Backhoe backhoe parking pad

[moosetracks]

Hi, I'm wondering what kind of surface is needed for parking the hoe for a B series when off the tractor? Is concrete needed or will gravel do? I'm starting with clay soil and hope to parking the hoe in the tractor shed (I haven't built yet by the way). If so , what size would do. I will be hand mixing any concrete needed. Also, how about the tiller, does it need a firm pad? Boy this tractoring stuff has a steep learning curve !!

Moosetracks

 

[ronjhall]

moosetracks
I have a BH and Tiller for my B2910. Neither of these attachments are easy to put on the tractor. I do have them stored in a barn with concrete floor.
I have made a dolly for both of them, that has made the operation much easier.
Your pad for just the BH should be about 16' X 6'. This will allow the tractor and BH to be on slab when mounting the BH.
Tiller can be put on with less length then the BH pad.

 

[txdon]

Ronjhall has the ultimate BH pad with concrete and dollies. On the other end of the spectrum is my KISS pad - sand and plywood . My next barn will have the dolly pad. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[GregJ]

I "store" my BH on my tractor. Whenever I need to use another implement, I just drop it in the yard on a level surface. I don't have enough room to store it in my shop. I can drop it in about 5 minutes and put it back on in about 10. I added telescoping links to my 3pt. this last spring and that has made it even easier getting the BH back on. There have been a few times where my BH has been sitting out for about a week when I've been using my chipper or pallet forks for more than a day, but usually I am only using the other implements for one day projects.

RonJHall has the best solution though. Dollies and space. That would be nice.... I'm envious.

Greg

 

[Jim_Becker]

Mine is pretty much on the ground...I did put a piece of scrap plywood down to keep the weeds down, but otherwise...it's just the good earth to cusion the 'hoe between uses. During the winter, it gets "stored" on the tractor and is my ballast when pushing snow with the FEL.

 

[bam]

I take my backhoe off on a gravel drive. I find it to be just fine for now. It comes off and goes on easier than the loader.

 

[GregJ]

I just finished making a new dolly for my chipper, so I just dropped my BH. I measured the length of my tractor from the tip of the toothbar to the end of the BH bucket with the boom and dipper extended to the ground. It is 20 feet from end to end. The stabilizers are 9 feet wide when extended down to remove the BH. So that's the total footprint. Hope this helps.

Greg

 

[RayH]

I drop my BH on gravel or asphalt. If I drop it on the asphalt, I make sure to put something under the stabilizers to keep them from sinking. Wherever you drop it, make sure to put blocks of wood, concrete blocks, or any kind of support under the center of the BH otherwise if you let it sit for any time at all, the hydraulics will leak down on the stabilizers and leave it too low to hook back up. My hydro lines arent long enough to get the pump onto the PTO if I let the thing relax on the ground, its got to be high enough for me to get the upper mount over the PTO shaft and PTO cover. I learned this the hard way the first time I removed it. Sometimes I think the BH is easier to hookup than other implements, such as my box blade, because you can use the BH hydraulics to line it up just right.

 

[PineRidge]

The floor of my pole barn is concrete so I drop my BH on two heavy wheeled furniture dollies. Once the BH is resting on the dollies I then raise both stabilizers and tie them together with nylon rope to keep them in a stored position. The dollies also make reattachment of the BH much easier as it a lot easier to move the BH than the TC-40D within the pole barn.

 

[RayH]

Pine,
Thats an excellent idea about tieing the stabilizers together. Im going to trey that and a set of dollies to move it around the garage or driveway.