Used Backhoe » around http://used-backhoe.net/blog Great Info on Used Backhoe Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 how do you get rid of cattails that grow around a ponds edge? http://used-backhoe.net/blog/how-do-you-get-rid-of-cattails-that-grow-around-a-ponds-edge/ http://used-backhoe.net/blog/how-do-you-get-rid-of-cattails-that-grow-around-a-ponds-edge/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 15:59:39 +0000 Admin My boss has a small pond (1/2 acre) that has cattails growing around edge.At first they made good cover and kept the sides from eroding but now they are out of control.They are so thick you can’t even get near the water and enjoy the pond.There are fish in the pond.Are there any pesticides that are safe to use.We have dug them out with a backhoe and they come right back.Also I have heard if you place a bale of Barley Hay in the water source of a pond there will not be any moss on top of water.
]]> http://used-backhoe.net/blog/how-do-you-get-rid-of-cattails-that-grow-around-a-ponds-edge/feed/ 1 will a small backhoe/dozer level trees up to 8 inches around? http://used-backhoe.net/blog/will-a-small-backhoedozer-level-trees-up-to-8-inches-around/ http://used-backhoe.net/blog/will-a-small-backhoedozer-level-trees-up-to-8-inches-around/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:09:53 +0000 Admin I can rent a small/medium sized excavator. not a mini, but not a huge one….
will use it mostly to dig out stumps and move some boulders, but do you know if its capable ot pushing over pines and birches up to 6 to 8 inches in diameter? Id love to just level clear an acre or so…..

Thoughts?
sorry, typos. *Do you think it’s capable OF
Got an 18in .chain saw…. will chop up the trees with it, but need a quicker way to fell many trees….
Im in MA on the NH border… very rocky, sandy soil. Mostly pine groves, a few hardwoods.

]]> http://used-backhoe.net/blog/will-a-small-backhoedozer-level-trees-up-to-8-inches-around/feed/ 2 Looking for a new backhoe/loader for around 10k, does it exist? http://used-backhoe.net/blog/looking-for-a-new-backhoeloader-for-around-10k-does-it-exist/ http://used-backhoe.net/blog/looking-for-a-new-backhoeloader-for-around-10k-does-it-exist/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:00:47 +0000 Admin I was the grandchild of an excavation company, and was spoilded with the use of a 580K Case backhoe for most of my life, now that is gone. I am looking for a new tractor backhoe/loader with some power for around 10k or 200ish a month. Perfection would be a mini excavator and a skidsteer, but I am in the real world now. All I can seem to find is what I like to call “big lawnmowers” is there any company that offers a big framed tractor at a low price?
]]> http://used-backhoe.net/blog/looking-for-a-new-backhoeloader-for-around-10k-does-it-exist/feed/ 1 My husband bought a used Grizzly 3-point hitch for our farm tractor. Is the Grizzly Corporation still around? http://used-backhoe.net/blog/my-husband-bought-a-used-grizzly-3-point-hitch-for-our-farm-tractor-is-the-grizzly-corporation-still-around/ http://used-backhoe.net/blog/my-husband-bought-a-used-grizzly-3-point-hitch-for-our-farm-tractor-is-the-grizzly-corporation-still-around/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:59:56 +0000 Admin We are needing to repair this backhoe. We really got a good deal on it and can afford to put some money into it. But we can’t locate Grizzly Corporation anywhere. Did possibly another company take it over? If so, Who?
]]> http://used-backhoe.net/blog/my-husband-bought-a-used-grizzly-3-point-hitch-for-our-farm-tractor-is-the-grizzly-corporation-still-around/feed/ 1 Why does smoke come out around gear shift on John Deere 310 Backhoe? http://used-backhoe.net/blog/why-does-smoke-come-out-around-gear-shift-on-john-deere-310-backhoe/ http://used-backhoe.net/blog/why-does-smoke-come-out-around-gear-shift-on-john-deere-310-backhoe/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:24:30 +0000 Admin Test drove a used backhoe about 200 yds and noticed smoke coming from around the floor mounted gear shift. Also had burnt smell. I immediately parked the unit. Everything else seemed to run fine. It’s got a great price. But, I’d like to know more about what I would be getting involved in.
When driving in first gear and pushing in the clutch, I was unable to shift to 2nd or higher. The gear would just grind. I had to stop, put in neutral and then put in 2nd.
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