Re: Case/Davis trencher backhoe
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:29 am
Tested the backhoe some more. All of a sudden the engine sounds like there's a hole in the muffler. I take a look and see one of the bolts fastening the muffler too the engine has sheared.
How or why is beyond me. This was a new engine.
The good news is that there's enough room to drill a hole.
And then use the extractor.
Came out easy.
Then I drilled the hole with a 5/16 bit and threaded with the 3/8-16 tap. New bolt and back to digging.
A few more impressions about the backhoe. I don't really understand why this engine, rated at 15hp, slows down and even dies when the digging gets very hard. As far as I know the there are 644 lbh tractors equipped with the D100 backhoe, so if the Kohler 14hp was enough for good operation of the backhoe, why this 15hp isn't?
@Harry , I'm curious, how does your 644 lbh behave when digging?
How or why is beyond me. This was a new engine.
The good news is that there's enough room to drill a hole.
And then use the extractor.
Came out easy.
Then I drilled the hole with a 5/16 bit and threaded with the 3/8-16 tap. New bolt and back to digging.
A few more impressions about the backhoe. I don't really understand why this engine, rated at 15hp, slows down and even dies when the digging gets very hard. As far as I know the there are 644 lbh tractors equipped with the D100 backhoe, so if the Kohler 14hp was enough for good operation of the backhoe, why this 15hp isn't?
@Harry , I'm curious, how does your 644 lbh behave when digging?