I just bought a case 480c. I have gotten the major bugs worked out, but little ones are cropping up as I am trying to use it. Have bought seal kits and re-sealed two different cylinders already. The seals I replaced were dark and crumbly, so I expect to have to replace more. That's not my problem;
I have never used a backhoe before, so I am trying to learn myself. I have been asking around and have learned some tricks. So far;
1. The tractor will tend to slide around if you take too much of a bite. I quit trying to take such a large bite out of the ground, and a guy told me to take the front bucket and turn it down and force it into the ground to raise the front of the tractor up. And then raise the back of the tractor off the ground with the stabilizers. That really did help it not want to move so much.
2. Trying to maneuver around. Someone told me if I get in a tight spot and need to make an adjustment, I can raise the front bucket, raise the stabilizers a little bit, and then put the hoe into the ground and force the tractor to slide over. The only way I can get this to sort of work is to put the hoe to the direction I want to move, force it into the ground, and then use the foot pedals to swing the hoe the opposite way to shift the tractor to the side. Any other tricks to do this?
3. Digging. I have a bucket lever, and dipper lever and a boom lever. I am trying to figure out how to judge where to put the tractor in relation to where I want to dig. Should I put it far away and stretch the boom out as far as it will go to start a trench?
I have been using the dipper to put the bucket where I want to dig. And then I will just use the boom and the bucket to dig down. I will then move the dipper lever so it moves closer to the tractor, and then just use the bucket and the boom again to dig some more. I will drop it down with the boom, curl the bucket, lift the boom, and then use the foot pedals to swing to the side.
How do you guys do it? I find if I stick the bucket in the hole I have made, and then try to move the dipper and curl the bucket, it then tries to move the tractor a little too much.
I have never used a backhoe before, so I am trying to learn myself. I have been asking around and have learned some tricks. So far;
1. The tractor will tend to slide around if you take too much of a bite. I quit trying to take such a large bite out of the ground, and a guy told me to take the front bucket and turn it down and force it into the ground to raise the front of the tractor up. And then raise the back of the tractor off the ground with the stabilizers. That really did help it not want to move so much.
2. Trying to maneuver around. Someone told me if I get in a tight spot and need to make an adjustment, I can raise the front bucket, raise the stabilizers a little bit, and then put the hoe into the ground and force the tractor to slide over. The only way I can get this to sort of work is to put the hoe to the direction I want to move, force it into the ground, and then use the foot pedals to swing the hoe the opposite way to shift the tractor to the side. Any other tricks to do this?
3. Digging. I have a bucket lever, and dipper lever and a boom lever. I am trying to figure out how to judge where to put the tractor in relation to where I want to dig. Should I put it far away and stretch the boom out as far as it will go to start a trench?
I have been using the dipper to put the bucket where I want to dig. And then I will just use the boom and the bucket to dig down. I will then move the dipper lever so it moves closer to the tractor, and then just use the bucket and the boom again to dig some more. I will drop it down with the boom, curl the bucket, lift the boom, and then use the foot pedals to swing to the side.
How do you guys do it? I find if I stick the bucket in the hole I have made, and then try to move the dipper and curl the bucket, it then tries to move the tractor a little too much.