There are a variety of reasons the mfrs tell you not to do backdragging. Almost all those reasons are covering their butts as the easy answer. The truth is "just watch what you are doing and realize there are risks." Many think backdragging is just an angled downward bucket smoothing out rough soil while in reverse. To others it means pointing the bucket tip back toward the tractor and using it to dig while in reverse. If you do that in hard clay and have plenty of tractor power and plenty of traction ... see attached photo ... yes, you can wreak some havoc. This steel line you see kinked away from the loader arm used to be straight. Here it has exploded. I was leveling a building lot in hard clay and back cutting with the bucket which was the WRONG tool. Laziness -- failing to go put on the scraper box. Since it was just a section of hydraulic line ( and the dealer had it in stock) I was very lucky for a do-it-myself fix. Lesson learned.
Over the 34 years I've had a tractor - I back drag with the bucket quite often. I put the bucket flat on the ground - put the system in float - and back up. I VERY SELDOM need to put any downforce into the system to obtain satisfactory results. Likewise - I've never had any damage to any part of the system.
Over the 34 years I've had a tractor - I back drag with the bucket quite often. I put the bucket flat on the ground - put the system in float - and back up. I VERY SELDOM need to put any downforce into the system to obtain satisfactory results. Likewise - I've never had any damage to any part of the system.
Over the 34 years I've had a tractor - I back drag with the bucket quite often. I put the bucket flat on the ground - put the system in float - and back up. I VERY SELDOM need to put any downforce into the system to obtain satisfactory results. Likewise - I've never had any damage to any part of the system.
I have a SSQA plate with attachment points for 3 ph and 2" reese hitch built on the front of it. I bought it to use boxblade on the front of a skid steer but now have it attached to a 72" snow plow. Not sure where I bought it but was around the $100 price range.
I also have a front mount backhoe on my B2650 with 25 hours and two new fel cylinder arms that replaced the bent ones.:confused3:
I have been a back dragger with bucket edge at every angle on all dirt/clay surfaces but will be more attentive in the future. Glad my replacement cylinder arms were under warranty.:thumbsup:
PS The front mount backhoe is now for sale for $1500 in like new condition and my front bucket mount Landpride HD25 post hole digger is on order with Barlows in Somerset, Ky.
