Tractor Sizing BX25D ... Is it the machine I need?

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I do find it interesting that you mentioned in other posts that you got rid of a past BX because it stopped too fast and complained about that, and now you feel they don't stop fast enough?

That was over 6 years ago that I owned a BX2350 which stopped abruptly in reverse and thousands of other Kubota owners also complained. Kubota even gave me a $500 adjustment since it was wrong and I did trade it for another BX2660 which was the next series of BXs Kubota manufactured which did not stop that way. I'm just as adamant that this BX25D-1 is wrong because it does not stop when the pedal is released, it keeps rolling. Does your other HST keep rolling when you release the floor pedal?
Why compare these two complaints like they are back to back machines instead of a machine from 6 years ago and I've owned several more HST Kubotas in between these two machines with no similar complaint. I owned a defective model which Kubota admitted was defective and now I can't recognize another defect? What's the correlation there?
People feeling something is acceptable for them still doesn't make it right, it just makes it acceptable for them. If your BX25 keeps rolling when you let off the pedal then it is wrong (because it is the only model of Kubota Hyd that does it) even though you may like it better that way for your purposes but it's still wrong for a hyd transmission in a Kubota tractor to keep rolling when the pedal is released.
I've owned Bs and an L and RTV and a BX2200, BX1500 (2 of them), BX2350, BX2660, BX25 and another BX25D-1. That's 7 BXs and only one of them keeps rolling after releasing the foot pedal plus the L stopped and the three Kubota Fs I've owned and the B2620 and the B7800 and the B3200 all stopped when the foot pedal was/is released. They all operate/operated a bit different and each has a different quirk or two that are part of being tractors and not truck or cars but there are wrongs that are not just quirks and the current BX25D-1 HST that keeps rolling after the foot pedal is released is wrong even though you and I own one, if your also rolls on after you release the foot pedal. Time will tell that Kubota agrees that it's wrong when they fix it and the new BX25Ds will stop like all other Kubota HSTs when the foot pedal is released.

 

[radioman]

Well, I bought my bx24 for mowing and tilling with 2 acres. I'm happy with it after 6 years I think. Love the fact I can switch loader,bh on and off in no time at all. I used a plow for snow clearing where we get a lot of snow and I could never be happier. A snowblower would be great if I had a cab in this windy place, but a plow is better for me where I live. Your mileage may vary. When I switched my mower blades from standard to gator blades this summer, it cuts really much better and it moves more grass out of the chute so I have to keep plastic chute up to disperse more evenly. A bx is sized perfectly for 2 to 5 acres IMHO. I can't imagine using a l series on 2 acres as its too big. I think that once you have the bx on 2. Acres you will see its sized right.

 

[ultrarunner]

Are Gator blades a brand of blade?

 

[Code54]

Oregon makes a blade called a GATOR BLADE -
http://www.oregonproducts.com/pdfs/universal_blades.pdf

There is a video on this site (bottom of home page) for Blount Manufacturing (Oregon) that shows how blades are made
The Gator Mulcher - The best mower replacement blade

I have heard a lot of positive reviews on them in the past but have never used used them.

 

[ultrarunner]

Thanks... a better blade is something I will look into... noticed a big difference when I started buying the heavy-duty blades from my Craftsman mower... they simply last a long time... the standard-duty would easily bend on the back 40.

 

[Code54]

Your welcome! If you get a set sometime let us know what you think.

 

[Lilguy]

Soooo, anyone buy one and trade it in because of its limitations. I have a 30 year old L2250/FEL and a B8200 HST/MMM. A hitch mnt BH on the 2250 is not a good idea in my book. The BX25 seems like a great combo but the BH is something new to me and don't want to wish I'd gone bigger after purchase. 90% mowing 10% earth moving. What's been everyone's experience with the BH? I drove an hour to rent one last week and when I got there the manager shows up and says a tires flat and it ain't going anywhere:irked:. So a waisted day instead of
gaining an educational experience. My local guy has 2 new ones right out of the factory, that I'm going to check for roll on issue but they look beefy enough. Stump and field drain pipe removal and replacement. It is a lawn tractor because the engine/trans/rear end are not one continuos assembly as are my old units. Units mounted to a frame instead.Thanks all.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

It is a lawn tractor because the engine/trans/rear end are not one continuos assembly as are my old units. Units mounted to a frame instead.Thanks all.

It is NOT a lawn tractor which you would know if you owned/used one. If any lawn tractor were operated side by side with the BX25 it would be ludicrous to say the BX25 is a lawn tractor. Totally different animals (machine category). I've owned two and your theory/criteria of what determines a lawn tractor is flawed. It is a SCUT sub compact utility tractor just like the B series is a CUT compact utility tractor and the L series is a tractor which is all defined by the tractor industry and not an individuals flawed one point definition.
Moving on. The BH will dig great in dirt. Has the power and the heft to the machine. It will stutter digging big rocks and stumps which is normal due to it's weight and HP. A bigger heavier higher HP model will dig stronger and carry heavier loads and have better traction. Most Kubotas have more HP than traction. The BX25 can eventually get the stump and rock digging jobs done but it will take more time than a bigger, heavier more HP tractor which cost considerably more money. Let your wallet determine the value of your time.

 

[bcp]

It is a lawn tractor because the engine/trans/rear end are not one continuos assembly as are my old units. Units mounted to a frame instead.

Lawn tractor:

 

[Code54]

Honestly the way it is assembled really works. Whatever you want to call it.....
You very rarely (can't say I think I ever have) heard of any problems with the BX's breaking in ｽ, or having major structural issues. I use mine to remove stumps (see below - this one took a bit over an hour) , dig ditches, buried 150' of 4" line 4' deep without issue. It is not as fast as a Mini Ex or full size how but it does a real good job especially for the size.