I-60 Backhoe removal

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   Has anyone removed the backhoe attachment from an I-60? I don't always need it and would like to use the draw bar on occasion. Plus a valve for the dipper cylinder won't move in one direction and it would be easier to get at with the attachment off. 
It looks like it would be fairly simple. Remove a couple of hydraulic lines and then possibly 4 pins holding it to the tractor? 

Thanks in advance! 
Jim

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WingsofRed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 12 Mar 2023 Location: Ohio Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote WingsofRed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: I-60 Backhoe removal Posted: 12 Mar 2023 at 6:39pm
	Has anyone removed the backhoe attachment from an I-60? I don't always need it and would like to use the draw bar on occasion. Plus a valve for the dipper cylinder won't move in one direction and it would be easier to get at with the attachment off. It looks like it would be fairly simple. Remove a couple of hydraulic lines and then possibly 4 pins holding it to the tractor? Thanks in advance! Jim

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steve(ill) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: illinois Points: 81240	Post Options Post Reply Quote steve(ill) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Mar 2023 at 8:47pm
	WE have a CASE 530 and have done it a couple times... Similar to what your thinking... Park and put the outriggers down... Stretch out the arm a bit and put the bucket on the ground... Pull the 4 pins / bolts out of the arms attaching to tractor .... Use the outriggers to lift a little if you need to get freeplay in the pins.... When all 4 pins are out, shut off the tractor and then remove the two hydraluic lines..... might help to set a block or so under the center section between the outriggers so the body has something to set on if it settles down, or you loose outrigger pressure when removing the hoses.
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DonBC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Courtenay, BC, Points: 913	Post Options Post Reply Quote DonBC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Mar 2023 at 12:25pm
	Decades ago I use to have a H3 crawler loader/backhoe. I guess they made the hoe easy to dismount because the weight of the hoe on the back of the crawler really affected the performance of loader operations. It was set up on the mount so you could remove or reinstall the hoe in less than 10 minutes. I was working on developing a ski area at the time so the crawler was superior to a tractor when working on the slopes.
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Calvin Schmidt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Can. Points: 4525	Post Options Post Reply Quote Calvin Schmidt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Apr 2023 at 8:37pm
	Years ago I had an I-60 that I would remove the hoe from. Used the hydraulics to take the slack off the top pins to remove and then used the outriggers to lift the hoe out of the bottom hooks. Drive forward a few inches and set the hoe on a good block. I installed quick couplers to join the hoes together with the smaller one "T"ed in. It's been 45 years so the details may need so field adjustment. Traded for a 715 in 1977 and again for a 715B in 1987. Still have the 715B. Great machine
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Meanolallis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 04 Sep 2013 Points: 132	Post Options Post Reply Quote Meanolallis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:49pm
	There are instructions in the Operator’s manual. It says you need a “special fitting” that shipped with the backhoe. Does anyone know if this fitting was special (like it had an orifice in it or something) or is it just JIC to pipe thread or something?

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	I had a HD4 with 650 hoe attachment that mounted to tool carrier , 2 top pins and had 2 bottom pins (I replaced them with 1 1/2 " round stock) to drop into tool carrier hooks . The hydraulic system used quick coupling in lines feeding the hoe valve body and a diverter valve to direct flow to hoe or loader valve body
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