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  1. Scout_1969

    I need help with a 310a starter

    Not sure this is your machines issue but on my 310B had intermittent starting problems and corrosion on both ends of the large hot wire to starter. I kept dealing hard starts and eventually replaced this wire. The wire sheathing was deteriorated and missing in several spots where it crossed...
  2. Scout_1969

    How do you scrape uneven ground?

    Another technique is to have the front bucket somewhat full for added weight to help cut hard material. Also, there’s a balance between down-pressure and using the weight of the front of the TLB.
  3. Scout_1969

    How do you scrape uneven ground?

    You could try filling your back bucket with some dirt or something for weight and swing the boom to the side you want to cut with the front bucket. It’ll work both to lower one side and raise the other. It takes a little getting used to and you need to keep one arm on the swing lever to make...
  4. Scout_1969

    How often do you grease?

    I should have said to grease every ‘8-10 hours of use’ because the machines don’t always run a full work day. Especially for personal use.
  5. Scout_1969

    How often do you grease?

    Yep, grease everyday. Some fittings require very little while others need more grease. Some fittings like backhoe buckets pins might need grease every few hours in extreme conditions like in rock. Older hoe rams require greasing every few if I recall they might have autogreasers by now. Once...
  6. Scout_1969

    Can I plow snow w this 2wd backhoe?

    Once the ground freezes it’s worse for sure. My JD 310B is 2wd and it did just OK on slight slopes but extremely inefficient on steeper slopes. Could push very little snow and had to push the backhoe itself a lot. I eventually got a set of Duo chains and it made a world of difference! It gives...
  7. Scout_1969

    Question about rebuilding front lift cylinder 410D

    I missed ‘it just laughed at my 1” impact’ But would agree with Fasttrack
  8. Scout_1969

    Question about rebuilding front lift cylinder 410D

    Can you borrow or justify a purchase of an impact? I borrowed a Milwaukee 1/2” drive cordless, used a 3/4” drive socket and 1/2” x3/4 “ adapter. Worked great on my John Deere 310B cylinder rod nuts. We did all cylinders on the backhoe, including the stabilizers. The largest one was the boom and...
  9. Scout_1969

    homemade manual thumb

    Looks good and you’ve proven it works with the heavy rocks. It’s always satisfying to make something yourself. Job well done!
  10. Scout_1969

    John Deere 310B Backhoe Boom Rod Removal

    It was the largest for sure
  11. Scout_1969

    John Deere 310B Backhoe Boom Rod Removal

    Turned boom at a 90 degree angle and over a small bank worked fine. Definitely a two person job, had to loosen the hose tower/block and tie it back. Then thread it out through the hoses, over swing tower etc. Really had to make sure the cylinder rod was protected and 1x4's as a rest/slide. Also...
  12. Scout_1969

    What a dog

    Might want to start your own thread, so you get the best information.
  13. Scout_1969

    Why are there a few different styles of hydraulic cylinders on the same machine?

    That would explain the difference if it were the case, but the cylinder kits have fit based on the JD part numbers so it seems they’re all OE.
  14. Scout_1969

    Why are there a few different styles of hydraulic cylinders on the same machine?

    I have a JD 310B Backhoe. Why there are a few different styles of cylinders on the same machine, seems they would standardize them? Cylinders sized for the application of course makes sense. Stabilizers have the 'wire' ring , with thin threaded nut that's hard to get tools on to unthread...
  15. Scout_1969

    Hydraulic Cylinder Rebuild Question?

    The good and bad news is if your backhoe is anything like my 310B, there's a few different styles of cylinders on your machine. Im in the process of rebuilding several cylinders that are long over due. A couple were a little struggle to re-install while one required the ring compressor. So far...
  16. Scout_1969

    John Deere 310B Backhoe Boom Rod Removal

    You are correct mine has tubes and those hoses are accessible and in pretty good shape unlike four other hoses. So I may wait to replace those. I’ll probably leave the cylinder mounted and remove the piston rod
  17. Scout_1969

    John Deere 310B Backhoe Boom Rod Removal

    Thanks for all the information everyone! Considering all this, like most of you, when there’s only one way to do something we go at it. When there’s a few ways to accomplish something or it APPEARS to be anyway it makes things interesting to determine the path your going down. Other...
  18. Scout_1969

    John Deere 310B Backhoe Boom Rod Removal

    That really looks like it might work, doesn’t seem to be a lot of clearance, but could squeak by. Due to the weight of the whole assembly and not having a hoist, I’d like to avoid complete removal. I’m might be replacing the hoses to this cylinder too, so I need to look at those this evening and...
  19. Scout_1969

    John Deere 310B Backhoe Boom Rod Removal

    Didn’t get to that one this weekend, between one very stubborn rod guide that I need a shop to remove, delayed parts and an unforeseen bushing I need I didn’t get to the boom cylinder, maybe this upcoming weekend. I was hoping to avoid removing the pin in the boom and hoses, it might be the...
  20. Scout_1969

    John Deere 310B Backhoe Boom Rod Removal

    I may have to move the backhoe to a slope not too far away from my ideal work area and if need be, dig a little ditch to get the boom deeper. I looked at it a little closer and the red circled bracket that holds all the hoses, MIGHT(?) be able to be loosened and flex the hoses slightly. If the...
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