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Chains for tying to the front bucket and pulling

aighead

aighead

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@cuttin edge thanks for the back wheel bounce tip, I'll try it out. I've attempted raising the loader bucket a bit but I don't know if that did much other than reduce visibility. I haven't really considered the physics involved other than assuming the backhoe side is pretty heavy, so it wants to rock, like a boat.
 
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cuttin edge

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aighead said:
@cuttin edge thanks for the back wheel bounce tip, I'll try it out. I've attempted raising the loader bucket a bit but I don't know if that did much other than reduce visibility. I haven't really considered the physics involved other than assuming the backhoe side is pretty heavy, so it wants to rock, like a boat.
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We have New Holland backhoes, 2 675s an LB 95 and a 110. The 110, and the 95 had ride control. Someone stole the 95 last summer off a job site on a weekend, they sold the 110, and one 675. But bringing the weight ahead helps a lot. Just have be careful on a road with a lot of crown, cause she'll lean toward the direction of the boom, plus you have the bucket sticking out, not real far, but you just want to be aware of it.
 
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The Peej

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Willie B said:
I use either 5/16 or 3/8 grade 70 with a JD410C depending what I'm lifting. I do have a rig I use to lift my dirt trays with the hoe. 275 gallon oil tanks cut in half are equipped with four short chains welded to the corners. A rig I hang from the bucket hook is a 4' piece of 3/8 with no hooks. I hang a keyhole at bottom end. Two 10' 5/16 grade 30 run through the keyhole to leave four hooks hanging. I can hook to the corners of the half tanks to put dirt back in the ditch. I have 10 of these. Keeps the rest of a lawn at its grade with grass recovering quickly.
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do you have any pictures of this in use? do I understand this correct, when trenching across a lawn you fill the trays then use them to backfill?

edit: never mind I just read down farther and saw where you explain it.
 
Willie B

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The Peej said:
do you have any pictures of this in use? do I understand this correct, when trenching across a lawn you fill the trays then use them to backfill?

edit: never mind I just read down farther and saw where you explain it.
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I looked, but I'm a failure at taking pictures. The whole assembly involves a 275 gallon oval tank cut in half. Each corner of the cut edge gets a short chain welded to it, as does the bottom center at each end.
To empty, set it beside the ditch, unhitch two of four chain hooks. lift slowly to dump. It won't all dump out, so I set it down & move the two hooks to the bottom chains. A 46" deep ditch is perhaps three feet wide at sod level. If I can limit my lawn repair & raking to a 3' wide strip, it saves a lot of raking, seeding, and mulching.
 
fred rosenberg

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I got a bunch of lifting/rigger slings I bought at an auction. (Pretty heavy duty stuff) Most have the manufacturers weight/rating tag still attached. If you might be interested, send a PM
 
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