EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
No pictures right now, but there will be plenty tomorrow.
The Dipper Stick on my 555E Ford/New Holland Loader Backhoe snapped in half this evening. There are also multpiple cracks. The cause is inproper use by my 80 year old father. He's a very hard worker, but he's also very hard on equipment and doesn't realize that hitting it harder doesn't accomplish anything. We just replaced one of the pins on the bucket because of his abuse, and I've been telling him that he's digging wrong, but he doesn't get it, and he's been doing this for a couple thousand hours. The metal just gave up.
I'm completey overwhelmed with how to get it off. I'm thinking about buildng a wooden cradle to support it in position and taking off the bucket, the cylinders and pins. Then cap the hoses and using the front loader to pick it up and get it into my truck.
I've been pricing used dipper sticks online for other brands because I haven't seen a price for mine yet, and they are in the $4,000 to $5,000 range plus shipping. I'm hoping that the welding shop that does all my repairs will be quite a bit cheaper.
Other then a bullet in my head, does anybody have any suggestions or thoughts?
Eddie
The Dipper Stick on my 555E Ford/New Holland Loader Backhoe snapped in half this evening. There are also multpiple cracks. The cause is inproper use by my 80 year old father. He's a very hard worker, but he's also very hard on equipment and doesn't realize that hitting it harder doesn't accomplish anything. We just replaced one of the pins on the bucket because of his abuse, and I've been telling him that he's digging wrong, but he doesn't get it, and he's been doing this for a couple thousand hours. The metal just gave up.
I'm completey overwhelmed with how to get it off. I'm thinking about buildng a wooden cradle to support it in position and taking off the bucket, the cylinders and pins. Then cap the hoses and using the front loader to pick it up and get it into my truck.
I've been pricing used dipper sticks online for other brands because I haven't seen a price for mine yet, and they are in the $4,000 to $5,000 range plus shipping. I'm hoping that the welding shop that does all my repairs will be quite a bit cheaper.
Other then a bullet in my head, does anybody have any suggestions or thoughts?
Eddie