The Best Trenching Tip Ever??? - Beginners How To Dig With Your Kubota BX23S TLB - Backhoe Push
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2022
- Tuesday Tractor Tip: My neighbor showed me how to trench without ever leaving the seat to move my tractor. If you are a new subcompact Tractor Loader Backhoe operator, you have to learn this method. It will save you loads of time! Backhoe Pushing for Beginners!
Lucas,
Thanks for the presentation I learned how to move the tractor while trench digging just like you. I truly enjoy working with contractors that shared their knowledge with all the newer guys. Anyone that laughs at you had to have someone teach them. You have a personality and know that we would be great neighbors.
Enjoy,
Ralph
Thank you! I appreciate the comment! 👊
Wow Buddy... Thank you for this GREAT TIP... I have no clue about operating backhoes... I received my delivery of my new Kabota BX23S... I will practice and use this tip in my own yard and practice, practice and more practice... Again, I'm a new operator and looking forward to your future videos... Again, Thank you Sir... Rescue Robin...
Thank you for the shout out! And much appreciate the kind words! I'm very humbled by your kind words, and being the first sticker in your new shop!
I felt bad not getting you in the tractor seat, but I see lots of shop videos in the future so it should work out. 👍
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead I have no issues of where the sticker is placed. In the shop is great.
If there was a pool room for tractor videos, this one would go right above the beer fridge. Thanks, mate, legendary tips. Cheers from Queensland, Australia.
Thanks, Man! I’m glad it was useful! 👊
Another Canuck here, got my BX back in 2012, went through the same thing as you, wore out the seat swivel in the process, figured it out the hard way, and I now enjoy digging ditches and trenching. Enjoy the videos, keep up the great work. Jim
Thanks for the support!
Well I'm a bit late to this party Lucas! I'm behind on my content and just watched this. Thanks for the great shout out and honored to get the last spot on the seat! Loving the content. 👍😎👍
I know the feeling, Man! Hard to keep up with everyone. Glad to have you represented on the seat and glad you stopped by! 👍
Took delivery of my new full hiuse 2501 today. Loved your tip.
Thanks for being a Patriot.
I think you just saved me a ton of time. I'm about to start a 300 ft trench with my backhoe attachment. Thanks
It will save you lots of time and energy. I had to redo my water main last week and I dug a 200’ trench. Pretty much never had to get off the machine. Thanks for watching and commenting!
My gosh! You're a great teacher. Are you an educator for a living? I'm a school teacher in Canada myself, and I'm extremely impressed with the way you first hooked your clients, showed the objective quickly with that speed up clip at the beginning, and then offer step by step modelling for how to do it.
Great work. Please keep making videos like this. The internet needs it.
Thank you for the kind words! I am not a teacher, but I do enjoy making videos. When I learn something worthwhile, I try to share!
Wow I never would have thought of doing this in a million years. Thank You!!!
Excelent Tips Lucas! I am pleased to say that I used all of these methods while digging my waterline trench!
There was no way I was going to get off every 5 feet and do the dance to move the bx23s forward!
Great Channel shoutouts too!
Thanks for posting and have a great week!
That’s great! Did you just figure it all out? I know you did a lot of diggin!
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead I guess so. I knew there was a way to do it. Just had to practice it I guess.
I think that was the best demo of the backhoe push I have seen... thanks for posting it, I will be trying it at some point.
Thank you! I’m glad it translated. I was so glad when I learned this!
Great video. I've had my BX23S for three years now, and learned this method kind of on my own after I heard it suggested by a friend. It's very useful when digging stumps as well. I start on the far side of the stump, reaching the BH over the top. I then work my way around the sides and eventually to the front of the stump, using these same methods to move the tractor into position. All good stuff.
Awesome!
Good point on the back hoe info. Pointing the front tires in the direction is also good info. Nothing like digging a circle when you want to go straight. Take care and stay safe: from Petawawa, Ontario. Just up the road from "Ross on the land".
Thanks for watching! Good to hear from our friends up North! 👍😊
Great tip and well explained! Watching that really made me miss operating. I ran a backhoe loader for a year and used to push myself around with the hoe all the time. Well done sir!
Thanks, Justin! I have no experience to speak of other than this machine so I was a little self conscious about doing a how-to, but this little bit my neighbor showed me helped me out so much! Thanks for watching!
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead You did great!
Cool little push back u did there!!! And the front wheel position is super important if u want straight trench...❤
Great job great demonstration. Thanks for the help.
I saw you doing this in another video. Glad I found this one. Going to reference it when I am trying/practicing this spring
Yes, this is such a time saver! Just take it slow in the beginning. It isn’t hard, but it does take a little practice.
Great job. Very helpful. Thank you😊.
Thank you! Excellent tip.
Great knowledge you shared. Thanks
Well done Lucas some excellent tips and tricks, I was doing the same as you at first until my dad showed me how move it with the backhoe. Actually getting some backhoe time in this weekend at my brother in-laws place. Hope you and the family are doing well. Keep up the great work 👍 Take care and all the best. 👋
Thanks for watching, Kyle! Have a good time digging this weekend! Hope to see a good video out of that! 👍
Excellent TIP ! Thanks for sharing that. I don't have the backhoe model, but it was a good trick to know ! Thank you. 🙂
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Awesome info for new tractor owners. Many thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I added a 2x6 across the rops directly behind the seat. I no longer have to turn my seat. I just sit on the 2x6.
Thanks for the demonstration, it was very helpful!!!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you for posting this video! This very well may be the best tip video I have come across yet! I just wish you had posted it a year and a half ago when I first got my BX.
I’m glad you found it helpful. And as a matter of fact it was posted almost exactly a year and a half ago. Unfortunately it takes a while to get noticed on YT sometimes. 😂
I just ordered the 23S. Great video and will use it thanks!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Excellent tip. Thank You for sharing, much appreciate
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Outstanding instructional video! Having a 3 point mounted backhoe I can’t do that and it’s very frustrating. Having a sub frame backhoe is far superior to a 3 point mounted primarily for being able to do what you’ve shown. Take care!
Thanks for the encouragement, Ben! I never thought about that on the 3pt backhoe…. Have a great week!
Nice Video Lucas👍 You explained how to make the maneuver very well only problem is now I want a backhoe😂 thanks for the video 😁👍🚜💨🍳
Lol I do love my little backhoe! Thanks for watching, Mitch!
Ive done a lot of trenching on various backhoes. My fix to the tedious job of adjusting position was to buy an excavator. I really like what you've shared and I will give it a try when I dont want to track the excavator to a small trench job. Thanks!
The excavator is definitely the best solution! Lol
That’s another great video.
Thanks
Dude, where were you a few years ago when I got my BX? I have been doing it the hard way the whole time! Thanks for the video. You just saved me a lot of time.
It is a whole new world. Once you get used to it, you’ll rarely get off the machine while digging a ditch. 👍
Exactly!!!!! Thank you Pete.
Thanks for the advice. I’ll be starting on a tractor today for the first time to dig a long trench and my biggest concern was having to swivel that seat back and forth every time I need to move it. This will be a big help.
Good deal. Just take it slow and keep the outriggers close to the ground. You could tip it over easily if you get the controls mixed up. You’ll settle in quickly though. 👍
Backhoe my absolute favorite toy for my Kubota 👍👍
Mine too!
This was super helpful, thank you!
Glad to hear! Thanks for commenting!
WOW...who would have thought of this. I am newbie using Kubota, so I won't be using this till I am really comfortable with the machine but great to know for later. THANK YOU for sharing to help others and me🙂🙃😊.
Glad you found it helpful! I try to post Kubota BX related videos every Tuesday . Thanks for watching!
Thank you, I was doing it the hard way! Lol
I'm in the market for a bx and was figuring there had to be a better way to trench without stop/go. Thanks for sharing!
Very well done,
Awesome video!!!
I never knew that…
Thanks good tip
Good advice
Thanks for the great tip. I've done some ditch cleaning w/ my B3200/BH77 and the climb down/seat pivot/climb up dance every few feet was driving me crazy. I have several hundred yards of drainage ditch to dig and your tip will save me at least a day of labor.
Good luck! Just be careful! 👊
Climbing off, turning the damn seat around and climbing back on is a PITA so, yeah. Push it back and pull it forward whenever you can. If it's not level terrain (like my cabin in the mountains) it gets a little tricky. LOVE my BX's. All three of them :)
i had seen othrs do it but no explained how to do this...and you had a couple of good tips on keeping feet down, etc
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good video 👍🏼 good tips, gna try n dig a 2' footing with one of these today 😁
Best of luck! You’ll love it. Sure beats a shovel!
Hey just got a bx yesterday going to try that trick today thanks dude
Right on! Congrats on the BX!
Great advice! Unfortunately, I don't have a subframe 3 point backhoe for the Massey where I'd feel comfortable picking it up, but it works quite well for you! Good job!
Lol. Thanks, Logan! Maybe you can fab one up when you finish your grapple…
This tip is in my older case 580d operator's manual, they should have put it in yours but maybe a liability with people nowadays 😂 who knows.. Great video it's nice to see it actually done 👍
Thanks for watching! Maybe I should have read my manual…🤔
Great info.I'm still trying to pick up speed during trenching.I wasn't putting it in neutral.Thanks!
Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!
I also found a method that I used more often than I thought.
When the land was on a slight angle and the backhoe arm would not go straight into the trench I found that I could use my outriggers to straighten the tractor vertically and continue digging.
I also had to remind myself to check that the tires were pointed in the right direction before pushing myself forward.
One last thing that helped alot was pivoting the rear of the tractor with the backhoe to keep digging in straight line.
Great tips!
Brill! thanks!
Awesome!
Good tip, but let me help you out a little. First, lowering the FEL does help 'plant' the machine, but also, you want to use it with the outriggers to level the machine if possible. This will make the 'geometry' of the backhoe members: boom, dipper, bucket dig more consistent while trenching. Another skill is to turn your front wheels before pushing the tractor forward with the hoe; this will 'shift' your machine sideways to keep on tract while you lift the rear of the machine with the hoe to align it with your path. It takes practice, but is very useful. Realize that the bucket is where all of the 'digging' leverage comes from: don't use the boom and dipper to dig; your machine is just not heavy enough to do that like a 15k# hoe might. After you empty your bucket to the side, return to center, flatten the bucket and sweep to the side to push the over-burden away from the trench. When you return on foot to the trench, the material will be out of your way to stand and work. When on a slope, swing your boom uphill; this will give you a huge weight off-set and stabilize your machine while traversing and you can also add a scoop of dirt for ballast. Final thought: buy your tractor w/ a hoe if you need it. After market hoes w/ their own seat put you too far away to reach the forward controls to do what I talked about. I hope this helps.
These are all great tips! I appreciate you taking the time to share them! 👊
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead No problem, I want everyone to be safe.I know you are trying to help people and that's where I,m coming from: not to upstage.
Thanks for the extra pointers! These will help immensely.
What I found works for me is to use a broom stick to push down the hydro pedal. I can use both hands and turn the tractor as well.
Awesome trick!!! But, I'm definitely buying a trench digger hahaha
Brilliant!
Thanks for watching!
I have hydrostatic, you mentioned gear, I simply use a stick or board to reach pedal and drive forward when backhoe use 👍
Mine is hydrostatic too. I place it in neutral.
You forgot to do the second most important thing. The most important thing is to have your outriggers down to dig. The second thing is to put your loader bucket down far enough that ALL 4 TIRES ARE OFF THE GROUND. When you get all 4 tires off the ground, the machine’s stability is greatly increased because it can’t teeter side-to-side on the front axle. Also when all 4 tires are off the ground you don’t get machine bounce from the cushion of the tires. Having the front bucket down will also make it harder to slide the tractor around accidentally while digging in tough conditions.
Love it! I remember when I learned. 580 construction king! Loved it then and yes I laughed because it's a great operators tool. Was wondering does the front loader bucket turn all the way over and down. Not seen anyone do it. It also help keep the machine stable. Case does just didn't know if K-Tractor did.?
I appreciate you watching! The tractor bucket won’t completely invert. I’ve seen guys do that on the bigger machines. 👍
Good tip......that's what I do with my Harborfreight backhoe.🤣
So how can we bypass the safety switch so we just drive the machine while facing the backhoe?
I started doing this trick the first week that I bought my new 2022 1025r. Problem is that here in West Virginia we have lots of mountains and my property has lots of inclines. If I am trenching up a hill, the tractor doesn’t want to move with the backhoe. Going down hill you can lose control very easily (quite dangerous). Even getting on and off the backhoe seat (my backhoe has a separate seat for the backhoe) is a real challenge. For a safer handhold, I raise the main boom and the dipper all the way up. Also installed a little metal step on the left side of the tractor to aid in getting up to the driver’s seat on inclines.
I am in Eastern KY and work in WV so I know exactly what you mean!
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead My house is at 2,200 feet above sea level.
Awesome hack
This is the first post I've ever submitted because I ca't wait try this. How many times did I get off/on/off/on/off/on?! Thanks so much!
That’s great! It really is a game changer. I dug a 100’ ditch this evening and never got off to move forward…
Lucas, that will definitely help new backhoe users. 👍 Are the hydraulics strong enough to not only lift but swing the tractor left or right....walking it sideways? Looks like I need to send you another sticker....I want to be on the cabinet too!! Take care. B&D
Yeah, I showed swinging the backend around. It will do it pretty well. Send me another sticker and I’ll slap you on there right beside ole Ross! 👍😊👊
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead I see it now....looks pretty strong pushing that whole rear side-to-side.
Great video.
I’m looking at buying a tractor for my homestead. I got a 5-acre raw land lot. I want to do land clearing, have a shop built, and have home built down the road. Do you feel the size of your tractor is capable of meeting a small homestead needs? Thanks
Depending on the amount of clearing you have to do, it could be a tad small, but I’m sure it will do it. Once cleared, it will be the perfect size to maintain it. That would be my opinion. Of course we all have different expectations. Best of luck! Working your own land is a great blessing! 👊
Man not going to lie you just made me feel like an idiot with this simple info 😂. One reason I never wanted to buy the backhoe
lol. I felt the same way!
Your timing couldn’t have been better! Your technique of rolling the machine ahead without leaving the seat will be important for me.
I got my new Kubota a few days ago. I spent an hour the other day just digging at the air with the backhoe. I quickly realized that I have A LOT to learn to dig a tidy narrow trench.
One lever in each hand. Not sure where best to set the throttle for a beginner. Low throttle and you only get one motion at a time. Higher throttle and you can get more than one motion simultaneously, but the movement is jerky without a very light touch on the levers.
Do you have any advice, or should I just keep practicing?
Glad you found it useful! Sounds like you have the right idea. I usually run high rpm’s so I can work both levers more efficiently. However, if I am in a spot where I need to be very careful, like near a building or something, I will throttle down to give myself a little more margin for error. There’s no substitute for seat time! Get out there and enjoy it! 👍😊
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead Thank you sir!
And by the way, what is the white sheeting you have on the inside of your workshop?
Poly faced foam insulation. It was the most affordable option we could find to insulate.
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I haven’t had mine very long either, but without thinking about it I suddenly noticed I was smoothly operating the backhoe. I guess just practice.
Just found you and subbed. I'm going to guess that frame in the shop is like a 70ish Chevy/ gmc with what looks like an LS in it? I could be wrong lol. What are you guys building? I'm going to look back at your other videos maybe there's one on what it is. Have a great rest of the week.
You got it! 71 GMC with an LS swap! I have a shop update video posting this morning where I talk about it and some of our other projects! 👍👊
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead just watched it! Great timing. I found you guys by watching some videos while tractor shopping and they recommended you even though I was searching the green ones! That was a couple weeks back on your update tractor video, I lost your channel then, but found it again last night, you guys look alot like me, except im just getting into the tractor part. (Kinda tired of killing my back lifting parts around figured tractor will help that) I have an 81 c10 still down to the frame going back together, but stalled as I take both parents to chemo and haven't had much time or interest to be honest. (I also skip from project to project which doesn't help much, but have to because of parts shortages and back orders. Plus parts are insanely priced right now.
@@minersmusclecars1871 Well, I’m glad you found us again. If you haven’t already, buy the tractor!!! Best purchase I’ve made. Green or Orange. We even used it to help install our lift! Hope you find the inspiration to get back on the truck project! Love those. Best of luck with your parent’s treatments. I’ll say a prayer. 🙏🏻👊
Have you ever had an issue when fully extending the backhoe bucket? When the backhoe bucket is fully extended there is a 90 degree elbow that makes contact with the backhoe. I have had two elbows snap off in like a day.
I would think the only way that could happen is if the elbow is angled in the wrong direction too close to the arm. I have not had that happen on mine but I’m looking at it and that’s the only thing I can figure…
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead yeah it’s the part of the elbow that connects into the backhoe directly not the hose side. I’m not sure how I can fix that angle since it has to be screwed into the back hoe. I wonder if it was messed up in production. It’s an older 2011 BX25 but new to me.
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead so figured out the issue was the backhoe thumb mount somehow slide up and now was able to make contact with the elbow.
Taking all four tires off the ground is going to wear out your stabilizers a lot faster. Allowing the tractor to rock front and back six inches or more. Making it very hard to dig with.
Don't raise your outriggers when you need to move forward.
Leave the parking brake on while you're digging.
In hard ground you might need to leave it in 4-wheel drive while you're digging.
When you do need to move forward turnaround raise the front bucket, take the parking brake off, and push yourself forward without raising the outriggers.
Then turnaround put the parking brake back on and put the front bucket back down.
Never take the backhoe bucket off the ground until you are firmly planted back on the ground.
Another old-timer pro tip is to keep the tractor angled slightly away from the trench with the front tires parallel with the trench.
This way you can look around the backhoe without having to look through it while you're digging.
When you push yourself forward the tractor will stay at a constant angle.
While you are digging you need to keep most of the weight on the outriggers with some weight on the wheels to help stabilize you. Without that, the tractor may start rocking forward and back. At least it does on the big tractors.
I ran backhoes for several years in the Operating Engineers.
When I started running excavators, I didn't want to run backhoes anymore.
As someone else once said, "backhoes are a cross between two different tractors and they are the worst of both worlds."
They can do both but they're not very good at either one.
Both skip loader & mini excavator.
Prior to twenty or thirty years ago backless were the most common machine on construction jobs.
Nowadays excavators are.
Much better for digging.
Also, the higher you raise the back of that tractor with the out riggers, the less stable you are going to be.
Especially when you're reaching out to the side with a full bucket.
When loading tall dump trucks I had to keep the back wheels about 12 to 18 inches off the ground. And the front wheels were at least 12 inches off the ground.
I had to open the clam bucket and push it all the way down.
What did you use for the ceiling in your polebarn?
I just put foam board…
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"Boom" attached to tractor,
"Dipper" attached to "Boom".
Buckets etc attach to "dipper".
👍😊
Thats a good tip but if you have a hydro with a pedal it much easier and quicker to leave a stick between the seat and fender and just push down on the forward pedal and off you go good luck
My tractor is not a swivel seat, and won't allow it to idle without the E brake engaged, for safety. It will shut down if it is not engaged.
For my machine,
Clearly this would prevent you from being able to scoot along.
I guess this method would be possible for me.
Lol you will lurn alot with a subcompact if you work around a pound. It is so low to ground it will get stuck easy. Will lurn quick on how to get out
Like it’s less of a hassle and less steps to just leave the tractor on the ground using the parking brake
Hey great video! I'm a heavy machinery operator, my only critique would be to NOT lift your rear tires completely off the ground. You want to lift the rear tires a bit but they need to have contact. The reason for that is the stabilizer pads are much smaller then the bottom contact surface of your rear tires. We lift the front tires because they are tiny and the rear should always have contact. Otherwise solid video and you seem like a super cool guy! Look forward to seeing more of your projects!
Thanks for the advice! That makes sense to me. I appreciate you sharing! 👊
@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead no problem! Again, great video and thanks for sharing your hobbies you love with the world!
Just don't understand why you " let the cat out of the bag". Then you just "had" to curl the loader bucket far foward. I have known these techniques for Years! Your vidio Sir was the FIRST to do like l do! The 100 or so amateur " home-lowner" "Twac-tour" backhoe vidios were ALL a waste of good machinery. Thought l would NEVER see the "right way"! Thank you Sir for the Excelent vidio (Best Yet) & happy safe tractoring.
Well, thank you! Just trying to pass it along as it was shown to me! 👍
Update: This doesn’t work so well digging swales on contours because you need to be able to control steering when digging non-parallel :)
You can still steer to an extent. I’ve done some decent curves, but it isn’t quite as easy as going straight. 😊
You told me absolutely nothing! What a time water
I guess this would work on a little subcompact toy backhoe, but not on the large compact like mine
Instead of swiveling the seat, i just sat on my knees facing backwards
(Of course i have pretty steep hills and like to be able to jump off quickly if it tips)
Another way to do it, that i did for some emergency trenching for a flood, is to dig the backhoe bucket in the ground and drive forward in low with 4 wheel lock engaged until it can't, dump the bucket, and do it again.
Can go over it multiple times at increasing depth
The tip I would give you get rid of that tractor get an excavator
Good video but drug out too long
Wish Ytubers will just SHOW US....stop explaining it....we wanted a video SHOWING us...not a bunch of talking....
Why show the steps if you don't dig the trench?
Great no nonsense video. TY😊🫡
WOW!! That's amazing, been trying to move my MF 1720 back without getting off the seat for some time. Seen it being done by the larger hoes but couldn't figure out who to do this.
This will be a game changer for me.
Dave
That’s what I like to hear. 👊. Good luck.