Well ... this is embarrassing. I had checked and added water to the overflow but I did not see indications that I had lost several quarts.
Lol. Pure genius. :-)
Hi All,
We have been doing some bush-hogging. The fields had a lot of straw like plants and they put out a lot of dust and pieces of plant.
The RK55 overheated. Checked the radiator and found the screen filters were clogged. Cooled it down, drove over to the hose and cleaned off the...
We looked around for a 72" bushhog for the tractor. Picked up a "Bushhog BH-216-2".
The model delivered had a chain front skirt:
I mistakenly thought it would have a chair rear skirt too but this has a thin metal skirt bolted to the body (see picture 1). The rear skirt does not inspire...
The mechanic said a reservoir would have to be installed but we did not go into details. His conversational tone seemed to indicate it was not a big deal.
I went thru heavy equipment school 30 years ago and have run a number of commercial backhoes and excavators and never encountered a...
Thanks -- I appreciate all the info I can get.
With the current bucket, I can extend the hoe to approximately mid reach and set the bucket down with the teeth and an inch or two of bucket below the clay surface. I can pull the hydraulic stick back all the way and the bucket will not move...
There are two. Active remote powering backhoe is in detent. Unused is in neutral. I understand this is normal?
Had a mechanic out today. It appears that we hit the trifecta of gotchas:
1) heavy clay soil
2) 18" bucket
3) lightweight hydraulics
RIght now, we are getting a price on a 12"...
Hello,
Got an RK55/8.5 backhoe with about 5 hours on it. Went out to use the backhoe for the first time today. The dipper arm is really anemic on digging. I'm guessing a hydraulic problem.
RK says I should see 9 gpm and 2000 psi. I've found cheap pressure gauges but does anyone know where...