Backhoe Flimsy Backhoe lever linkage

   / Flimsy Backhoe lever linkage #1  

laurencen

Veteran Member
Joined
Feb 19, 2007
Messages
1,143
Location
saskatchewan Canada
Tractor
Bobcat Toolcat 5600T Kioti CK20, Cat D2 dozer, Cat 420 tractor loader, Deer 644E loader, Bobcat E32 mini and Bobcat 590 skidsteer, Toro Groundsmaster 325D
Well guys, my CK20 Backhoe has some 30 hours now, the backhoe has dug out 2 stumps and tonight a trench for electric lines, after positioning the tractor and lowering the stabiliser legs a couple times the right one refused to come back up, the link pin had fallen out, upon inspection I find the link pin quite flimsy, the spring pin is about 1/32 inch diameter wire, for a tempory fix I used 1/8 welding wire and bent into a U shape, the sad thing is this tempory fix is more secure than the factory original.

I would expect this to be a issue for others, I will be replacing the spring pins with cotter pins to avoid this problem in the future, I would recomend checking this spring pin on your controls.

On the other hand it dug the trench easily, it amases me how powerful this little unit is
 
 
Top