dmacneil
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Oct 28, 2008
- Messages
- 54
- Location
- Waterloo, Ontario
- Tractor
- BX25, BX42 Chipper, 54" Puma; White 20HP
I've had my BX25 about a month and put on about 40 hours. I've had 2 issues to date. The first after about 5 hours of run time one of the hydraulic controls on the BH went limp. The clevis pin which connects the lever rod to the control must not have had the lock pin installed, or it broke off. I called the dealer and they got me a new clevis and lock pin. The second issue I still haven't been able to resolve and that is greasing the lower zerk on the horizontal pivot of the BH. It will not accept grease without a crazy amount of force on the grease gun (ie. squeezing with both hands). I've removed the zerk, chipped off the paint, made sure the zerk is clear and cleaned out the opening where the zerk installs. I may have to disassemble the BH to fix this one. (That sucks).
I've been happy with what the machine can do but found myself wondering if I should've gone with a B2630 as I've found the BH on the BX25 to be ok, but it left me wanting a bit more. The FEL is adequate, but I unintentionally stalled the lift capacity on it on my first day of use. To be fair, I'm still in the break-in period and haven't run the machine over 1,900rpms. I struggled with which machine to buy as I plan on using it to cut grass as well. Even the BX25 is too big for that job on my property (about 1 1/2 acres with lots of trees). But again, I wish I had more when using the BH or loader.
Today was the first day I used the machine to clear snow (with FEL, blower comes maybe next year). We got a few inches last night and it was wet and heavy. The worst kind of mess to clean up in the driveway. All I can say about the BX25 is "wow". I can't believe what this little machine can do and only running at 1800rpms! The amount of wet snow it can push well surpassed my expectations. I now know that this was the machine for me. Striking the right balance between size and ability for all the things I need it for. It was a big investment, but one I do not regret in the least. I can now complete jobs I only wished I could do for the past 9 years and finish some of my regular work in half the time it used to take. Heck, in the past, this wet slushy mess would've been left alone in the hopes it would melt!
Happy to be a part of the site, unlike some other forums I visit the quality of info on this site is very good.
I've been happy with what the machine can do but found myself wondering if I should've gone with a B2630 as I've found the BH on the BX25 to be ok, but it left me wanting a bit more. The FEL is adequate, but I unintentionally stalled the lift capacity on it on my first day of use. To be fair, I'm still in the break-in period and haven't run the machine over 1,900rpms. I struggled with which machine to buy as I plan on using it to cut grass as well. Even the BX25 is too big for that job on my property (about 1 1/2 acres with lots of trees). But again, I wish I had more when using the BH or loader.
Today was the first day I used the machine to clear snow (with FEL, blower comes maybe next year). We got a few inches last night and it was wet and heavy. The worst kind of mess to clean up in the driveway. All I can say about the BX25 is "wow". I can't believe what this little machine can do and only running at 1800rpms! The amount of wet snow it can push well surpassed my expectations. I now know that this was the machine for me. Striking the right balance between size and ability for all the things I need it for. It was a big investment, but one I do not regret in the least. I can now complete jobs I only wished I could do for the past 9 years and finish some of my regular work in half the time it used to take. Heck, in the past, this wet slushy mess would've been left alone in the hopes it would melt!
Happy to be a part of the site, unlike some other forums I visit the quality of info on this site is very good.