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<blockquote data-quote="TriHonu" data-source="post: 41338" data-attributes="member: 897"><p>Hey, I'm new here. a friend of mine is selling a 1995 753 and a 709 backhoe with under 700 hours. i should be able to get it for 10-12,000. the backhoe has been sitting for almost 10 years in a garage. should this be alright or will the hydraulics probably need some work?</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">If it has been inside I would think it should be fine. As long as the levers for the hydraulics move freely and the hydraulic cylinder rods are clean you should be good. You may want to wipe the cylinder rods with a ScotchBrite pad and give them a little oil. Check the hoses for signs of cracks or worn areas. If it sat out in the sun for a lot of its life, the rubber on the hoses will start to break down. When you're there, hook up the hoe and run it though its paces.</span></span></span></p><p>I'm unfamiliar with the backhoe attachment, and how it connects. it has the hooks, not the trailer balls. is it relatively simple? anything i should know? can you lift up the backhoe to put it in the back of a truck with the bobtach or does it have to be attached to the hooks at all time?</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">Simple. Pull the locking handles on the ends of the backhoe arms. Connect quicktach to backhoe mounting plate and lock quicktach. You pick up the hoe and curl the quicktach to set the backhoe arms on the loader hooks then push the lock the handles on the loader arms forward to lock it. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">You can lift the backhoe and place it on a trailer. To keep the weight close to the loader you may want to raise the boom, pull the stick all the way in and swing the boom all the way left or right. Once you get it on the trailer swing the boom away from the loader before you set it down so it will be stable.</span></span></span> </span></p><p>Does anyone know the length of the machine with the backhoe on?</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #008000"><span style="color: #a52a2a">According to</span> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.bobcat.com/historical_specs/skid_steer/753_1994" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Bobcat Historical Specs</strong></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #008000"> <span style="color: #a52a2a">the loader with no bucket is just over 10 feet long. The specs I have for the backhoe do not show the length with the boom up and the stick in. I would guess it at 6.5 to 7 feet. With the boom swung left or right 4-5 feet. Even with a 16 foot trailer you would have little room to move the loader to adjust the tongue weight</span>.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TriHonu, post: 41338, member: 897"] Hey, I'm new here. a friend of mine is selling a 1995 753 and a 709 backhoe with under 700 hours. i should be able to get it for 10-12,000. the backhoe has been sitting for almost 10 years in a garage. should this be alright or will the hydraulics probably need some work? [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a52a2a]If it has been inside I would think it should be fine. As long as the levers for the hydraulics move freely and the hydraulic cylinder rods are clean you should be good. You may want to wipe the cylinder rods with a ScotchBrite pad and give them a little oil. Check the hoses for signs of cracks or worn areas. If it sat out in the sun for a lot of its life, the rubber on the hoses will start to break down. When you're there, hook up the hoe and run it though its paces.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] I'm unfamiliar with the backhoe attachment, and how it connects. it has the hooks, not the trailer balls. is it relatively simple? anything i should know? can you lift up the backhoe to put it in the back of a truck with the bobtach or does it have to be attached to the hooks at all time? [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a52a2a]Simple. Pull the locking handles on the ends of the backhoe arms. Connect quicktach to backhoe mounting plate and lock quicktach. You pick up the hoe and curl the quicktach to set the backhoe arms on the loader hooks then push the lock the handles on the loader arms forward to lock it. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#006400][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=#a52a2a]You can lift the backhoe and place it on a trailer. To keep the weight close to the loader you may want to raise the boom, pull the stick all the way in and swing the boom all the way left or right. Once you get it on the trailer swing the boom away from the loader before you set it down so it will be stable.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/COLOR] Does anyone know the length of the machine with the backhoe on? [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=#008000][COLOR=#a52a2a]According to[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][URL='http://www.bobcat.com/historical_specs/skid_steer/753_1994'][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Bobcat Historical Specs[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=#008000] [COLOR=#a52a2a]the loader with no bucket is just over 10 feet long. The specs I have for the backhoe do not show the length with the boom up and the stick in. I would guess it at 6.5 to 7 feet. With the boom swung left or right 4-5 feet. Even with a 16 foot trailer you would have little room to move the loader to adjust the tongue weight[/COLOR].[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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