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Read articles →This is a real-time DIY install video showing an owner mounting a Brush Hog 665H backhoe onto a Kubota L3400 using cinder blocks instead of a proper stand. It covers hooking up the three-point hitch pins, connecting the PTO-driven hydraulic pump, troubleshooting a short hose and a seat safety switch, and finishing with a first dig. Useful for owners planning their own backhoe attachment install rather than shoppers wanting specs or performance review.
Posted by the Duke and Dave channel, an owner documenting a hands-on DIY install on their own tractor, not a dealer or expert demo.
The owner used cinder blocks under the backhoe to hold it at the right height while backing the tractor up and attaching the three-point hitch pins.
Online instructions said to lock the pump to the tractor frame, otherwise the PTO shaft can spin the whole pump and wreck the hoses.
A seat safety switch is pushed down when sitting on the seat, cutting the PTO and engine, so the owner put a bungee cord on the switch to keep working.
The lower bars were already lowered all the way, so removing them from the lower hitches made room to get the top pin into place.
