dmccarty
Super Star Member
ME thinks the dealer is full of beans. And I'm being polite. I have a 4700 and I have not broken my 48. I have pulled out at least 200 stumps, mainly little bitty things 3-12 inches but I have also taken out a few monster 36+ inch oak and pine stumps. I would have to guess that on the backhoe itself I have put in a good 100+ hours out of 215 or so. I don't see how a properly engineered and BUILT backhoe can break itself by using the controls.
The only thing I have broken on the 48 was the bolt that holds the pin which in turn mates the dipper and boom together. I broke the bolt by moving the boom back and forth trying to wiggle a stump from the ground. I thought the stump was ready to come out and was wrong. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
You might try to contact the JD area field representative and see what he says. I'm not sure that is his proper title.
Good Luck....
Dan McCarty
The only thing I have broken on the 48 was the bolt that holds the pin which in turn mates the dipper and boom together. I broke the bolt by moving the boom back and forth trying to wiggle a stump from the ground. I thought the stump was ready to come out and was wrong. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
You might try to contact the JD area field representative and see what he says. I'm not sure that is his proper title.
Good Luck....
Dan McCarty