I Bought the CHEAPEST Backhoe I could find. Will it Drive Home?
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That unit sat for years and then woke up and immediately wanted to do a days work. This backhoe is old school tough and it would be a damned shame to see her parted out. This old girl's a keeper.
Used a machine like that before, if you take the hoe off it is useless as a loader. It needs the counter weight to make it dig.
@@davidweigle5241 counterweight can be a lump of concrete, doesn't have to be steel and high-pressure hoses.
@@ralphhowes That's a lot of extra work to add counterweight when it already has the correct amount. Simply pin/chain the boom up, bypass the lines, and run it as is.
I think you should keep it a whole machine. She was ready and willing to go to work for you…
@@davidweigle5241 You are absolutely right that it needs that counterweight. That hoe probably weighs 3500-4000 lbs. You would need to probably build a steel box and fill it with concrete the size of a pallet of cinder blocks to make it usable. With the weight of the engine in the front, lifting a full bucket of gravel weighing another ton would put all the weight on the front tires and axle. You would have trouble driving it with the 2wd rear. It would be very tippy and dangerous.
Having the backhoe is a nice counter weight when using the bucket. It’s not costing you anything to leave it there. Just a thought. Nice save!
Yeah, Id keep it for the same reason.
That’s why I’d like to get my dad’s backhoe working again, the one my dad has is a mid 70’s Case 580BCK
@justinbieberthefirst5290 who?
@justinbieberthefirst5290 okay Bieber
I totally agree !
You should keep it around as a complete unit. The backhoe also acts as a counterweight so if you end up not using it, just chain it up. The machine itself seems to be in decent shape and it is worth fixing up.
Do not separate it! It won't be good for anyone..you can always sell it for what you got in it..backhoes Rule..digging with a single wobble stick 6 inch bucket sucks..
You gotta keep her, complete too,…look she’s even trying to fit in. She ran great to get home & now she’s doing the “no start” for content creation purposes. Bless her little 4cyl heart.😎🏁
Now that is a classic and classy comment, well done sir.
She sat for that long and fired right up. Ran on God knows how old fuel and even did some work. She seems reliable. She's a keeper. Restore it, or heck, even customize it!
Love to see her in Purple People-eater Purple!
I could definitely see a place in the fleet for her. She definitely has a lot of character. Keep the Backhoe is my vote!
It would be convenient for small jobs else Matt would be lugging some huge machine or two with him on a really long trailer.
Sell backhoe for parts and keep front
The backhoe should stay only if there are jobs where it's truly more convenient for access than an excavator. They're easier to move, but they're objectively not great to work with. If Matt still has his PC75, any money spent on the back hoe would be better applied on refurbishng the Komatsu. It's pretty easy to move and works so much better than the best of backhoe, once on site.
Might want to keep it around until at least after the engine swap in Fat Alice.
Sell the backhoe keep the loader
Being an International fan, my vote is to keep it! 👍 I think she's still got tons of life left in her!
Me too see how easy it started, they were a great make of tractor.
Keep her complete and fixed up, you are a true restorer not a scrapper !
the backhoe is the counter weight for the bucket, the two go together, if you don't need it, pass it on, somebody might be building an off grid property and could put it to good use. Nice video all the same, keep up the good work, look forward to the next one.
Yes, counterweight is good. If you take the backhoe off it will be alot less weight on the rear axle. This will give you less pushing force to load the bucket from a sitting pile, and alot more weight on the front axle with a full bucket.
Woot. Looks like another 40 minutes of procrastination from chores. Thanks Matt!
Fact!!! 😂
Yup! me, too!!
Yuppers
One of the first tractors that I learned to drive as a kid was a John Deere backhoe. The other one was a Massey Ferguson farm tractor. When I started running excavators I hated backhoes.
Facts, I’ll do Calc later😂
She is squirrelly because you did not completely retract the the backhoe. That shifts the weight aft. Taking weight off the front axle.
And he hauled ass down a busy road! Irresponsible
Hi Matt, Peter from England here, we use this machine a lot in the UK and Europe and I think if you do restore her front and rear after a short time you'll be surprised as to how good she can be. She would have made easy work of burying your cables my friend. All the very best to you.
Hi Matt, I think I am correct in saying these machines replaced a model called 3500, did this model not come out about 1979 were they not manufactured in Doncaster ? and I also believe they had a viriable displacement hydraulic pump as well which would have been pretty good for the time.
Nice little get up
Keep the backhoe is my vote! Not only is it a great counterweight, it’s a counterweight that can get you out of a pinch (read unstuck) if need be.
On the issue of making your own hydraulic lines, jump in by getting the crimper. Start building your parts inventory by buying fittings you know will fit on a machine you are working on plus a couple of spares for each one you need. Won't be long and you'll have an inventory of parts for "your" equipment.
I second this. I think its a short term expense but if you at least get the stuff you are currently using, it will pay for itself in the machines in his current fleet.
Absolutely, yes. Down the road it may turn into business that is easy to run in you older years.
I think it makes sense for this specific project. Buy the crimper and hose. The fittings on this specific machine are likely almost all the same. Just need the males and females. It really will boil down to the cost of the fittings. Need to price them. Might be those on each end plus some hose is close to the cost of getting one made....then. I think you would need to save at least $100/hose to make it worth the effort, though.
Buy the hose in bulk. Main cost is the fittings and labor.
100% - Hydraulic hoses are premium /expensive because they're valuable in a time crunch and they have you over a barrel - You have the luxury of not needing to repair a blown hose on a working piece of kit where downtime = $$$$, finally you said it yourself, a hose shop keeps $10,000's of stock, and YOU pay for that dead inventory every time you get a hose made! Don't have to have the inventory - pre order what you need on an 'ad hoc' basis - job by job... You run older kit, there must be shed loads of surplus 'New Old Stock' sitting on shelves - I know you said you didn't want to keep the inventory, damn right! But you could save time and money blitzing the hoses on e.g. this backhoe - make a shopping list 5/8 hose, 16 female JIC 90's, 24 female 135's - and so on. Your paradigm is you don't want to spend a fortune replacing all the hoses to make the backhoe reliable, but it's un-useable unless you do, in house hoses is the way out. I used to buy in high pressure pneumatic hoses piecemeal, bought a parker/eaton crimper and had an automatic search on ebay took me 6 months to get the fittings I used regularly, but at that point I figured I'd broke even at about the 20th hose, also got some good deals on fittings which were shop soiled and scruffy.
As a guy that once operated backhoes on a regular basis, I can attest to their all around versatility.. drone cam shot was first rate, by the way
My brother in law ran lots of equipment for the County, and his go-to machine was a backhoe. He loved it, and chose it over a small excavator for several reasons, but mainly because he could drive it to the worksite, no trailering necessary. He could really walk the dog with that thing, used the outriggers to propel himself forward while digging/trenching, and never left the controls. As long as the mechanicals are okay, I think it's worth spending a few bucks on new hoses.
I don't know much about machine's but how would he move forward with just the legs for lifting it, is that what u call outriggers, I'm just interested to know thanks.
I'd like to see a full restoration. Keeping it all together as an original unit would be nice. This thing is cool
Yes that is right,restore hydraulic line and change all oils,that machine is good find,i wish i had same too...
Personally, I think it’s pretty neat watching an old machine come back to life and seeing it get fixed back up to a usable piece of equipment. I’d like to see you fix up the whole machine to include the backhoe.
On the subject of crimping your own hoses, 90% of the time you dont need new fittings, just slit the ferrules with the grinder and you can pull the existing fitting out of the old hose, you have to keep some hose and new ferrules, the convenience of fixing a hose any day any time in a few minutes in your own shop is worth alot. Just keep a bit of pipe and a handful of ferrules for your favourite machines, I have an old poclain excavator in the uk, fittings for that are £40 each, ferrules for its multispiral hose are about £4 each.
For a lot of people, retirement is 40 acres and a backhoe. Keep it complete. A lot of people will be interested if you decide to sell it. Without the hoe, not so much. I think you have a keeper there. Looking forward to another video on the old beast.
Ok who doesn’t feel a little cheated? No water issues down the exhaust. No mouse houses. No fuel delivery issues. No radiator leaks. I forgot who’s channel I was watching 😆 Like others have said I like keeping the backhoe attached. I think you’ll need it for the counterweight anyways.
I thought it a bit suspicious .!. It cranked over right away - it had adequate fuel/oil's - the tires were all aired-up - hydraulics were fine! I think they wanted to get Matt 'in & out' ASAP & the $ in hand before Matt would find other things to consider? "Just say'in!"
@@charlesirby9222 Nobody is that lucky.
Matt I think you should give the backhoe the benefit of the doubt and include it in your farm fleet to add some variety.
Love this little machine, wish I had one myself. I'd say she's a keeper, fired up easy, got home in one piece and is trying her best. I'm sure with a little TLC you'll have a reliable swiss army knife of your own.
I think you’re living my dream right now…owning a large parcel of land, buying random diesel powered toys, and driving in circles with them! I want that!
KEEP THAT BACKHOE! Once you learn to use it, you'll find yourself at the controls of a tiny, high precision, excavator with one really cool trick: because you can pivot the backhoe with respect to the rest of the hull, you can get real close to walls and trenches and still dig straight in a way that a tracked excavator just CAN'T!
Outriggers get in the way of everything. Can't move without picking them up and picking up the bucket. They get stuck constantly.. like Matt said. If you needed one machine occasionally, a backhoe is the ticket. Other than that, a backhoe is NOT a production machine. Very very limited in what it can do.
A bunch of excavators also have a pivot to do just that.
That's a pretty outdated machine of it's type. Vertical stabilisers are pretty much the norm' . Those don't get stuck. The swivel slides under power instead of being loosened and manually shifting the turret then retightening. A modern cab will keep the insects, dust and weather off ya too. At least you can drive it to work without a transporter if you don't have one available.
Already runs better than half the stuff in your fleet. Definitely a keeper.
The cost of new as opposed to a rig used is worth the fix
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100% agreed.😂😂😂😂
Should clean it up and give it a new coat of paint and it would look presentable.😅😅😅
Footings will come in handy for the house you want to build. That's the machine you want for that.
If you get it working right and you learn it's ins and outs I think you'll have a great machine! By the way when are you putting in the gantry setup in the shop?
If you're on the other side of your property moving earth with the front bucket, having the backhoe attachment sure makes it convenient if you need to do some digging without having to run clear back to the equipment shed. Seems like it could be handy, as well as being a good counterweight.
The hoe will allow you to get out of stuck situations, curling the bucket gives mechanical advantage when the boom power is not enough! You put a thumb on it, pick a lot of stuff up.
I certainly think that from a resale value point of view you should replace the worst hoses, and tighten the steering. I don't think that removing the hoe attachment is a good idea. Backhoe loader tractors without the hoe are useless due to little or no weight for traction on the back end. You would need to fab a huge weigh box to gain back the weight needed to use the loader. If you bought it right, tinker up a few things and flip it. Its the perfect machine for a farmer and would be well accepted because of the brand name. Regardless, buying it, getting it home, and fixing it makes good content for the channel, your real money maker.
Around here backhoes are only used for 2 things. 1. Putting in septic systems. 2. Digging graves. Go ahead and keep it. You could always put a Diesel Creek sticker on it and sell it later if you want.
Mat with the amount of equipment that you have you could probably have a good little construction business going, you’re quality of work on them old machines just goes to show you have the instincts to do it , Lee up the great work
I think it’s worth keeping around. The backhoe part will come in handy and I think you’d regret getting rid of it after a while. The backhoe will keep you from getting stuck being 2wd. Also the backhoe helps with traction when loading the front bucket, you’d have to install some decent weights in the rear to counter the loss of rear ballast.
As others have said, if you take off the backhoe, you would be removing the counterweight for the front of the vehicle. The bucket would not work well.
Keep the machine as it is with repairs, of course. If you feel you must sell, sell the whole loader intact. Show the old girl some love.
keep it restore it,great machine to keep around when your older and retired.
She runs fantastic, You may not feel the need to use the backhoe for a whole lot but having a multipurpose vehicle like this definitely comes in handy, Not to mention the counterweight the backhoe adds
I chuckled at the Lockpicking Lawyer shout out 😂
you are the only person i know that cares about old machines like that :)
Keeper a fixer up
Matt, let's not forget that the backhoe arm acts also as a counter balance for weight carried in the front bucket. Keep it as one or you will regret it. Full rebuild Matt😉😉
Backhoes are a fantastic multi tool machine. Loader, excavator, forklift and a crane. I was always surprised you don’t have one already. Keep it Matt ! Keep it!
I agree. The biggest backhoe manufacturer in the world is JCB. They must be useful machines or no-one would buy them.
Pretty much have to go all in or just sell it
You forgot, scafolding, elevated platform, ladder, the list goes on. everyone needs a backhoe in their life!
Due to the options you currently have with excavators I would save the time and money on the backhoe part to put into the machine itself. Don't get me wrong tho, that backhoe would make for another good video for all of us.
I learned on one of these, it was my uncle's and tried to kill it but never succeeded and believe me he tried,but still running today. I've asked to will it to me when he crokes it,coz I'm going to restore it back to original as possible but keep it working around the place.
Great find Matt! Cleaned right up on the way home. I think the more you operate it- the more you'll like it!
You scored a real treasure. I vote to keep it around and gradually restore it to good operating health. Seems like a handy tool to have in your toolbox, I bet once you master the operation of the backhoe, you will appreciate all it can accomplish. I'd be interested in learning how much you have invested so far.
before mini-excavators got rubber tracks and became actually usable, backhoes were everywhere. Every construction site had at least one or two doing all the little jobs that were too unpractical to do with the bigger machines. I'd say this one runs so well it'd be a shame to take it apart (like compare it to Wes' perpetual content machine). Taking the hoe off would also ruin the balance - either end is unusable without the other, and the machine is worth a lot more intact. If you ever decide to part with it, it'll be near worthless without the hoe, since that's the most complicated part.
Yep keep it together and fix it up!
You asked so here it goes. First, keep in mind that if you remove the backhoe, with the intention of keeping the tractor and loader, you are going to need to load the rear tires with something. The weight of the hoe is what makes the loader properly functional. Second, those units are handy to have around for certain jobs. I have a feeling that you would be better off to do the hose replacement and service it. Then you could possibly flip it and still make a profit. It definitely makes a difference as to what you gave for it to begin with. It does run quite well, or it did. And I am sure it will again. As for the shutdown, it is probably a cable kill, rather than a key kill. It would be a shame to just part it out. Just my thoughts on it.
That's what I was thinking about the cable kill. I've got a Kubota tractor from the 70's the key is just a power switch. There's a starter switch and a plunger to shut off.
Agreed. It would be a shame to part it out….😢
I would keep it together.
At this instant in time my son and I passed by with our shirts off. He is 25 and this has never happened before. I made him belly bump and shake my hand and tell him he is a good man. Great show sir.
Found this channel, and it's awesome seeing someone do something i can't. But the reason i seem to enjoy them is Matt himself. I'm from Acme Pa, and find his speech calming. I've been in Georgia and New Mexico for 30 years now and i don't get to hear people from my home area at all. The outdoors, the speech patterns.. so nice.
I grew up on backhoes so to me its well worth it to fix it. But I will agree an excavator is a way better machine. Other thought is if you take the backhoe off you'll have to put the same kind of weight back on it to make it a remotely good loader machine again
I agree. You will lose a lot of traction weight. It wouldn’t be so bad if it was a 4X4, but it’ll be next to useless without the backhoe attachment. So, if you want to keep it, then fix it all. You could also sell it easier if it is fully functional.
Same here, the trade off is that transporting a backhoe is easier than transporting an excavator since you don’t necessarily need a trailer to do it as most backhoe tractors are able to drive on road
With how good the engine and transmission are I’d say that’d be a good one to fully restore
A full restore will never happen with this guy, halfass at best.
@@RussCarey Patina, it doesn't need to shine!
your point about the hydraulic line cost to keep parts around is spot on. i work for a mobile hydraulic line company and the level of inventory we have to keep on hand to even be efficient is crazy
Full restoration! She's a beaut. Love your vids Matt. Keep up the good work 🙂
I think you will find the front-end sway due to the weight of the backhoe on the back. We had one on the farm and found when we loaded the front bucket with weight, the sway disappeared. The weight distribution wasn't great on those units.
When we had one, we put water in the tyres to cure the rocking. I can't remember how much but if you add it graudally you' find the happy medium.
Here in the UK, backhoes normally have a selection of buckets (12" ,18", 24", 36" and 72" ditching are regulars) and the spares are carried in the front bucket for road moves.
Both Case and John Deere backhoes I've ran drove way better with the front bucket loaded. Steering was a full time job with the front bucket empty.
I also vote to keep it. It runs great and seems to operate ok. It would also make great content on swapping the lines out, clean up, and replacing the shut down solenoid.
Agreed on all that
I’ve got a 79 260 A. I saved it from going to scrap. It fired up just like that after sitting what I was told 10 years. It’s been a amazing machine for me
That engine runs sweet . I'm sure with new hydraulic lines you'll find the backhoe will be well worth the work , I'd keep it as it was built . You might find some pin & bearings will need replacing , but you could easily fall in love with all of it , to the extent that you will want to do a complete repaint & new decals .
As much as I love backhoes, if you don't have a use for one let someone else use the hoe for parts so they can keep theirs alive a bit longer. I just want to see it cleaned up and running with the front loader in prime condition.
Couldn’t agree more, he has no use for an old clapped out loader/backhoe
You definitely should keep the backhoe part. They are pretty handy to have around. For small jobs you don't have to get out an excavator and then a loader or skid steer. They are kinda like an adjustable hammer. They are not really good at anything but they can get several jobs done.
"Adjustable Hammer" --- I love that term, I'm a'gonna steal it!
I would rather have a skid steer and an excavator than a back hoe. Skid steer is far more hand on the controls and moveablity and a exavator is far more hand than a back hoe. If the only thing you have is a backhoe then that is just fine. If you scale up to a double or triple the size of this unit then a backhoe is fine.
Keep it together, really handy unit. Love the videos. A new adventure, a new chapter.
"Pa, ain't we s'posed to be drivin' on the right side of the road?" "Just depends on how worn the steering coupling is, son!" 😆
Having seen this up close and personal, I still cannot believe how well it runs, just like a Swiss watch 👌🏼
did you have a wee tinker with it mucker ?
@@jamesstenhouse2674 We fired it up but we had lots going on but I'm sure we will have a play when I go back
If Mukka likes it I’ll definitely give it the thumbs up.
I would call it a Japanese watch then. Swiss watches are overrated for accuracy and durability.
@@akhtarkh get invited to many parties ?
Gotta say, this one looks like a nice candidate for one of your full resto jobs
I'd agree - this one has a lot going for it. And the small hoe could open up the ability to do jobs where getting an excavator to the job might be more expensive than it's worth. I have to image you could transport this thing around more cheaply than your big excavator. Not that you do a lot of "jobs" these days but it would give you options.
Haha - you mean pump the tyres up?
@@GHOOGLEMALE Guessing you didn't watch his series restoring his grader?
@Tom1k9 you mean Christine? yes I did watch it. Yes he went the whole hog on that one, probably 60psi 🤣
Flip it
You said it yourself. A backhoe is like a Swiss army knife... its always handy to have in your pocket when you need it.
Sell the backhoe portion to fund the hydraulic line replacement on the loader part. Build a counterweight to replace the weight lost from removing the backhoe.
If you bought it cheap enough I think it's worth keeping, its easier to move around then the excavator. I would keep the backhoe too. It does run well, hopefully putting fluids and filters in and on will make it a little handy machine. Always love your videos keep up the good work. Thank you!
Keep the backhoe! Once you use it more you learn to love the versatile of the rig. Maybe not an everyday tool but you could really save time in remote locations where you can't fit both
Mat, if you are going to drive a Backhoe you should always fill the loader bucket half full of dirt, gravel or sand, this helps to stop the bouncing.
Matt, I did a lot of work when I built my house using a backhoe. I bought the unit for less than the rental cost of one from pretty much anywhere. I would keep the thing as is or you'll have to purchase a counterweight in order to be able to use the front loader. Very useful machines!
I'd keep it and bring her back to life Matt. It definitely goes with all of the other things in the yard. I think it's well worth it
I’ve never commented before , i’ve been watching you for a couple years and really enjoy your passion for machines. Glad to see every thing you doing in your new shop , on this video with the backhoe I spent a couple hundred hours on a unit just like this, a John Deere, I promise you with a 2 Wheel Dr. tractor like you have you’re not gonna be happy.. that skid steer would do the same work two or three times as fast , backhoes are old and slow, and the only reason that they’re valuable is because of the digger on the back I know you don’t need a digger as you have plenty of equipment . please keep making your videos really enjoy watching them
I agree. I'd just pressure wash it (ideally, also clean off the rust and repaint it!), do the maintenance work on it, maybe replace the rotten hoses if it's cost-effective, then sell it on. With all the specialized machines you already have in your fleet, I don't see a role for this other than as a collection piece. Some small farmer or landowner will get a lot more use out of it than you would, I suspect.
I agree as well. I have a smaller 50 hp tractor with a backhoe and loader but my backhoe is on a sub frame which I can easily remove and I have a 3 point hitch which makes it much more versatile than one of those old school construction backhoes. I'm sure it has no 3 point hitch in front of that hoe.
You seem to find useful somewhat running equipment at times. It amazes me that park them for a long time and they even run. Just as with anything that sits for a long time will have issues. So glad you was able to get it working enough for you. Must not have needed it anymore. Very awesome find there Matt.
Great content - really enjoy the videos. I agree with the others - keep the backhoe for all them reasons stated. It did start me thinking that you might want to consider some pole barn shed or sheds to store you "fleet" under. Pole uprights, trusses and sheet metal roofs. Rack it with rods and turnbuckles. Considering the constant battle with sunlight deterioration and rain/snow, it may be worth it in upkeep costs.
It needs the hoe for ballast. And the best part of a backhoe is how portable they are for large properties like yours. Most of my usages are 5 minute jobs, and would take 10 times that just to walk an ex or track loader to where I need it. It’s not the best digger or loader, but there is something to be said for getting to the job quickly.
Keep her! She fits in great with the rest of the fleet. Backhoes are more versatile than you think.
We love the good ol fashioned diesels! I bought a Ford 3600 3 cylinder diesel tractor which was left outside for about 3 years. Put a new battery in it and after just 5 cranks it fired right up. We hate the modern junk that the industry compacted with electronic garbage that didnt make our equipment better but just made them a pain in the a$$ to diagnose problems, fix the problems, ridiculously cramming things together leaving us no or very little room to get our hands in on it, and increasingly more expensive to repair
I love the drone operator commentary, especially "Oh, it says Creek Rd there on the side... We'll just blur that out."
Hey Matt...if you drop that backhoe, you'll want to at minimum, move all those weights from the front of the tractor to the back and make a way to hang a lot more!! (at least as much weight to replace the weight of the hoe!) Otherwise, she won't operate solely as a loader very well. My $.02 worth!
Backhoes are strange machines, you either love them or hate them. They’re a sort of ace of all trades, but master of none.
Yea we'e had one since 2014 and I compare them to a swiss army knife; they will do several things but nothing great; very cumbersome especially in tight spaces.
Yeah they are mine is an Huddig 10Ton backhoe use it for everything here at home. even as a car jack its awsome. @@deannelson9301
Yup, backhoes are great for farms, golf courses, municipalities and maybe schools for grounds maintenance. Maybe even apartment complexes. But you’ll never see a backhoe on a commercial landscape project. Or at least a dedicated backhoe. You may find subframe backhoes to throw on the back of your Deere or kubota. You don’t even see backhoes of this size any more because they’re so easy to mount and dismount from modern tractors. There are some niche markets that JCB offers some small machines as well as kubotas l47 and m62. But most modern backhoes you’re gonna see are monsters like cat 420s or Deere 310s.
@@_P0tat07_ Maybe stateside you don't but the JCB backhoes were and I believe still are, the back bone og many construction projects in the UK. Simply because they can do such a varirty of jobe, from digging to loading and unloading materials. Not perfect in all situations, but 1 man and 1 machine can do a lot of work.
@@deannelson9301 Huddig machines - backhoe loaders with waist control (and which is lockable) and at least one crane for loads together with a lift so one machine is enough for electric lines work - the electrician has the lift while the crane handles a transformer. Railway maintenance companies uses them for almost everything.
First machine we got was a backhoe, it’s super handy with a 1 yard 4N1 bucket and extenda-hoe. Great for digging stumps & trenches, moving material, fishing logs out of the creek etc. Downside is it’s big, hard to fit into tight spots and it ruts things up in wet weather. Got a compact track loader, it is the main workhorse on the farm, but the hoe still gets its use. Fix the hoe, some homesteader would love to have it.
The best phrase I’ve heard to describe backhoes is “they’re the worst of both worlds”. But they aren’t bad machines if you only need the one and u use it in the right application
Props to whoever was doing the drone follow cam. Well done
Yeah, funny how it hovered perfectly still. 🤣
A backhoe is an extremely useful piece of equipment. Once you get get use to the controls you can make that machine dance. Definitely a keeper. A lot of backhoes there is a distribution box at the rear where you can change the controls to excavator pattern, if not just change the hoses over to suit.
Yes, a modern backhoe is an excavator that can quickly go anywhere. I only run modern equipment and use the JD pattern since my brother learned on a backhoe and taught me. From a miniex that goes through a 36" gate to the Cat 420f2 backhoe that our company has, to the 349 excavator with 78" bucket that we rented, they all work the same with the same controls. Each job or part of it has a certain piece of equipment that is best, but the back hoe is kind of universal for the medium size work. It is a lot cheaper to move than big excavators, although a miniex and tracksteer are two of the most useful tools for smaller work. They can be moved with our dump trailer so it is fast and economical.
I think it would be a great fixer! Seems to run great and sure would be helpful, hopefully the fuel issue gets sorted out easily.
Get the lines replaced as necessary, they are handy as hell to have around. Keep it, you won't regret it.
This looks like a great machine to keep on a site that seems reliable-ish.
My vote is to keep it. Best running equipment you have with minimal effort. Was enjoyable to see her come back to life. I would love to have this to happen to me. In my spare time I would replace all hoses, easy ones first. Keep back hole it's no harm at all. Just hanging in there. Will come in handy one day. You have a real gemstone be happy. Be good for future showings...
Yeah good deal
TL;DR if it works great every time without trouble you will use it a lot more and be a staple machine you use regularly. if its as reliable as your international 454, starts every time you want use, doesn't leak everywhere, doesn't use excessive amounts of diesel or oil/hydraulic oil, the loader and backhoe aren't clapped out. the hoses are in good condition. the engine and hydraulics/transmission work great i think it work fixing and or flipping...
I grew up running backhoes and I'd say she's worth saving. Granted my experience is with 2 case backhoes but I think with some work she'd clean up nice
If you don't want the backhoe attachment I would try to trade it off for a Gannon attachment. But you definitely need something back there for weight for sure! 👍😁
If he doesn't he's going to be flying all over the place. I think he's going to be finding all kinds of uses for the backhoe attachment, though.
I would definitely keep it. But it's an idea.
The backhoe is good trading material at the very least. Totally agree though… Matt will need something in back to offset the front loaded weight.
Looks a lovely little machine so glad it turns that good so very little tinkering needed
Would love to see a full restauration, backhoe and all 👍
Hey Matt, I think you should keep it , you never know when you might need this machine !
Keep the backhoe! Based of what I little I could see of the pedals, I'd say that machine doesn't have a lot of hours on it despite being so old.
Hose assembly was included at the shop I worked at. You were charged retail for the hose and fittings and we assembled to the customers spec.
I think should keep every part of it! Back and front. Keep it all. Matt!
Definitely keep!! DO NOT PART OUT!!. That backhoe is worth bringing back to her old glory days. I would love to see it painted up with New decals and new hoses. In fact i have the same backhoe in 1/16 scale diecast model that i got as a kid back in 1980. KEEP IT MATT!!
I could definitely see a place in the fleet for her. She definitely has a lot of character and potential.Fix her up and Keep the Backhoe is my vote!
Fix it up Matt. I mean thats why we all tune in to Diesel Creek yeah?
"Turn the key and runs" ? That's a major bonus, leaning towards dependable. That little thing has potential and the advantage of sneaking into tight places, without tearing too much of the landscape. As a confirmed 4 stars a-hole, I'd keep it because Frank hates it.
Since you need to replace the lines anyway, reconnect them to give you the control pattern you want. You've got excavators, but they take a long time to travel to the corners of your property. The backhoe will get there quicker, and to can turn around and load with it as well. It would also be better to drive if you tuck the hoe up tight and to the side, you'll got a lot of weight hanging out the back as it is now. As far as hoses go, buy the machine and only buy the fittings you need for the job. Don't keep stock unless it's for machines you own and you want to have it on-hand.