I defiantly bought the right tractor. It's strong. I would have had to buy a 60 horse tractor in the other colors to equal this one. The tractor or to strong for the hoe
Backhoe Disgruntled 4550 B Mahindra backhoe owner
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I defiantly bought the right tractor. It's strong. I would have had to buy a 60 horse tractor in the other colors to equal this one. The tractor or to strong for the hoe
Thanks. I'm checking now.
LD1
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I'd test the cylinder before you tear it apart and put a seal kit in it. It could be the valve, or could be the cylinder. Dont want you wasting money on the wrong thing guessing. Test it and be sure
LD1
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I wouldnt. i'd test the cylinder, if the cylinder is good, and no leaks elsewhere, the only thing left is the valve.
I suppose you could swap some hoses. Make the boom function operate off the dipper or bucket spool. If the boom quits dropping, It means the cylinder is fine and you have a valve issue.
If it still drifts, it either means the cylinder indeed needs rebuilt, or you have one sloppy loose-tolerance valve.
But the easiest is to just test the cylinder.
burzynsr
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If all of the broken items listed, cylinder leaking by, "broken bucket teeth" and a broken sub frame (???) happened in the first 130 hours or less, I am thinking you are possibly asking the machine to do more than it was designed for. It is not Case 580 rental unit. I would like to see the sub frame pictures.
bmohr1954
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Just a quick note, you can take the seals out of a cylinder then lift the boom or what ever up and once you get it to lift and stop it will not leak down...unless you let oil out of it. Cylinder leak down is 99% of the time oil leaking to tank (valve) not leaking from piston end to rod end.
LD1
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Only true if cylinder is trying to compress. Not true when cylinder is trying to extend like most backhoe booms
To many try to compare tractor backhoes to an industrial backhoe.. this is no replacement for an industrial. have seen a few teeth pop off that's not as uncommon but never seen a subframe bust..... how are you using the outriggers? they are not designed to pick the back of the tractor completely off the ground.. only to put extra stability with the tires
LD1
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Picking the back of the tractor up should not be a problems. Sometimes you have to to level yourself out side to side
