Recent content by Tom_H

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    Dune Buggies Don't Make Good Tractors

    Especially when you don't know where to attach the rope (which ought to be a chain): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59X1xKeD5BA Check out the insane videos on the side of the page too.
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    Electrical Demon Exorcism Successful (Hopefully)

    A bit over 2 years ago, I had a Woods BH6000 put on the BX2200. This involved mounting a subframe, replacing the seat, and extending hydraulics on the tractor. Immediately after getting it back, there were all kinds of electrical problems, gauges going haywire, fuses blowing fuel pump not...
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    The Bota Cave

    Batman has the Bat Cave, but I have the Bota Cave. It is home to all my tools, 2 cars, my tractor, and numerous implements, most of which are on dollies. Attached is a photo of 5 implements stacked vertically to save space. Near the bottom is the brush hog on its dolly. Beneath the brush hog...
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    BX2200 Electrical Problem

    Yesterday, when I went to crank, I noticed the glow plugs didn't come on. It still cranked though, but I noticed the fuel and temp. gauges weren't working. Today I checked the fuse, which was blown, and replaced it. Glow plugs worked and it cranked. Gauges didn't work. Turned it off and...
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    BX2200 Hydro Leak at Wheel Hub

    Thanks to schrand and Volfandt who helped me diagnose why my 3ph wasn't lifting: a coupling on the FEL wasn't completely connected. Anyway, I had been trying to figure it out prior to their suggestions and had discovered the tranny fluid level was low. I kept checking the dipstick as I added...
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    BX2200 3ph Not Lifting

    The 3ph is not lifting. I had just put on the FEL, and had had some difficulty getting one pin sleeve aligned. There was also some difficulty getting the FEL to respond to the hydro stick. I checked UDT which was low, and filled it. FEL then worked fine, but 3ph will not lift. I took off...
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    Posthole Digger  PHD to Auger Hub Adapter Needed

    I have a Green PHD with a 1.5" round power head. One of my augers fits, but I have another designed to fit a 2.0" round head. I am looking for a bushing/sleeve spacer type adapter with O.D. of 2.0" and I.D. of 1.5" and 3" length to fill the gap, preferably flanged on top so that it cannot slip...
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    Apparently, American Solutions BX Grapple Now Owned/Built by Gearmore

    For over a year, TBN members have been observing that nobody at American Solutions ever responds to e-mails or phone calls, even though their site and answering service are still active. Gearmore now has a grapple that looks identical to the one on the AmeriSolutions site. They still have the...
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    Which BX FEL Attachment: Grapple or Debris Forks?

    I always have a fair amount of small limbs and litter to move. For a long time, I have wanted an American Solutions Grapple for the FEL (BX2200), but American Solutions has never replied to any of the e-mails or phone messages I have left every now and then over the past year. I do have a...
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    Gearmore: New CUT SCUT Sized Implements

    I was at the Kubota dealer not too long ago and he mentioned that Gearmore now has a Top 'n Tilt kit sized for a BX. As I was browsing their site this weekend, I came across several other items that previously were difficult to find in SCUT sizes: a 3ph rotary trencher, a sifting (rock) FEL...
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    Dealer  Dealers: How has the Economy Affected You & Kubota Corp.

    With all the drama regarding the auto industry, I have been wondering how tough things have been for tractor dealers. With GM shedding four divisions, I have wondered if Kubota (as well as other tractor manufacturers) have been considering slimming down their lineup of models. Any dealers feel...
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    Front-End Loader  Need Idea: FEL TB Caps 2 Not Gouge Garage Pad Taking FEL On/Off

    I posted the following in the Kubota Owning and Operating Forum. I am reposting here, in hopes that others will have ideas to contribute as well. I am posting a link below to the original post, so that all replies can be in the same thread. I keep the BX 2200 and all the implements in the...
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    Need Idea: FEL TB Caps 2 Not Gouge Garage Pad Taking FEL On/Off

    I keep the BX 2200 and all the implements in the garage. If I leave the Markham tooth bar (5 teeth) on the FEL when removing the FEL, it gouges the concrete when removing and also when reattaching, so I take the toothbar off before removing the FEL. (My FEL front edge has to be at 20 degrees...
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    Ongoing BX Electrical Saga

    As I posted previously, after getting the Woods backhoe purchased and mounted, the tractor immediately began blowing the fuse that controlled fuel guage, temp. guage, glow plugs, turn signals, and headlights. New fuses blew instantly. I couldn't find the problem and finally took the BX2200 to...
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    BX2200 Fuel Spill from Tank Vent While on Incline

    While loading the BX2200 on the tilt bed trailer today to bring it home from the dealer, I drove particularly slowly, hoping to take my time and thus pivot and impact the frame more gently. When I dismounted the tractor, I noticed fuel all over the left rear of the trailer bed. I searched high...
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