boggen
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- Joined
- Feb 22, 2011
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- Location
- Trivoli, IL
- Tractor
- SSTT (Sideways Snake Tain Tractor) and STB (sideways train box) tractor, dirt harvester
would only be repeating what others said.
check your local state laws.
backhoes can do a number, the wost, is hauling a TLB, and unsecured backhoe, and backhoe moving up and into a bridge, taking portion of bridge out.
a backhoe can fall down lever gets a big bug smashing into it, a bird smashing into lever, perhaps just week hydraulics, perhaps a hose busting or coming loose due to vibration. what ever causes it, it could allow the backhoe to fall down and swing out into on coming traffic. or take a vehicle out waiting to turn out on the road you are on.
i have seen a few TLB that various city's / townships have used around here, and some allow backhoe to swing all the way to one side, and be locked, so it does not swing, or be able to fall down.
the TLB i have, the lock was forgot about, and lock was torn off when trying to operate the backhoe (done before i bought tractor), but it held the boom of backhoe up. and kept it from swinging. just the bucket, and dipstick could partially swing if something happen.
remember about your "out riggers" as well.
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would suggest looking at getting a longer trailer if that is what is needed. part to get longer deck to deal with backhoe, but also to help, "balance" the tractor, on trailer as you pull on. to get 10 to 15% more weight on the hitch. so trailer pulls better.
also double check to see if you need a "weight distribution hitch" vs standard ball hitch on rear. hitch might say it can handle X amount of weight, but manual or like, will more likely state if you need a WD (weight distribution) hitch at a given amount of combined weight (trailer, plus tractor, and any other weight on trailer / tractor).
with above said, ya spent good chunk of change on what looks like new tractor, if going by your avatar picture. spend some cash on a longer trailer, and chains / binders. more so if you will be hauling tractor around.
check your local state laws.
backhoes can do a number, the wost, is hauling a TLB, and unsecured backhoe, and backhoe moving up and into a bridge, taking portion of bridge out.
a backhoe can fall down lever gets a big bug smashing into it, a bird smashing into lever, perhaps just week hydraulics, perhaps a hose busting or coming loose due to vibration. what ever causes it, it could allow the backhoe to fall down and swing out into on coming traffic. or take a vehicle out waiting to turn out on the road you are on.
i have seen a few TLB that various city's / townships have used around here, and some allow backhoe to swing all the way to one side, and be locked, so it does not swing, or be able to fall down.
the TLB i have, the lock was forgot about, and lock was torn off when trying to operate the backhoe (done before i bought tractor), but it held the boom of backhoe up. and kept it from swinging. just the bucket, and dipstick could partially swing if something happen.
remember about your "out riggers" as well.
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would suggest looking at getting a longer trailer if that is what is needed. part to get longer deck to deal with backhoe, but also to help, "balance" the tractor, on trailer as you pull on. to get 10 to 15% more weight on the hitch. so trailer pulls better.
also double check to see if you need a "weight distribution hitch" vs standard ball hitch on rear. hitch might say it can handle X amount of weight, but manual or like, will more likely state if you need a WD (weight distribution) hitch at a given amount of combined weight (trailer, plus tractor, and any other weight on trailer / tractor).
with above said, ya spent good chunk of change on what looks like new tractor, if going by your avatar picture. spend some cash on a longer trailer, and chains / binders. more so if you will be hauling tractor around.
