Recent content by botalvr

After doing all the maintenance on my deck, sharpened blades, etc. There was a vibration. I just thought my blade sharpener made one unbalanced during the lateest sharpening. While mowing (a total of about 20 minutes), all of a sudden there was a very bad noise, so I immediately shut down the...

Anyone have one of those drum looking tanks on legs to store fuel in? I am tired of fetching diesel from the farm co-op and am thinking about getting myself one of these things. I have seen most of them with what I assume to be water filters, and wondered if you buy them or rent them or if...

I searched all the threads and still can't find a mention of my experience trying to level the deck, and the manual is confusing. What I am experiencing is that when I lower the deck to my mowing height, it lowers, then the right side lowers more after the left reaches it's limit. Never noticed...

Anyone else have trouble sharping these darned things? I am OK with regualr blades, but these things have a hump surface that gives me fits? Hand grinder? I know I am tired of paying my local sharpening shop $24 each time I get them done, what with a new set at $55. Of course buying a new set...

BX2200 60\" MMM I just noticed this weekend that my deck when lowering it seems to be a bit uneven, in that before it reaches the final drop position, I notice that the left edge of it lowers a bit more that the right during the lowering itself. (a bit crooked in otherwords) When I placed it...

I am pondering a landscape rake for my BX2200, I had a good dealer (hard to find in these parts) tell me that in this area all it will do is ball up dirt and little else. In general, is it a good thing to have? I have some freshly filled in areas that I thought it would help level and remove...

Hi all. Hopefully not too far off topic, as I will be using my tractor for some of this one: I am considering a new spa which will weigh in excess of 4000 lbs. I want to build it myself, but am unsure of the details of the support to the deck/platform on which it will sit. It will be 8'x8' in...

I don't know much about hydraulics, but would a BX2200 be a suitable host for a three point hitch driven splitter? A guy down the street from me has one for sale, and since I don't want to pop $1000+ for one down at TSC, I wondered of anyone has any knowledge of doing this with a BX. Thanks

Just put on my cruise control (nice instructions from Kubota by the way - always good to use your prototype parts for your manuals) And while nothing quite equals the joy of the new lever on my BX, has anyone else noticed that you can't quite set it for the full pedal travel limit? Meaning that...

I am going to buy a toothbar and wondered if anyone has a compelling reason why I should pay more for the Woods product rather than the Markham welding unit. They look very similar, and I have been very impressed with my Woods box blade, but there is almost $100 difference, which I will...

I am going to change back to super udt, and my concern is that I will have some of the fluid I am using now remaining in the FEL. Is there any way I can completely drain everthing out before refilling with the right stuff? Thanks!

Has anyone discovered the limit on how much extra power would be available on a BX2200 without upgrading the alternator? I have already upgraded the headlights to the Blazers 50watt bulbs, and want to add some small clearance lights to shine on the edges of the deck, but I don't want to...

And comfy too!

Anyone upgrade/replace the stock lights with brighter bulbs? Been searching the net, seen alot of LED bulbs, some halogens, all claiming to be much brighter than stock 1157's (or whatever's in there, I assume that it's a 1156/57 type). Since it is getting dark earlier and earlier here, I will...

Anyone else experience a worn looking belt after 400+ hours? Seems a bit too soon to me. Of course this could be my excuse to add the alternator upgrade and some 747 landing lights!