boostmg
Silver Member
that thing looks sick
My new Branson
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TractorTYMe
Veteran Member
Beefy looking machine. 
Waco Branson
New member
Be careful around brush and limbs. Don't turn so tight with power that you push the front tire off the rim. Protect it from rats eating hoses, electrical wires, fuel drain cap (cat, rat poison, naphthalene).
Can you tell I have had my own untoward experiences?
Don't worry about small scratches. It's a tool, not something that goes in a curio cabinet. Do keep it clean. Get comfortable but never complacent. It is a powerful piece of machinery: great for increasing your capacity to accomplish work, but easy to do harm if not respected.
Enjoy and be a good steward of God's earth.
Can you tell I have had my own untoward experiences?
Don't worry about small scratches. It's a tool, not something that goes in a curio cabinet. Do keep it clean. Get comfortable but never complacent. It is a powerful piece of machinery: great for increasing your capacity to accomplish work, but easy to do harm if not respected.
Enjoy and be a good steward of God's earth.
ning
Elite Member
Be even more careful around buildings!
Red_rider
Bronze Member
Nice setup. I always thought about getting a backhoe, but never did. Hope you get as much fun out of yours as I have gotten out of mine.
ericm979
Super Member
I had to slow down my BHs boom with adjustable restrictors. It was jerking the whole tractor around. Could just be my unit's valves or my inexperience or both.
ning
Elite Member
I've had this too - it's quite twitchy.
I'm not experienced messing with hydraulics - can you describe what you put in (links if possible) and where?
When my backhoe's tossing me around I end up using both valves to slow the one down, but that's not always appropriate to the work being done and I shouldn't need to...
ericm979
Super Member
A couple of these: 1/4 NPT 5 GPM Prince WFC-400 In-Line Flow Control | Flow Control Valves | Hydraulic Valves | Hydraulics | www.surpluscenter.com
between the hoses and the cylinder. The hose/cylinder fittings are JIC so if you put the right JIC fittings on it plugs right in. I'll look for the exact parts list when I get some time later, and post a pic.
Using a one way on each end lets me adjust them separately- gravity is pulling the whole thing down and the rod end takes less fluid per inch of motion so the two ends are not equal. I set the valve to restrict flow out of the cylinder so there won't be cavitation. I can reach them from the operator station. With a little tuning the jerkiness goes away but it's not too slow. For me anyhow.
I have one more to add to the BH's curl circuit. When I curl the bucket it seems to speed up near the end of its travel, then slam into the stop and eject much of the material from the bucket. I can get it to work right some of the time, it's not as bad as the boom was.
I added another flow control to the loader to reduce bucket flop. It restricts flow out of the curl cylinders as the bucket is dumping.
between the hoses and the cylinder. The hose/cylinder fittings are JIC so if you put the right JIC fittings on it plugs right in. I'll look for the exact parts list when I get some time later, and post a pic.
Using a one way on each end lets me adjust them separately- gravity is pulling the whole thing down and the rod end takes less fluid per inch of motion so the two ends are not equal. I set the valve to restrict flow out of the cylinder so there won't be cavitation. I can reach them from the operator station. With a little tuning the jerkiness goes away but it's not too slow. For me anyhow.
I have one more to add to the BH's curl circuit. When I curl the bucket it seems to speed up near the end of its travel, then slam into the stop and eject much of the material from the bucket. I can get it to work right some of the time, it's not as bad as the boom was.
I added another flow control to the loader to reduce bucket flop. It restricts flow out of the curl cylinders as the bucket is dumping.
ericm979
Super Member
Here's the parts numbers from surpluscenter:
2 9-7960-4 1/4 NPT 5 GPM PRINCE WFC-400 IN-LINE FLOW CONTROL
2 9-2404-6-4 JIC 6M x 1/4 NPTM CONNECTOR
2 9-6505-6-4 JIC 6F TO 1/4 NPTM SWIVEL
And here's a pic:
2 9-7960-4 1/4 NPT 5 GPM PRINCE WFC-400 IN-LINE FLOW CONTROL
2 9-2404-6-4 JIC 6M x 1/4 NPTM CONNECTOR
2 9-6505-6-4 JIC 6F TO 1/4 NPTM SWIVEL
And here's a pic:
