[Ozz]

I had a guy almost sink the 580L today... We were at a family gathering,and the L was there. We had burned some stuff and we were going to burn it. My uncle and cousin were not there (the primary ops) and we were going to bury it. My uncle,who has only ran tractors and SSLs,went,and got on the hoe before anybody noticed,was driving off. His wife told us he was going to fill the hole... My dad and I did a double take,with the ground being frickin' soaked,and that he had no i-f**king-dea about where the fences were. my dad went back to see where he was... he was down about 2 foot,spining his wheels. Thak god my dad has better communicating skills than I do and i wasn't there. i would have screamed at him and then yanked his ass out of the seat. But thank god dad coached him out and he mananged to push himself upgrade (proby 20%) with the hoe part. But,by the time he got back up,it had rained again and ther was a really good chance of the hoe going into the hole.

 

[Gravel Rat]

You are lucky he didn't gash a tire then you would be really pizzed off. Wet tire sharp rock equals a good gash in the tire. I have been there with a backhoe you think it doesn't look soft oh crap it is soft now your sunk. Spinning the wheels is the worst thing you can do. You give it a little shot if it starts to drop start pushing and pulling with the hoe and using the outriggers etc.

 

[Ozz]

You are lucky he didn't gash a tire then you would be really pizzed off. Wet tire sharp rock equals a good gash in the tire. I have been there with a backhoe you think it doesn't look soft oh crap it is soft now your sunk. Spinning the wheels is the worst thing you can do. You give it a little shot if it starts to drop start pushing and pulling with the hoe and using the outriggers etc.

Yep. It aint my fault. He didn't tell anyone he was going. If he did, me of my dad would have said no, I'm gonna do it b/c I know how to run a hoe. My uncle,the owner would have been pizzed off,but he would know it was too wet to do anything anywhere near a trench. The dumbass would have been grilled. now we avoided a bad situation (and me almost porabaly not ever working for the guy again) for everybody.

 

[Gravel Rat]

Yep. It aint my fault. He didn't tell anyone he was going. If he did, me of my dad would have said no, I'm gonna do it b/c I know how to run a hoe. My uncle,the owner would have been pizzed off,but he would know it was too wet to do anything anywhere near a trench. The dumbass would have been grilled. now we avoided a bad situation (and me almost porabaly not ever working for the guy again) for everybody.

It isn't hard to rollover a backhoe either the Case 580-590 are no so bad but the Deere and Cat machines are tail heavy. I spent a lot of time in a JCB wasn't so bad till you got used to it. The 580/590 machines are more stable I like that feeling. The guy I worked for said get used to how far you can push the machine and I did in the JCB and borderline flopped it on its side not on purpose :dizzy:

 

[Dirt Digger2]

there is no such thing as a stuck backhoe

 

[Dirtman2007]

there is no such thing as a stuck backhoe

everything can get stuck

 

[Dirt Digger2]

thats not stuck...if the engine can still run you can get it out...the operator would just get a little wet...give him a snorkel

 

[Junior M]

thats not stuck...if the engine can still run you can get it out...the operator would just get a little wet...give him a snorkel

or better yet.. You get it out..

 

[Gravel Rat]

A good rubber tired hoe operator can do anything with a backhoe it just takes a lot of practice and skill.

 

[Ozz]

there is no such thing as a stuck backhoe

100% on that. If you can run the motor,you can pull yourself out.

 

[Bleed Green]

That looks pretty stuck LOL. I guess if there is some dry ground close enough to get the stick onto you could pull yourself out, or at least start the process.

 

[Hollowellreid]

I rolled our 580SL one day, it was a bit scary. Was hauling trees through a field and a bit off canter although on a fairly flat plane. rear tire dropped into a hole while the opposite corner on the front hit a bump. Over I went. I thought i was going to mess up the cab/windows, but all that broke is one front turn signal. Lucky day!

I pulled it upright with the old cat 910 and started it up. Spit out lots of oil from the exhaust from being on it's side for a few hours. But it all worked out ok...