fun with backhoes

Quartlow · October 15, 2004, 07:45:27 AM

how to have fun with a backhoe
scroll down:
http://www.midland-ry.org/midland/ROW.html

I've climbed them up on semi's but never nothing this high

Dana · October 15, 2004, 08:44:28 AM

Great pictures, I wouldn"t have believed it possible!

slowzuki · October 15, 2004, 09:46:30 AM

I've seen that before, notice the wings it sports behind the front axle that permit the climb to be completed and the wings on the stabilizers.

Anyone here wanna try with their old junker hoe that leaks down badly :D :D

SwampDonkey · October 15, 2004, 03:32:52 PM

Ok, now where's the picture of the guy when he rolled it over on the cab after he brought the wings up? ;)

None-the-less is quite impressive machine handling.

cheers

Dom · October 15, 2004, 05:13:39 PM

Very impressive, but where are the pictures of him bringing it back down? ???

Timber_Framer · October 15, 2004, 05:30:21 PM

I've seen backhoes loaded in rail cars before and was always curious how they did it! Wow!

Brad_S. · October 15, 2004, 06:27:40 PM

Can you imagine being a rookie trying that for the first time?

Minnesota_boy · October 15, 2004, 06:38:21 PM

The way I handle equipment, the first try would be the last. :D

bighoss550 · October 16, 2004, 10:21:15 AM

very neat!!!
my father does backhoe work for a living.(hes is VERY good) and ive seen him do some CRAZY stunts, but that tops em all:)

but his 555 ford id ALOT bigger than that little machine. i dont think id wanna be around if someone tried it with a biggun!

leweee · October 16, 2004, 12:02:31 PM

I wanta see Furby with that Case do that 8) ;D :D :D :D :D

ScottAR · October 16, 2004, 06:45:28 PM

Actually, that's a 426C Cat. about 80+ hp. Herzog only uses 426s for some reason.... though I guess they'll use 430's now that the 426 has been discontinued.

Furby · October 16, 2004, 08:52:56 PM

Nope, no chance!!!

Did get the truck stuck over in the field, a week ago Friday.
Had a 1500# log on the trailer, hooked to the truck.
Towed them down the field with backhoe.
I think all the neighbors were watching and laughing.
Note to self: Don't try to haul logs in the rain! :-/

Erick · October 17, 2004, 12:34:08 AM

Thats DanG impressive!!!! Heck I'm lucky if I get one one the trailer stright and its got ramps. ;D hope they dont forget and leave it up their that would be real bad when they got to a tunnel. :D

redpowerd · October 17, 2004, 01:13:08 AM

i think in know the pic you guys are talkin about and im wonderin what he does once hes up there

does he unload it withe the hoe?
when he emptys it, and im sure thats the goal, how does he get out?

he did it for show, and why not? pretty cool fi you can run your tractor gppd and people see it

FeltzE · October 17, 2004, 07:35:37 AM

They have been using this technique for the last few years for operations where they have to unload rail cars at wreck sites. cars still right side up need to be unloaded so off they go...

I've got a 416c and it weighs in at just over 14000 lbs I'd be shaking loading it up there......

Jeff · October 17, 2004, 07:41:23 AM

I have read about and seen series of pictures before on these. These machines are of special design and are built to do what they do. They are not you everyday back hoe. You can bet if you tied it without such the results would not be the same.

Murf · October 18, 2004, 09:33:46 AM

JCB has a specialty advertising group they call the "JCB Dancing Diggers" that travel around promoting their backhoes.

They are quite amazing to see. They do choreographed 'dancing' with 20k # backhoes.

I don't think I'll try this with mine yet, at least not on purpose.

I want to know how much the guy that drives UNDER them gets paid?