Removing backhoe and storing for the winter

There are a number of good videos on the web related to removing the tractor backhoe, but as far as I know no one has suggested using axle jacks to support the backhoe during the time it is in storage. I have been using these jacks a number of years now and the advantage is that the jacks keep the backhoe from settling down to the ground as the backhoe hydraulics leak off over the winter. This all makes it easier to align the backhoe when you get to re-mounting it in the spring.

Axle jacks keep the backhoe up and ready for re-installation in the spring