Kubota BH92 Backhoe - First Time Operating, Digging Out Stumps

[@craigchapman234]

Quick learner awesome job

[@pushpushlambert8079]

Very smart you got the thumb 👍🏻🇨🇦

[@brucebasil4164]

You did a fine job.

[@tmack2090]

you did good operator !!!!!

[@bsalightning69]

Cool man toy, did great job....

[@Johnthedagger]

In the same situation, new tractor and inexperienced but good work and video. Same as you and am just going to enjoy it, learn some stuff, and get good at it👍

[@Johnthedagger]

@@squatch253 Thanks brother and I'll be stopping in to check for new videos and be recommending you to my friends. Have a good one👍

[@iamrichrocker]

this isn't work..this is fun...great job..and do some more..

[@jonsteffen2344]

I don't know how to run one but you made it look easy to run!!

[@matthewdru8941]

Looks like fun!

[@carlkidder7522]

i THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB 😃👍

[@TheDisorderly1]

I think you're doing great. Don't let the internet experts get you down.

[@formdog9861]

great job slow and easy

[@andranikovichyg9157]

Hey, I think you did awesome Sir for first time thanks for sharing good job body!!

[@tsimmons1974ts]

That thumb is golden!!!

[@seniorelectrician6831]

You have run one more than me, and looks like you are doing an awesome job.

[@WACRE44]

You did great thanks

[@jeremy3798]

Nice Job

[@nebojsabrankovic4931]

Bravo majtore

[@ks4io]

good job and looks like fun

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Good job for a short timer,you could have left your dirt in the hole though.Trick of the trade...good job.!!!

[@monaharper8137]

great job!

[@RicardoGomez-fh4nx]

Awesome job my friend 😅 “if you need to cretic me, please feel free” I love it

[@RicardoGomez-fh4nx]

Have you operated an L45 or L47 wondering if you could tell me the difference, I use to own a L45 great machine never felt I see powered. I think the only difference is that’s it’s a construction grade. And maybe it is more robust in frame material.

[@BleuJurassic]

if you watch letsdig18 clear trees you could do the same with the cat and your digger put the wire to the cat and dig around the tree and pull the stumps of the larger tree's using the tree to pull the stump out, some times to get stumps out you just have to dig a big hole !

[@barryshisler3720]

Great job You did very good for a first time user

[@stuartmacdonald5729]

U did all- right !

[@dand33911]

Helpful tip. Next time you do in this, leave 4 foot of tree on the stump. Drop the tree with your face cut like chest height. As high as you're comfortable with. You can even use the backhoe 2 direct it if you want. But leaving a few foot above the stump, gives more leverage, something to pry on, wont have to dig as much. 👍

[@TXTractorLife]

Great tip

[@angusblack9900]

With big excavators its better to push the tree down, then cut off the stump.

[@leooshaben4254]

great job

[@ronaldkearn3322]

I think you did well for your first time. Getting know what each function takes the longest time. I ran escavators and back hoes bulldozers etc for over 15 years. The one thing the first timer has to be aware of is crowding the bucket into the soil after the bucket is full. This is the biggest culprit for driving dirt into the pins and wearing them out prematurely. When I was very young I was in the International Operating engineers union as an oiler on a 2460 Gradall. We used to get one hour a day running the machine. First whiooin I got was about crowding. Good luck, your on your way. :-)

[@nickhill3362]

Hi I would think now you have worked your new machine you are feeling better about such a big investment 😁

[@B.E.Long.63]

That thing can sure dig, the fun is in the learning...

[@morgansword]

I read a few and everyone is a operator in their armchair but you did fairly good. Keep the throttle up and " break two levers at once to take the jerkiness out. Like lift with the jib or boom while making a swing action and things just go smooth right away. That little critter has more snuff than I first gave it but then being heavy equipment spoiled me. Like one guy said "don't depend on the thumb much. Use it when you need to but try ways of hooking roots or what ever and make the swing to smooth off the ground but a lot of machines don't have thumbs so try to wean yourself of the dependency and then when you crawl on other equipment you will look like you were born there. Once you get the hang of moving two levers or even same but do two things like curl and jib, you know what I'm talking about. I hate dealers too cause they always blame the operator and that is screwed

[@faulltw]

I am going to use mine for the first time tomorrow digging a utility ditch. I will let you know how it goes.

[@wpowerwagon]

If anyone knocks you it’s because they have forgotten they started somewhere somehow, you did well, it takes time, thanks for sharing your video

[@shaneharrison4775]

You'll get better as you go and you'll pick up some different tricks here n there

[@ron827]

We all start at the beginning when learning a new skill and it looks like you had a head start. Video games? A GREAT mechanic attempting backhoe work for the first time might be preferable to a GREAT backhoe operator attempting mechanical work for the first time. :-) There are those who can do both and you will soon be one one of them. BTW, if you get an excavator, please do not call it an "escavator" like so many people do. The machine does excavation and not escavation. :-)

[@peterscandlyn]

Well it looks like it does what they said on the packet.

[@shaneharrison4775]

I'll give you that it was always fun when great gramps taught me on his ole 5 stick ford hoe loved it

[@gwpoole]

Good Job

[@chuckhaynes6458]

The one thing that helped me learn to be smoother while operating a backhoe was a totally worn out 1969 Michigan machine. It was so sloppy that it was a real chore to put it into the same hole twice. Patience and 19 years of rebuilding and wearing out that same backhoe has honed my skills somewhat. I still hear that screamin' Detroit in my sleep.

[@MoY206]

Waaay better than I did for my first 😂

[@MrOlderandwiser]

Good job with the backhoe! I enjoy your videos

[@pwaletzko]

You scratched it!

[@73DiamondReo]

I think you did well for your first real time operating a backhoe. Glad you had the throttle cranked up. Move further away from the stump for bigger roots so they are easier to break. You can increase your break out force by curling the bucket and slightly boom down and stick out for stubborn roots. the weight of the machine and force from the stick along with changing the fulcrum point by doing this can often pop a stump right out. another trick is to get all the way under the root or stump so its near the bucket pin and now uncurl the bucket and stick in and boom up. this also greatly increases the prying action. I see a bunch of comments on more use of the thumb and i say use it less. it will make you a better operator. now put some hours on her!

[@stephenmcfadyen1385]

I try not to comment on how guys use their equipment, but on this occasion I think you should use hearing protection on all machines you use with a fixed throttle setting even your crawlers. Regards Steve

[@horatiohornblower868]

A few more stumps and a couple of ditches and you'll have deserved your MA as a backhoe operator. What a nice tool that is!

[@N57RU]

Well Done! That Thumb is the Cat's Ass!

[@NilsKall]

Nice soil! Here in Sweden “roslagen” they say that we don’t grow potatoes, we grow rocks. Makes any kind of digging much harder as you keep finding big rocks all the time. The thumb on you machine looks handy, might have to get one for my mini excavator.

[@robertbaker1914]

Reading the 195 comments is entertaining!!

[@andrewviersen7418]

The boys tell me Mr. Curly hat can do anything! He even knows how to drive a train.

[@dannyharless2230]

You did a great job!👍

[@charlescastle5566]

Great video. It just takes practice. Your just a little jerky but it just take sometime to get use to how it moves. It won't be long and it will look like it's just an extension of your arm.

[@MegaRiffraff]

I keep moving my handles the wrong way , today was my first time 😉. , didn't go very well , I think I was working to close to the stump .

[@aland7236]

Excellent work digging those stumps out! Used to pull mine with a Ford 5000 and a big chain. The internet is in a sad state where users feel compelled to explain that they are learning how to do something and were not born an operator. Pro tip: It looks like you got a lot of soil off the roots as those stumps came out. If you'd like, pick them up and drop them a few times to get more fill dirt back from them.

[@danieldudzik6470]

My suggestion is specifically for digging out stumps. Rather then pull out the dirt one bucket at a time, reach out as far as you can, or want to, and drag a trench back to you. Pull out a bucket full only when you start to move yourself toward the ditch. This moves more dirt and breaks more roots faster, since your main goal is to get the stump out, not create a nice hole. I hope that explanation made sense. Practicing different methods is the best way to learn.

[@davewebb5737]

You were doing ok the only way to learn is to use it and you will always get smart remarks keep up the good work

[@jankotze1959]

You operate it like pro, I bet you will take that big stump out as well, great show

[@philipr7686]

1) Gopher State One Call. ;) 2) Grave digging for a few extra dollars. 3) After the second scoop, you were a smoother operator. 4) You know the limitations of your machine, and used it appropriately to complete the task. Well done.

[@tbirdracefan]

2a) Charge double if it is illegal.

[@weird1600]

smooth comes with time. I will say that the bucket tooth pattern just looks odd almost like it is missing a tooth in the middle though I understand it is not!

[@chipperwam]

The best thing I ever did was buy a backhoe. It's been the most handy thing around my little acreage.

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

Just like when I learned to run a skid-steer with a bucket loader, I had not done it before. You just have just try it. It becomes second nature the more time you spend doing it. Back-hoe work can't be any different. Keep at it.

[@AntiqueEarthMover12]

Biggest thing to remember is that you have more leverage closer. So get as close to the stump as possible when you’re prying on it, and the machine will have better strength to pull it out.

[@hectorjavierferrero7539]

You just did a hell of a job! With a few hours you will polish the moves! Congratulations for the equipement!

[@shrillcarder]

Squatch mate you did a grand job, having a thumb attachment on the machine is a huge advantage as you already are aware, the next thing you need to buy is a ditching bucket and then you can practice your grading skills, there’s no room for criticism because anyone who has used a back hoe knows you never stop learning! Good job all round, a good investment and a great bit of kit, but I have a spare shovel in my shed if you prefer!! 😂👍

[@MikeL-vu7jo]

nice piece of equipment love that hyd thumb

[@Jjason601]

Great job I’ll like to trade my tractor for one like that

[@bcbloc02]

I can't believe you have dry dirt!! We haven't seen that for a couple of years it seems. Going to fill those holes back using the d2? :-)

[@Wjones450]

great machinist right here

[@michaelscriffiano8765]

Nice job for a first timer

[@challengerhitchman]

Nice work, try swinging the dipper to fill the bucket then the last step is to close the bucket. But don't swing the dipper in so far that you have to re-extend it to dump. You will get the feel for working at the right distance. I get to borrow a little GC from work much better than a shovel no matter how you run it.

[@johnwalker4602]

bet your glad you paid the extra and got a hyd. thumb, looks like you picked up operating pretty quick.

[@jamesgreen5445]

You had way to much fun. Sure would like to trade some of that soil for this Nevada puff dirt.

[@Huskiedrive361]

Keep backhoe shiny, use dynamite for stumps! Seriously, I think you did a fine job with your new toy. Two thumbs up!

[@kcjones679]

Seems plenty strong in that dirt and you weren't tearing anything apart trying to yank on things too soon. Plenty steady! I was surprised how clean those roots were!

[@garydavis5185]

Did you know you can adjust your seat on the backhoe about 2"? Take the bolts off on the floor and move it back.

[@NewBeRVer]

Ya did a great job running the backhoe for the first time. Just a suggestion, you don’t need to run high rpms on the tractor. I believe anywhere between 1500 and 2500 rpms, you’ll have more control, and less jerking so to speak with the boom and bucket. Keep practicing!

[@roadkill5333]

Diggin stumps!! Hahaha, you did ok, but I still have an old hound dog that I think can still out dig ya!! Maybe if you put one of those furry toys that looks like a squirrel or a rabbit under them, you could dig faster. Or maybe that trick only works on my old hound dog!! Lol

[@wemedeeres4105]

For your first time you did pretty damn good!......I've been running excavator and other heavy equipment for 20+ years and believe me I was worse than you when I first started but with time I've gotten much better. An old timer told me an excavator/backhoe takes hours to learn and years to master, and that there are two types of people in the heavy equipment world, those who operate equipment and equipment operators. The only suggestion I'll make is throttle back a couple hundred RPMS, most situations you don't need full power and while learning it'll make the machine more responsive to your movements.

[@waltermattson5566]

I thought you did very good. The backhoe seems to have good power for pulling roots out. Nice tractor.

[@1crazynordlander]

That was impressive. Both the operator and the machine.

[@jerryhill681]

I think you did fine . Stumps are hard. The thumb is your friend. You will find many uses for it.

[@geoffreykail9129]

you got the right attitude and lots of ability, keep at it and you be very happy with the results.

[@pjp80s]

I have to say that your bh92 seems stronger than mine.... I’m having some sort of hydraulic relief valve issue... can’t even lift the wheels off the ground

[@ajj2926]

Always love your videos This is how you learn, and looked excellent for minimal experience. If your receptive to some advice I dig on both sides of tree and then back, but dump your bucket right back into the dig spot. Tree or stump will come out the same and grading can be smoothed with the back of the bucket. Again excellent job.

[@reedbooth543]

Time in the seat is all u need. Everybody starts as a newbie

[@541Maxim]

Having fun is the most important part along with no excessive damage to yourself or the surrounding areas.

[@auburnfolsom]

Nice job (for a so-called beginner), Toby ! You'd put many non full time operator's to shame with your skill. Practice makes perfect. Thanks for your time to share the update & a peek at putting the new toy through it's paces. Look forward to the next installment. Happy Father's Day to your Dad !

[@danieledwards1081]

Beats digging by hand 👌👍

[@CaptKirk1701]

The only thing I can offer is the curl is stronger when trying to break roots

[@duanequam7709]

You did just fine. You are opening up a pandora box asking for advice. You will soon find that every one has a opinion and no two are alike. This being a family show . I will refrain from repeating the old saying about opinions. Just remember there are three ways to do things. The right way , the wrong way, and the other way.

[@duanequam7709]

@@squatch253 You have my permission to use that anytime. It served me well over the years. Have a blessed day.

[@jamesmoore8900]

Nice job looks like fun. You were getting pretty smooth by the 3rd stump. More time and diesel fuel you'll be running that thing in your sleep.

[@laneburgess1643]

The fun is in the learning. Great video.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

Makes a lot easier work than diggin them out by hand! My grandpa cleared ACRES with just a chainsaw, a shovel, and the Case SC. I have some good photos that I will put in a video at some point - waiting on archive footage to surface from a family member before I make the Case SC history video.... Anyhow- great video Toby, and the backhoe work was actually pretty good (but I have never run one either). Now you can just fill it all in and level it off with the front end loader. Done deal!

[@charlieharper981]

The front hydraulic hose sure looks like it could use the same stress relief and create a better flow with the turning of the brackets as per previous video. I would suggest looking at the flow control adjustment on the rotate movement. Swinging left from a bucket drop was dang quick resulting in a jerky stop back to the hole. Good job digging.

[@Hopkinsg1]

You scratched it.😄

[@canvids1]

sir I think you did a great job with having no experience. give you about 15 to 20 hours you will be a good operator.

[@ZILAwelds]

what size bucket are you running ? and do you feel you have the "right bucket" or do you wish for a narrower or wider one ?

[@ZILAwelds]

@@squatch253 thanks !

[@ZILAwelds]

@@squatch253 so by now I watch almost all your videos (at least the ones that relate to the Kubota ) and I have my BH92 now also ... but it seems to me that you have a ton more power than I do ... do you know what your hydraulic pressure is ? or did you make an adjustment you dont want your dealer to know about ... LOL. mine is after (the L4060 has more gum flow than the L4701) but mine is gutless because the pressure is too low .... the dealer said it was out of spec and raised it some ... it better ish now but still nor near what I see in your videos ....

[@backyardbasher]

What a lovely tool that is, it's nice to not hear clanky lose joints when the parts move. You did a better job than I would have so fair play to you ::thumbs up::

[@lbfishin2156]

I would say that's the smoothest first time backhoe operation I have seen, your going to be a natural :-)

[@kerrygleeson4409]

You did a great job for fist time your a natural thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺

[@PEThurman]

Looks smooth enough to me. Thanks for the video! Happy digging.

[@evankibbe590]

You did a fine job . And it looked like you were having fun like kid with a new shovel in the back yard. Except for the getting in trouble part .😊😊😊😊😊

[@matty2helpfull]

I have nothing to add other than just put some hours in you did a great job