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Read articles →A hobbyist owner-operator walks through removing the backhoe from an LS XR3135, narrating each step: lowering outriggers to relieve pressure on the mounting rails, pulling the two rear pins, using the hydraulics to lower the subframe, and disconnecting hydraulic hoses with a tip about releasing line pressure first. It's a brief, practical how-to, no specs or buying talk, most useful to XR3135 owners tackling their first backhoe removal.
Posted by the Ohio Hill Tops Hobby Farm channel, whose host presents as an owner-operator sharing hands-on experience from his own property.
Lower the outriggers to relieve pressure on the mounting rails, remove the two rear pins, lower the main boom, drive clear, then lower the subframe with hydraulics and disconnect the hoses.
Yes, release pressure off the system first, since leaving pressure on the lines reportedly makes it hard to reconnect them later.
There is one set of pins in the back, two pins total, that need to be removed to control the subframe and drive out from under it.
