MT125 Backhoe "stool"

[JakeLS]

Good morning TBN,

When I disconnect the backhoe from my MT125 the outriggers will bleed off within a few hours. This leaves my brand new backhoe with its belly in the mud and the hoses are just BARELY long enough to reconnect (really just the blue one is short) when I'm ready to hook the BH up again. I figure I could have a short extension made to remedy the difficult hydraulic hose connections, but that still leaves it belly down in the mud.....
Has anyone built or used something you already had as a stand or stool for the BH to rest on when removed from the machine? If so could I get some pictures please?
Thanks!

 

[Diggin It]

Concrete 'cap' block and a short section of railroad tie under mine. Raise outriggers to lift the pins out of the cradles, place the blocks under, then lower the outriggers just enough to take the weight off them and settled on the blocks. Disconnect hoses and drive out. Should leave it nearly in the same position so you can just back under.

 

[Bocephous]

An unsplit chunk of firewood under the main body of the hoe, and a 6X6 under the front sub-frame works for me.