wheel chocks

As a recent first time tractor owner, 2021 Branson 2400h, I
noticed when using the hoe or root ripper the machine gets dragged towards the work. Can proper sized wheel chocks be used to prevent this...???

To some degree yes, but the machine is light duty the weight of the total unit is likely 30% of what a commercial (small) hoe would way. The outriggers on a commercial hoe lift the tractor to operate. Let the fact that it is pulling you around tell you to reduce expectations. Chocking it will likely break some very expensive component. Jim

roll your bucket and dig it in the ground but first put your rear down riggers down and lift the rear of the tractor off the ground then the front end and level the tractor no why will it move wheel chocks will do nothing watch someone digging with a bigger tractor backhoe

If your backhoe outriggers don t lift the rear end completely off the ground, try putting the tractor in 4WD, then set the parking brake.

The dirty little secret about these small tractors is they are not heavy enough to run a backhoe.
Tying the machine down to the ground is just a recipe for breaking something down the road.
Your only option is to live withing the restraints of the small machine by taking smaller bites or
buy a real backhoe.

Short answer is no. Long answer is take smaller bits with your little hoe or get a bigger hoe if the work warrant it.

sounds like you are using a toy to do a machines work its a light duty
machine and use it like that

And if you want to sound like an excavator type of guy instead of a Hawaiian canoeist they are stabilizers.

Your wheels should not be touching the ground when you are using the hoe, so no. Wheel chocks will not help.

My Kubota will drag the machine all over the place in hard ground or digging stumps, even with all 4
tires off the ground. 1; get your tires off the ground with the stabilizers and front bucket. 2;
learn to take smaller bites. While it is not a toy, it is not a track hoe either. Any
backhoe/excavator I've run has had the ability to drag itself around or tip.

What kind of pads are on the rear out riggers? That makes a lot of difference in how much force you can apply to whatever tool you are using. If you are sliding, you are very possibly not working correctly. I have run some very large tracked hoes. If you WANT to, you can make even the largest hoe slide on the tracks.

On any hoe too much down pressure on the bucket unloads the outriggers and allows them to slide. Skilled operators often do not even lift the riggers when they advance the hoe. Push down on the bucket to unload the riggers, use the bucket to push the machine. Set it back down and continue to work.

The angle of attack on the cutting edge of the bucket is very important. Think of is as a axe. When you cut wood, you hit the wood with the sharp edge not the side. If you hit the dirt with the bucket angled correctly, it will cut much easier than having either too much or too little an angle. When you are digging, work the bucket into the ground, adjust the cutting angle then LIFT as you pull to fill it. Lifting the bucket adds pressure to the outriggers. Stop pulling when the bucket is full and empty it.

It takes practice, but even the smallest hoe will do a lot more work for a skilled operator than a a new one. It just takes time and practice.

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And if you want to sound like an excavator type of guy instead of a Hawaiian canoeist they are stabilizers.

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I didn't refer to them as anything in my post

thanks for the tips...I haven't actually had the entire back wheels of the ground yet or front ones...... the hoe does have good dogging power.... using the root ripper vs the bucket helped out big time

(quoted from post at 09:03:03 10/23/23)

(quoted from post at 05:04:57 10/23/23)

And if you want to sound like an excavator type of guy instead of a Hawaiian canoeist they are stabilizers.

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I didn't refer to them as anything in my post

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Didn't say you did.