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TERRAMITE was founded in 1965 by Kelly G. Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham used a Gravely 7.6 tractor to power his patented backhoe, creating the Model 1, the world"s first compact backhoe. Between 1965 and 1972, the Model 1 was produced, and a new Model T-2 with an end-loading attachment was introduced.

The T-3, T3-15, T4, T5, T5B and T5C continue to improve in safety, durability, strength, load-carrying capacity and digging depth. In 1997, TERRAMITE introduced the T6, the largest and most powerful compact tractor loader backhoe ever built.

1999 was also the year TERRAMITE introduced new products such as the compact tractor loader backhoe series T5D, mini excavators TX15 and TX25, and sweepers TSS36 and TSS38. In June 2000, the T5D and T6 models were renamed the T7 and Model T9.

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The machine is powered by a Kohler Command 20 hp engine that drives a hydraulic pump. �It has a hydrostatic transmission with one pedal that controls both forward and reverse,� says Goodman.

The hydraulic hoses were in good shape, but Goodman had to replace two couplers that were leaking a bit. He also replaced the front bearings, races and seals. �It looked like someone had used an impact driver on them,� he says.

Best Buy Terramite Backhoe/Loader TRACTORS Loaders Late last fall Tom Goodman of Malone N Y bought a used 2000 Terramite T5C loader backhoe with about 1 700 hours on it He says it�s his �best buy� Terramite Corp Charleston W Va ph 304 776-4231; www terramite com �This is a tough compact machine � says Goodman �It�s built from 1/4-in thick steel and weighs about 3 100 lbs The front loader can lift 1 750 lbs and the backhoe has 750 lbs of pressure The backhoe extends 8 ft 4 in �The loader backhoe was in pretty good condition when I bought it but needed some tender loving care and I needed a winter project so I completely refurbished it � says Goodman �I also added my own personal touches � The machine is powered by a Kohler Command 20 hp engine that drives a hydraulic pump �It has a hydrostatic transmission with one pedal that controls both forward and reverse � says Goodman He disassembled the rig into more than 100 pieces cleaning and painting as he went �I bagged and tagged everything to make things easier for reassembly � says Goodman �I painted the transmission red and the torque motor black I also spent a day cleaning and painting the rear end I painted all the control levers black as well as the front and rear wheel hubs adding a touch of red here and there � The hydraulic hoses were in good shape but Goodman had to replace two couplers that were leaking a bit He also replaced the front bearings races and seals �It looked like someone had used an impact driver on them � he says He also bought a new tie rod end for the power steering ram and he ordered a complete new set of decals He removed the cage and cut it down 2 in so the machine would fit into his garage He also welded a crack in the fender where the cage mounts and another one in the hoe bucket �There were no cracks anywhere else on the machine which shows you how well it�s built � says Goodman Before painting the rig he wrapped all the hoses with tin foil to keep from getting paint on them �It was a little time consuming but worth it � he says The previous owner had installed a makeshift roof over the cage made out of an old 55-gal plastic drum but Goodman thought it looked tacky so he removed it �I might use 10-ga steel to build a new one someday � he says He also installed a new seat that swivels forward and back �This is an amazing machine that�s incredibly powerful I plan to do a ton of work with it that I couldn�t do with a bigger rig � says Goodman �It�s small enough that I can get back in the woods where a big loader backhoe can�t go I have a small acreage and used it recently to dig some holes around my house I�ve also used it to pull out some big rocks that I didn�t think it could handle I�m really impressed with it If it lasts another 1 700 hours I�ll be very happy � He says company service is also great �Getting parts for this machine is no problem In fact when I called the company for bearings and seals they gave me the parts numbers so I could buy them locally and save money They did the same thing for the decals � Base unit price for a new Terramite compact loader backhoe is $21 295 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Goodman 83 Cty Rt 28 Malone N Y 12953 ph 518 483-0724

In this article I would like to throw in my modest opinion about non-original spare parts - a frequent discussion topic among folks involved in the business of hydraulic pump and motor overhauling.

Although workshops can"t repair pumps without spare parts, they can choose where to buy the spares, and this choice is the key factor that defines how much money they make and how much "overhauling quality" they deliver. With so many suppliers and resellers of non-genuine replacement parts for hydraulic pumps and motors popping up every day, choosing the right "economic" supplier has become all but an easy task involving trial and error overhauls, pissed-off mechanics, pissed-off customers and even forever lost contracts and clients.

A mechanic, for example, being the person who shoves the parts into them pumps and motors, will always prefer genuine replacement parts over any aftermarket ones for one simple reason - they are easy to work with, they always fit and require no "finishing touches" - ergo his work is faster and simpler. Genuine parts last long and are hardly ever faulty, which makes the testing and adjustment procedures safer and reduces the risk of having to re-open overhauled units to a minimum. A mechanic doesn"t care about how much they cost because he"s not the one paying for them.

The truth lies, as always, in the golden middle, and I, personally, came to the conclusion that although most of the times you do get what you pay for, this doesn"t mean that you can"t get a bargain for a penny every once in a while, so a sound overhauler keeps his eyes and mind open and uses both genuine and aftermarket parts in a combination defined by his trial an error experience and the pump/motor application demands. This approach is sound because even in pre-recession years there were hydraulic equipment owners who actually preferred aftermarket to genuine in the pursuit of cutting down overhaul expenses. So, some clients will want the genuine quality, and some will want the lower price - and in order to satisfy both you, naturally, have to be able to serve both, but - if your goal is to deliver quality repairs, aftermarket part suppliers should be chosen with a cool head and on the basis of quality, not price!

OK, you say, so I am a hydraulic equipment owner, and I"ve got this excavator pump to repair, how do I know if I am going to be scammed with them Chinese spares? Well, there is no simple answer to this question...There is an opinion that if an overhaul is backed up by warranty than you"re on the safe side, no matter what parts were used - this, unfortunately, is not entirely true, because if you"re the unlucky hydraulic pump owner caught in the "error" stage of the new supplier trial and error validation process, you can get two different answers and two very different bills depending on how honest the company you are dealing with is. An honest workshop will admit their fault and try to correct the mistake as fast as they can, and if you are not the first-time customer you might even get the - "sorry about that, dude, the parts"re all **cked up..." confession, while a less candid workshop will give you the standard "commission errors committed by non-qualified personnel plus hard particle contamination in conjunction with the inappropriate oil temperature and deficient system design" excuse, and make you pay for their poor part supplier choice. So I"d say that warranty alone isn"t a guarantee, and would cast my vote for warranty combined with transparency - if a workshop has good experience with their non-genuine spare parts supplier - they won"t be ashamed to admit that the parts are not original.

Now, a separate word must be said about Chinese suppliers of spare parts for hydraulic pumps and motors. There are hundreds of companies in China that will sell you spare parts for almost any existing brand, with the quality ranging from superb to unacceptable and even ridiculously unacceptable. However with most suppliers (and especially resellers) the fact that you have received a batch of supreme quality spares doesn"t guarantee that you will get the same quality in the next batch. So if you ever decide to "go oriental" - be prepared for nasty surprises! (At least that was the situation at the moment of writing - December 2011).

My calling is more technical than commercial, therefore I am mainly interested in the quality of the spares rather than their price or where they come from - so please, don"t bother asking me for a list of "unofficially approved" Chinese suppliers of cheap yet extremely high quality spare parts for hydraulic pumps and motors - I won"t provide it because I frankly don"t have it! We do use some aftermarket spares from China, we did have our share of mishaps and disappointments with Chinese made parts, and our initial "Hurrays" got eventually replaced by "Boos" for most of them. Since our policy has always been to never let a client pay for a breakdown caused by a low quality part, a couple of lessons "learned the hard way" taught us that in most cases (not all, though) using Chinese spares in hydraulic pumps and motors is like using bathroom soap for filling cakes - looks and smells nice, yet still tastes like crap...

We worked with Representatives from Exxon from our local petroleum distributor. The reason 15w40 is recommended is because it is formulated to not break down under extreme temperature & pressures & it contains the anti wear additives required to protect the hydrostatic components. The hydrostatic can see pressures up to 5k psi.. Anti wear hydraulic fluid does have some protective qualities but will break down under extreme heat & pressure conditions. We ran tests to make this determination. Also we tested different filtration ratings and determined that a 10 micron filter will give adequate protection at an affordable cost. If you want to go with a filter that gives the most protection go with a 3 micron rated filter however it will have a premium price tag. For example, our filter testing involved a Donaldson 3 micron filter assembly we retrofitted to a brand new company vehicle engine. After close to 100k miles the engine was disassembled for inspection. The wearing parts showed nearly zero wear. We used Mobil 1 engine oil & changed oil & filter every 5k miles.

When the Donaldson filtration system was used to protect the Vickers TA-15 hydrostatic transmission equipped with the Vickers V-10 auxiliary vane pump it cut down on catastrophic failures for those units. The Vickers system was very unforgiving using the 10 micron filtration & the 3 micron did the trick. On the later units using Cessna/Eaton hydrostats the 10 micron system was sufficient. They would perform well & had good success because they would tolerate the environment since they had auxiliary gear pumps which would operate in the less filtrated system. I hope this sufficiently answered your initial question.”

Many folks have found they can use truck tires for the back tire of T5C, T6, T7 & T9. Most Terramite’s have a 5 bolt (5.5″ bolt spacing, 5×5.5) with an 87mm hub bore. Ford F-150’s produced from 1960′ through 1996′, BRONCO 1966 and later and the Ford E-SERIES/E-150 1992′ through 2006′ also had this rim size. Use this GUIDE to see full rim options.