Remounting Woods 7500 BH

[Boondox]

After taking delivery of my backhoe last month, I kept it on the tractor for several weeks partly because there was so much to do with it...but also partly out of fear. What if I had trouble getting it reinstalled? But finally the grass was so long the dogs had lost two dozen tennis balls in the meadow, and I really had to mow.

Several BH owners had mentioned how you needed a flat piece of ground to dis/re-mount a hoe. I picked the flattest piece I could find, but it wasn't very stable. In fact, the moment I disconnected and drove forward the hoe shifted on the blocks and took on a slight list to starboard.

In the two weeks it was off I mowed the meadow, winched in some firewood, recrowned my road, raked up some debris...and dreaded the day I had to remount the backhoe. Well, yesterday I decided to just do it.

Nothing to it! Piece of cake! I had to stand on the sub-frame to make it pivot down enough for the tractor to back over it, but once the hydraulic connections were made it was very easy to correct the list and put it in just the right position to hook things up again.

I celebrated by digging up another boulder!

Pete

 

[Jag]

Showoff, my K takes a little more time, most of the time....

 

[Taz]

Alright, Pete! Now you'll just dred taking it off because it's a pain /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. I find that no matter what project I need to do that day, the wrong implement is sure to be hanging on the back of the tractor /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif.

Not speaking for others, but I find that the level ground issue isn't that big a deal with the hoe. The first thing you do is back up to it and connect the PTO pump. After that, it's simple to level with the stabilizers. You can even center the front of the subframe by moving the boom side-to-side.

You say you had to push down on the frame to get the front down. The manual says to block it off when you remove the front pin so that it will be at the correct height you need to reconnect. I found it just as easy to lower the boom thereby driving the front of the sub-frame into the ground and leaving it that way. Makes hooking back up a bit easier in that you don't need to be perfect in your alignment when you go to reconnect. If you're off a bit, simply take the weight off the front by raising the boom and then move the boom side to side to align the front. Raise boom a little more and insert pin.

On the L4610 (45hrs.), I've got to take the 3ph arms off when mounting a Woods 9000. I didn't need to do that when I had a B2910 and the Woods 7500 hoe. I'm curious if you need to remove the 3ph arms on the L3010 with the Woods 7500?

 

[Boondox]

<font color=blue> I'm curious if you need to remove the 3ph arms on the L3010 with the Woods 7500? </font color=blue>

Yup, but that takes all of five minutes. Thanks for the pointer about using the boom to tweak the position! I'll try that next time.

Pete

 

[ronjhall]

Pete
I had my share of problems getting my 4690 on the tractor. Since I made a dolly it has been a breeze. But since I don’t walk very fast. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif It seems to take a long time to insert pins, clips and bushing on each side of tractor.
It sure is a great attachment. It didn't take long for wife to find a project for me to do with it. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif A 10’ X 15’ pond and waterfall. Should be able to get it completed by the end of summer./w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

 

[Carl_NH]

Pete,

Same thing happened to me on the first removal of my 750BH - I dropped it on wood blocks outside then pulled away and it listed back off the blocks - thought it was going to tip.

I wish Kubota would make the hydralic hoses about 6" longer it would make it alot easier to connect - you don't have that issue tho with the separate system.

After a few times though it's easy - 5 Min on or off though I don't deal with the subframe.

Happy Rainy Saturday - again..

Carl