Wingsy
Bronze Member
OK, new to tractors here, and have a very basic understanding of hydraulics, and none when it comes to the way it's used in the BX25.
I'm thinking of buying an Enorossi BFT135 5'ft sickle mower from my dealer. The BFT135 that he has in stock (rare find!) does not have the hydraulic bar lift but I want to add that option. The difference in price between a BFT135 (no hydraulics) and a BFT135H (hydraulic lift) when purchased from Rossi is $300. He wants to charge me $650 to add it, and it's not something he will order from Rossi -- it's the service manager's own design so I was told by the sales guy. They tell me that I would have to remove the FEL when using the mower and that I need a remote and that's what he's charging me for, but the next time I talk to someone there they say the $650 is for the cylinder & hoses.
I've been told from another dealer that if I get the hydraulic version of the mower, the hydraulic source will be from the FEL and that I would not have bucket roll while using the mower. The bucket roll control would now be the bar lift control. I could still raise and lower the bucket and do not have to remove the FEL.
So who is right? And how should this beast be hooked up? I appreciate any help you can give to this poor confused farmer wanna-be. (And I'm real fuzzy on what a "remote" actually is.)
I'm thinking of buying an Enorossi BFT135 5'ft sickle mower from my dealer. The BFT135 that he has in stock (rare find!) does not have the hydraulic bar lift but I want to add that option. The difference in price between a BFT135 (no hydraulics) and a BFT135H (hydraulic lift) when purchased from Rossi is $300. He wants to charge me $650 to add it, and it's not something he will order from Rossi -- it's the service manager's own design so I was told by the sales guy. They tell me that I would have to remove the FEL when using the mower and that I need a remote and that's what he's charging me for, but the next time I talk to someone there they say the $650 is for the cylinder & hoses.
I've been told from another dealer that if I get the hydraulic version of the mower, the hydraulic source will be from the FEL and that I would not have bucket roll while using the mower. The bucket roll control would now be the bar lift control. I could still raise and lower the bucket and do not have to remove the FEL.
So who is right? And how should this beast be hooked up? I appreciate any help you can give to this poor confused farmer wanna-be. (And I'm real fuzzy on what a "remote" actually is.)