An adventure buying and working with an old 1986 JCB Backhoe Loader. The 4 big lessons we learned choosing, running, and fixing up our 3CX Digger.

4 Steps to Digger POWER with an old JCB:

00:00 Intro to buying a backhoe.
01:46 Digger power step 1, the "Why get a JCB?" question. What on earth is it for and what the heck?
06:58 Digger power step 2, the joys and woes of fixeruppery. Learning about how the backhoe works.
07:37 How to fix a hydraulic cylinder.
12:59 Digger power step 3, how to buy a digger. Five things to look out for on a secondhand digger before you buy.
19:30 Digger power step 4, considering costs, lessons learned, and how to appreciate DIGGING.

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