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    Backhoe  Old Habits Hard To Break

    I had the BX25 out today and was playing around with the BH. I realized I still have the old Case three lever w/foot swing programed into the brain. That was the most current BH I have ran, about 15 years ago. In the early '80's I ran a Ditch Witch BH which originally had four lever control. It...
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    Dirt Moving  FEL Lacking Power

    I don't know if its just me or what, but the FEL seems to be weak in its operations. I am moving a pile of dirt (topsoil) that has been there for 10 years. Once I push into the pile I can't lift or curl the bucket. I have to back out a little to get the bucket to respond. I am not pushing into...
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    BX25 Like New

    Just bought a BX25 with 31 hrs on it. I had been looking and looking for a BX 22,23,24, FEL & backhoe. What I found was always 2 states away. Then Alakazam, a BX25 less than 2 hrs away with a really good price. So I borrow the neighbors 18ft trailer and off I go, no trailer brakes. Seems you...
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