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Read articles →This is a short, viewer-question-driven follow-up rather than a full review: an owner walks through the BH-76 backhoe's joystick controls (boom, swing, stabilizers, arm, bucket curl), points out greasing spots, and shares practical swap-back tips like reconnecting hoses, bleeding air from the 3pt arms, and clearance issues when remounting the top link. Useful for existing BH-76/CT2025 owners troubleshooting attach/detach quirks, not a buying guide or first-look.
Posted by an owner-operator (Tony Kimbrell) sharing hands-on tips from his own tractor use, answering viewer questions rather than presenting a formal review.
Left joystick forward lowers the boom, pull towards you raises it, and left/right rotates it. Center control raises and lowers stabilizers. Arm extends and retracts with push/pull, and bucket curls left, extends right.
You have to connect the red and yellow hoses together or the three-point will not raise or lower. You may also need to manually pull the arms down to get air out of them.
No, removing the top link bracket is not necessary. However, you do have to take off the lower arms and connections because they are in the way, and the top link stores up in the seat.
Watch how the hoses are turned because they will hit the mount with the backhoe attached. Tuck everything back behind the fuel line under the seat so nothing is in the way.
