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I just put a mechanical thumb on my TYM BY85 (equivalent to Branson BH150) backhoe - but I can’t find specs for a working weight limit on the setup. Does it hurt anything to just keep wrestling with rocks, roots and stumps until I overcome the hydraulics, then back off and try try again?

I measured out my manual top link and there don’t seem to be any hydraulic offerings with similar dimensions. Is there a brand/model you T574 owners found to work? Max: 28-3/8” Min: 18-3/8” Bushing bottom: 55mm (2.163”) wide, 19mm (0.75”) pin Bushing top: 42mm (1.653”) wide, 19mm (0.75”)...

Has anyone installed flow restrictors on this model backhoe to slow the boom down? I’m trying to figure out if it matters where in the flow path I install them and what fitting types (JIC?) I need to source.

I guess it doesn’t take much to bend the isolation pins for the boom and swing arm on a BY85 backhoe; it seems TYM may have made these with softer metal on purpose. Would you guys bother looking for a machine shop with a press to straighten them back out, did you buy your own press or do you...

I went ahead and juiced the tires on my T574 TLB, taking it into the realm of 5,000# (before loader and backhoe). I own (prior to the tractor) a 7K (dual 3500# axle) equipment/utility trailer that I was thinking of trading up to a 10K (dual 5000# axle). The key question for me will (obviously)...

Gotta clean this up before the misses gets back home, yikes! Was using BY85 backhoe on my TYM T574H and afterward, scooping up the spoil pile with the loader bucket. Going to check levels, but I don’t see anything on the fittings up front, could this be from the backhoe? Any easy way to find...

I ordered my first tractor (TYM T574H) yesterday and am wondering if anyone dealing with hilly terrain has put spacers on to enhance stability. If so, what size? My dealer seems reluctant to recommend them, but I’d like to have them put on before they fill the tires if I decide to pull the...

Looking at a TYM T494H versus a T574H. Identical machines except the 574 has a turbo charger, which adds +6.7 engine HP and +6.5 PTO HP. Same hydraulic specs, so the pump is as efficient at 48.3 HP as it is at 55 HP. Hmm. I’m curious who would value that modest gain in HP (and probably...

Any interest in holding back all the capitalistic noise through paid subscriptions on here? Some of those ads loading and resetting my content page kill my reading enjoyment on here.

Totally new to this world, but I’m trying to take in a lot of scattered information and figure out what will work best and what to buy vs. rent. I am hearing a lot of guys on here say, forget the backhoe attachment and get a mini X. What is the threshold for that decision? My environment is...