Jelf
Member
I did something stupid and am now trying to make it unstupid.
I have owned an L35 for many years and have taken the backhoe on/off many times when I needed to do 3-point work. After I get the hoe physically unhooked from the tractor then here is my standard method:
1. Drive short distance forward
2. Raise stabilizers so the feet are just clear of the ground. This lowers the front part of the hoe.
3. Detach hydraulics from the hoe
4. Attach tractor-tractor hydraulics
5. Attach hoe-hoe hydraulics
6. Operate hydraulic lever for the main boom. This further lowers the front part of the hoe.
But for some unknown reason the last time I detached the hoe I only did steps 1, 3, 4 and 5. As I drove away and looked back I could see the front of the hoe up in the air resting on the stabilizers and realized I screwed up. But instead of going back and making things right, I did 3-point work for a couple of days.
When I finally went to hook the hoe up, the front part of the hoe is on the ground and I could not disconnect the hoe-hoe hydraulic fitting. Apparently pressure in the system prevented my doing so.
I lifted the front of the hoe with the tractor bucket and wiggled the handles for the stabilizers. That relieved sufficient pressure that I could unhook the hoe-hoe hydraulics and hook up the hydraulics to the tractor.
I made sure the hydraulic lever was set to “backhoe”. Started the tractor. The backhoe is getting zero hydraulic power and the pump is making a faint whine.
I am guessing there may be hydraulic pressure in the hoe somewhere that needs to be relieved.
But before I fumble around and make a bad situation worse, has anyone been in this predicament before and figured out how to get out of it?
I have owned an L35 for many years and have taken the backhoe on/off many times when I needed to do 3-point work. After I get the hoe physically unhooked from the tractor then here is my standard method:
1. Drive short distance forward
2. Raise stabilizers so the feet are just clear of the ground. This lowers the front part of the hoe.
3. Detach hydraulics from the hoe
4. Attach tractor-tractor hydraulics
5. Attach hoe-hoe hydraulics
6. Operate hydraulic lever for the main boom. This further lowers the front part of the hoe.
But for some unknown reason the last time I detached the hoe I only did steps 1, 3, 4 and 5. As I drove away and looked back I could see the front of the hoe up in the air resting on the stabilizers and realized I screwed up. But instead of going back and making things right, I did 3-point work for a couple of days.
When I finally went to hook the hoe up, the front part of the hoe is on the ground and I could not disconnect the hoe-hoe hydraulic fitting. Apparently pressure in the system prevented my doing so.
I lifted the front of the hoe with the tractor bucket and wiggled the handles for the stabilizers. That relieved sufficient pressure that I could unhook the hoe-hoe hydraulics and hook up the hydraulics to the tractor.
I made sure the hydraulic lever was set to “backhoe”. Started the tractor. The backhoe is getting zero hydraulic power and the pump is making a faint whine.
I am guessing there may be hydraulic pressure in the hoe somewhere that needs to be relieved.
But before I fumble around and make a bad situation worse, has anyone been in this predicament before and figured out how to get out of it?