cdaledave89 said:
Dave,
Have you used this set-up yet with your backhoe? I thought the advantage of the threaded links for the backhoe was that you could tighten them up once the backhoe was installed, making the backhoe mount very rigid. I can tell when I don't get mine snug enough - I can feel the backhoe jerking around when travelling over rough tererain.
With your new set-up, I can't see how you can tighten the hoe as much as with the threaded set-up. Holes vs. threads......
-Dave
I thought the same thing.
But after pondering how this worked there are two things going on here.
First, the previous chain system relies on both sides being under tension. If one side loosens the attachment flops around. In the case of the pin setup it works under tension and compression.
Second I couldn't understand how you could get the "distance between" correct and get the tension right -- at the same time -- either.
BUt I think what happens is that the male part of the slider has holes in different posistions (not equi-distant). The holes in the female part are also different distances apart.
So when you attach the b/h, you set one side up, swing the boom, apply pressure and then find
any holes that happen to line up between the male and female portion of the sliders. If the holes are spaced right you could end up with some really tight settings. Remember, there are about 10 holes in the male and the same on the female. That means there are many female to male combinations available. If it doesn't fit in hole 1, then maybe some other hole offers the right combo to make it fit right.
My threads started getting battered right off the bat. And tightening these with the b/h plumbing lines in the way is difficult on my rig. I spend more time with the chains than the changeover.
Not having to deal with the ill-advised chain system is money and knuckles ahead in my book.
