a Ford 555, where can I learn to use it?

    My father-in-law passed away in 2016, and we inherited his 9 acre property and some heavy equipment, including a Ford 555 backhoe/front end loader. He purchased it to excavate for the house he built and the septic system. The land is mostly flood plain with a river on two sides, but the house...
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