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Read articles →A step-by-step owner walkthrough of physically installing the BH200 backhoe on a Branson 5520C cab tractor. Covers three-point hitch removal, subframe connection, hydraulic line hookup with engine-off safety tips, pin alignment with a spotter, and upper-link hole settings for different implements. Filmed with close-up shots of the actual hardware. Most useful for 5520C owners doing this install themselves for the first time.
Posted by the Clinch River Homestead channel, with on-screen hosts presenting as tractor owners working through the install on their own property.
Remove the three-point hitch pins and bolts, back the tractor up to the backhoe subframe with a spotter, connect hydraulic lines with the engine off, raise the hoe, then secure it with locking pins underneath.
You have to shut off the engine to relieve the hydraulic fluid pressure, otherwise you get a shower of fluid when disconnecting the lines in the back.
The lower setting gives a more aggressive angle for a box blade, the upper setting works for mowing or a bush hog, and the middle is a neutral setting with no tension.
The backhoe will bleed down and sit on the ground over time, so cinder blocks keep it from falling and make hookup easier later.
