Recent content by ayak

Have the trailer long enough so you can get the proper tongue weight by being able to move the tractor a little forward or rearward as needed. I went with a 20’ for my L3301/FEL and sometimes had a blade on the back, sometimes a rotary cutter. Didn’t have much ability to position it the way I...

Glad to see Dee back at Y-12 after that very unfortunate lab accident back in the 80’s—oh wait, wrong Oak Ridge

It’s Miss Olde Frothingslosh (1969)

I was waiting for “50 ways to leave your lover” to pop up. I slipped out the back, Jack.

He at least could have gotten the zip code for ‘LAYland’ WV right. 🤣

You’re exactly right about that plate location—but the bh77 gets flow into it from the ‘PB’ in the part in the pic called the ‘RR Outlet Block’ (using a 37” hose) and the flow coming from the bh77 goes into the part shown as ‘hydraulic block’ at its PB port.

Do these pics help?

Did the BH77 work ok prior to the project start? Also, you mentioned the BH77 couplers are now flat-faced. Any chance during that mod that they were mistakenly switched between their intent as ‘inlet’ and ‘outlet’? Also, did the comment about the three point lever in the forward(down) position...

Did it work in its most simple configuration? Add stuff in one by one and test functionality. Also keep in mind, the 3-point hitch lever (on right side of your seat)-MUST be all the way forward (down) anytime the backhoe is in use.

Depending on your size, you may end up feeling a little pinched sitting on the mounted backhoe seat while doing work, with the lower part of the ROPS attachment you’re showing. Here’s how the factory kit instructions said to mount it.

OP— have a look at this thread: https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/3rd-function-hydraulic-routing.61399/#post-604946

Picked mine up new in 2018 and now has 1500 hours without any trouble. Common rail engine with DPF isn’t any issue unless you don’t run it hard (limit your idling). Putting only good dry diesel (get and use a Mr Funnel) in the tank and keeping up with the routine maintenance and it will serve...