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I am digging over the blade for extra lifting leverage. If i lift the machine all the way up in the air with the blade it will come down all in one stoke of the boom with a load. I agree about the visibility but for stumping i need the leverage up front. It was able to hold the machine...

Thanks for the replies. I am using the front blade for stabilization and extra leverage when digging stumps. This is normal procedure on these units with front blades. It looses pressure on the blade when the machine rocks forward from digging pressure. It didn't do this when it was brand...

I am having trouble with my KX057-5 front blade not holding pressure while digging. It doesn't take very much lifting force with the bucket to push the blade up therefore losing the stability that it is supposed to add. Is there a pressure relief valve that needs adjusted? Seem to work fine...

Started cleaning up my farmstead with my KX057-5 excavator. Little machine with a big heart. I'm surprised how much it can do. I'm glad i didn't go bigger than i can haul with a 3/4 ton pickup.