Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Backhoe Operation, Maintenance & Safety Tips . . 7
Section 1: Assembly and
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hydraulic System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Open Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Closed Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Power Beyond Closed Center Kit
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Power Beyond Closed Center Kit
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Independent P.T.O.
Hydraulic Pump System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Testing Procedure for
Hydraulic Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Testing Open Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Checking a Single Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Checking the Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Return Hose: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Testing Closed Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Checking a Single Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Checking the Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Checking The Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using Tractor Hydraulics All Tractors . . . . . . . . . 13 Using Tractor Hydraulics John Deere . . . . . . . . . 13 Mounting The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Description of Major Backhoe Parts . . . . . . . . 13 Bucket Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Locking Bar Installation (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 16 Seat Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . . . 17
Preparing For Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing The Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operating The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transporting The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Stabilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dipper Stick And Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Digging Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Digging at the Correct Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 3: Maintenance and Lubrication 21
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bucket Tooth Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bucket Pivot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bucket Cylinder Base End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dipper Stick Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Boom Cylinder Rod End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Boom Pivot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Boom Cylinder Base End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Stabilizer Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Boom Swing Cylinder Rod End . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Boom Swing Cylinder Base End . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 4: Specifications & Capacities . 25
Section 5: Features and Benefits . . . . . . 26
Section 6: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 7: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Land Pride provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Land Pride assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Land Pride reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.
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BH3512 Backhoes | 7/14/08 |