Loaders & Backhoes in Kountze, TX

There can be. We sell used equipment along with new at our Buna store, and the lot changes as trades come in and units sell. There's no list of used loaders or backhoes to point you to. Call the store before you drive over from Kountze and ask what's there. A used attachment still has to suit your tractor's mounts, hydraulics and lift capacity. Bring your tractor's make and model so you can check that. On any used unit, look closely at the pins, bushings, hoses and cylinders. That's where you'll see how hard it's worked.

On the schedule in the attachment's operator's manual, and sooner after a dirty job. Grease keeps grit out of the pins and bushings. Sandy loam grit gets into everything, so wipe each fitting clean before you pump grease into it. Push grease until a little fresh shows at the joint. Check the hydraulic hoses at the same time for rubs and leaks. Watch for play in the pins too, since a sloppy bucket only gets worse. The shop at our Buna store works on loaders, backhoes and the tractors they mount to.

Our Buna store's parts counter and shop. The counter handles wear parts such as pins, bushings, hoses, seals and bucket edges, and it can order what isn't on the shelf. The shop handles repairs on loaders and backhoes and on the tractors they're mounted to. That holds whether you bought it new or used. When something's wrong, note what you saw: a leak, a clunk, a boom that drifts down. Phone that in before you drive over from Kountze. It gives the counter or the shop a head start on the part.

Its make, model and year, and what it weighs. A backhoe mounts at the rear, and it needs a frame and mounts made to take digging loads. The tractor has to be heavy enough to stay put while the bucket pulls. Your hydraulic flow sets how fast the boom works. A loader up front is often part of the setup too, since it balances the backhoe and carries off the spoil. Attachments like these fit most brands of tractor, so those numbers matter more than the badge. Bring them to our Buna store and compare them against the backhoe's specs.

Most of the lifting and carrying. A loader stacks brush into burn piles, moves dirt and gravel, carries feed and fills holes. With a bale spear, it handles round bales too. Carry every load low. Mahindra advises moving with the loader in the lowest possible safe position. A raised load shifts the tractor's balance, especially on rough ground. Add rear ballast as your operator's manual calls for. Never let anyone stand under a raised bucket. A loader turns a lot of hand work into seat work, and that's why it stays on a tractor once it's there.