362 Powerful Backhoe Strapped Onto a 55hp Tractor!

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Hey guys! I'll be back hopefully later today to respond to comments! I'm off to plant the hay fields today! Been busy shooting so much farming videos that I haven't had much time to edit! I've got pasture scooping, manure loading, manure truck getting stuck and more manure! Did I mention manure?! Plus seeding and a few more farm surprises coming up! Happy planting everyone!

[@bethnichols2875]

No worries. Manure occureth. Have a blessed and beautiful weekend.

[@thecattlemanswife]

Suzanne, I'm in catch up mode...I haven't checked in since February, I've missed your FACE! Busy as bees here in KY... You're a good sport letting Eric have the first turn.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

@@thecattlemanswife you guys are much warmer than us, I'm sure your grass is growing like crazy and with calving season and the changing weather, it's chaos 😄

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

Guess you could say that your channel has gone to Crap(Manure)..... But as many "Farmers" are doing nowadays...... The Act of "farming" is just to provide "content for the real "Cash Crop" When you work 10 hours a day, off the farm....come home and work till midgnight,,,,, 24/7/365..... you have earned the right to be called Farmer.... When I retired, I went back to a special ceremony at the place I retired from..... I was asked what I had been doing...... I replied hunting and fishing..... where apon a supervisor said .... I can tell by your hands you ain't been doing that......Our operation isn't that big.... but the big boys move over when they see us coming.....

[@jeffsmith2070]

A couple suggestions.... lift the front end of the tractor with the loader buckets when using the backhoe. Second use the backhoe boom to lift the rear of the tractor when you set your outriggers. This allows you to level the rear of the machine and create a stable base so you don’t drag the tractor as much!

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip! It's been a few years!

[@H20-town610]

You can also additionally, point the front bucket down with presure for more stability when using the backhoe.

[@reedbooth543]

You beat me to it going to say same.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip!

[@tonyburelle6633]

I was actually surprised at how well that backhoe worked, even full size backhoes will get pulled back, so that's not a big deal, I would imagine digging that drainage ditch out will help a great deal, Erik did a good job, definitely a great addition

[@johnthorpe1071]

Thanks for the videos Suzanne!....... "DRAIN THE SWAMP"!!!........ HAHA Earache IS a lucky boy for sure for multiple reasons!! That tractor/backhoe looks like it has the right amount of power to me, definitely load the tires especially if it is "tippy".

[@billyshumate853]

I couldn't help it had to watch it twice because of the shovel 🤣🤣. You need to tilt the loader bucket to where it will stick in the ground to help keep the tractor from moving. Take care and GOD BLESS and see you on your next vidja.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip!

[@billyshumate853]

@@This1LifeWeLive You're welcome

[@memyselfandifarmer]

dogs are the best. just rescued another from georgia, deaf and half blind. now have four rescues. life is good.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Hard to find dogs out here in shelters . . . they go pretty quick! That's why I had 4 people wanting the German Shepard . . . I even wanted to get my grandma one a few years ago, nothing elderly to be found! She didn't want a young one because she knew she didn't have long . . .

[@flyfisher301]

Hope you’re enjoying your new toy. When using the backhoe put your front bucked down also put more pressure on your outriggers and lift the back tires a little more. Definitely put fluid in your rear tires. Be careful what you use. Alot more are coming loaded with beet juice. Wont rust your rims and is environmentally friendly if you should get a flat. Enjoy, be careful, be safe!!!!!

[@charlesmaguire2496]

Never dig off to the side unless the outrigers r down and the wheels r off the ground. the side pressure on the wheels could cause problems with the oil seals on the bearings. also putting the front bucket down hard will help hold the tractor,

[@thomassippel2146]

Loaded tires help. Also good for stability for loader work. Another thing that works well for backhoe stability and stops the sliding is to tip bucket edge downward, and press down on ground with front end loader/ bucket edge.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip! It's been a few years!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Suzanne and Erik

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

You should put the front bucket down when using the backhoe attachment. It makes the tracktor more stable and helps resists moving while using the backhoe....

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip! It's been a few years!

[@unclebuzz6913]

If you drop the bucket turn it to dump and bury it into the ground lift the front tires off the ground, it will it move, also if Eric can reach the bucket control, he can lift it and raise outriggers and push or pull the backhoe where ever he wants... That's how I have it with a Case , but I don't know if you can do it with a second seat..

[@batman1989keaton]

Agreed what others have said, from my own little tractor with backhoe. Always pit the bucket on the ground. You'd be surprised how much more stable the tractor is.

[@cameronbeilke5908]

If you put the tractor front end loader bucket on the ground it will give you some more side to side stability.

[@TheWabbit]

You guys are funny! Looks like that backhoe is just what ya'll needed ( taking some tips from others comments ) Hope that helps keep your road clear and field dry. Take care!

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks!

[@alansmth1729]

Recommend you put in plastic pipe with tile drain to drain water to a central location. Simple solution and low cost since you will drain away from road way and you can put drains in the tree line so you can then keep the water problems to a minimum. I have purchased 4 in. x 100 ft. Corrugated Drain Pipe under 100 dollars per roll and you can buy couplers, joiners and drains for this to eliminate you drainage problems. I have put the pipe in creeks, tanks and so on to remove excess water. I works very well. Low cost too

[@This1LifeWeLive]

This area is the lowest in about 100 acres or more, so getting water wicked away is tricky . . . we dug out the pond to the side, but even that floods over into the road in really rainy seasons . . . and even the woods behind it are full of water :(

[@kopenhagenkid]

Nice looking tractor and backhoe

[@stephendixon4619]

If there's a culvert under that roadway, take the time to find it and clean it out. Just cleaning the ditch will only bring more water down to where it floods the road, unless you give it somewhere to go. If you can't find the culvert, dig out the road and put 1 in. That's what a backhoe is for.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

The pond on the other side is full too. Its one of those things we keep going around and around on. Might just have to trench out the whole woods . . .

[@allanperry6507]

Look out i can see a backhoe business in Erik's future 😎 Huntsville Ontario 🇨🇦

[@robertkent2466]

The backhoe is fine for your tractor. The operator can take less aggressive scoops if it pushes the tractor around. Also you can put on a smaller bucket, and fill the loader for more weight. Your soil is really the determining factor.

[@rinardman]

WT Farm Girl is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. Tune in to see the new tractor, and get a dose of slapstick comedy, too. 😁

[@This1LifeWeLive]

truth!

[@canvids1]

You got a great buy and just what you needed. Wish you all the best as that small tractor can do so much on your small farm. Put wheel weights not Calcium liquid.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

We do beet juice out here, doesn't freeze or corrode rims :)

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nice work, that backhoe does a lot of work in a day,

[@This1LifeWeLive]

While I wasn't the one testing it out, it seemed just as powerful as our old John deere backhoe, which was about the same size on a bigger tractor. The fact that this turns so tightly is huge fir doing work in tight spots too!

[@frankcopus686]

I am also getting The backhoe with my purchase I think it’s a good fit And I did notice the big buck track in your video

[@gordbaker896]

Operation is a learning experience despite most of the good advice below. Straddle the ditch an drag bucket to clean it out. Don't dump that slop on the laneway. Loader is matched to the tractor. The FEL should have been down solid to anchor power unit.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

It does take time to get used to things again :)

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Wow, you have more self control than I do. I would have been on that tractor in the first two minutes! LOL As far as the backhoe pulling the tractor, you need cleated stabilizer pads on the bottom of your backhoe stabilizers. They will lock/dig down in the dirt and help prevent the backhoe from pulling the tractor :)

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I've had a LOT of projects I'm trying to balance, and normally would not have agreed to doing a job that quick, but it made sense, so we got it banged out!

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great camera angle of those tires digging into the mud. That was a fun one!

[@carlhelmick7711]

Cool , I see you are having fun with your new toy. Awesome 👍. I can't wait to hear how it works .

[@ronnietucker6830]

On our backhoe when moving forward I put the rear tires where the front tires were. That way the bucket can pick up where you stopped. Keeps me from having to move the tractor to keep digging.

[@robertschoenborn8413]

Excellent ! 👍✌ yep tilt the bucket down on the front stab in the ground enough power for what you use it for love the video 🚜👍🚜👍🚜👍🚜👍

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip! It's been a few years!

[@JJKHaywood]

Good size for a utility tractor, and a back hoe is never a bad idea. Congratulations.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

You'll see soon that it's a fantastic size for what we need :D

[@gpickering7219]

Nice little tractor any concelation we have a full size backhoe and it will do the same thing ,you can put the bucket and get some weight off of the front wheels that will help keep from moving a little.

[@markthefarmer]

Nice backhoe 👍👌 your farming days will now be more fun and easier.. You can dig, puting fance post in the ground, transport,... It is really nice litle buddy to have it 😊 have fun with it

[@albertgavillet1895]

Merci pour cette video vous avez un beau tracteur je vous souhaite un bon printemps salutations de la Suisse

[@tvp7740]

Don’t worry about the backhoe they all will slide in the mud. It has the power to dig in hard dirt. Now that you have your own backhoe you can move the ditch closer to the fence to make the road wider when it dries up and you have some time

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I think the issue too was that it was so soft there it had nothing to anchor it in place. But nice to see it can pull it's own weight around here ;D

[@patkelly7999]

Good stuff Suzanne and Erik, great machine that, I thought Karl at least would have saved Erik:):):)

[@jeremymaschke8654]

So for Erik, TYM stands for Thank You Ma'am?

[@ruralridez6165]

lol good one!

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Ha! I was thinking "Thank You Much"!

[@royscarbrough3589]

I usually set the tractor up on the stabilizers and bucket to help it stay in place. But adding weight like fluid in the tires helps with that as well.

[@rogertarte1827]

Try putting the front bucket down too

[@gordonhagge7195]

The backhoe is fine. The outriggers are on muddy soil. The bucket has enough power to pull the tractor. This last year it has been very wet and we have clay. My backhoe skids the whole tractor. It just happens on moist slippery clay.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I agree! It was a combo of a beast of a backhoe and slick, soft ground :D

[@glenn6448]

I wouldnt be without my backhoe. They always come in handy. Mine drags also and its a full size Ford backhoe.

[@excavatorfun6265]

He can come dig mainline ditch anytime. LOL Awesome

[@Blazer02LS]

Tip the bucket and plant the cutting edge and lift the nose of the tractor up, then plant the rear legs until the rear tires are off the ground and it's level in both directions. You don't want the tires on the ground unless you're only doing very light work.

[@andrewstich7117]

Very nice tractor thanks for the video

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks 👍

[@cameronbeilke5908]

Should’ve had the NH there to dump the muck into that bucket. Makes quick clean work of moving dirt

[@ruralridez6165]

that is a great idea

[@ladwiss]

Another great tractor video !

[@Circle_8_Alpacas]

You guys are so funny, love the videos

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks, glad ou enjoy them!

[@hull99]

Just remember that a TLB is not an excavator so there will always be so compromises when using the backhoe. Looked perfect to me and I have a TLB!

[@This1LifeWeLive]

correct! It did a great job in those slick waterways!

[@bombadeer8231]

Manure happens Suzanne 👍 Don’t use the parking brake. The wheels are off the ground. Raise the back wheels first with the outriggers and then the front wheels with the scraper edge of your loader. It’s the scraper edge that works as your parking brake. And getting the wheels off the ground widens your stance making the whole machine stable.

[@whtelephant1]

Looks like a good place for a fishing hole.

[@davidwaddell8758]

Hey W T Farm Girl!👋 Hope you didn't hurt Eric to bad with the shovel!😅 Nice tractor! Do y'all still have the New Holland? Looks like Eric was having lots of fun on it! Comment when you can busy girl! Be safe and blessed! 😅❤👍

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Still ahve the New Holland, put both to work in a video coming up!

[@KevinCoop1]

The parking brakes only work on the rear wheels. The back hoe was lifting the rear wheels then slide. Putting it in 4wd would lock the fronts too. But it would better to point the front bucket down a little and raise the front of the tractor. Should help a lot. Respectfully, Kevin. BTW Rural King RK tractors are made by TYM.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip! It's been a few years!

[@brendonpartridge6362]

Hey wt farm girl love watching your channel alot every day u are awesome KZbinr and the pretty one on your channel keep making awesome videos u really are doing a such amazing job on your channel say safe and healthy with your family i hope this will get better soon so we can get back to normal life soon how do u like your new tractor 😀

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Loving the new tractor! It's been working like a beast!

[@brendonpartridge6362]

@@This1LifeWeLive that is great u like the new tractor does husband yet drive it lol😀

[@lemmetellyousomething679]

2:56 made my day😂😂😂👏👏👏👍

[@paulmonk7820]

Is he gonna clean it now!?

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I'll wait until after I'm done hauling manure . . . then he can ;D

[@ThePathOfFire]

Love it! Totally jealous

[@survivingmaineona20acrefar77]

Just a thought a full size backhoe will drag itself all over the place even though they weigh a bunch.its up to the operator to take a light enough cut to not drag your self around. seems like a nice rig you will have a lot of fun with it

[@nealhadley1482]

You could also put gravel on that rode so you don't ever have a problem.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

It does need to be built up, and then mayeb we'd put gravel down . .

[@eddie9027]

Did you think about a posthole attachment too ?

[@ruralridez6165]

yep we have one

[@This1LifeWeLive]

We haven't done a video on our post hole digger for a few years, but will be coming up here soon!

[@gpickering7219]

And also if you want too load the rear tire try Rimgard won't rot out the rims more money but worth it

[@pkl3230]

All right hole get back to work! I laughed so hard 🤣😂 thank you I needed to laugh 😂🙂

[@ronschmitt2495]

Please tell Eric he should have the bucket down when he uses the backhoe to help stabilize the tractor and keep it from moving backwards...great video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip! It's been a few years!

[@georgevangordon9728]

Starting at the beginning the slap stick 👍👍 second it all depend on the wife’s negotiating skills if she gets to drive the new truck first😜. And there is no such thing as too much power😂😂😂 once y’all get use to running that backhoe you’ll be able to advance it backward and forward without driving it just using the backhoe to push it or pull it. It also looked like the outriggers were not picking the backend up quite high enough the back tires should be just barely off the ground when digging.

[@canuckyank82]

Pretty funny. Those dogs love their daddy.

[@tiltedbarnfamilyfarm3832]

I like to the power and size of that. It's just big enough to get the job done but small enough to stay out of to much trouble. lol

[@marcdavis1728]

I think Sue and Erik have both lost their marbles in the early part of this video 🤣

[@marshalloutdoors1791]

I never heard of TYM they new to equipment industry? How is it?

[@This1LifeWeLive]

They have been building tractors for other companies for years, and finally now decided to go under their own name. They are actually the only company that China allows to import their tractors "as is", everyone else like John Deere, New Holland, etc can only have factories IN China and they ALL have to be made identical with only difference being paint color. The nice thing is that this tractor has standard features that every other company charges extra for, such as mirrors and lights!

[@marshalloutdoors1791]

@@This1LifeWeLive Very interesting you taught me something. Hopefully everything goes well for this year around the homestead.

[@jasonbusch3624]

A nice tooth bucket on the front stabbed into the ground would anchor it well. Make sure the bucket is facing down and the front wheels are off the ground. Run the engine a little slower like 3/4 throttle for digging it will slow the hydraulics and make it not as twitchy. Less slaming the arms and bucket. You don't have to run it wide open to dig with the backhoe. The guy said run it wide open but what he meant was don't idle it around all the time.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Erik always tells me to give it more juice, so thankyou for the breakdown on that ;D

[@jasonbusch3624]

@@This1LifeWeLive you will also use less fuel

[@mattutke4704]

Lil red is equipped with every bells and whistles, so that's pretty cool, it doesn't look like its afraid of some hard work, Erik didn't have to file for workman comp while you were chasing him with the shovel did he lol, your face was about as red as the paint job, I'm blushing when I'm going to say it but you look more prettier when you are mad, I'm glad I wasn't there to witness it, that's too funny 😆😆 have a good day Suzanne, one thing that I wanted to suggest, maybe edit the song International Harvester by Craig Morgan or big green tractor by Jason Aldean, maybe can do your version of the big green tractor 🚜

[@dmalloy96]

I thought he said he bought it that’s why he got to run it first lol 😂 have a great weekend

[@danielsweeney6742]

Suzanne- it might help putting the bucket down so there is not much weight on the tires.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thanks for the tip! It's been a few years!

[@josephpilosky4775]

Love it don't over work it lol stay safe

[@joshmiller8663]

Susan a full size backhoe will pull the machine I wouldn't be to concerned about it.

[@ollie-lk5dx]

If you want to to load the tires use a product called rim guard it's non corrosive.

[@DaveJohnsonad5nm]

The backhoe is neither over or under powered. As you get used to it everything will be fine. When it's slimy here I put the blade of the bucket down in fron just until the front end gets light. If you still find you're having problems with pulling the tractor talk with your dealer about different shoes for the outriggers.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I think it's just soft ground, lol. At one point Erik was sinking too, lol, but I don't think the camera captured that :)

[@FarmallFanatic]

He rolls it...he's got ROPS 👍. Plus, instant viral 😳

[@josephpilosky4775]

Hey what is yours is his and what is his is his lol be safe. It was fun to watch

[@This1LifeWeLive]

😆 So true!

[@dixiemae5042]

Watching old Henry Fonda n Glenn Ford movie ... dang if ppl were still tough like that today ... 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@This1LifeWeLive]

If people were tough like that today, we wouldn't be having the issues we are having :P

[@dixiemae5042]

@@This1LifeWeLive and they were all skinny then ... I reckon everyone back then was on that tape worm diet 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jimmorwood9715]

Ounce you get on to it you can just move your self ahead with the boom

[@napolimichael1]

That is a very handy rig! Great buy!

[@grosseileracingteam]

Best accessory that company put on one of their tractors is Suz;-] Looks like your boom is set up for a mechanical thumb-great for logs and stumps. Yes, put the loader down when using the backhoe. If you fill the New Hollands bucket with the hoe, might be less cleanup.Just remind Erik-now that you have a backhoe, if they can't find the body, they can't prove there was a crime. I'm just sayin'. Wifey using first depends on if he got the color that she told him to get.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

We'll have to look into how to get one attached :D

[@oldiron4135]

Its not under or over powered. Its a light unit. Hydraulics are extremly powerful. Load all tires with beet juice. When using back hoe, your brakes do nothing to hold you in place because out riggers have rear tires off the ground. Until you load the tires, scoop something, gravel, mud what ever in front bucket and make sure it's full, put bucket on ground and lift front tires off the ground. Then set out riggers to raise back wheels off the ground. That should hold you in place unless tou take to deep of a cut. Try it, youll be more productive then scooting yourself across the ground.

[@MrJerryKramer]

Power is always better, better to have it and not needed then need it and not have it.

[@genechronister7085]

New toys! Enjoy!

[@drinternatg6391]

Fill the tyres with water for weight.

[@jimcox6687]

You need a 2 ft bucket not a 3ft bucket. Just the right power for the backhoe. But you need a smaller bucket.

[@paulslocomb6805]

Can you hook your backhoe up to big. Blue

[@davidhiggins1299]

Hello gorgeous farm girl you always make my day

[@evankibbe590]

More hydraulic power than it has weight!! That seems to be the norm with smaller tractors.

[@robertgwinn8406]

Cool.. drainage ditches here you come

[@scottkrieger4701]

It's dirty now , who gets to wash it now.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I didn't bother . . . it got REALLY dirty a bit later and I'll have to wash it soon as the weather warms up!

[@morgansword]

Well Susan, it is light in the britches for doing stuff its capable of so calcium in the tires or whatever they suggest to use will help.... to much power?????? Are you dreaming or just scared of what it can do. I was impressed with how well Eric ran the hoe and its not a easy task. More of a years of experience thing and he is showing that isn't the first seat he sat in. I'm more of a excavator guy. I use the backhoe to lift the tractor up and slide it side to side or back and forth so's to get more out of each parking space. You have more clay than anyone person should have on a thousand acres but you work with what you have. It may seem rough on that machine but its what it was designed for is to work. I seldom moved the tractor unless it was a distance to the next dig. I don't think it will break moving it around and its easier to move it the way mentioned than getting on and off and needing just a foot more to get what is holding you up. Your going to need some shale or good gravel on that road for base or it will stay wet and cut divots into that road bed to get the water into the ditch or hard bank it over so it wants to stay out of the road. I haven't found a tractor that size that has had enough power as it really can't be over revved on to make it work any harder than it does. Crowning the road is a only way known to get that water where you want it.

[@jilescochran3912]

My sub compact tractor backhoe will move the tractor around to .

[@cameronbeilke5908]

Loaded tires will help but then you have the chance or rim rot and if you have tire issues ever you have to deal with pumping it in and out. Speaking from experience, you are better off investing in inner and outer wheel weights.

[@mikewest3300]

On the tan I say about 75 percent because you ain't taking anything off

[@garyberg]

I always have my bride drive any new vehicle first so if they gets any nicks or scratches, I can blame her.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Erik did that TOO! I drive his truck ONCE to get pizza and a week later he blames me for the gouges all over his rims!

[@thomasnewcamp5563]

YOU GOTTA GET THE THUMB 3-4 HUNDRED DOLLORS ON EBAY HYDRAULIC ONE

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I'll check it out!

[@mikej9200]

You need to put the front bucket down .

[@yepblaze9977]

ya kinda leave it in neutral and point the wheels the direction ya wanna go then after digging a strip you raise the outriggers and push yourself forward drop the out riggers and dig again and repeat