135 Fan said: (quoted from post at 12:54:12 08/21/08) With the stabilizers up it wouldn't be too hard to lift the front of the backhoe. Lots of weight on the back and a lot of leverage. With them down, I can't see the front end lifting. The hydraulics wouldn't have that much power. Dave
Don't know what to tell you, Dave, except that the Ford 755 TLB backhoe hydraulics (and I suspect any construction BH) WILL lift the machine right off the ground or drag the machine in the dirt WITH the stabilizers down. Trying to use the backhoe to dig without the stabilizers is crazy. It will bounce the machine around as the weight shifts with boom movement. The only time I use the b/h w/o them down is if I'm using it like a mobile crane and moving stuff around, but then at a very slow pace.
In fact, the manual states the recommend method of repositioning is to push the BH backhoe bucket down into the ground to lift the machine, then swing it to pivot the machine to where you want it. Done it many times. (exceptionally useful when you bury it in the mud, LOL) When I bought it I didn't realize the difference between a true construction backhoe and a tractor mounted one. Now, my machine is pretty old and tired, pins not real tight, so I tend to be careful with how much I push it, but I can imagine that brand-new it was quite the machine. I've heard stories of Kubota backhoes bending cylinder rods. I can't imagine bending one of the 2" rods on the 755.
It was one of those lucky purchases where I wasn't smart enough to know that I was making a sound decision. :D
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