Topic: why backhoe work cost so much.

[Rocking-M]

[DaytonGuy]

That was really odd in a WTF is this kinda way.  Crazy thing is I couldn't stop watching.  At the 5 min mark all I could think of was.....SPLAT!

[Retro Rocket]

Very lucky he didn't blow a hydraulic line or hose.....

Mick

[Rocking-M]

yea, I wouldn't try that with my old backhoe. 

[Retro Rocket]

I had an old Case 580C, great machine but there's no way i would do that on it, i have had hoses blow and the back just dropped like a stone and you have no control over it until it all stops. Now bobcats are a different thing all together....

Mick

[Rocking-M]

I had an old Case 580C, great machine but there's no way i would do that on it, i have had hoses blow and the back just dropped like a stone and you have no control over it until it all stops. Now bobcats are a different thing all together....

Mick

hey, how did you know that's what I have?

[Retro Rocket]

What do you think of it? I really liked mine, simple to work on and after changing all the hoses to reusable fittings it all became DIY, saved me a small fortune not to mention what it saved me dollar wise being able to do all the work on my property. I sold it to my neighbour for the same price i bought it for 8 years earlier and i still get to use it when i'm up that way.....

Mick

[Rocking-M]

Mick, it's a great machine, I use it everyday and just fix stuff when it breaks. 
But really, for what I've spent in repairs the last 15 years it still been the cheapest
machine I've ever owned. I finally redid the brakes this summer and for $600 bucks
it's got the brakes it had new. I've had to replace the hyd. pump once and she dropped
a valve but didn't hurt the piston so what can I say. I'll stick with Case. Now, I'd like
to find a 580 Super K in 4x4 and I'd be set. Well, almost. I rented a JD 120 track loader
a couple of years ago and built a road for the land owner on a boundary of timber we cut.
Now those new excavators with all that electronic control are very nice to run. Hooked a rock
breaker to it and she did the job on some tough rock also.

[Retro Rocket]

Yeah, there's some pretty trick gear out there these days but its bloody expensive. +1 on the 4wd, that was the only thing i wish mine had, apart from that it was a great machine, tough as nails..

Mick