FEL ground leveling with a TLB different approach than non industrial tractors

[sd455dan]

I was watching a Digginok video, Long time backhoe operator of Ford and now a B95 New Holland and he used a different approach with the FEL that is frowned upon when using non industrial tractor FEL's when trying to level uneven ground.

He points out the well known principle that you always start with the rear tires level since that dictates the buckets orientation.

What was different was driving forward and reverse with the bucket curl fully or almost fully rotated down to fill in holes as you drive forward or reverse and using the buckets Top edge in addition to the lower bucket edge in the process of filling holes and leveling. Interesting and using the top bucket edge is not something I have really tried with my Ford TLB for spreading/leveling work. Maybe from always being conditioned to avoid those stresses on a standard utility /CUT FEL curl cylinders.
It looks very similar to using a box blade with the front edge a inch or two off the ground and the rear down while driving forward. He points this out as well around the 8:00> mark along with the different FEL designs some are better suited.


Maybe this is FEL use Is well known ?, but I was not aware of this method being common and that using the bucket heal is also something he rarely uses.


This is a Video from about 5 months back, lots of pointers


Backhoe Basics Loader work video:

 

[mikester]

OMG I don't know how anyone can watch these videos of "self proclaimed pundits watching paint dry" with commentary by a talking head (back of the head in this case) just wanting to hear themselves talk.

 

[sd455dan]

Being a bit hard on Frank I think... He has been at this quite a while.

From Norman Hospital expansion in Oklahoma, with heavy footings to support bridge cranes to Church's digging up leaking pipes to Okana 12 story motel in OKC etc and IIANM putting ~ 10000 hours of digging on that B 95 NH.

I bet he could hold his own against most skilled operators.

 

[Sportsman762]

Industrial machines are a different animal than the compact and ag tractors. I am not sure I would want to do much leveling with the bucket inverted as there is additional risk compared to using the bucket heel. However the 1980 Massey Industrial Tractor sales guide states that the bucket inverts for grading on the Massey 20C, 30B, 40B, 50C. Below is a snip from it.

The top lip on my Massey 20C is heavier duty than most compact tractor buckets. However I do not see myself using this feature except in some special situations.