Nice!! On the front under the motor, you could mount a camper scissor jack to lift the front up and move your tires plus double as a tongue jack.

Another great & interesting video. I learn something every time regardless of the mechanical subject. Keep doing what you do. 👍

To be fair, the starter and generator on the Case could be easily rebuilt by you local shop. Standard Ford style; all the internals are common and the mounting ends could be reused.

I think I saw a video a while back where folks were upgrading their hydro pump for a couple hundred bucks and it sped up the hydraulics quite a bit, something to think about if it moves to slow for ya. I don't recall the gph of harbor freights current model or the upgrade pump. Yup 9 hunny was a steal brother, still a steal even after the new motor cost. Good on you man, take care.

Don't know if it matters and I can't tell from the video but for anyone else reading here when you buy a new small engine like that I'm pretty sure in the instructions and even if it isn't when you first start it you never run it at full speed until it has been broken in for about 20-25 hours of use. This sets the piston rings in the cylinder wall and all the rotating components are broken in and also during this there are microscopic pieces of abrasive metals in the oil so you change the oil like within three to five days of use at medium rpms. I was watching the video and saw him start it and my first thing was thinking of my grandfather from 1960 and what he would say and the first thing that came to mind was, Now watch this, he will crank the engine up to full speed, it's just a humans natural inclination. I used to build race motors and you would baby the engine at say no more than 1500 rpms when you did any internal parts replacement like a bigger cam to wear the components together against their all new parts, but yeah, you really wanted to stomp on it right after you got it started. 🙃

$900 ? Score ! With the new engine and if you add $50 worth of paint you've still got a smoke'n good deal ! By the way, love the seat. That's not stock I take it. I always thought it would be cool to add a hydraulicly retractable swing down rear wheel set that had a couple of hydraulic motors to drive them. Link a front wheel dolly to the rear swing down set and use independent drive motor controls and viola, the next best thing to a mini excavator!

I've been trying to save up for one of these for a few months now, seems like life gets ahead of you doing it's really hard to save. On the plus side I got my '86 Ford running this past weekend, Ford F-150 super cab lariat 8-ft bed, automatic of course. Every other vehicle I have is a standard but their cars or bikes, basically what I'm saying is I'd hate to finally be able to afford one of these and then my truck not even be able to pull it, truck has it some age on it. I mainly want one so that I can redo my water line which is several thousand feet, and I would like to possibly convert a little pawn that I had dug years ago, well friend did, but I wanted to kind of square it up and turn it into a root cellar.

You got a heck of a deal !!

Not sure but i think you can grease the backhoe with a needle grease fitting in the center of the pin.and the swing pin is a stadard fitting inside the holes .but very hard to remove grease gun .trun the boom to one side and you will see them .

Comparing it to a piece of misery doesn't really do it justice.

It may be older but it doesn't look like a lot of wear on those pins I don't think it's had a lot of use

To move the tires to the front , pull the legs , put it on the ground , and tether-totter with the boom extended till the tires are off the ground . Put the back down lift the front put tires in. The machine does the lifting.

I bought a competitor brand four years ago. And you are right about the value. If I sold my machine, I would have to have more than I paid for it. "Biden Omics " . But it is not for sale. Very handy machine to own. Nice video and comments.

You need to move the boom far left/right to switch the axles to the front. I use my cub cadet rider to move the machine around the property. Nice buy

I'm thinking that one is a first generation Harbor Freight model from the 90's.

Thought for sure this was a Watch Wes Work video 😂

You need to macgyver a quick deployment 3rd wheel to the front for easier moving with the bucket

Hi there Good luck with it. Have a good day be safe.

It's great, you got a deal.🔧

Check the tires for a date code. I doubt they have been replaced.

Waited 20 minutes hoping to see you dig a hole! No real reason, just cuz. Disappointing. I feel betrayed. Good video, thanks for sharing.

It's a good thing you didn't clean up and grease all the pins when they were all conveniently out.🤦🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️

What happened to the blue one u made?

The case doesn't use Cessna lights. Cessnas use tractor lights.

Ill never sell mine.