How To Install A Tractor Backhoe

[@gregzais9248]

Hi Tony. Thank you for sharing your experience with the rest of us. You probably have saved someone alot of aggrevation! I have a New Holland TC45 D. Reinstalling the backhoe attachment has always been an ordeal for me, a tractor novice. I just did it in 10 minutes after 7 years of practice. I live in northern NY in the Adirondack Mtn. You don't want to mess with attachments from Dec thru April when its really cold. Enjoy your new tractor. It has some nice new features. Regards, Greg

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you my friend. Stay as warm as you can.

[@deanbarr5740]

Pretty slick job Tony. They make em really easy nowadays. I remember back in the mid 80's they weren't so easy. I work at a Gas Company and they bought a midsize Ford tractor, and the design was a little more difficult back then, than they are today. By the end of the summer I got pretty good at removing the loader and putting it back on. Thanks buddy. I keep saying my next tractor will come with a backhoe. Their really handy.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I appreciate you. Have a great weekend. Tony

[@rodzimmerman1979]

Thanks Tony, I just bought a new 454H and the install of both the backhoe and the Loader that you did will be very useful for me the first time or 2 that I do this on mine. I plan on taking the Loader off whenever I am servicing it.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you.

[@cowboybob3258]

Great Video! Just got my TYM 474 delivered last night to the ranch.. going out now to learn all the controls... Your video on the BH is terrific. Cant wait to unhook my BY75 and reinstall with what I just learned from watching you... Thanks for the great lesson.!

[@bradwalker2705]

How do you like that BY75? My dads thinking about getting that attachment.

[@user-rq2yk3rr6v]

Just got my T474 this video helped tremendously thank you !

[@ritterjon]

💥 Looks a little warm in your area! Great demonstration video and tell your wife nice camera work! 👍 *Keep on tractoring!*

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you brother John.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good reference video Tony, she did a great job on the camera work,

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you my friend. It should work just like that for you. Find level ground😀

[@highlanderc]

I think, thanks to you, and the great local guys of united tractor sales in michigan, i bought my 474!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Awesome. It is great tractor.

[@tomsommer54]

That was slick Tony. You made it look easy.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It gets easier. 👍

[@hiddenacresoutdoors]

Thanks for the video. The rubber band idea is a great one to use as a workaround until my detent valve comes in!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Glad to help. I have seen people use bungee straps. 👍

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Easy as cutting pie!! Thanks Tony for the demo! Have a good weekend my friend!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I appreciate you John. Take care

[@jasoncline4383]

Nice work, same as my kioti. And where I live, it's cattywampus. 😆

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Heard that before.

[@khasani1112]

Hello, nice to see how you show it, very cool

[@John-bb4wk]

Thanks Tony. I have the little T-256 and have dreaded taking my back hoe off for fear I wouldn't be able to get it back on alone. I really need a brush hog though so I guess I'll have to man up and just do it!! Great video. I do lovey tym, but wish now I would have gotten the 474 instead. I don't really like the flip seat as much as I thought I would. Keep up the good work brother!!!

[@HarrisRanch]

Great video. Glad I found your collection, sooooo helpful.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. Keep on tractoring!

[@houstonfirefox]

Excellent video Tony! Just bought a BY85 backhoe for my T454 and am looking forward to putting some time on it. If you look closely at your BY75 backhoe you'll see the mounting flange for the little-known mechanical thumb (Tym part # T85A-100000 for my BY85) - I'd love to see you do a video on that too!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Hey, Thank you for the "Thanks!" You are the first one to ever do this! How cool! I don't recommend them for any tractor backhoe unless they are commercial machines (Big Cat, etc). They are a waste of time in my opinion and will only end up damaging the backhoe with little to no use range. They just don't have the reach to do much without moving the tractor a hundred times. I know there is a mount, but I have known so many people break off their backhoe with a thumb. Spend the money on a grapple and you will be much happier and mobile. Again, just my opinion, but it is based on answering about 1000 tractor comments each week. There are three camps with a thumb. People who have damaged their backhoe, those that will damage their backhoe, and those that buy them but never use them. This is across the board with all brands. All said with love.

[@iamtrinysongzz]

I did my first install today..wasn't as bad as I thought. Great video!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It will become routine. Thank you for the support.

[@brucethomas8890]

Excellent video, inspired me to purchase a TYM 494 with backhoe...

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Bruce, I have been doing some testing with a T494 pulling a two bottom breaking plow. This is not a small one, but it has 18 inch moldboards. The tractor is a beast. It will almost rooster tail the dirt!

[@mls6185]

Bruce, how do you like the 494? Have you used the backhoe much and if so how do you like it? What model backhoe came on your 494? I'm considering buying the 474 with cab and backhoe this week.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

The T494 is a much bigger tractor with draft control and dual rear remotes. It crosses over into a farm utility tractor. I want one of both.

[@brucethomas8890]

@@mls6185 - I like the 494 with Backhoe & cab, over all there are few small things I don't like, have not used the backhoe much, the model BY85, 16" bucket.

[@mls6185]

@@brucethomas8890 How did you get the BY85 backhoe, did you request that model? I'm looking to buy the 2020 TYM T474 model but it comes with the BY75.

[@johndewey4649]

I loved your videos , but tell me do you know of a mechanical thumb setup for the by75 backhoe?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I have never had a use for a thumb. So many people damage the backhoe pivot mounts driving around with stuff hanging off of the backhoe. I get a thousand comments each week, so I have a broad picture of the industry. It doesn't matter the brand of tractor, these small backhoes can't hold up to a thumb long term. In my humble opinion, they are good at digging, but not much more. It ends up much cheaper in the long run, to just get a grapple for the front if you need to move stuff.

[@peterbrunetto8062]

I will get my T474 Cab tractor w backhoe , Grapple & Snow pusher from a Distance away so I’m needing a little help of how to use my tractor. It’s easier to watch a video than to read a manual!

[@davida.p.9911]

Very easy! 🚜 Does this tractor have a removable loader? If so, a tutorial on it would be good. If not, perhaps on the different attachments for it....lift forks, bale spear, etc.. Thanks again!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Coming soon!

[@TheAtheistWarrior]

Great information. Are most tractors designed to allow the backhoe to be hitched up this same way? Thanks.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Each manufacturer is. a little different, but many are the same. There are differences inside the same brand depending on the size.

[@dearanel936]

You're doing great I love it keep up the good work

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you very much. Tony

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Great video as always brother hope you are having a great day God bless you and your family you did mess up 🤣 now your wife knows you don't know everything just kidding buddy 🤣

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Yep. I need one.

[@stepitupmorons8704]

hello,, great stufffff,,, thank you ,, God bless,,,

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. God Bless and MERRY CHRISTMAS

[@ThePullnfool]

Good video.. I am putting a deal together now to buy this tractor..

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I love mine.

[@jeffhirsch4882]

Thanks for the great demonstration. I have a TYM 394 with backhoe and mounts pretty much the same. My backhoe settles down over night, so I add a pin in the empty hole where the red TYM arm pivots up and down off of the black hinge point. I notice you don't use this pin, does your backhoe maintain its position after you turn off the engine or does it slowly settle with gravity ? My JD backhoe maintains its position, but it is also hard plumbed where my TYM uses quick connects like yours. I love my TYM by the way, after 4 years, not one problem that I couldn't take care of myself. Well made tractors, easy to work on and maintain, mine has a Yanmar diesel which is top notch too. My knees don't like pavement, and humidity is not my friend either. 🥵🥵🥵

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It depends on the unit. My JD leaked down into my wife's new car. Bad day.

[@markd2858]

Nice job, look east enough!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you. I have used the backhoe a lot. Taking the backhoe on and off has become routine.

[@brianboomhower1663]

My T474 is now 2yrs old. I've watched many of your informative videos and have learned tips and trick along the way. However, putting my backhoe on when needed is a struggle. Not actually installing it but reconnecting the hydraulic lines. Yes I do relieve the pressure before disconnecting the lines, but it still must build pressure when its stored. I always have to unthread the fittings from the hoses on the backhoe to relieve the pressure so my lines will connect. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Or is there an easier way to release the pressure for easy hook up??

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I release the pressure on the tractor while off. Never connect while running. I release all the pressure off the backhoe side including outriggers. If that doesn't work, wack the top of the male hose against the backhoe frame. It will squirt out

[@noahholland9813]

Great job

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you

[@Bedlam102]

Thx Tony! Any chance you can do a working video with grapple on a T394?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I don't access to a T394. It is basically the same as the T474. The T474 uses a different value, but the loader is the same.

[@Bedlam102]

@@TonysTractorAdventure Thanks Tony! Your videos are great! I was thinking of getting a Kioti tractor until I came across your videos. Now I’m really considering the TYM, cabbed t394 hist. I’m just wondering if it’s worth waiting for the 2021s to come out. I’m in no rush but I would like to make the purchase in the next month or two.

[@danyoung6594]

I would like to see a video of the install of a inverted snowblower

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Good luck! We don't get enough snow! I always wanted to go up North and blow snow one winter,,,,,,, in a heated cab! LOL!

[@lakotatradingpost6915]

Please create a new video for TYM Model BY85 backhoe. Thx

[@donniemunroe7512]

good video, thanks

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Thank you!

[@hi000000008]

Does the 474 still come with extendable arms on the 3 point and pin adjustment on the sides of the 3 point arms rather than the turnbuckles? I have seen other videos that show turnbuckles and no extendable arms.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Yes. All new models have telescoping arms and pin adjustment. Anything you see otherwise is 4 year old.

[@Garlicpatches]

hey I'm new to this but I've heard of backhoes cracking frames. I think the way you lifted that fully extended backhoe with no support from your outriggers could be a cause for this kind of damage. did you see the whole thing flex when you did that ?. out riggers are there for a reason use them until the backhoe is fully secured

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I appreciate your input, but I am more likely to get hit by lightning under water in a submarine than damage the backhoe taking it on or off. I have used tractor backhoes many hundreds of hours without damaging one. I do not agree with using the backhoe to pick the back of the tractor up. To this point, I have never heard of a T474 backhoe breaking a tractor, but I still don't lift the rear.

[@bobbennett3153]

I put the backhoe pins in from the bottom and and Lich pins from the top. This way I don't lose the Lich pins from running through brush

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I can see the logic in that!

[@walterheathcock6]

Tony when U can pls add a little info on how the T474 is doing and info on the regin. Im real interested in the T474 it will be my next tractor . Thanks Walt

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Check my channel out. I do videos on it often. No problems at all. Love it

[@brianmerrill657]

Hey Tony, nice video on the backhoe install, this is the same on my Kioti ck3510 easy to do, my real question is are you getting this tractor? if you need me to talk to the misses let me know. I would think you T264 is very lonely all by itself, you have a friend in Maine.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I agree. All sad and lonely working day after day.

[@donaldjones4120]

Does your rear remote have detent?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Yes it does.

[@user-kp8pd5fq3r]

How can you relieve the pressure in the hydraulic hoses to attach them to the tractor ?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Kevin, They make a tool to release the pressure by depressing the nipple on the male pioneer coupler. I just hit the male pioneer coupler's nipple straight down on solid metal. Oil will spray a little bit, but it is quick and it works. Before you do that, move all of your backhoe controls. Make sure the tractor is off and you have moved the rear remote valve through open, neutral and open while the engine is off.

[@waynedaudelin6119]

I have a ? For you so I have a 11972 IH I am playing with it has rear remotes can I use those to run a backhoe the lever seems to work the same way yours does the backhoe is a d100 off a skidstear. So depending on which way the lever is one is supply and the other would be retern.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Yep! Just have to make sure the flow is the correct way.

[@jasonferree3541]

Thanks for these videos, they are helpful. Does the 474 bucket have a float position?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Mine does. It is nice to clean trench bottoms out.

[@Wheelloader__]

Great video if cattywampas ain't a word it should be.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

That's right

[@AnanthSarathy]

OMG i wish i saw this a few days ago lol

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I glad you enjoyed it.

[@gabrielgore1568]

Can you do a video with a mulcher attached the TYM tractor.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I don't have a mulcher.

[@IamtheBatMan007]

Well done bro..doesn't ever pay to cattywampus!!!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

That's right! I hate when my equipment is cattywamus!

[@kristenburnett4877]

Wife here.. we removed our backhoe and somehow lowered the lower linkage. We can't figure out how to raise it back up so we can reconnect the backhoe. We have a tym hst t494 Tractor. We have tried all the settings and can't send to get it right.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Your rear remote lever has a detent locking it open to provide continuous hydraulic flow to the backhoe. Once the backhoe is removed, the rear remote lever must be pulled back to the center. Doing this will allow the hydraulic pressure to flow through your Three Point Hitch valve. Raise your Three point hitch back to the desired height. Back over the backhoe far enough to hook your hoses back up. Push the rear remote to the on position. It will lock-in. If the backhoe will not move, lock the dented rear remote lever to the other side. Be careful putting on the backhoe. There is a hydraulic filter hanging down where it could be hit and damaged on some T494s. The newest tractors have the hydraulic filter aimed out to the side. Last year's models and older had the hydraulic filter aimed down.

[@kristenburnett4877]

@@TonysTractorAdventure thank you!

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

👍👌

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

😀

[@Fazefalcon1]

that looked easy

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Very easy after I did it a few times.

[@lawrencezaccheojr6642]

I have a brand new backhoe on my RK55(same thing) that I never use.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

It happens. I guess it is better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it

[@jamesb2291]

I also have an RK55 and was on the fence about getting the backhoe when I bought it. I'm honestly glad I didn't get it, I'm sure I'd probably never use it. The tractor is great and when something comes up that I need to dig, I'll just rent an excavator.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

I used my backhoe often, but there are times it sets for months. I often think it might be cost efficient to just rent it.

[@jamesb2291]

@@TonysTractorAdventure I'm sure I'd use it if I had it, but I don't really need it. I considered all the years I've got by without one, the hassle of taking it off whenever I need the 3pt, the wear and tear on my tractor, the cost, and how much better an actual excavator digs compared to a tractor backhoe. There are a lot of negatives. Also they didn't have one available on the lot when I bought my tractor. I'd probably have went home with it otherwise!

[@manfrummt]

The pins for the 264 are underneath and sideways so much harder to get in.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Yep, I did a video on the T264 backhoe removal. It is a little difficult, but a strong system.

[@Donovan1172]

Cattywompuss!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

That is awesome

[@matthewyork5816]

I have heard of kitty wampus before

[@matthewyork5816]

I think it's the same thing

[@seansysig]

Didn't see drawbar pin go back in!

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Watch again.

[@bobchiggs]

Exactly same as a Kioti. Who is copying who?

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

All of the tractors have tires. Who is copying who?