[AT] Backhoe use question?

[rlgoss at insightbb.com]

I suspect you would strongly curse when ever you use it, Carl.  The limited swing tells me that they didn't work out the geometry and more expensive linkage to make it swing as far as it needs to.  That is, you can't get 180 degree swing with a simple hydraulic cylinder.  I betcha they cheapened the rest of the backhoe in a similar manner.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: carl gogol <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008 17:05
Subject: [AT] Backhoe use question?
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> I have been looking for a used backhoe but have never used 
> one.  I notice 
> that many machines will swing the boom 180 degrees, but many 
> (noteably the 
> Chinese built) will only swing 140 degrees.  How serious a 
> limitation is 
> this reduced swing?  Obviously, one can set the tractor at 
> an angle to 
> compenstate in some instances, but how significant is this 
> deficiency?  In 
> what situations might we strongly curse if we have only 140 
> degrees of 
> swing?
> Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
> Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
> AC D14, 914H
> JD 5320 MFD
> Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
> Simplicity 7116H, 3112H 
> 
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