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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 36790" data-attributes="member: 82">Glen - The reason you need to 'tie backs' is to give it more support. It essentially links the attachment to the frame of the machine. You would be amazed just how much the bobtach moves when you're sitting about 1.5m above its pivot point. Any movement down there you feel much worse up the top in the seat. I tried this when i first got mine, it threw me around really badly, so much so i didn't use it for over a year till i found out i needed the trailer balls to hold it to the frame of the machine.The other way to look at it is you have an attachment that weighs say one tonne, plus all the force that will be applied to it when digging, it saves putting it ALL on the tilt ram.When you have the attachment, you'll love it. Sure, a biger machine can do it faster, but its very handy to have one.</blockquote>