Diggin it. YES I CAN!

[chet]

I probably got a set that will fit, that you can have (but you got to come and git um)  ;D  It'll have ta wait a bit as they are under a bunch of snow.

[Jeff]

Sold!

[Walnut Beast]

If you get the unit get a good 15k + electric winch with a quick plate receiver you can mount in your bucket or elsewhere and in your truck receiver with quick battery plug and that will come in really handy for many things from recovery to various winching 

[chevytaHOE5674]

That looks like the floor board. Was surprised to see a drive shaft under a 2wd. What does that run on a case?

That driveshaft comes off the engine/shuttle and drives the transaxle

[barbender]

Jeff, I don't see anything glaring either. I see a few hoses that have been replaced. That's good. The swing cylinders on the hoe may need rebuilt or at least new wipers, no deal breaker by any means. I'm just trying to find something to point out🤷😊 It definitely doesn't look hammered. 

 If I was selling that machine and you made a fuss over a grease zerk not taking grease, I'd figure you were just trying to whittle me and probably get irritated. More important is if the pins and bushings are not slopped out. I don't say tight, because I wouldn't expect a machine of that age to have like new pjns and bushings. As long as things are not wallowed out and bushings wore through, I wouldn't worry about it. The only area I'd be really concerned about is the how pivot, like I mentioned. The pins and bushings are much more difficult to replace on there, and because of that tend to be ones that people let get really loose. 

 Although it is tough to tell in a picture, none of the pins and bushings have that hammered out and wallowed look to them.

[SwampDonkey]

You driving the 10 miles from the seat? 

[Magicman]

I would.  Add auxiliary/magnetic blinkers if necessary and let Tammy follow.

What kind of brakes/braking system does it have?  They have to be fixed before driving it home.  I drove my old Oliver across town once without brakes.  Driving slow and dropping the front bucket is not brakes.  :

[Jeff]

He says one wheel brakes, the other does not. Im debating on if Id drive it home or to Harolds. Same distance, but no big down hills to harolds. 

[Magicman]

You are gonna wanna rub a bit of TLC on it and fix da brakes.  Wouldn't that would be more convenient in your pole barn?  Maybe Harold has a good place too?

[Resonator]

The swing cylinders on the hoe may need rebuilt or at least new wipers, no deal breaker by any means.

I seen that too. I don't see anything sopping out of the gland, though should wipe them down and check for any deep scratches or gouges in the chrome rod.

[chevytaHOE5674]

You need to find the serial number, iirc its on the left side of the of the machine around the dash. Should starts with 9, or 17. That will tell you what style brakes the machine has, either way if you want both brakes working it might get costly and labor intensive. It could be as simply as low on fluid, or a bad master, or bad piston seals or disc's in the rear axle. 

[Peter Drouin]

Swing cylinders are on their way out.

[Magicman]

I see plenty of Operators, Service, Shop, and Parts Manuals on eBay.

[aigheadish]

I don't know if you've done it or not, in the past, but roading a backhoe always feels very sketchy to me. I still do it but the bounce and rocking action makes me nervous. Lack of one brake would make me nervous too. All you need is to be coming down a hill, need the brakes, and do a donut because only the one works... 

On another note, for some pond expections: my pond is about 90'x50' or so, and maybe 5-7' deep at full pool (which it never is). I can reach out, into the pond, only 10-15' before I lose effectiveness of the hoe. If your banks are high around the pond it'll be worse, and you can see what happens when digging in the picture below, both at 11 o'clock and 6 o'clock It didn't really accomplish what I was hoping for. My plan is to eventually line the pond after deepening it but I may try to drain the whole thing to dry it out for a while ahead of time.



 

[Hilltop366]

Was surprised to see a drive shaft under a 2wd. What does that run on a case?

The torque converter & forward/reverse are bolted to the engine and the 4 speed and rear differential are at the back, the driveshaft is in between them. You would have to go back to the 580B to get one built like a tractor with a all components bolted together.

[Hilltop366]

As far as driving it home 10 miles is not bad, with only one brake I would not go over 3 gear on a flat and not busy road, for hills second gear before you start to go up or down the hill and use the brake gently before you over speed so you don't need to apply aggressively.

And as with all backhoes and farm tractors put a triangle sign on the back and be prepared to see idiots passing you on a blind corner with a double line and oncoming traffic.

[Hilltop366]

And yes they steer kinda funny and the faster they go the funnier the steer. Take your time.

[Tin Horse]

I looked into chains for mine and they did not have safe clearance.

[Resonator]

X2 put a triangle on back and take your time. When it comes time to haul it farther, the factory spec's it from 10,660# to 11,280# (I think the higher number is for 4wd or with cab). A 1 ton dually with an equipment trailer would be able to pull it.

[Jeff]

Hey, I need a tractor with a backhoe, or something, that can excavate and move dirt.

I OWN A BACKHOE!

[Southside]

Whoo hoo! Congratulations! 

[Jeff]

@Resonator , from what I can see the working weight is over 14,000 for the extendahoe .  I cant find it now, but it said the factory specs state not including buckets, plural, and to add 400lbs to extendahoe models for additional front counterweight.

[Resonator]

Congratulations!
I was just going by what TractorData had listed for a 580E weight. The guy that bought my John Deere 310A (similar size machine) used a Ram 4500 (or 5500) cab and chassis with a trailer to haul it.

[Walnut Beast]

Congratulations! Hard work paid off to get what you wanted  👍

[SwampDonkey]

You're in business now.