Egon
Epic Contributor
Most backhoe work has the tires off of the ground so the machine can be levelled, reduce forces on the drivetrain and anchor the backhoe in place.
Most backhoe work has the tires off of the ground so the machine can be levelled, reduce forces on the drivetrain and anchor the backhoe in place.
I have seen construction operators (? the operator status) jack the backhoe up as high as it would go with all front and back wheels more than a foot off the ground. I dont see any need for that unless you are trying to get clearance to get over a wall or something.
I jack my TLB up enough to level it and just enough to take a bit of weight off the tires and settle the stabilizers in the dirt on the high side. Anything more is just wasted hydraulic power and time. Sometimes this requires the FEL bucket to be in full dump mode in order to raise the front up enough for the TLB to be level.