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I widened a set of stock wheels by two inches to work better with my 16.50 PitBull Rockers. Perfect for my needs, and 13 inches is what those tires call for.

Thanks, 419g. Those are still the miserable Michelins they come with. Earlier that day I took out a sidewall on one (and later got stuck in that ditch, after finding out that the loader wouldn't hold the front end up). It now has 13.50, I think, Super Swampers on it. Much better.

Again, there's no need for high rpms or fast movements when latching the backhoe. It can be done very smoothly. Practice makes (more) perfect. And yes, having the backhoe farther back obviously helps balance the SEE front to rear, but I prefer to keep it on all four wheels. Actually, I'm...

I dunno. To me the SEE is plenty top heavy as it is, and leaving the backhoe up doesn't exactly help with stability. And why do you find it hard to latch? I can do it almost completely silently these days. But then, I also run low rpms.

I did not use the John Deere version. Don't know much about those, other than that they seem to use proprietary stuff and that anything JD is more expensive. On top of that eBay page is a red one, which isn't just $100 cheaper, but is a universal quick-tach setup. Looks like what I used. By the...

And you probably wouldn't get a cab with a heater with a 28K tractor.

I have learned that the hard way...a couple of times.

It sure does. But that doesn't mean it can't be a good machine, once repaired.

This late in the game (no more auctions, really) you're at the mercy of what's out there - which is all over the place, physically and price wise. Let's say I sold you my meant-to-be parts SEE, which turned out to be great mechanically, for the 5-something K I paid for it. Well, by the time it...

Considering how clean it looks, that the hours are most likely 300, not 3,000, and that it's already close to you (shipping would be a killer), I'd offer 22K and hope for the best.

I would not make that one Couch bought back a priority buy. It must've taken a bit of a beating, based on the "history" in the thread. Then again, if it lived through that ownership, it can't be all bad. The one for sale I saw is here on S/S, by the way. Looks like it has a broken cylinder...

I saw one for sale somewhere yesterday, so yes. You probably won't find any on the normal auction site these days, though. And I have two.

Well, a SEE is one version of the FLU419. Then there's the HMMH (crane/forklift) and the HME (trencher/dozer blade). If memory serves me, that's 2,800, 138, and 13, produced respectively.

You have a button between the seats, and then the trailer brake on the column. But what you need now is a hydraulic impact to run off of the SEE. I was so impressed with the 3/4" that I bought a 1" version, too. It's supposedly good for 2,500 ft.-lbs.

I dunno. If in a pinch, sure I'd use the SEE's compressor. But aside from being painfully slow, it's not the clean and dry air I'd want in my tires.

Not knowing where that air outlet is in the circuit of the regulator, you could still use it to help trouble shooting, I'd think. I've filled the system through a gladhand to search for leaks, without engine noise, and needless cold starts.

Potted plants and an umbrella?!? What's next...fingerless driving gloves?

Uh, oh. That reminds me. I have a (left, I think) outrigger that operates normally when extending, but requires pulling HARD on the lever to get to go back up. I need to remove the cover and see what (not) going on in there. Before I break something.

Wish I remembered how (if) I fixed that same issue on one of my SEEs. I know that I removed the left side of the tubing, but not what the result was. Of course, if it was on my latest attempt at getting a parts SEE (which is likely), it was a rushed attempt at getting a few things working...