ronjin

What is the fluid level in the hyd tank?

Is the level below the bottom of the pipe that extends into the tank for the fill neck?

Any chance of water in the tank?

RonJ

I got it too and sent another Email to Hal

RonJ

Slingshot,

Fill it so that it is below the pipe that sticks down into the tank.  This is the one that has the filler cap on it.  If you fill it till the oil is into that pipe, the tank can't breathe.

RonJ

Is there anyone out there that got good results from theses china made BH??? 

Yes

I need to qualify with the fact that this is my first tractor (284) and the JW03 backhoe was installed.  I had never used a backhoe before.  I did have some problems with it primarily the pressure relief valve for some time till I got it figured out.  The controls were not very precise.  It was powerful enough for what I needed.  I never had any problems with the CBN pump.  In fact I liked that it was pretty directly tied to the engine RPM and did not need to mess with the PTO speed shift lever.   I would not trade the learning that I got from that and the work that got done with that backhoe.

I now have a Ansung BH660 (similar to Tommy's Tomcat).  The difference is like night and day. I can use two different controls at the same time.   I can move the bucket in inch increments if I want and can now be comfortable using it next to buildings, etc.  I can push dirt sideways.  Obviously the quality is much higher and of course it cost more.

RonJ

Ben,

I can’t tell for sure which photos in the album are yours, but if I’m looking at the correct ones –

Your pump mounts to a reddish colored adapter that then slides over the PTO shaft. Correct?

When the PTO is engaged there is a tremendous amount of rotational pressure on that pump. This requires bars or chains to prevent it from swiveling. A piece of sheet metal will not hold it.

I will need to let someone else walk you through that.

RonJ