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Read articles →This is a personal property-maintenance vlog, not a tractor review: the owner repairs a greenhouse panel damaged by ice (or possibly the tractor), hangs shop lights, then swaps the tiller for a backhoe attachment on his John Deere 3320, showing the three-point hitch disconnect and hydraulic hookup process. Useful mainly for owners wanting a real-world look at swapping backhoe implements on this model, not specs or buying advice.
Posted by an owner-operator (North Country) documenting routine chores and tractor use on his own property in Minnesota, with a casual, informal style rather than structured instruction.
Remove the whole three-point hitch system, back the tractor up to fit the lift under the backhoe's catch hooks, raise it with the hitch, hook up hydraulics, align the pins, and latch the safety catch.
Yes, the owner says the whole three-point hitch system has to come off in order for the backhoe to go on.
The three-point hitch must raise the backhoe all the way up until the pin holes line up, and the hydraulics must be hooked up to match the holes.
