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    580B little black smoke

    All the time
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    580B little black smoke

    I’m getting a little bit of black smoke out the exhaust on my 580b. It’s got the 188 Diesel engine. It’s not obvious from a distance but noticeable from the seat. I don’t notice it until the rpm is over 1000. Does this sound about normal for these engines or should I be checking into it more...
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    580b Backhoe Bucket Sizes

    I’m in Nebraska and I design the systems. Around here we bury a 34” wide 11” tall Plastic chamber below grade up to 3 foot deep as each situation requires. I always use a string line and paint but once you break the crust of the soil you normally lose your markings. I do fine with a 2 foot...
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    580b Backhoe Bucket Sizes

    I should’ve probably added that the only thing I would do with a 36 inch bucket is dig trenches for a septic field. So I’d only go about 3 feet deep with it. But digging 36 inches wide at one time should really help keep the trench straight and speed up the dig.
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    580b Backhoe Bucket Sizes

    I recently bought a 580 B that came with a 24 and 36 inch buckets. The last owner bent the main boom cylinders with the 36 inch bucket and cautioned using it. I’m curious what you guys have ran and did he really push the machine to cause damage or would it be safe to use with a little common sense?
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