Backhoe in Business

After disconnecting the backhoe from The New Tractor a couple of weeks ago, I've been busy with the following:

• wrestling with ceased fittings
• removing hoses for replacement
• removing two leaking cylinders to be rebuilt
• replacing a broken union fitting
• replacing the oil filter
  
• getting hydraulic oil just about everywhere
• making a big mess
• putting everything back together (harder than taking it apart)

Now the backhoe is back on the tractor and we're back in business! I've started digging around a big tree stump we want to remove to make way for another project...