You'ld probably want a 10 to 15 GPM hydraulic flow. You don't want to have the engine running full throttle all the time to get enough speed. You can slow it down and still have good response. When you get more experienced on the backhoe, you will get very frustrated at how slow it is if you don't have enough flow. As I said above, with a faster pump you can always slow the engine down. The trick to running a backhoe smoothly and efficiently is to use at least 2 functions at the same time. I.E./ rolling your bucket up while you lift the boom out of the hole. If you only had 5 GPM split between 2 functions would be painfully slow. Most hoes have cushion valves or rubber blocks for the final part of swing travel. Once you get used to the hoe, you'll know when the cylinders are close to the end of their stroke. Dave
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