Pictures of your Backhoe!!!!!

[coopers]

Phil, how many case backhoes do you have? I've seen 680's, 580B's etc.

 

[ZAXIS]

a few of my baby...i operate it...don't own it

Thats a good lookin "SM" you get to operate--We have an 03 just like her, but with tinted windows. We use it for so many things, we couldnt do without it. :usa

 

[Duke]

I finally got to put my new (to me) 426C-IT to work today digging for a small addition on a customers house. I bought the machine for $21,000 USD which I think was an amazing deal, it has 7700 hrs on it, starts and runs like a top, a little rough around the edges but pins and bushings are great. I bought the 42" cleanup bucket, wedge style quick change and a spare set of lugs from Accurate Fabricating in Vancouver BC, and the fork carriage on eBay for $499 CDN. I chalk that purchase up to being my best deal ever, it's barely been used.
Prior to purchasing from a dealer, I contacted the original owner, it was owned by a fabricating company in Manitoba, their operator told me they pretty much used it for clearing snow and moving material around with their forks. I was leary of the 7700 hrs, but I've seen machines with half the hours that have twice as much wear as this one.
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Can you tell me more about the wedge style quick change?

Sorry to get off topic. Thanks.

 

[Phil]

Coopers, I just sold the 680B and the 580B went to a new home earlier in the year so that just leaves the International, and a Case hoe attachment that I want to put on a tractor. I just like backhoes. Phil

 

[DCH]

Can you tell me more about the wedge style quick change?

Sorry to get off topic. Thanks.

No problem, around here nobody uses pin grabber couplers, there are 2 standards, CWS and Weldo Beales, which makes the couplers for Finning. Remove 1 or 2 bolts, drive out the wedge, switch buckets, install the wedge and the bolt(s) and away you go.
check here for a better description http://www.weldco-beales.com/attachments/excavator_~_log_loader/couplers/manual_wedge_1

 

[Bearmtnmartin]

go with a pin grabber Builder. You won't regret it. They reduce breakout a little bit unless you use a shorter bucket to keep the pivot radius the same, but I had the really long Ford buckets and I never noticed. You dig into something and either the bucket keeps moving or the backhoe does. It takes less than a minute to do a bucket change. And with the one I had on my LB110, you coud turn the bucket backwards which I did all the time backfilling houses, because you can get the drainrock right up to the foundation wall, and you extent your reach another three feet! (sorry about the hijack)

 

[DCH]

Having only seen and never used a pin grabber I cannot comment, but living in an area with large amounts of heavy equipment, much due to heavy usage in the forest industry and only ever seeing wedge style quick couplers I was leary to get a pin grabber, plus the fact that the bucket can possibly interfere with outriggers and the boom, and digging strength is reduced I leaned towards the wedge style. I called and prices on buckets were similar, but having to buy 2 pins added $300 to every bucket, since you need to leave 2 pins in each bucket with a pin grabber.

Of the three companies I called when pricing buckets and couplers, none recommended the pin grabber, due to the reasons listed. With the wedge style I had to buy a set of lugs to convert my one existing bucket, but that cost was offset by not having to buy a set of pins for it, and now every other bucket and attachment I purchase will be less expensive and better engineered to work with my machine.

FWIW, I paid approx $900 CDN for the coupler.

to keep this thread on topic, here's another picture of my machine, tearing out some stumps on a job yesterday. If you look closely you can see my 3 year old girl along for the ride.

 

[Case 580e]

nice i loved when my dad use to bring me to work and i would sit on the machine with him

 

[Bearmtnmartin]

Having only seen and never used a pin grabber I cannot comment, but living in an area with large amounts of heavy equipment, much due to heavy usage in the forest industry and only ever seeing wedge style quick couplers I was leary to get a pin grabber, plus the fact that the bucket can possibly interfere with outriggers and the boom, and digging strength is reduced I leaned towards the wedge style. I called and prices on buckets were similar, but having to buy 2 pins added $300 to every bucket, since you need to leave 2 pins in each bucket with a pin grabber.

Of the three companies I called when pricing buckets and couplers, none recommended the pin grabber, due to the reasons listed. With the wedge style I had to buy a set of lugs to convert my one existing bucket, but that cost was offset by not having to buy a set of pins for it, and now every other bucket and attachment I purchase will be less expensive and better engineered to work with my machine.

FWIW, I paid approx $900 CDN for the coupler.

to keep this thread on topic, here's another picture of my machine, tearing out some stumps on a job yesterday. If you look closely you can see my 3 year old girl along for the ride.
View attachment 44004

you're right in that the upfront cost is a bit less for the wedge. I only ever have two or three buckets for my machines, so its not a big deal. Of course if you have a machine with no QC, then you would have to replace all the lugging to use a wedge, which would be pretty pricy for sure.Wedges are also wear compensating, which the pin grabbers aren't. I have to build the mouth up with weld every 6 months to keep it tight. I have had both and I'm sold on the pin grabbers. I think even in BC a lot of the Cases have the pin grabbers, but I know that the dealerships really push the wedges.

 

[d4c24a]

scoop buckets

we have these buckets in the uk ,for use with pin grabbers
http://www.millerdirect.com/buckets_scoop.aspx
cat were fitting these to a lot of machines in the uk
cheers graham

 

[gadgets49]

1977 IH 2500A just arrived

Here's my 1977 IH 2500A; no extra for the rust....

I'll try to get the pic up after my third post.....


Rene

 

[gadgets49]

1977 IH 2500A just arrived

Here we go....

rene

 

[ZAXIS]

Here is our 2003 580SM. She's got around 2000 hours on her.

 

[Clubin]

Here is my JCB 214S

We do lots of Geothermal, digging and back filling is a pleasure. It has 4 wheel steering it will crab walk, you name it I can do it with this thing.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb233/Clubin_photo/My Hobbies/hobbies2007.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb233/Clubin_photo/My Hobbies/misc092.jpg

 

[digger70]

As soon as my probationary period is over, I will post pics of the 580 B that the cemetery I'm the caretaker of got to replace a 40 year old International 2050.

 

[willie59]

As soon as my probationary period is over, I will post pics of the 580 B that the cemetery I'm the caretaker of got to replace a 40 year old International 2050.

Is that your 580 in your avitar?

 

[digger70]

yes, that was taken yesterday. Today I started sanding down the rust bubbles and put the newer tires on the Case. I was glad that the rims were interchangable from the Int'l to the Case.

 

[willie59]

yes, that was taken yesterday. Today I started sanding down the rust bubbles and put the newer tires on the Case. I was glad that the rims were interchangable from the Int'l to the Case.

There ya go...your probation period will end soon and you can send a pic.

 

[digger70]

LOL thanks! I will be posting an intro thread when the time ends.

 

[willie59]

LOL thanks! I will be posting an intro thread when the time ends.

Post it in the New Members Introduction section and tell everyone who you is.

and,

Welcome to the forum. :usa