BX2660 action photos

[bp fick]

These tractors are also good at ripping ***** down. I ripped down a giant play gym, a shed, clothes line poles, giant flag pole, pushed cars around the yard (with locked up wheels),etc...etc...

So, basically, you are just gently breaking it in by varying your rpm, and such. .

 

[Chilly807]

I've got the 60 inch Land Pride cutter for my L3400, and it handles it just fine weight and load wise. I'd say the 48 inch or 42 inch might be a good match for your tractor, check with the dealer and see what they recommend. Mine assured me the 3400 would handle the 60 inch cutter, and I took his word for it. He was right.

The bigger cutter will be ok in light going, but if you get into heavy grass you may want more power. That's been my experience, but as the saying seems to go, "Your mileage may vary"..

Chilly

 

[amg280]

So, basically, you are just gently breaking it in by varying your rpm, and such. .

Precisely....

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

My B3200 has a dent in the front grill from pushing "stuff". I think tree limbs. My BX2660 had a black spot on the hood which I wiped off a couple of days ago to discover under the dirty spot is a small dent in the hood. Was compacting a burn pile of tree limbs. Oh well guess that's part of doing more than just mowing. Keep up the work but remember metal bends.

 

[TripleR]

I personally wouldn't go any bigger than my 48" Land Pride rotary cutter. The tractor handles it well even without FEL though I usually have it on.

These machines can handle a lot, but going beyond recommended sizes can adversely affect safety and handling, but that is a decision we all must make on our own.

While I have a Land Pride, King Kutter, Bush Hog and others make good machines. I would get one with a slip clutch.

 

[LBrown59]

Thanks!

1*The R4 tires are good in the muck, until the treads load up with mudd, then forget about it. I had to use the loader to push me out. The less weight you have on it, the less chance you will get stuck. I went over that same spot without the ballast box and it went through fine.
2*The 48" at TSC I believe is a KingKutter. Maybe I could bargain with them for one thats been sitting in the rain for the last year. What is the general consensus for "safe" max width for a bush hog?
The RFM I think might get pretty beat up in our back field. Its not all smooth, with many ruts. I also like the ability to run over small trees and sticks, etc.
The BXpanded forks are great! They really are top quality, fit and finish wise. My only gripe is that they put the weight so far forward, you are limited to a lesser weight than the loader can actually handle.
3*you NEED a ballast, even for the most minute load. Trust me! I love my BX.

1*Raceing slicks don't make good tractor tires.
2*Don't go over a 48''.
3*True with or without forks.

 

[Chilly807]

Even for light duty cutting, there's still a lot of weight hanging off the lift arms. My 60" mower weighs just about 600 lbs, it can give the tractor a decent bounce going over rough ground.

I have the slip clutch, and I sometimes wish I had the shear bolt instead. One thing about the shear bolt, it ALWAYS works. There's no adjustment, no wondering if the plates are stuck together, etc.

Chilly

 

[amg280]

My B3200 has a dent in the front grill from pushing "stuff". I think tree limbs. My BX2660 had a black spot on the hood which I wiped off a couple of days ago to discover under the dirty spot is a small dent in the hood. Was compacting a burn pile of tree limbs. Oh well guess that's part of doing more than just mowing. Keep up the work but remember metal bends.

I do have the front grille guard. I find that very sturdy when pushing things with a careful eye. My hood is full of dents, but came that way from the factory. If you look closely, underneath the hood, the dent is usually from a weld. I just figure its a tractor, its not going to be perfect.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I do have the front grille guard. I find that very sturdy when pushing things with a careful eye. My hood is full of dents, but came that way from the factory. If you look closely, underneath the hood, the dent is usually from a weld. I just figure its a tractor, its not going to be perfect.

I also have the grill guard but the end of a tree limb must have came through straight on and dented the wire mesh grill. My hood had no dents from the factory. I did it myself. Trees are very flexible and sometimes their response to a push is to bend and then fight back with a return jab at the body metal instead of the steel bucket. They also can and do respond with a good whack to the head of the operator. The ROPS sometimes helps them (trees) by grabbing hold of a living tree limb then giving up the hold to let it whack the operator to keep them on their toes or knocked to the ground.

 

[amg280]

Since that last pic of my tractor buried in mud was probably disturbing to alot of you on this board, I post you this....I freshly cleaned tractor