Kubuto BX1880

[jeff9366]

Knowing what area of the country you live might increase the utility of the advice for snowfall removal.

It fit difficult, sometimes impossible, to post solid information without knowing where the OP will operate the tractor.

Here are reasons for wanting OP's location.

ALTIITUDE - Tractors lose 3% of engine power output for every 1,000' altitude increase, over 1,500' Sometimes twenty posts will be made advising on tractor horsepower, then we find OP is a 6,500 feet altitude and is considering a low power, naturally aspirated tractor.

WEATHER - ESPECIALLY SNOW - Blowing snow and mowing are the two tasks that require considerable engine power. If we know an OP is in Buffalo, NY rather than Key West, FL snow needs are apparent.

WEATHER - Large swathes of the country have a continental climate, four seasons, with great temperature variations between winters and summers.
Areas near the coast have varying maritime climates.

PRICING - Tractor and implement pricing and dealer service pricing varies a great deal. Lowest prices are usually in the south. Prices along the west coast and in the northeast are usually highest.

Some states exempt agriculture and forestry equipment from state sales taxes. Florida is one example of liberal ag sales tax exemptions.

IMPLEMENTS - Availability of implements brands are regional, not national. ie: CountyLine, Rural King, etc.

SOIL AND GROWING SEASON - Whether game food plots or market crops, soil and length of growing season(s) in important. Soil type influences tire selection.

USED TRACTORS - When the OP posts a location, OP is often referred to good used tractors nearby or provided local tractor listings from Craig's List, eBay, TractorHouse, Machinery Peter or other sites.

Everyone on T-B-N has a screen name, as anonymous as they like. Any other profile information is contributed voluntarily, such as age and tractor brand/model. Relative to the massive data heists reported so often, with names, address, Social Security and credit card numbers stolen, this site is nearly anonymous.

 

[Williy]

The 1880 is more like a riding lawn mower

willy

 

[JohnN99]

Thanks to everyone for the replies and suggestions. I'm just outside of Richmond, Virginia. When I first moved to my current house 12 years ago, I had a basic John Deere riding mower (I think it was a D100). I bought a snow blade for it and was able to clear the driveway as long as it was only a few inches. Anything more than that and I would get stuck on the hill. (See attached pictures).

You can't see it on the pictures but there is also a fence around 3 sides of the property with about an 8 foot mulch bed in front of the fence all the way around. My main concern is the hill in the front of the house and the risk of the BX1880 tipping over when carrying mulch. Perhaps I should keep the X300 also and just dump the mulch in a tow behind cart.

 

[dodge man]

I owned a Kubota BX for 10 years, a BX2350. It’s a slightly larger version of what you are looking at. About 4 years ago I traded for a John Deere 2025r, which is bigger than a Kubota BX but not a lot bigger.

My driveway is paved and 600 feet long. With the BX and my JD 2025r I use a rear blade to plow and the end loader. In my opinion for snow much more than a few inches the BX is to small to plow with. The JD does a better job because it has higher ground speed, weighs more and I have a bigger heavier blade on it. I had a walk behind snow blower for years and got rid of it because I never used it after I got a tractor. I always thought snow blowers weren’t very good with small snow falls but were great in deep snows.

Have you thought about a slightly bigger tractor? Kubota makes some compact tractors that are solid. I liked my BX, great little tractors but take a look at something a little bigger a compact tractor instead of a subcompact. They can seem too big but once you get used to it they don’t seem that way.

Nice looking place!

 

[2manyrocks]

If you don't have a digital level, I suggest you install a clinometer on your phone to measure the actual slope. Lay a long straight edge down like a 2x4x8...measure the actual slope with the app.

There's a huge difference between the traction of 4x4 on a subcompact vs 2wd on a garden/lawn tractor.

5 cubic feet bucket vs 1.7 feet dump trailer doesn't begin to tell the story of how much more efficient and labor saving it is to move material with a front end loader. Think about not having to shovel mulch into a dump trailer over and over again.

Diesel engine performance and durability is outstanding.

HST will allow you to slow down to a crawl if needed. Going fast on a slope is not a good idea.

BX1880 should come with a ROPS.

dodge man has a good point to consider larger options in light of his own personal experience.

 

[dj1701]

I have the BX2680. It's great for mowing and does a great job of plowing snow. Like anything it has its limitations. I can't speak for loader capacity or snowblower performance because I have a big JD for those things.

I believe the BX1880 would be a nice tractor, but I also believe you would soon outgrow it once you find how handy they are. I understand cost is a factor, but so is long term satisfaction. Just my two cents.

Dave

 

[2manyrocks]

I don't know how you transport mulch to your house, but I will add this for your consideration. The bucket on my L2501 is roughly the same width as my truck bed. I can unload gravel from the truck bed into my bucket using this HF truck bed unloader without any shoveling. 2000 lb. Capacity Truck Bed Cargo Unloader I just position the bucket under the tail gate and roll the gravel right into the bucket. Super easy. Would make handling mulch way easier than having to shovel it.

After you use a front end loader, you won't voluntarily go back to shoveling.

As for cost, diesel tractors aren't like lawn mowers that wear out after 7-10 years. I would expect 20 plus years of service. If you buy a tractor that is appropriate to your needs, you will be able to do things with it that you couldn't do without it and get it all done much faster. When you look at the cost over a period of 20 years, the cost difference in going with a larger tractor won't be that much relatively speaking, but saves you money if you avoid buying something too small and taking a loss on wanting to trade for something larger later on.

 

[jeff9366]

I'm just outside of Richmond, Virginia. When

Please make your LOCATION part of your T-B-N PROFILE, so your location appears with every post you author.

All but one of your responders show their location.

 

[tractor-mower project 1]

Please make your LOCATION part of your T-B-N PROFILE, so your location appears with every post you author.

All but one of your responders show their location.

jeff, if the poster doesnt wish to post his location on his profile, then i doubt you'll persuade him otherwise, and its very understandable as if you delete a thread, then your location is hidden again

 

[jeff9366]

If the poster doesnt wish to post his location on his profile, then i doubt you'll persuade him otherwise. If you delete a thread, then your location is hidden again

You are confusing THREAD data and PROFLE date. Data entered into one's profile remains there, unchanged until altered by the writer later.


The OP has figured how to enter his Powhaten, Virginia location permanently into his T-B-N PROFILE.