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    what size trailer for a new holland 555e 2x4 exstenda hoe

    I will be pulling it with a 33000# boom truck or a propane bobtail so no 1ton Im in west Virginia and Id like to be able to stop.
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    what size trailer for a new holland 555e 2x4 exstenda hoe

    thanks for the reply Im trying to figue the lenght and capcity . I once had a car trailer that was to short the car would fit but you couldnt get it balanced(to much tonge weight) I dont want to do that agin thanks Chris
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    what size trailer for a new holland 555e 2x4 exstenda hoe

    Hi all what size trailer would work to haul a new holland 555e 2x4 extenda hoe backhoe? thanks
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    will a ford 555B bucket fit on a ford/newholand 555E back hoe?

    will a ford 555B bucket fit on a ford/newholand 555E back hoe? thanks for the help
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    midatlantic junkyard looking for 555e parts

    looking for the nose weights for an 1997 ford 555e 2 wheel drive. Can someone post pictures of what they look like so if I can find them used I can make them? Are there any good equipment junk yards in the mid atlantic area ?
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    555e lite front end

    thanks Chris
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    555e lite front end

    The grill sorround is made of heavy cast metal if that what your talking about?
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    555e lite front end

    I purchased a used 1997 ford 555e 2x4 exstend a hoe backhoe and the front end is so lite that it is scary . it fills like it is riding a wheelie going up hill or hitting a bump. Are they all like this? Is there a weight that could be missing? Thanks Chris
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    what backhoe buckets will interchange

    will a ford 4500 bucket work?
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    what backhoe buckets will interchange

    Hi all I have a 97 ford 555e and I am looking for a 12"bucket . Will older ford buckets interchange? Will any form other brands fit?
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    rock finger

    I have a ford 555e with a 2 foot buckek with rock teeth. I cann't dig some spotts on my farm because of very hard shell rock. I have seen rock fingers that replace the bucket I have also seen ones that weld to the back of the bucket on big hoes but have never seen on on a smaller hoe. Do they...
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    newbee ? 555e

    I just purchased an 1997 555e What type of tool do you use to remove the snap rings that hold the pins in? I cant find snap ring pliers big enough What is the correct tool to remove the the cover ring that hold the pin in the loader arm? And where do you get them? How do you adjust the parking...
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    looking at new holland 555e

    Hi All I am new to full size backhoes(I have ran a small 20hp farm tracktor w/ a hoe for a couple years) I am looking at my 1st full size backhoe. It is a 97 newholland 555e 2wheel drive it has 4500 hour one of the loader bucket tilt cyclinders leak.my question is do these hoes have any problem...
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    boom crack

    110:eek:
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    Backhoe weights? backhoe under 12k recomendations

    any one know what a newholland 555 weighs?
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