SABULA FARMER
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Ct335 107 hrs, FEL, 8TB backhoe, like new... Make me an offer! Send pm for pics.
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Though I'm not actually interested in buying your tractor, I am interested in knowing your thoughts on the 8TB backhoe. I have a CT335 with cab which I quite like and have been toiling with the idea of getting a backhoe for it and I'm just wondering what your experience with this backhoe has been.
Gil Case said:As said, it comes off easy, I take mine off for the winter and put a rear snow blower on. Putting it back on is another story, since in my case the hydraulics slump a little and then the sub frame sticks up in the air. With the sub frame elevated, you cannot back the tractor close enough to use the hydraulic hoses to level the frame. My solution was to make up two four foot hoses, to use as extensions, then you can back up to the sub frame, hook up and level it, then back over it, disconnect the extensions and level with the feet and the bucket.
Turns out I use the four foot hoses to hook up my 3 pt wood splitter, so they have dual use. The splitter goes on for that time of the year between backhoe season and snow blowing season. Now known as hurricane season here on the east coast.
I put blocking under the hoe when I take it off. The backhoe settles onto the blocking and holds it up so the subframe stays down for easy hookup.As said, it comes off easy, I take mine off for the winter and put a rear snow blower on. Putting it back on is another story, since in my case the hydraulics slump a little and then the sub frame sticks up in the air. With the sub frame elevated, you cannot back the tractor close enough to use the hydraulic hoses to level the frame.