Very Slow loader..... Help JD420 Backhoe

[Reaney in NH]

Apology excepted.. Thank you.

I have spent most of my life picking up other peoples junk and cast offs.... Fixing them... Using them for my needs... Reselling for a profit and moving on to the next project.
Backhoes like this sell for $8,000 or more.... I simply cant afford those.... So I work with what I can.

I appreciate real input... good or bad. Information... good or bad is power. These sites are awesome for gaining information. But simply stating something is bad or scary without giving the reason is unproductive for everybody. My Apologies if I over reacted.

 

[Tx Jim]

I appreciate real input... good or bad. Information... good or bad is power. These sites are awesome for gaining information. But simply stating something is bad or scary without giving the reason is unproductive for everybody. My Apologies if I over reacted.

My input is as real as my JD experience. No apologies required on my end as sometimes I have problem expressing my knowledge without disturbing people.
Have a nice day,Jim

 

[buickanddeere]

If you dont have something positive to contribute why bother?
It cost me nothing but time to fix the Hydro problem... I now have a useable Backhoe and front loader.... That will drive and dig.... and I get less then $1600 invested.... So tell me Mr Smartass... how is that a bad investment?
Even if I have to buy a NEW Diff for $1000.00... Im still into a great running hard working machine for cheap money and some time.

That was a rather snotty and ungrateful reply to a person who shared decades of wisdom for free so you could repair your tractor in a few hours instead of days. with minimal expense in new parts . Every single word Txjim said was true about purchasing a tractor with hydraulic problems. Goodness knows the countless dozens we have dealt with here before .
The JD web site has a free parts book and parts interchange research tool. There should be all kinds of donor tractors . Beware of those with worn out brakes that have ground up metal in the transmission and hydraulics.