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I've towed a Ford 4500 backhoe on a 40 ft deck over with a Ram 2500 Diesel. It was a terrifying experience all around. The backhoe is rear heavy. Loading it required blocking to keep the trailer from lifting the truck of the ground. We had to back it on, extend the boom to get the weight...

So I do not know if this is going to continue to be a problem but might as well ask. Situation is as couple of days ago I burst a line for the stick on my Ford 550 Backhoe 1078 4200 hrs. Fixed the hose filled the fluid, used the machine for a couple of hours everything was ok. Fluid is full and...

Happy New Year to all. I thought I would post some pictures, it explains the install much better. The pipe with the 90 on it was the inlet. No tee in sight. The inlet side in the tank was 21" long. The pipe with the tee / manhole cover etc. was the outlet. The short pipe is 4", it went to the...

I built these a couple of months ago but I wanted to see how they worked before posting. The red and black tube is an old engine hoist I retired from service. The pointed arms slide into the red arms and are held by a pinch bolt . Extended I can see the tips from the cab. The red bars extend...

I am having a new septic system installed, some of the things the installer is doing do not make sense to me so I have a couple of questions. By the way our county would not let me install the system, I had to have a licensed installer do the work but I do not think he knows what he is doing...

Has anyone else run into this? I purchased a used Bobcat 225NT, it came with a Miller S32P suitcase mig. I am not that familiar with the mobile units. I tried to use the S32P this weekend and it would power up but would not feed any wire. I took it to my local welding shop so they could have a...

So I am in the process of installing a new septic drainfield. I have a ditch 8 feet deep, 2 feet wide and 60 feet long. I need to fill 6 feet with stone. The stone is about baseball size, not the easiest to move. I need to get the backhoe over the ditch to spread and level the stone. The soil...

Just an update. This weekend we excavated the front of the driveway. Added the block like the rear, and added the gravel from the previous driveway. I have driven over it about 50 times moving dirt around the yard. The sides keep compacting from the backhoe and I add more gravel. Does anyone...

I decided to use the block. We are building in the woods so the top soil / leaves etc. were almost a foot deep in places. I dug down to the hard surface in this case mostly clay. We put the block down then crushed it with a sledge and the backhoe. It was actually a bigger pain to remove the dirt...

I am looking for some input. I just purchased a used Bobcat 225NT on a trailer. Included was a Miller S32P Super and a Bernard 300 amp mig gun. The S32P is missing some stuff and set up for 5/64 wire. There is no gas valve with it. I plan on using everything outside, mostly repairs to equipment...

I want to extend our gravel driveway approx 100 feet to our garage. We have some old cinder block from a house we tore down on the property. I was thinking to prep the area for the driveway 1. Remove top soil down 6-8 inches. 2. Compact soil (mostly clay). 3. Lay geotextile fabric. 4. Break up...

I have a new to me 550 TLB. Using backhoe today for the first time and I noticed it does not swing the same on both sides. It will swing all the way to the stop to the right (sitting in hoe operator seat) but will not swing all the way left. There is plenty of power and controls work, it seems...

Fixing some of the wiring on the Ford 550 TLB. So the TLB has full cab, rear work lights, rear id lights (red up top) and rear marker / brake lights near the center of the cab. Has anyone seen this setup? The work lights and id lights work. The center lights were wired to the side flashing...

Recently purchased a Ford loader, the FEL bucket edge is very worn. I have a few snow plow cutting edges 6" x 1/2" x 8'. Could I use this? I got a few of them cheap a couple of years ago and never used them. There is approx 3 inches of the old edge left on the bucket. I was going to weld the...

Starting to get the bugs worked out on the 77 550 TLB. Had some wiring issues, relay for heater was bad, minor hydro leak, etc. On the left side of the dash there is a little box, it has 2 lights, a button switch and a rocker switch, and a few fuses. It looks like form what I can read from the...

Good Morning all, I just purchased a 77 Ford 550 TLB, 4000 hrs. Looks to have been used on a farm, then small grading / hoe work. Any recomendations on servicing? Any problems with generic UTF for fluids? I want to keep it for a while I will be using it on a small farm, tree removal, grading...

Hello everyone. I have decided that the old 4500 TLB needs too much work to repair. I am looking at a Ford 550 TLB. Anything I should check or is a common problem? The 550 has 4000 hrs, shuttle shift, decent tires, enclosed cab with heat one cracked window little, decent brakes, good power...

Hello all, I am new to posting but have been following TBN for months. My brother gave me a 72 Ford 4500 TLB 3 cyl diesel 4300 hrs showing after I cleaned all the dirt off, no tach cable. I do not know the history on it, neither does he but it has some issues. I do know it has not been run...

Hello all. New member, 1972 Ford 4500 TLB very bad shape.