Backhoe Another lesson learned

Rice Rider · Mar 6, 2012

After making a rolling platform to put my BX76 backhoe on, I went to take the pins out securing it to the subframe. They were not rusted on, but were a pain to rotate out. My dead fall hammer helped break them free and when I went to put hem back on, I gave them a coat of red sticky grease. This worked all to well when about a month later (last week), I was digging up some tree stumps and I felt the backhoe lift up but not the tractor. A quick inspection confirmed that one of the pins had managed to wiggle out. After an extensive search on my ATV of the 13 acres and the 3/4 mile of road I maintain, no pin showed up so I'll be purchasing one and a spare just in case. Has anyone else had this problem and if so, what have you done to keep the pins in place? Thanks

nspec · Mar 6, 2012

Those pins have a small rod through the end. The pin gets rotated until the rod can drop through the keeper, preventing the pin from sliding out. Unless your tractor is upside down, there is no way for the pin to come out.

MoKelly · Mar 6, 2012

Rice Rider said:
After making a rolling platform to put my BX76 backhoe on, I went to take the pins out securing it to the subframe. They were not rusted on, but were a pain to rotate out. My dead fall hammer helped break them free and when I went to put hem back on, I gave them a coat of red sticky grease. This worked all to well when about a month later (last week), I was digging up some tree stumps and I felt the backhoe lift up but not the tractor. A quick inspection confirmed that one of the pins had managed to wiggle out. After an extensive search on my ATV of the 13 acres and the 3/4 mile of road I maintain, no pin showed up so I'll be purchasing one and a spare just in case. Has anyone else had this problem and if so, what have you done to keep the pins in place? Thanks

I have no advice but sure admire that you even tried to find the pin. I'd never of had the patience.

MoKelly

Dutch61 · Mar 6, 2012

Im confused, can we get a pic? I was told that the steps to attach BH started with connecting the hydro lines then, using the pads, position the unit. Likewise on remove. Get it unpinned using pads (taking up pressure) move tractor then disconnect lines. I guess you could rip the lines out.

tractchores · Mar 6, 2012

As the other poster stated there should be rods on the ends that can be placed through a hole in the BH frame to make it so the pins cannot come out. Glad you caught it before it became a much more dangerous situation. I'll have to try greasing mine because they're a real pain to get out (I think kubota painted the pin holes and reduced the clearance so its a tight fit until it wears a bit).

Stradbash · Mar 6, 2012

I had one such pin come out on my loader but assumed that I forgot to put the previously mentioned small sliding rod into it's proper place. I agree, unless you are doing summersaults with your tractor, which must be particularly difficult with a backhoe on, the pin couldn't come out on it's own. Seems very unlikely a branch was the culprit but I suppose possible.

powerpace · Mar 7, 2012

On my BH the pin area has two holes close together. Only the bottom hole is the correct one for the pin rod.

rambler · Mar 7, 2012

Anybody got a picture of these 'rods in holes that cant fall out', I've probalby used that 100's of times on the farm, bu just can't picture it.....

--->PAul

tractchores · Mar 7, 2012

rambler said:
Anybody got a picture of these 'rods in holes that cant fall out', I've probalby used that 100's of times on the farm, bu just can't picture it.....

--->PAul

Here's a picture of the ones on my BH65, it's not attached to the tractor, but I threw in the pin so you can see.