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BH3512 Backhoes 340-131M
7/14/08
Land Pride
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Backhoe Operation, Maintenance & Safety Tips . . 7
Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up . . . . . . . 8
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hydraulic System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Open Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Closed Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Power Beyond Closed Center Kit
Part No. 340-084A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Power Beyond Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Power Beyond Closed Center Kit
Part No. 340-084A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Choose the Appropriate Hosing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Independent P.T.O.
Hydraulic Pump System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Testing Procedure for
Hydraulic Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Testing Open Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Checking a Single Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Checking the Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Return Hose: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Testing Closed Center System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Checking a Single Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Checking the Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Checking The Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using Tractor Hydraulics All Tractors . . . . . . . . . 13
Using Tractor Hydraulics John Deere . . . . . . . . . 13
Mounting The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Description of Major Backhoe Parts . . . . . . . . 13
Bucket Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locking Bar Installation (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . . . 17
Preparing For Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing The Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operating The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transporting The Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Stabilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dipper Stick And Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Digging Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Digging at the Correct Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 3: Maintenance and Lubrication 21
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bucket Tooth Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bucket Pivot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bucket Cylinder Base End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dipper Stick Pivots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Boom Cylinder Rod End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Boom Pivot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Boom Cylinder Base End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Stabilizer Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Boom Swing Cylinder Rod End . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Boom Swing Cylinder Base End . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 4: Specifications & Capacities . 25
Section 5: Features and Benefits . . . . . . 26
Section 6: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 7: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31