moship
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Background:
I am trying to help my Dad out with his BX2200 to make it easier to swap out the FEL and front mounted snow blower. He originally purchased the BX2200 used with a mid-mounted mower deck and LA211 FEL. After some time he purchased a used Kubota front mounted snow blower, and the headaches began. The headaches stem from him not remembering how the hydraulic lines are routed and his current system not being optimal to accommodate the swaps.
75% of the time the tractor is used as a mower without any other attachments.
25% of the time the mid mower is removed and the snow blower attached.
The FEL doesn't get used because he cannot remember how to attach the various hoses, plus attaching the FEL is a pain given the way the FEL has to be removed. The 4-way controll lever & spool assemble is directly attached to the FEL upright support and is designed to stay with the FEL. Given the 4-way control lever and spool assembly is needed for snow blowing he ends up removing the FEL arm and cylinder pins and leaves the upright post attached (see picture)
To complicate matters a number of hoses and/or couplings have broken over the years, so he often steals hoses off the FEL to make the snow blower work... It is a real mess.
Questions:
1. Does Kubota have an alternative arrangement so the control lever and spool assembly can stay on the tractor? P/N's or pictures would really help. I'm guessing it will be extremely expensive if they do, so if anyone has a homemade design I would like to learn about it.
2. Three metal hydraulic lines come out of the tractor (See photo). Two are currently looped together to complete the circuit, but the third has nothing attached. Is this correct when using just the mid mower? Is the third line ever used for FEL or SB operation?
3. Can anyone forward a page or two from the FEL Owner's manual detailing the hose connections? (or snow blower manual)
I do not live close to him, so P/N's, photos, etc. will go a long way in my effort to be efficient in improving this situation for him.
Goal:
To make the easier for my Dad to be able to swap out the implements, so he can take full advantage of its potential.
Desired configurations include:
1. Mower only
2. FEL w/wo mid-mower
3. Snow Blower only
Thanks in advance for your help
I am trying to help my Dad out with his BX2200 to make it easier to swap out the FEL and front mounted snow blower. He originally purchased the BX2200 used with a mid-mounted mower deck and LA211 FEL. After some time he purchased a used Kubota front mounted snow blower, and the headaches began. The headaches stem from him not remembering how the hydraulic lines are routed and his current system not being optimal to accommodate the swaps.
75% of the time the tractor is used as a mower without any other attachments.
25% of the time the mid mower is removed and the snow blower attached.
The FEL doesn't get used because he cannot remember how to attach the various hoses, plus attaching the FEL is a pain given the way the FEL has to be removed. The 4-way controll lever & spool assemble is directly attached to the FEL upright support and is designed to stay with the FEL. Given the 4-way control lever and spool assembly is needed for snow blowing he ends up removing the FEL arm and cylinder pins and leaves the upright post attached (see picture)
To complicate matters a number of hoses and/or couplings have broken over the years, so he often steals hoses off the FEL to make the snow blower work... It is a real mess.
Questions:
1. Does Kubota have an alternative arrangement so the control lever and spool assembly can stay on the tractor? P/N's or pictures would really help. I'm guessing it will be extremely expensive if they do, so if anyone has a homemade design I would like to learn about it.
2. Three metal hydraulic lines come out of the tractor (See photo). Two are currently looped together to complete the circuit, but the third has nothing attached. Is this correct when using just the mid mower? Is the third line ever used for FEL or SB operation?
3. Can anyone forward a page or two from the FEL Owner's manual detailing the hose connections? (or snow blower manual)
I do not live close to him, so P/N's, photos, etc. will go a long way in my effort to be efficient in improving this situation for him.
Goal:
To make the easier for my Dad to be able to swap out the implements, so he can take full advantage of its potential.
Desired configurations include:
1. Mower only
2. FEL w/wo mid-mower
3. Snow Blower only
Thanks in advance for your help