How to Operate a Backhoe : How to Operate the Back Boom on a Backhoe 

90 % of these "instructional" videos on RU-vid are usually crap. However---this one is a solid three minutes of very helpful and concise instructions. Thank you!!!! Especially the advice to take it sloooow and steady the first time. It's definitely a learning experience. If you haven't run one of these machines before, you need to accept that it will take hours of practice to run it as expertly as this man does.

My 2-year-old son wanted to watch a video about how a backhoe works, and he absolutely loved your video. Thanks for sharing!

Good teaching skills, clear, calm and brief. Just bought an old Case 580CK to clear land we bought, gathering videos to teach my son. This will definitely be one. Anymore available?

What? A video from Expertvillage that knows what he's doing? A first for me! Good instructions.

I've not done this before but I just learned more from this video than the ODOT training video.

This is one the utmost exhaustible videos pertain to backhoe controls!!!!

Sometimes the levers or on different sides that operate the bucket. And do not EVER try driving forward up a steep hill, it will roll over on you, always backup hills folks. There is so much weight sticking out from the back even though it is tucked in, it is still very back heavy. Do not use the back hoe for pushing dirt in, that puts one hell of a strain on the upper link and usual ends up bending and or breaking it, they are designed for the strength to pull dirt toward the tractor, not side to side, you want a very costly repair, do it and see how fast you mess up the linkage/top knuckle. Take your arm, if you dig a hole with your hands you pull the dirt, but if you were to try and push the dirt sideways and not bend your arm to the increased tension, it is going to hurt, same thing here. Also check your owners manual about operation speed of the motor, sometimes they want max RPM's or operating RPM"s to protect the pumps. There is a lot more to know but this is just a few more items that were not mentioned that could save you thousands of dollars, your job, and countless down time. And folks, sometimes the ground is just to damn hard for them to dig, so don't kill your machine trying to dig something that it does not want to, you may have to wait for a raid or soak the area. I have ran into this several times that it just pulls the machine backward no matter what I tried. Better to save the equipment for another day then tear it up trying to do a job that needs to just wait.

Thanks for the Video! I have to rent a backhoe first time.

nice video.. i am currently taking my backhoe operator's course to obtain my Heavy Equipment Operators Certificate. So far we've had all in class sessions but our equiment hands on is next week. I have confidence I can do it, been operating lift trucks for 16 years so hydraulic lever's aren't new to me. I enjoyed your videos and despite what the other tool says, it's informative and relative to anyone who wants to learn about the equipment. i'm willing to bet you'd out perform most on this thing

Helpful information sir.

thanks man. wisdom comes out of your words. greetings from uruguay

I have a case 580c that i use on the farm. digging stumps, grading driveways, clearing snow etc. Self taught till now but your videos are wonderful, thank you for sharing. do you have a video on grading. I find that the trickest. Thanks again.

That CAT is in much nicer shape than the crap-pile Terex 760B I had to use.

At times I've put the bucket down farther to lift the front end to let you see more by lifting you up higher. Like reaching over a wall and such.

another thing that i like to do is set the front bucket down just far enough to take the pressure off the front tires but not lift them up off the ground, and the same with the back so then you have 7 points of contact while your digging and it makes digging more safe for everyone

I do patchwork on streets alleyways and sidewalks. I run a case 580m turbo tractor and it definately pull it's weight. Only bad thing with it is that it's a little bit jumpy for somebody that's tryin to learn how to run one.... definately takes experience to be precise

Good instructions can you give me some advice for my first time using one because I start next week

thank you for your video sir.

GREAT TEACHING

Yes an excellent video! thumbs up

Great vid. I got the 446b catapillar

if you cant figure out how to step on a pedal to swing or how to run 4 levers, then tell me what are you going to do when you need to run the front end and back end at the same time when you get in tight spots?

I like that ol boy

Thanks for helping me! I'm doing an excavator manual translation right now.

Thanks for time.

Good stuff. Thanks

i am interisted to know how to operate and drive this kind of a backhoe and heavy equi[pment i like it

same here bud. wat kinda machine u operate?

my dad has two of these but they are fords new hollands 555e there awsome and i drove them and im only 15!!

Thanks:)

for better instruction, I would recommend point of view intruction. We need to see more from your eyes, you point of view and explain why you move the sticks the way you do and how that effects that movement of the machine

i drive a jcb 4cx occasionally at work and the controls are not like that, the controls on this cat are just the same as on a digger.

great video, thanks for uploading!!!

Thanks for uploading a tutorial God bless Wish you would move a control then show what it does in action then another movement of a control and show what it does in action God bless

try the 446B caterpillar

good

Ill take the D-9 anyway. :P I am 14 Y/O and operate a Cat 320C digging trenches. :)

Good ...

it makes the machine more level so we arn't leaning back in our seat.

yes, because some of us (Very much me since I am young) want our backs in 20 years. :p And want to be able to see the ground and not feel like were on a roller coaster. :P Although it does feel like one big video game with joysticks and such. :P

its ok

i wonder if thats his first day on a backho?

SPEED WITH WORKERS NEER YOU = YOU LOOSE EVETHING...

what language do you speak? I cant understand a word

funny

not one rock, not one brick or any of the things one encounters in the real world of construction. might as well be on a tractor plowing a field. the man has 20 years under his belt and we can't even see him remove a tree root!? T his is not helpful in the real world

ngomong opo ?

sure is smooth and can follow a grade but a video dosent teach me nothing. i learned by doing not watching

trust me you can get ALOT worse