fred2560
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I just bought used L48, seller told me rears are loaded. I read in manual not to load tires if using backhoe. Why? I plan on doing a lot of backhoe work, mostly stump removal and bush hogging hillside. Should I unload and how?
I just bought used L48, seller told me rears are loaded. I read in manual not to load tires if using backhoe. Why? I plan on doing a lot of backhoe work, mostly stump removal and bush hogging hillside. Should I unload and how?
An awful lot of backhoe work involves picking up the rear end of the machine by applying down pressure with the hoe and then repositioning the entire machine by swinging the hoe.
Loaded tires make this much harder to do, if not impossible, and put a lot of stress on the hoe.
Sure, you can probably accomplish any task, short of crossing a trench, by repositioning the machine through maneuvering on all 4 wheels, but productivity will be very low.