Well, spring is approaching, there will be many landscaping and lawn care projects lined up, and I just sold my old house, so I have a few extra nickels burning a hole in my pocket. Many thoughts have been going through my head and I figured I put ‘em up for a sanity check.
I have a BX2200, FEL, 54” mower.
1) I am interested in a utility trailer for haulin’ around the yard and thought that if I got a 4 x 8 single axle utility trailer with a 2500lb capacity I could not only use it around the yard, but if I ever wanted to haul my BX somewhere I could use this trailer for that purpose as well. Sans mower of course, but that’s what the bed of the pickup is for. Does the above sound sane, or am I running into the case where buying something to cover two jobs makes them good at neither.
2) I am also interested in a leaf collection system. There is the Kubota option that hangs off the back, but there are also third party options like those from Trac Vac. With the rear PTO, getting one with another motor doesn’t seem like it makes a lot of sense and they do have a rear PTO model made for the BX (854BX) which runs about $2200 with trailer, $1600 without.
a) Any opinions on this rig?
b) I’ve also seen some of them with a built in chipper, but with my past experience with gravity feed chippers hasn’t been all that successful. Would this be another case of “able to do two jobs, but good at neither”? The 854BX does not have a chipper option so the above point may be moot, but I’d like to hear opinions on combination chipper / vacs.
c) If I get it without the trailer and execute on number one above I could build a grass bin for the 4 x 8 trailer and use it. This might be a pretty big rig to pull around the yard to pick up leaves, but I have been known to “mouse hunt with an elephant gun”.
3) I know there have been some past postings on the Kubota system, but I’ll fish for some other opinions as well. Also, could I rig the Kubota system with a “remote hose” for sucking the leaves out of the bushes?
OK, That’s it. Should I head down any of the above paths or get myself fitted for a straight jacket.
-- Rock
I have a BX2200, FEL, 54” mower.
1) I am interested in a utility trailer for haulin’ around the yard and thought that if I got a 4 x 8 single axle utility trailer with a 2500lb capacity I could not only use it around the yard, but if I ever wanted to haul my BX somewhere I could use this trailer for that purpose as well. Sans mower of course, but that’s what the bed of the pickup is for. Does the above sound sane, or am I running into the case where buying something to cover two jobs makes them good at neither.
2) I am also interested in a leaf collection system. There is the Kubota option that hangs off the back, but there are also third party options like those from Trac Vac. With the rear PTO, getting one with another motor doesn’t seem like it makes a lot of sense and they do have a rear PTO model made for the BX (854BX) which runs about $2200 with trailer, $1600 without.
a) Any opinions on this rig?
b) I’ve also seen some of them with a built in chipper, but with my past experience with gravity feed chippers hasn’t been all that successful. Would this be another case of “able to do two jobs, but good at neither”? The 854BX does not have a chipper option so the above point may be moot, but I’d like to hear opinions on combination chipper / vacs.
c) If I get it without the trailer and execute on number one above I could build a grass bin for the 4 x 8 trailer and use it. This might be a pretty big rig to pull around the yard to pick up leaves, but I have been known to “mouse hunt with an elephant gun”.
3) I know there have been some past postings on the Kubota system, but I’ll fish for some other opinions as well. Also, could I rig the Kubota system with a “remote hose” for sucking the leaves out of the bushes?
OK, That’s it. Should I head down any of the above paths or get myself fitted for a straight jacket.
-- Rock