I bought a new Ingersoll Rand BL370 B Backhoe

capt_met · Mar 1, 2006

i don't have a cab. hadn't come up with a good way to get AC in a cab and it does get warm in the summers where i live. been working it a bit on my time off and really haven't had time to explore that direction yet. trying to come up with a way to hook up higher flow hydraulics. got a few ideas now comes the research. let me know what you think about it after you get to run it a bit.
capt

davidseaquist · Mar 3, 2006

My tractor will arrive on Saturday evening. I also ordered a bunch of attachments from Markham welding. I ordered
72" tooth Bucket
72" Root Grapple Bucket
Tree boom
Three point hitch adaptor plate.
Pallet Forks
I also ordered 12,000 tilt bed trailer. I hope to make some money with this equipment /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Time will tell David

capt_met · Mar 4, 2006

you might want to consider a 14,000 lb trailer. the backhoe by itself weaighs just over 9000 + trailer weight of probably 2500 or more you won't have any room to cary an extra attachment or 2. what are you going to pull it with?
good luck,
metin

davidseaquist · Mar 4, 2006

I have a one ton van rated at 10,500 lbs towing capacity. I will have breaks on both axals. I would like to get a small dump truck at auction in the future. David.

davidseaquist · Mar 6, 2006

Yes it is the same as an earth force I belive the bobcat 300 tlb and the ingersoll rand bl370 tlb and both form Earth Force. I read Mccauleys posts and bacame interested in them I bought one at the local auction. David.

davidseaquist · Mar 6, 2006

The forks for the fork lift attachment have arrived. I went to U- Haul to have a digital break controller wired for breaks. I found out my 2" receiver was a class III with a tow capacity of 5,000 lbs. I ordered a class V hitch with a capacity of 12,000 and up to 14,000 with weigh distribution. On the Internet from e-trailer for $225.21 bolt on no drilling required. The hitch is called a class V Magnum Receiver Hitch. made by Hidden Hitch seems like a fair price. Wish I bought this hit the first time around. Does anybody need a U-haul hitch for a 2001 savana full size van ? David

john_bud · Mar 7, 2006

Dave,

I hope you have your class A CDL! Any trailer with gross of 10,001 pounds or more requires it. (Except RV's driven by old people - political nonsense!)

Oh, if you are stopped and don't have a CDL, they get all yippity. Will probably write you up for the vehicle not being rated for the load, God help you if you are over weight.

jb

davidseaquist · Mar 7, 2006

I am having the trailer derated to 9,900 lbs.[ it is a trailer rated for 12,000 lbs with a 9,900 lbs tag.] I don't have a class A licence yet. If i don't go over the scales, or I am not stopped by the highway patrol maby I can get by for a while.
I don't know how often I will be pulling it on the trailer. David

davidseaquist · Mar 8, 2006

I played in my yard with the tractor today. I have a big pile of rocks and dirt and I used the backhoe to tear it down and turned around and used the loader to build the pile back up. It is an awsome tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif The controlls are so smooth and similar to my tiny bx22. The all wheel steer makes it very manuverable. When I get my heavy duty grapple bucket form markham welding. I will try and seperate the rocks from the dirt. I had them weld the tines about 4" apart to try and catch the small rocks and hopefully let the dirt fall out. This time of year I am enjoying the cap with heater. The three sets of lights two foreward and one in reverce is also nice. I couldn't see anything in front of my tiny bx22 bucket. The modifications that I thought about doing on my small tractor are standard on the larger tractor. I ordered some stabalizer pads for the backhoe. I recieved the box today when I opened it up there was one pad. The cost with shipping was $177.26 I think that is a little steep for one rubber pad for bobcat. I called the dealer he will check up on it and call me tomorrow. David

davidseaquist · Mar 17, 2006

I got the 2nd street pad for the backhoe it cost $152.33 with tax for a piece of hard rubber. So the grand total for to street stabalizer pad's is $ 329.59 It looks like I should try to avoid purchase items from bobcat for my tractor at all costs or at least as a last resort. I used the tractor today It runs great I went to the tractor proving grounds. AKA my neighbors steep sloped rock,bolder filled yard. I dug out a couple of bolders. I figure I could practice there before I charge anyone for work. David.