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You should be able to either "tow" the backhoe backwards, or the FLU forwards.
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Ideally it would be in float, but that valve doesn’t have a float setting. I think(and someone can correct me) that you will want the valve in the opposite of the position it would be in to actually put the backhoe in the operating position. That way the piston end of the cylinder is drawing fluid from the tank and the rod end is sending fluid either through the pump backwards as internal leakage or through the pressure relief.Do I understand correctly that as far as the hydraulics go, the only prerequisite is that the implement lever be in the lowering position, before towing/winching?
Mine raises completely in about 10 seconds with the engine idling.Make sure the PTO is disengaged and go really slow. It takes close to a minute to raise using the unimog hydraulics.
You could also try to knock the pin out between the cylinder and the backhoe so you are just raising the backhoe against gravity, but that could get exciting once the backhoe hits the midpoint and comes crashing down.
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That's hilarious (and frightening). Do you think the planetary hubs were still in play or bypassed somehow? Not to mention the tires rated to 26 mph. All those poor gears, oh the humanity!For those of you who like driving your SEE on the road (Courtesy of General Hood).
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Good thoughts. IDK about the valve position. Isn't the tank return above the oil level? That would suck air? Maybe? If the pto isn't engaged I think the pump should turn pretty easy. I vote normal "lower" lever position. Also you're gonna want the latches "open" so they can "close" and hold the hoe. I think soldier C should have a camera and beers (belonging to soldier A & B).Ideally it would be in float, but that valve doesn’t have a float setting. I think(and someone can correct me) that you will want the valve in the opposite of the position it would be in to actually put the backhoe in the operating position. That way the piston end of the cylinder is drawing fluid from the tank and the rod end is sending fluid either through the pump backwards as internal leakage or through the pressure relief.
If you held the valve in the same position as with the engine running, you are trying to pull fluid through the pump and at risk of collapsing a hose under negative pressure.
On my truck I “lower” it to working position , and “Raise” it from the working position back to the storage position. So on my truck we can assume I would have Soldier B or a wooden block hold the hydraulic in the “Raise” position while winching the backhoe off of the FOPS.
Make sure the PTO is disengaged and go really slow. It takes close to a minute to raise using the unimog hydraulics.
You could also try to knock the pin out between the cylinder and the backhoe so you are just raising the backhoe against gravity, but that could get exciting once the backhoe hits the midpoint and comes crashing down.
I would've gutted all the front axle stuff, and they probably did.That's hilarious (and frightening). Do you think the planetary hubs were still in play or bypassed somehow? Not to mention the tires rated to 26 mph. All those poor gears, oh the humanity!
Unless the backhoe is being used , there should be no reason to latch it. Gravity will be more than enough to keep it there.Also you're gonna want the latches "open" so they can "close" and hold the hoe.