backhoe stabilizers backward

[preacher1]

there are decals that point away for down and back for up, just the opposite of what they do. The issue is that they are backward from what they are supposed to be and the dealer tried to pass it off as right.

 

[fried1765]

Mine is forward for down and back for up. Seems logical .

Both of the hoes I have owned (Ford and Kubota) are push to lower stabilizers, and pull to raise.
The OP's BH was likely assembled by the lowest employee on the totem pole.
He/she had NO idea how it SHOULD be!
Dealers (both car and tractor), will often try to blow smoke up your axx!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Take a picture of the decals and send it to the dealer..... I believe the owners manual shows the 'correct' way also. Have them fix it!

 

[Diggin It]

Mine are pull down, push up. The labels match that. Manual does too. Scroll down to page 7 here: https://www.rcotractor.com/fckimages/PDFs/ls-tractor-manuals/LB 1107 OP Manual.pdf


But for the bigger unit, they're opposite, pull up, push down. Again, see page 7: https://www.rcotractor.com/fckimages/PDFs/ls-tractor-manuals/LB 1101 OP Manual.pdf

 

[sea2summit]

Mine is forward for down and back for up. Seems logical .

Yep, kind of like pushing down and pulling up. But honestly if it was the other way I wouldn't care either, how often do you really do it?

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Yep, kind of like pushing down and pulling up. But honestly if it was the other way I wouldn't care either, how often do you really do it?

It would drive me nuts if they were reversed.... I was just using the BH this past weekend.... probably had to move them up and down 30 times.... "push for down" is muscle memory....

 

[cqaigy2]

I've not run a backhoe in many years, and many of the hoes, the decals either where never on or had worn off, but seemed like i remember pushing and pulling, to stab down, depending on the hoe. If the decals show one direction and the levers are the reverse, i'd probably switch hoses to agree with the decals.