I have a bradco 509 backhoe attachment, just put it on and connected the hydraulic lines now how do I make the backhoe work? I know with my auger and grapple I move the right joystick 90degrees left or right but is there a switch or button to get constant oil pressure to operate the backhoe?! I know the right joystick on my machine has 3 buttons. One has arrows on top and bottom pointing left or right...tried that...nothing happened. The other button has a icon resembling a shock absorber...pushed that...again nothing and the other button was no use either. I'm 6k deep into this debacle...sure could use some help and/or suggestions...other than go buy a bobcat! Thank you
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Not sure on yours but on mine you put the right stick all the way to the right in the detent it will hold there on constant flow
Ant farmer, thank you I will give that a try...I'd love to be able to use this backhoe.Not sure on yours but on mine you put the right stick all the way to the right in the detent it will hold there on constant flow
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Let me know if it works I have your first paying job need a shelter dugAnt farmer, thank you I will give that a try...I'd love to be able to use this backhoe.
Bear in mind that it is a different machine but on my 665 the top of the right hand stick swivels right or left for aux movement. For continuous flow like on a backhoe you swivel it to the left and down till it locks into detent. If yours does not want to do it take the cover off the control valve between your feet and free up the linkage. good luckLet me know if it works I have your first paying job need a shelter dug
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Looks like you will just have to sit there and play with your stick lolBear in mind that it is a different machine but on my 665 the top of the right hand stick swivels right or left for aux movement. For continuous flow like on a backhoe you swivel it to the left and down till it locks into detent. If yours does not want to do it take the cover off the control valve between your feet and free up the linkage. good luck
Jerry, thanks yes that's exactly how I move the joystick to operate both my grapple and auger. I also have three little buttons on the right stick but none seem to do the trick. I know there is a pin that is supposed to hold the right stick in place when NOT using an attachment. Perhaps it is that same pin I use somehow to hold the swivel down permanently while I use the backhoe? Went to my local N Holland dealer today...clueless and uninformed. Appreciate the suggestion.Bear in mind that it is a different machine but on my 665 the top of the right hand stick swivels right or left for aux movement. For continuous flow like on a backhoe you swivel it to the left and down till it locks into detent. If yours does not want to do it take the cover off the control valve between your feet and free up the linkage. good luck
I bet yours is the same as mine then. You have to push the handle down to the left to engage detent, but take the cover off the valve between your feet and follow the linkage to the aux spool. If it has not been used much hose it down with wd40 or such and work with it till it will slide into detent position. Mine was all crudded up and it took a lot to clean it so it would work. It is a rather chintzy linkage arrangement I thought and doesn't work well with dirt on it.Jerry, thanks yes that's exactly how I move the joystick to operate both my grapple and auger. I also have three little buttons on the right stick but none seem to do the trick. I know there is a pin that is supposed to hold the right stick in place when NOT using an attachment. Perhaps it is that same pin I use somehow to hold the swivel down permanently while I use the backhoe? Went to my local N Holland dealer today...clueless and uninformed. Appreciate the suggestion.
I think I had to tap the spool on mine into detent the first time and use force to help it back out, now after using it a lot and oiling it once a year it works fine. If it is like others there may be a spring and ball arrangement in the back end of the spool for the detent and they get rusty.I bet yours is the same as mine then. You have to push the handle down to the left to engage detent, but take the cover off the valve between your feet and follow the linkage to the aux spool. If it has not been used much hose it down with wd40 or such and work with it till it will slide into detent position. Mine was all crudded up and it took a lot to clean it so it would work. It is a rather chintzy linkage arrangement I thought and doesn't work well with dirt on it.
Whoo hoo, Success!! You were the winning answer...to the Right...not the left. Not that I don't appreciate the others input but when I twisted left/down it just seemed to deadhead the oil flow. But right it worked instantly. THANK YOU GUYS !!! Finally something I own works properly (operator headspace not included)Not sure on yours but on mine you put the right stick all the way to the right in the detent it will hold there on constant flow
Glad to hear it works. Mine must be different then because my continuous flow is down to the left but it is smaller and older also.Whoo hoo, Success!! You were the winning answer...to the Right...not the left. Not that I don't appreciate the others input but when I twisted left/down it just seemed to deadhead the oil flow. But right it worked instantly. THANK YOU GUYS !!! Finally something I own works properly (operator headspace not included)
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Good to hear!.......ready to dig my storm shelter?Glad to hear it works. Mine must be different then because my continuous flow is down to the left but it is smaller and older also.
Jerry, I'm just so stunned that the wrench crackers at New Holland are so either uninformed or just clueless. Speaking of older machines my first was a 82 or 83 785 which I could stand on its nose if I had to move a huge boulder. Now these machines are restricted so much I can't lift half the weight!Glad to hear it works. Mine must be different then because my continuous flow is down to the left but it is smaller and older also.
The reason the machine worked when going to the right instead of the left is because the couplers on the hoses need to be switched. The detent to provide continuous flow to the aux is down or to the left and into the locked position. It is not that is will not work like that, but to use the detent to hold the lever in position you need to go to the left or down.Jerry, I'm just so stunned that the wrench crackers at New Holland are so either uninformed or just clueless. Speaking of older machines my first was a 82 or 83 785 which I could stand on its nose if I had to move a huge boulder. Now these machines are restricted so much I can't lift half the weight!
I was wondering if maybe someone had the couplers wrong. On the machine I have the male on top ,female on bottom.The reason the machine worked when going to the right instead of the left is because the couplers on the hoses need to be switched. The detent to provide continuous flow to the aux is down or to the left and into the locked position. It is not that is will not work like that, but to use the detent to hold the lever in position you need to go to the left or down.
I plan to look when I get back to the nursery...how will changing them affect my auger and grapple? I will assume it just reverses the open close on grapple and clockwise counterclockwise on auger?I was wondering if maybe someone had the couplers wrong. On the machine I have the male on top ,female on bottom.
You don't have to have the couplers on in any certain way as long as the output from the loader goes to the input on the implement. I would guess the backhoe couplers are backwards. Just switch the backhoe hoses and nothing will change for the other attachments. Don't you need continuous flow for the auger?I plan to look when I get back to the nursery...how will changing them affect my auger and grapple? I will assume it just reverses the open close on grapple and clockwise counterclockwise on auger?
Okay I understand, change the female and male on the attachment, not the tractor. ThanksYou don't have to have the couplers on in any certain way as long as the output from the loader goes to the input on the implement. I would guess the backhoe couplers are backwards. Just switch the backhoe hoses and nothing will change for the other attachments. Don't you need continuous flow for the auger?
I mean just change their positions and no, the auger is on demand...not continuos, at least on this machine anyway.Okay I understand, change the female and male on the attachment, not the tractor. Thanks
