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    use backhoe as a crane?

    Thanks for the video, now on to some electrical work or are you ready?
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    SeeNebraska What is next? Forklift, Overhead Gantry
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    I agree with biohydrix and grab from front. Kind of tall, but can still do it from rear. I look at the machine and it does not look 5000lb to me. 2000lb yes but what do I know. Air up the tires, grab with front loader, use back hoe for counter balance.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    We also take the excavator bucket off to lose weight. And by taking bucket off gives more lifting ability by being closer to the knuckle where the bucket was. And height advantage, up close to the machine where it has max ability to lift.
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    use backhoe as a crane?

    Using a backhoe as a lifting, excavating machine is what the machine is designed for. The mechanical advantage is limited by the weight of the machine and the lever to which when extended is reduced by distance of the center pivot point. The farther you are away the less amount of weight that...
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