Recent content by EdMaine

I have a JD #7 backhoe on a JD 755. The conrol valves are leaking excessive hydraulic fluid from, I believe, the spool area of the controls. I am wondering if this is a repair job for an amateur such as myself? Are any special tools needed? Are there rebuild kits? Can you trade in controls for a...

I have a JD #7 backhoe (mounted on a JD 755 c. 1987) that for years the boom would lower slowly as I was using other attachments (e.g., the loader bucket) and I would have to pull it up occasionally with the control. Recently while working it hard removing large rocks the boom failed to raise at...

My 1988 JD 755 4WD will not move. I parked it on a hill (front uphill) overnight and when I went back to work the next day it would not move forward or back. The bucket works and the backhoe works so I have hydraulic power. When I lift the wheels, the front spin freely by hand (4WD is engaged)...