Recent content by JD8875

I've put my 8875 in the bed of my C-60 stake bed dump before with just a set of 4' trailer ramps by raising the bed about 18". Its kind of a hair raising experience and I prefer to have a bucket full of something to help hold its nose down. I won't load it backwards because the weight breaks...

My homebrew mounts don't stop side to side flex, but I don't have an issue with it. I regularly dig off sided installing culverts or digging next to buildings without any trouble. The biggest hassle is hooking and unhooking them, but they aren't that big of a hassle. John

Sorry I haven't been around in a while. Thay are keeping me too busy at work. I'll see if my "secretary" wife can pull the invoice from Swan and get the part numbers. In talking with the guys from Case about that machine if you have one Lan Tex Cylinder then all of the boom and stick cylinders...

I run heavy truck chains on my 8875. I take the tires off, deflate them, put the chains on as tight as possible then air them back up so the chains are very tight. I have about 100 hours on it so far in the mud, snow, ice, dirt and gravel with no problems. How are you putting the chains on? When...

Forgot to say this wasn't totally my idea. Skidsteerca and some others suggested using one link. I used two because I had them and I know how we are on equipment. If it'll dig a little tree someone around my place will try to dig a REALLY BIG tree. So I added the extra beef to it to hoefuly...

I made two plates with two tabs on them and mounted to the front of my machine right under the cab entrance. I then set two sets of tabs on the plate I added for the hoe about an inch wider than the seat bracket on each side. This makes my links taper about four inches total from the width at...

I recently acquired a Case/Davis Model 100 Backhoe that I traded four cords of firewood for. When I got it it needed the boom and dipper cylinders rebuilt and it was set up for a goofy flopping half breed quick tach system. I cut the quick tach mess off and added a new Quick Tach plate from...

First off thanks for the replies and help guys. Secondly once you have the hoe "locked" on the machine is their any way, or need to adjust the height while maneuvering over the worksite? I found the predrilled holes in the front of the cab to tie into the frame but wanted to resolve the above...

I recently acquired a Case 110 Backhoe from an old Case Skid Steer (prior to the Quick-Tach Movement). After adding a new Quick-Tack plate from ATVExpress on Ebay and rebuilding all of the boom and dipper cylinders I started looking towards the stabilization links. I know I have to have...

Howdy from Missouri Found this awesome site when I started considering purchasing a loader and just can't leave it alone now. Most of my equipment experience comes from farming and running green machinery so it was only natural to buy a JD loader as well. After running a skid steer for the first...