5500 hoe on a 4500

[trentorosz]

Hi I have a 5500 TLB and was wondering if the mounts for the hoe are compatible with the mounts on my 4500 that use to be a hoe but I bought it with just the counter weight

 

[JoeM(GA)]

If I remember right, your 5550 has a much larger, much heaver backhoe than the 4500. I believe it is also a 17' hoe
the biggest one the 4500 had was the 755 series 15'. If you look at the hoe base on your 5550, the tractor half of the swing post is made to the rear main frame, the 755 hoe has a "platform" with two large studs on the bottom that fit into the hook/lower clamp of the
rear frame and top hooks that pull down to tighten the hoe on. Swing pin sizes are different so swapping swing post would be hard to do.
I'm not even sure the 4500 could carry the load or even keep the front end on the ground if you could get it on there!
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[trentorosz]

again the ppl of this site are a great deal of knowledge