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Read articles →This is a narrow how-to focused entirely on one task: reattaching a backhoe implement to the RK24 after it was removed for mowing. It walks through the full process step by step, three-point hitch hardware, aligning the big support pins, connecting hydraulic hoses (including relieving pressure with two wrenches), and using the backhoe's own hydraulics to seat itself. Best for RK24 owners who already own the backhoe attachment and need a procedural reference, not a buying guide.
Posted by the BKT Outdoors channel, appears to be an owner sharing hands-on maintenance from personal use of the tractor.
Use two crescent wrenches, hold one as a backup, loosen the fitting slightly, and let a couple drops of hydraulic fluid out until it plugs together easily.
No, you must turn the tractor off because there cannot be any pressure in the hydraulic system when disconnecting and connecting the hoses.
Start the tractor and use the backhoe's own hydraulic controls to raise or lower it until the big pins line up and slide into the brackets.
The vertical bar with the threads on it always goes on the right-hand side, placed in the bracket with the pin and linchpin.
