Backhoe 2375 backhoe bushings

[kodiakdave]

My (2004) 2375 backhoe is acting pretty loose at the point where the dipper meets the boom. I would like to tighten it up but it does not look like there are any replaceable bushings at that point. Anyone know for sure?

Regards
Dave K

 

[Patches]

I have a 2376; should be pretty-much the same;there are bushings on the main-frame for the swing cylinders, on the dipperstick for the bucket link arms and the bucket itself and on the swing assembly for the boom pin. No bushings shown for the boom-to-dipperstick or any of the actuating cylinders, except the swing cylinders

 

[JoelD]

I have a 2376; should be pretty-much the same;there are bushings on the main-frame for the swing cylinders, on the dipperstick for the bucket link arms and the bucket itself and on the swing assembly for the boom pin. No bushings shown for the boom-to-dipperstick or any of the actuating cylinders, except the swing cylinders

Agreed, I've found it odd that there are not bushings everywhere, particularly dipper stick to boom, I'm guessing you could drill out and install bushings easy enough?

Joel

 

[the fox 1940]

I changed the bushings on the boom arm were it hooks on at the bottom
next to the swing arms.
Got new bushings and to my surprise they are a SPLIT Bushing.
But when I put them in they pushed right in by hand. This I said will never do, so I made my own bushings and a new pin and I found I had to go a little over size for the Bushing OD and, the pin I made to fit back to orginal size. If I have to replace the Boom to dipper arm some day I'll make my own. Although I did take the side to side play out of the Boom to Dipper Arm by putting in a spacer about a 75 thousand thick shim washer. Made a big different in movement. You can get Ram Bushings for the hydralic Rams as the Dealer had ordered me the wrong ones once, so I know there available.
Anyway I 'm a lot like you guys out there in the field if I could fix the Float problem without without breaking the bank I would fix it.. Sounds like it could end up mushrooming into a major fix. Never use it enough to worry about.
The Fox 1940

 

[Patches]

Geez, I don't know? Not much meat there and someone broke that area out; there's a post on here somewhere about this. I can't remember the model hoe. I'm hoping the manufacturer, U.S. if memory serves, used pins that are softer than the pin bores so that a new pin might(?) tighten things up

Thanks for that info Fox 1940, I guess these things were made as throw-aways, but way too expensive; gotta fix em

 

[JoelD]

I changed the bushings on the boom arm were it hooks on at the bottom
next to the swing arms.
Got new bushings and to my surprise they are a SPLIT Bushing.
But when I put them in they pushed right in by hand. This I said will never do, so I made my own bushings and a new pin and I found I had to go a little over size for the Bushing OD and, the pin I made to fit back to orginal size. If I have to replace the Boom to dipper arm some day I'll make my own. Although I did take the side to side play out of the Boom to Dipper Arm by putting in a spacer about a 75 thousand thick shim washer. Made a big different in movement. You can get Ram Bushings for the hydralic Rams as the Dealer had ordered me the wrong ones once, so I know there available.
Anyway I 'm a lot like you guys out there in the field if I could fix the Float problem without without breaking the bank I would fix it.. Sounds like it could end up mushrooming into a major fix. Never use it enough to worry about.
The Fox 1940

Hey Fox, what do you mean by float problem?

Thanks,
Joel

 

[kodiakdave]

Thanks Guys, as soon as the ground freezes I will take the hoe off and plasma wash the welds for the pin sleeves. I figure I can take them to my local machinist and he can bore and sleeve them. I checked the pin and there is virtually no wear, so it appears that the sleeves are softer or just too sloppy to start with. I like the machine and hoe and have used it a lot. I also remember seeing an outfit that makes hardened sleeves for this exact purpose. If I can find them again I will post the source. The boom has not come back to the position for placing the storage pin in since it was new. I have to physically shove the boom back to get the pin in. Anyone else have the same issue?

Thanks again
Dave K

 

[the fox 1940]

Hey Fox, what do you mean by float problem?

Thanks,
Joel

I was having some problems with the float on my FEL and I dicovered in the Spool Plunger Cap that the 3 balls that are suppose to be there are not there. And they tell me it will cost me here in Canada about $ 250.00
dollars for just the cap. So you can see I am not paying that kind of money for a cap... Nuts . ( it will work if I hold it in ) But I was hoping maybe by chance I could pick up a good used one cheaper. If you look at the thread Re: "Single Remote Lever won't stay in postion" I have posted 3 pictures in that thread showing the cap. On page one of that article.
The lever itself is in pretty good shape as I had that apart as well.
Dave

 

[the fox 1940]

Thanks Guys, as soon as the ground freezes I will take the hoe off and plasma wash the welds for the pin sleeves. I figure I can take them to my local machinist and he can bore and sleeve them. I checked the pin and there is virtually no wear, so it appears that the sleeves are softer or just too sloppy to start with. I like the machine and hoe and have used it a lot. I also remember seeing an outfit that makes hardened sleeves for this exact purpose. If I can find them again I will post the source. The boom has not come back to the position for placing the storage pin in since it was new. I have to physically shove the boom back to get the pin in. Anyone else have the same issue?

Thanks again
Dave K

Yes mine is the same but after I put the new pin and bushing in it came more into line. Yeah I still have to give it a small nudge to get the pin all the way through.. Poor design.. I see the new ones are different they have a hook that grabs it. Like the full size backhoes. Yeah the sleeves do seem to be soft.
Dave

 

[JoelD]

Understood fox, it was the float reference in a backhoe thread that confused me.

Check with Wayne, he may be able to help with the hydraulic parts.

Joel