Willie B
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Mike Mulligan couldn't have done it better.
Willie
Willie
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Pictures of your Backhoe!!!!!
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RBMcCloskey
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I thought Long Island was Dynahoe country...
planecrazzzy
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mlprus88
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My '94 Case 580 SK Turbo. 4x4, cab, x-hoe, Case controls. I love this thing.
planecrazzzy
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Your in Michigan... You'll love the Cab with HEAT...
I hope you can plug it in... Below 30 degrees here in Minnesota I plug mine in for at least 20 min... an hour is better.
She cranks over better then... Avoid starting fluid if you can.
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Gotta Fly...
JAM
I hope you can plug it in... Below 30 degrees here in Minnesota I plug mine in for at least 20 min... an hour is better.
She cranks over better then... Avoid starting fluid if you can.
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Gotta Fly...
JAM
Billrog
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Nice hoe had the same machine for 15,000 hrs. was still going strong when I sold it & like Jam said in the winter I had it on a timer to get a few hrs. warm up never needed starting fluid.
mlprus88
Active Member
Yes, the cab with heat is awesome! I can just about move snow while wearing at tshirt lol. I've had good luck with cold starting. It doesn't have a block heater, so I can't plug in. I've never used starting fluid in the 6 years I've had her. I think the coldest I've cranked it is low teens, and surprisingly she cranks up and runs. Not as good as she would on a warm day, but still pretty well. It was late February when I looked at the machine to buy. The temp was somewhere in the 30's. I beat the tech with starting fluid to the yard. The way she cranked over so well, was one of the things that sold me. The tech was even surprised lol. He said they've got new machines that don't start nearly as easy. I do have to plug my other stuff in though. They don't like the cold as much lol.
mlprus88
Active Member
Thank you! They seem like they're real workhorses. I'm probably hinting to my age here. My grandpa made a living with Case equipment, refused to buy any other brand of backhoe. I was raised on one, a brand new k model. I love mine!
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Willie B
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I've had two 580Ks The first was tired when I bought it. It had extend a hoe, and John Deere controls. I later bought a very nice, low hour, same year (1988). It had standard stick, and Case three lever controls with foot swing. I couldn't get used to the three lever nonsense, so I swapped the controls and dipper. The guy I sold the first one to didn't know how to operate a backhoe so he didn't care.
Previously I had an older John Deere 410. I very much prefer the hoe on the JD. I could dig fast without the jumpy nature of the hoe. The JD had more boom lift. I will qualify my criticism of the Case unit with the disclaimer that mine has extend a hoe, and a hydraulic thumb These features increase the jumpiness. A boulder in the front bucket helps considerably. In any other sense the Case is a far superior machine. I'm tempted by the N series, but that is a big step in the financial sense.
Willie
Previously I had an older John Deere 410. I very much prefer the hoe on the JD. I could dig fast without the jumpy nature of the hoe. The JD had more boom lift. I will qualify my criticism of the Case unit with the disclaimer that mine has extend a hoe, and a hydraulic thumb These features increase the jumpiness. A boulder in the front bucket helps considerably. In any other sense the Case is a far superior machine. I'm tempted by the N series, but that is a big step in the financial sense.
Willie
Willie B
Senior Member
I've had two 580Ks The first was tired when I bought it. It had extend a hoe, and John Deere controls. I later bought a very nice, low hour, same year (1988). It had standard stick, and Case three lever controls with foot swing. I couldn't get used to the three lever nonsense, so I swapped the controls and dipper. The guy I sold the first one to didn't know how to operate a backhoe so he didn't care.
Previously I had an older John Deere 410. I very much prefer the hoe on the JD. I could dig fast without the jumpy nature of the hoe. The JD had more boom lift. I will qualify my criticism of the Case unit with the disclaimer that mine has extend a hoe, and a hydraulic thumb These features increase the jumpiness. A boulder in the front bucket helps considerably. In any other sense the Case is a far superior machine. I'm tempted by the N series, but that is a big step in the financial sense.
Willie
Previously I had an older John Deere 410. I very much prefer the hoe on the JD. I could dig fast without the jumpy nature of the hoe. The JD had more boom lift. I will qualify my criticism of the Case unit with the disclaimer that mine has extend a hoe, and a hydraulic thumb These features increase the jumpiness. A boulder in the front bucket helps considerably. In any other sense the Case is a far superior machine. I'm tempted by the N series, but that is a big step in the financial sense.
Willie
mlprus88
Active Member
The thing about different controls is sort of funny. My grandpa could run case controls smooth as butter, and efficient as a wobble machine. Put him on a machine with wobbles, and it was a completely different story. He learned on case controls, centuries ago. I think it's all about personal preference, and what an individual is comfortable with. It's true that extra weight in the front helps with the balance, though. Those N series machines seem like nice machines, but like you said, they're costly. I'm not sure I'd want to rely on all of the electronics in them either.
Swampfoxo
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Phil i hope you are ok. You have been missed. We dont know what has become of yiu but we hope you are having a wonderful time wherever you are.
xgiovannix12
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xgiovannix12
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bump for some pictures
ointhead
590 Super LE
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Here is my 1998 Case 590 SLE. I`ve hade it for about three years and it has about 6000 hours on it. I am not a contractor and only use it on my small farm and i would find it hard to do without it. This backhoe has pilot controls and , i dont know what you call it, but controls for driving it in hoe mode. Wich seems to be rare in The states. It also ha quick coupler in both ends.
