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The collective opinions I've found here have never let me down in the past. Now I will see if this applies to footwear. What's the go-to make and model of footwear that would meet my personal hang-ups, which are: I put my boots on in the morning and I take them off at night. I can't stand...

Mine finally cracked after 18 years. I should probably reread this thread.

Yeah, I know it will be pricey, but even if it's all under, say, $3000, I'm still way ahead, IMO. This tractor will have no problem lasting another 20 years if I want it to. But, I could also consider looking into what I could get for selling it, and then put that toward a new one.

It's crazy to me that I can go back on this forum and see my posts about tractor researching, as well as posting when I finally got my first real tractor, and now here it is on present day, where that tractor is pushing 20 years old now. But, enough of the preamble. I have an almost-20 year...

I like that. I have some big logging chain that I will take along for this purpose. Thank you.

I picked up new cargo trailer this week, and I'll be going no a ~2,000 mile trek with it next month. I stopped at Lowe's yesterday to look at locks and what not, but didn't really like anything they had, if for no other reason, there wasn't a kit where the coupler and hitch pin locks would use...

What's a med card?

This is great info. Thank you for this! My exact situation is that it's a combined GVWR of 26,600 between my truck (11,600) and trailer (15,000), and it's all for a non-profit Christian ministry situation, 100% volunteer. Now all I have to do is figure out how to actually get my license to...

Thanks y'all. Sounds like it's: If combined weight < 26,001 and trailer weight > 10,000, Class A CDL I suspect I won't be able to get a class A CDL by Saturday. Oops.

I'm trying to determine if I can legally tow a trailer in PA. This is the document that I am apparently not smart enough to parse. https://www.dot.state.pa.us/public/DVSPubsForms/BDL/BDL%20Fact%20Sheets/FS-NCAB.pdf I have a 2016 Silverado 3500 SRW. The trailer that I'd be towing has weight...

The backhoe is from 1998, just for the record. Two sticks in one hand is totally doable with this machine. It just gets a little awkward when I need two sticks in the same hand to go opposite directions.

After many years of using a Kubota backhoe (BX24), I got a second backhoe, a Case 580. The Case uses four sticks and two foot pedals. I've had the Case for about a year now, and even after lots of usage, I just can't get into this four stick configuration. The four-direction, two-stick...

I love the spectacle of the hot shot haulers I see on the road. There's something quite satisfying about seeing a "one ton" truck hauling three or four other vehicles. Man, light duty pickup trucks sure have come a long way. But, it makes me wonder why it is that I never see these "civilian"...

Is there any such thing as non-liquid ballast being used, such as sand?

Lots of cleaning, and so far so good. I love that.

I need an aspirin after listening to that guy for 15 minutes. It's like the old Fed Ex commercials, but at least those were only 30 seconds long.

This is craziness that these little things can crank engines.

Based on observation of myself, not necessarily a deliberately and consciously chosen principle, it seems that I have a belief that anything worth owning is worth having more than one of. My wife and I realized at one point that the number of things we have multiples of felt a bit ridiculous...

It's been a while since I've purchased something like the "jump and carry," a portable battery pack for jump starting cars and what not. It appears that in this era, there are tiny jump starters, small enough to fit in console of a truck and are USB-rechargeable. I'm skeptical of anything I...

Brilliant stuff, JWR. Oddly, I'm pretty sure we still have IV bags around my house from when my wife ran a ferret shelter in the 90s, so I'll use a literal IV bag just for the fun of it. Thanks!

Not much has changed from teenage years. Gotta clean the screen.

I have a BX that recently started running a bit choppy and sputtering after using it for 10-15 minutes. After a bit of poking around, I determined a blockage of some sort exists either in the fuel tank or the line coming off the tank, prior to the first fuel filter. When I disconnected the...

You are my doppelganger. How'd this turn out for you, Pszotak? I just posted basically the same situation. I've also been blowing air up the line, watching that slow dribble turn into a nice flow. It gets old. I ordered one of these today and am hopeful I can see what's up, because getting...

Good stuff, y'all. I ordered an endoscopic camera. Thanks. After I use it to see and verify that I get the obstruction out, I'm going to stick it down a hornets' nest.

I have a BX24 that seems to have something in the fuel tank. Any clever ideas as far as how to get something out of the tank, short of going through what looks like the undesirable task of removing the tank? I guess I could roll the tractor over, but that doesn't seem good. For those who are...

Thank you. I was eyeing that up, but in the service manual, that's the pressure relief valve. In my mind, that's there in situations of "Oof, oil pressure is too high, so this will open and let the oil relieve its pressure there," like the relief valves on hydraulics. No? Either way, I'll...

Another good resource for items to purchase or be inspired by are accessories that are targeted for wheelchairs.

Y'all. My 1998 Case 580 Super L has low oil pressure at idle. From things I've found elsewhere, this seems not too uncommon, and I read about it can often be a simple fix of cleaning gunk out of the oil pressure regulator. What I haven't been able to find, however, is where exactly that is...

Had the same issue and searched in this forum and found my old thread. Hey, future RayCo, if this happens again in 2025, also check for obstructions from the fuel tank. Yes, it did seem like a bit of an effort to remove the tank, so known that in 2023 you just blew air up the fuel line before...

I appreciate the advice and encouragement. Thank y'all.

One of the cylinders that swings my backhoe started spraying hydraulic fluid today out the end of the (forgive my ignorance on terminology) of the cylinder case where the ram comes in and out. In my brief glance, I thought, "Hmm, perhaps this is a cap on the end of the case that comes off and...

No, I believe it's a swing lock. The boom is locked upright by a large locking latch that's controlled with released with a rudimentary foot pedal.

Turns out there is a boom swing lock pin that I found inside the cab after removing the crap the previous owner had. Some good info in this thread though that I can use to understand things beyond just using a pin to mask the fundamental problem.

Yeah, this thing swings on its own way too much, so I guess it's been a while since the hydraulics were freshened. I don't want to know what that'll cost. I'm out of my league here after so many years of just taking care of a cute little subcompact TLB.

After 15 years of having a little Kubota BX, I recently got a second backhoe, a Case 580 Super L. My assumption or hope is that there exists a pin of some sorts that can be dropped into the backhoe in its parked position to lock it in place, preventing any sideways drift. On my little Kubota...

Turns out that I should read the manual and/or used novice knowledge to seek out a bleeder valve. New fuel filters AND bleeding air out of the line made it great again. Why is it so common to overlook the simple things?

I have a BX24 with about 1200 hours on it, and it recently won't stay running. It seems to be behaving as though it's struggling to get fuel. Did the obvious, and swapped out both fuel filters. The electric fuel pump SOUNDS normal and seems to be operating just fine. Is there, perhaps, a...

In my approximate 26 years of adulthood, I've owned about 35 road vehicles, 6 garden tractors, and one TLB. Of those, the TLB, which is Kubota BX24 that I bought new in 2007, is the only one THAT JUST DOESN'T EVER BREAK OR FAIL. Seriously, it's amazing. It does more work and is asked more of...

Hopefully this is just a matter of a dead battery, although I've been using the tractor daily for months without any signs of a weakening battery. Battery is four years old. But, here's the issue. When I turn the key to the on position, the hour meter flashes symbols. Also, the fuel pump...

My trailer is too uninteresting to post, as it's just a single axle 5.5ﾗ10 landscape trailer, but I do like my truck. In 2015, I bought a brand new middle-of-the-road Silverado 1500, first time I ever bought a new vehicle after owning about 30 used ones. I had it for exactly one year, before I...

A few questions here regarding a post hole digger to go on a Kubota BX24 (subcompact w/o any quick-attach, front or rear): Is it true that a 3pt PHD is frustrating and ineffective because of the lack of down pressure on a 3pt system? Does a PHD that would go in place of my loader bucket exist...

My brake pedal on my BX24 no longer springs back up on its own when I release it, so I've been manually pulling it up. Yesterday I decided to look at it, will confess that I never previously noticed the brake pedal adjustment step for the "every 100 hours" service. So, I'd never touched it...

Hi all. I need to run an underground water line, and there's a part I'm not sure about. Where the water will come out of my house is above ground level. I have a walkout basement, and the only part that's underground isn't really accessible for running water lines outside. I can run the...

Does anyone know if there's a formula of some sort where I can determine how far I can run a water line before losing all water pressure? I want to install two outdoor hydrants. The run to the first one is about 110 feet from my pressure tank in my basement, and it's about a 12' increase in...

Step 1. Jack and pull shed onto small landscape trailer. Step 2. Take shed over to the driveway and use an Impala SS to pull the shed up onto the rails of the trailer. Step 3. Ready to go. Step 4. Made the 30 mile trip without issue or getting arrested. Step 5. Unload it. This was...

If you were going to buy a trailer, at what point do you decide to put out the extra money for a gooseneck? I'm looking to buy a 14k trailer, which is more than what I need for the tractors and cars that I'll transport. But, I'd like to have the option of transporting a friend's tractory...

Hi forum, One of this season's projects is to build some material bays in a hillside next to my driveway. I have the perfect steep slope on the correct side of my driveway, such that I can dig out an area, pour concrete right up to the edge of the driveway, and then build three walls (tapered...

A few years ago, I had five different tractors, which were a 90'ish Deere lawn a few older garden tractors, and a Kubota TLB. In order to simplify life, I got rid of the garden tractors and just kept the Kubota for projects and the Deere for ordinary grass cutting. This Deere tractor is...

Hi TBN. I have these flood lights above my garage, and I want to replace them with an area light, something which will hopefully non-directionally illuminate the parking area in my driveway. The light is two stories high, and the parking area in front of my garage is about 40'x50'. Any...

Yesterday, a friend stopped by to pick up some old baby car seats from us. When trying to leave, she got stuck in our driveway, which starts out as a 300' uphill climb, and it had snowed overnight. I realized that I was officially itching for spring again, when I found myself get excited and...

I finished my first rough draft of my microrange yesterday, and just gave it a quick test run today during my lunch break. It was pretty cool being able to just step outside and shoot in my back yard. :thumbsup: There's still a good deal of work and refinement to be done, but it's at least...

For a long time, I've wanted to get a couple of goats. And now I'm ready to start researching what is involved in goat ownership, and whether or not it is something that would fit into my life. It seems that most of the goat talk I find online is geared toward the utility uses and/or breeding...

The front tires on the BX tractors are a source of frustration for many, I do believe. I know that I've had my share of problems. I replaced one of the junky factory tires with a Carlisle, and that's been good. For the other tire, I put a tube in it about a year ago. That was good until...

Does anyone here have a shooting range on his back yard? If so, I'd love to see pictures, hear stories, read advice, etc. I tackled step one of this project, and that was buy-in from my wife. So, step two is to start absorbing experiences or wish-I'd-thought-ofs that anyone else may have to...

Just posting a reference picture of what a Dynahoe 490 looks like. I want one.

So, an organization that I belong to is aiming to buy a used backhoe that they've found somewhere nearby. It's a 1990 Dynahoe 490, and the asking price is $10,000, with reason to believe that the seller will take as little as $7,000. Having no additional knowledge or information about the...

On a BX24: Every time I see the sticker on my backhoe stabilizer that says something along the lines of "It is possible to hit the stabilizer with the backhoe boom," I scratch my head. It doesn't seem any more possible to hit a stabilizer with the backhoe than it does with the loader. What's...

Gas purchased December, 2008: Gas purchased today:

I just came across this thread, which is another one that I never posted a follow-up on. This truck is back on the road, and has been for a year or two now. I sold it to my brother for $1. A short time after that, he found a 93 Dakota (this crushed one is a 95) with a bad transmission. We...

Hey, thanks. Yeah, weight wise, it wasn't bad, although probably technically over the limit of my 1500# trailer, which is not a massless trailer. It was light enough for my tractor to lift half of it, so it had to be under 1500#, actually. Last photo:

This is an old thread, that I realized I never updated. I wound up transporting a 10x10 shed about 30 miles on my 5.5x10 landscape trailer. Feel free to scold me! With the siding stripped off: Pulling it on with the help of a couple of highlift jacks and a Craftsman FF20 Pulled it around...

Just got 30 gallons at this price. In the absolute sense, this should not please me, but in a relative sense it does.

I'm curious if anyone has discovered or created a clever way of storing ratchet straps, such that you can easily grab some and easily put them back without having to worry about disturbing the other straps that you didn't use. The picture attached shows the box that I tote my straps around in...

Well, as it turns out, the 8.1 turned out to be a much better deal and a better truck in other aspects, so I bought it today. :thumbsup: This was not meant to "dis" the advice here! Thank you again to everyone for the opinions. Picture below:

There are two trucks that I'm looking at, as I consider whether or not to buy a truck at all, and one has the 6.0 and the other has the 8.1L. Otherwise, the trucks are pretty much the same, one's a 2004 and the other's a 2005, both four doors with an 8' bed, and around the same mileage. The...

I saw this truck in a Wal-mart parking lot today, which is one heck of a truck for running errands. What I find most interesting is the swap to single wheels in the rear. I'd wonder if the guy carries two separate spares, although I can't imagine him whipping out a bumper jack and swapping a...

Last weekend, I rented a moving truck, which was based on a late model 1 ton GMC van. The turn signal in this truck was a very bizarre sound, in that I felt like I was playing Pong on an old Atari or something. For anyone who has a late model GM, is this the normal sound, or is it that this...

So, in spite of putting winter additives into my diesel fuel, I had some gelling problems last weekend. Granted, it was the coldest that it'd been in PA in my whole lifetime, I'd say, so it wasn't too shocking. But, it got me wondering, home heating oil must have some sort of additive to...

For about the fifth time so far this winter, I spent most of the day removing snow from my driveway, :thumbsup:, with my BX24. Traction is acceptable with the R4 tires, but steering is another story. Would chains on the front wheels help considerably in steering? I only have experience with...

Oddly, I was sad when the BX25 came out, because I knew that it meant I'd never have a diecast BX24. I figured that there was always a chance that they'd update that from the BX22, but sadly, no. I have one on my desk at work that I play with, along with an excavator. One of these days, I'll...

Last night I went out to start my tractor, which has been sitting outside because of garage clutter, and I noticed that the usual sound of the fuel pump wasn't heard when I had the key in the on position before starting it. So, basically, it started and ran until it was out of fuel on the other...

There is an area on my property where I want to put in some material bays. Is there anything that I need to know about the concrete that I should use as the floors in these bays? How thick? Reinforced? The bays will often have just mulch, but we do also get 2a stone delivered once a year or...

If you choose to sell it, I'll tell my brother. He apparently likes fixing tree-damaged vehicles. This is his truck, which I sold to him for $1 after I pulled the tree off it. Before: This is kinda the after picture. The truck is all finished and my brother's been driving it for a year or...

I got some flipover stabilizer pads for my BX24 now that I got my driveway paved, and I'm just not certain that I have them on right. When the soft side is out, they seem right, but the angle for the hard side just doesn't make sense to me. See attached photos. Can anyone tell me if this are...

I just got my driveway paved this week, but I still have lots of work to do inside a circle of my driveway that will involve the backhoe. I learned that I can get replacement pads for my backhoe that are the flip-over style with soft pads on one side. So, that's good for the stabilizers. But...

To the you-plural of this group, If you have a snowblower for a BX24 (or 22, 23, 25), would you share the price he paid for it, and whether you bought it new or used, if you don't mind? Also, is it powered hydraulically or by some front PTO output? Thanks.

Hi all, I noticed today that my differential lock pedal on my BX24 felt as though it was attached to nothing but a spring. So, I popped off the wheel to take a look, and it appears that some linkage is missing. Would anyone happen to have a parts diagram or parts number of the missing...

I'd say 6-8 weeks ago, there was a thread about HSTs and the topic of the whine was mentioned, as is often the case. Someone gave a nice, brief explanation of the internal design that causes HSTs to whine. I cannot find this post, and was wondering if anyone else has it or can recall such an...

I've noticed that over the past few days that the parking brake on my BX24 will sometimes disengage between the time I park it and the next time I return to the tractor. It seems that the pedal is extra sensitive lately, and if a grasshopper hops onto the pedal, it's enough to make the pedal...

The tires that come on a BX24 suck. That's all I can conclude. After getting flats all the time, I put tubes in the front tires. One of the tubes went flat the other day (which I think was my fault from the tube installation, so I take the blame for that), so I said screw it and went and...

I figured I'd share this as something else to factor in for anyone thumb shopping. I have a Wallenstein thumb on my BX24. I've had it for just about all of the three years that I've had my tractor. I'm not sure exactly when or how this happened, but as of recently, I cannot use one of the...

I'm not aware of any forums elsewhere on the WWW that are more geared toward this, so please feel free to direct me somewhere more appropriate if this is too off-topic. I've lately found the need to construct a few things around the house. My four year old daughter now has a little tractor and...

The manual for the BX24 states that the front axle holds 5 quarts of gear oil. This didn't seem possible, but I got 5 quarts anyway. At about the 3rd quart, it started overflowing. Is the manual wrong here, or is there something I'm not getting? I drained the old oil out of both drain plugs...

My BX24 has started to no longer run perfectly. The engine starts running as though it is starving for fuel, usually when it's under a load such as driving into a pile of dirt, but not always. It seems that it also happens when I'm on a slope, sideways. I'm not talking about the normal...

I've wondered this before, so now I'll ask. Is there some usability reason that no trailers have casters up front (perhaps a single one on the tow bar/tongue/term of choice) to help keep tongue weight off the tow vehicle? What reminded me of this was this trailer that I came across. (Attached...

Perhaps someone can explain this to me, since it has happened many, many times, and I cannot figure out why. I sometimes need to order various materials such as sand, screenings, mulch, wood chips, 2a stone, etc. Some of these things are often sold by volume where as others are sold by weight...

Hi all. I'll be digging out a small pond for my wife and her future fish in the upcoming week or two, and part of the process of building this pond will include putting in a pump. Does anyone have any good or bad experiences with any particular brands, types, or other aspects of pond pumps...

I cannot think of the name of the thing you can put in the bed of a pickup that allows you to roll loose material out of the bed. It's nothing fancy, just some sort of flexible material that rests in the bed under your material, and it conveyors the material out as you turn a crank. Can anyone...

Yesterday while driving down a road, I saw someone transporting an L series Kubota tractor on a trailer. The tractor had no implement on the back and a loader up front. The loader was up in the air as high as it could go. Is it just me, or does this seem like a very insane way of transporting...

OK, perhaps this is a bit off topic here. My daughter will be turning four this summer, and one of the things she wants for her birthday is a tractor or utility vehicle of some kind. I'm talking about the ones made for little kids that run on batteries. She has a little Cub Cadet tractor that...

Where I live, the only flat area on my property is my garage. So, I always need to plan out my tractor traveling based on what hills I'll encounter and what kind of loads I have. There have been a few times that I've been going through an area slowly and found myself on three wheels. What...

Last night I was digging on a hillside with my backhoe, but used the stabilizers to level out the tractor so that I could try to create a level bottom hole. As I was digging, I found myself wondering if such a thing is possible with excavators. Since they don't have stabilizers, are you stuck...

I'm wondering what people use to mark the areas that you need to dig out with a backhoe. I need to dig out an 11' square area about 12" deep, and what I'd typically do is paint lines on the ground to do something like this. But, inevitably, the lines get covered or obscured in some other way...

About one acre of my property is grass, and that is all surrounded by woods, mostly tulip poplar trees. So, needless to say, there is constantly debris in my yard. For the most part, I just toss the sticks and things I find into the woods whenever I'm outside walking around. But the seed pods...

First, nice pictures and nice flat spot! I'm not sure what your second sentence means. As far as starting by digging into the hill down to where the flat spot should be, I understand. But what are you doing with the loader then? I'm inserting a bad drawing here. This is what my slope looked...

Hi there. Most of my property is sloped, and I had a need to create a flat area for a gazebo and some decorative vegetation. The area I needed to flatten would be approximately a 16' diameter circle, where the drop in height from top to bottom is about 2'. The approach I took to do this was...

Hi. In a description of a tractor engine, such as this one, Honda V-Twin Horizontal OHV Engine with Electric Start &#151; 670cc, GX Series, 1 1/8in. x 3.54in. Shaft, Model# GX670RTDW | 670cc | Northern Tool + Equipment the specs indicate that has a bolt circle of 5, 6.5, 7.75. Can anyone...

I'm thinking about putting a King Kutter landscape rake on my Christmas list, but I came across this comment about it (below). I don't really give it much credence, considering the person who wrote it doesn't come off as the most intelligent person around. But, it still made me pause to ask...

I've never seen this type of trailer connection before. Does anyone know what it's called and when/why one would use it? http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=305126&stc=1&d=1236732351 (Please refrain from political commentary, since I'd rather the thread be open at least long...

I love it! Coincidentally, when I got home from work today, my 3 year old daughter said something like, "Daddy, I want to go on the tractor into the woods and dig holes with you." These are the pictures I took: and Her first hole. :D

I seem to have broken some linkage (I'm hoping that's all) for my differential lock pedal on my BX24. The pedal just freely travels up and down now without actually locking the differential. So, I'm assuming some part of the linkage broke off, or perhaps I just lost a cotter pin. Didn't...

In the attached photo, I'm pointing to a bracket that is on the back of my BX24. There's one on each side. What are these for? They look like good tie-down points for transporting, but is that what they're there for? Thanks

Not that it's a GT, but it's also not Photoshopped.

I felt like posting another picture. This the thumb being used to pull a tree out of the ground. I got home from work on a windy day, and there was a 40 foot tree lying across my driveway. Luckily, it was about 400 feet from the house. Sure, I could have just gotten out the chainsaw, but it...

This was the first thing I got for my BX, and it's been well worth the $400. I have endless piles of dead trees on my property from new construction (6 years ago now :rolleyes:), so I've used it countless times. It's also especially helpful for loading logs into my trailer to tote to my...

Hi group. I want to stop on the way home from work today to pick up a hex key socket or a set of them so that I have one that is large enough for the bolts that hold the grill guard on the BX tractors. Does anyone know the size of those bolts offhand, or at least know if they're either SAE or...

What type of oil is supposed to be used in the front axle of a BX? I have not been able to find a specific designation in my owner's manual? I imagine that I can use motor oil if I like, but I'm wondering if Kubota has a specific recommendation somewhere that I just haven't been able to find...

I noticed last night that the hose clamp holding the SMV sign bracket on my backhoe broke and the bracket's somewhere on my property. So, I want to pick up a new bracket. Is it a safe assumption that there's nothing special about this bracket, and I should be able to stop at Tractor Supply on...

I've observed something and that is that at least 1 out of every 4 2000-2002 Chevy truck I see has one of its little daytime running lights burnt out. For the owners of this era of truck (the best looking ones, in my opinion), are y'all replacing these bulbs every two weeks or something?

Hi group. Just a question of curiosity that I'm asking for someone else. Does anyone know the approximate cost of the Kubota tiller made for the BX tractors? (Not looking for other brands, just wondering the cost of this specific tiller, model B40C.) Thanks

This is what I used before I got my BX. Second winter with it, and still no snow removal needed yet. :(

Hmmm. Here's how mine came.

I came across this picture tonight on an Ebay ad. My tractor didn't come with a box like this for the 3pt pieces. My 3pt was just in the loader. Should I have gotten one of these, or is this something I can get?

Here is something that I've wondered, similarly. Those ZTR mowers have two big sticks that you use to control them. Why? It seems like a waste of a hand if you need both. I'd like to see something like this crude drawing I did that could be held with just one hand. (This assumes that a true...

How on earth does one create a flat (horizontal from side to side) trail on the side of a hill? :confused: It was this post that really got me wondering. I have loads of areas on my property where I'd like to do this, but, well, without being able to tilt my loader from side to side, I can't...

Hi group. This a picture of the front of my house: I have plans to move that hill about 16 feet to the right so that it starts nearer to the end of the house. Before doing this, I'd like to block off the area that is under the porch, currently exposed. Considering whatever I use to wall...

What's the story with driving a tractor on the road and the liability issue if you're in a collision? Say you're driving a Case 580 on the road you live on, and someone rear-ends you. Who's liable? Does this vary by state? Does it depend on the type of ownership of the machine (business vs...

Excellent!! I'm and Olds guy myself, although my interest in cars dropped significantly once I owned a home and tractors and things... But, here's my Oldsmobile. Being born in 1975, I've always been into the 80's GM cars, so other than a Grand National, this is pretty much the ultimate car...

I first went to a "Target" store on 3/31/2004. I was very pleased when I saw their express lane sign: Then, I went back about two years later, and this is what I saw. :( Trying to explain to someone why it's "fewer" instead of "less" is just a futile exercise. :rolleyes:

I have four acres, and the only flat areas on my property are the floors in my house. I try to do most of my digging uphill (tractor facing downhill, but I'm facing uphill while spun around, of course) whenever possible. When I'm digging downhill, it's just too easy to pick up the front end of...

Although, I can't explain exactly how this happened, I wound up jumping off my tractor yesterday and running inside to see where my face was bleeding. I was backing up while moving some debris around, and as I stopped and turned my head around to go forward, I got smacked in the face by a 2"...

So, I was clearing some brush in my backyard the other day and I bumped into one of my 15,000 stumps in my property. It was about 8" in diameter and just a few inches above the surface of the ground. So, no big deal, I turned around and started digging with my BX24. Three days later, I have a...

Come September, I'll be removing all the existing "grass" in my front yard, spreading a few inches of topsoil, and planting all new seed. The contour of my yard is fine as is the current height. So, ideally, I'll strip off three inches of the existing earth and replace it with three inches of...

Another issue with burying stumps is the rotting that happens underground and the sinkholes that are created. My house was built five years ago, and about two years after we moved in, I discovered what they did with all the stumps when I was driving around my backyard. See pictures. I was...

He he. You'll get a lot of slack for that comment. Although, it seems as though you already got more than I would have expected. It says you're banned now. :eek: Well, regardless, here' my obligatory dispute, but all in fun. :) I know the BX is limited in what it can do and knowing the...

I'm planning on dollying this (below) 95 Dakota about 30 miles this weekend. Is there anything I need to know beyond what the guy at the dolly rental place will tell me? My intention is to put the front wheels up on the dolly and disconnect the driveshaft for the trip. I'd rather use a full...

What do y'all do to keep from getting 8th degree burns when you sit down on your tractor after it's sat in the sun for more than a minute? My seat gets so ridiculously hot, that if I hop on with shorts on, I actually get burnt. It almost makes me wish I had a Deere with a yellow seat. :D I've...

I'm casually considering getting rid of my Tahoe and getting a diesel truck or Suburban. I don't really think that I have the need for a diesel truck, but I figure I'd outgrow a 1/2 ton truck eventually, but would probably never outgrow a 3/4 ton, especially if it's a diesel. And I figure now...

Anyone here have familiarity with a triaxle dumptruck? I had one out at my house the other day, and the driver had trouble getting out of my driveway because of the steep incline and the fact that it's gravel. After a few tries of just spinning the tires, she backed down and did something, and...

This is a bit off-topic here, so forgive me. I just wanted to share this. Oh, to be retired... Dels_Amazing_Wooden_MachiS.mp4 - FileFront.com It's really quite incredible, I think. I might be more impressed with this than I am with our ability to put lunar crafts on Mars. :D

Hi group. I'm wondering if anyone has come up with any clever ways of hauling loose materials with a landscape trailer or a flatbed trailer. I have a small (5.5'x10') landscape trailer, and I need to get some woodchips. The woodchips are $10/yard, and I'm only going to get a few yards. I'd...

My BX24 impressed me yet again, quite considerably. I had a 70 foot tree that my father-in-law pushed over with his Case 580 a few weeks back, and when he went to move the stump from it, the chain he was using to hold it against his loader snapped. And it was time to finish up from...

I've heard conflicting reports about the 3pt hitch on the BX tractors, some of which said that whatever was true was no longer the case on the BX24. What I'm wondering there's an old (1960s) category 1 grader blade down the road from my house, and I believe that the house is owned by a widow...

I came across this page last night and found it, I don't know, interesting I guess. :) Does such an item exist? Is it useful? I can't really see this succeeding in reality. Three-point hitch loader - Patent 6663338 I can't think of any implements that I'd need to take my loader off in...

I'm thinking about replacing the lift arms on my 3pt hitch with chains in order to help keep my box blade from being affected by the tilting and rocking of my tractor as I drove over my less-than-ideal terrain that I'm working in. I'm trying to change the contour of the ground that I'm digging...

Does anyone happen to have a picture of how the spring on the shaft that you use to slide the seat back and forth on a BX24 goes on? I pulled my seat off just now and the spring fell off. I'm not sure that how I have it is how it's supposed to be, :rolleyes: Thank you

Although I'm actually a pretty patient person, I wind up wanting to rip my tractor in half every 10* hours when I grease it. I have a very hard time getting my grease gun nozzle on the zerk fittings. Are these metric zerks or something? Is there something that I should know? I do clean them...

I got some wood and built these two steps last weekend. We figured we'd wait until they were on to decide if we want side panels. We do want them very much, so those will be next. It's hard to work on projects that are not tractor related ever since getting my BX. :D Before: After:

The tractors that I've owned that are anything bigger than a little lawn tractor, I've noticed that the wheels attach with bolts as opposed to being placed on wheel studs and held on with lug nuts like a car. Can anyone tell me the reason for this? The only thing that I can think of is that...

My one front tire often goes flat (instantly, not a slow leakdown) when I'm doing loader work, and I don't think that I'm overworking the tractor. It went flat the other day when I got just a slightly-heaping bucket full of damp sand, and has also happened with a slightly-heaping pile of dry...

Can anyone identify this tractor? I didn't think to look at the model number yesterday when I was looking at what makes my BX look like a toddler. :) I took this picture at Erb and Henry in New Bechtelsville, PA. Thanks

How can you post info about two BX's doing such work without pictures?! :D Sounds like you had a fun day. Here's what I toted around my property today with my BX.

I came across an old shed that someone no longer wants, and I might be able to get it for free as long as I can get it off his property. But, how does one transport a shed? Is there anything special I need to know? The shed is 6' x 12', and my trailer is 5.5' x 10'. My thinking is that I...

I cannot remember the exact number that I read the other day as I was flipping through my owner's manual for my BX, but it was something like 3200 RPM to get the 540 RPM PTO speed. (Or maybe it was the 2500 mid-PTO, I forget.) I typically run my engine between 2400 and 2500 for driving and...

There are many threads in these forums about building dirt sifters, and it seems that many people have used chainlink fence as the screen. Everyone seems to have conveniently has some lying around, found some on Freecycle, or happened upon someone giving some away. I haven't had this luck, so...

Why is the engine mounted backwards? It's an odd configuration, but I reckon there must be a reason. Is this thing really Japanese? Every nut or bolt I've had to turn has been SAE. Do the assemblers in GA influence this? This is the first Japanese vehicle I've ever owned and it's also the...

Does anyone know where I can get a good quality machete? I got one at an Army/Navy store a few years back, but it was junk and the plastic handle broke quickly and was wrapped in duct tape. Any recommendations for where to get one online or of any good stores in the Philadelphia area? Thank you

:D It did a good job, actually. It was nice having the vines all coiled up and ready to toss into the fire instead of dealing with the long ones like this: Some of these vines are insane. There was one that was hanging down that I tried to pull off, but my tractor just lifted in the air...

I got a box blade or my BX24 this weekend, and didn't really have enough time to use it, so I took the day off today and spent about 6 hours try to get a little bit of experience. Two things are clear so far: 1. this will be a very useful implement on my property. 2. It will take a good...

The only 3pt implement I used before was a cat0 grader on an old Wheel Horse. It wasn't too hard to mount it, since I could move it around pretty easily. But now I'm mounting a box blade that's a bit hard to move with my hands, and I know that there must be a method of mounting 3pt implements...

I hope I'm not violating any forum rules here by posting a link to a different thread and trying to double-dip, so to speak. But, I know many BX owners have box blades and I'm wondering if anyone can comment on my question about King Kutter vs. Tarter Gate and purchase experience at Tractor...

So, I stopped by Tractor Supply and picked up a 4' box blade for my subcompact tractor. It looked like what I saw on their website, so I strapped it down and went on my way. I just pulled up the web page again and noticed that the one on their site is a King Kutter brand (XB subcompact line)...

I've had dozens of dead trees on my property and have taken most of them down with a Case 580 (well, my father-in-law has anyway) and a few of the smaller ones with my subcompact Kubota. There is one tree that is not accessible by either machine and which is also too unsafe to cut down the old...

This seems to be a hard topic to search for and I haven't found a definitive answer. Is there anyone who has a top and tilt setup on a BX24? And just so that I confirm I understand what a top and tilt is, it is something that would allow me to adjust the right and left heights of a 3pt...

My trailer has a 2" coupler, but my brother's has a 1-7/8". (Why there can't just be one size...) He brings his trailer here from time to time to get firewood, and it'd be nice if I could put a 2" ball and a 1-7/8" ball on the drawbar. One would be off center though then. Would this matter...

About an acre of my property is slated to become a normal grassy yard after I get the soil prepped, so I'm in the market for a box blade to help me out with that. I see that there are box blades with a hinged back box blades. How do I know if I want a blade with or without the hinged back...

I have dozens of stumps that I've slowly been digging up with my BX24. The stumps are from tulip poplar trees about 60 feet tall, but they're surprisingly small considering the size of the trees - under 16" in diameter. But, they still take a few hours each to dig out - longer than I would...

No point to this post other than to share my extreme joy with the change in seasons. I live in SE PA, and the winter we had was seemingly endless, and there's nothing worse than a winter without snow! But, that's all over. Over the past two weeks, I've moved around 1/4 mile of cut-down trees...

Hi group. I have an area of land that I'm trying to get ready for grass seed soon. So far, I've taken down the trees, dug up the stumps that didn't uproot, filled the holes, and did a rough grading using a loader. For the final grading, I need to smooth things out a bit more, loosen up the...

I finally got some snow yesterday! I drove around a bit on my BX24, and I slipped around more than I had expected. My driveway's pretty steep, so I'm not incredibly surprised, but it did make me think I could benefit by having chains. I have R4 tires. Can anyone recommend a place that I can...

I have a great wife. Here's a (poor quality from a PDA) picture of her begging me to get her a Toolcat.

Hey group. My sister-in-law's family has a Kawasaki Mule. It's from 1996 or so, I believe, and I'm not sure of the model yet. It has a small gasoline engine, and they've had many problems keeping the engine reliable. It's been sitting off the side of my driveway unable to start for a couple...

I just had to comment that I'm amazed at the power of hydraulics. I'm speaking mostly of the way the dipper stick is moved on a backhoe. It has such a mechanical DISadvantage with where the fulcrum is. I understand why it is where it is, but it still really impresses me!

For years, I have casually looked for a decent 12V DC transformer that I could put in my garage so that I could run 12V DC power to various locations throughout the garage along with the standard AC power that exists. There have been many times that I wanted a 12V source and wound up just going...

I thought that I've read before that there is a wiring harness already in place for auxillary lights on a BX24 and that it's under the seat. Can anyone verify this? I lifted the seat and looked last night but did see any unused harnesses.

Hey group. In the past, when I've transported tractors (small garden tractors weighing about 1000 pounds), I've used nylon ratchet straps. I'd use four, and just attach one at each corner of the tractor. I'd like to know that if I smash into a tree somewhere that the tractor will not come...

Here are some pictures of how my BX24 came in handy today. Hopefully there will be a truck under my Christmas tree! :D

Hi group. This'll be my first Christmas with my Kubota BX24, and I'm looking for ideas for my Christmas list. The one thing I know I'll put on is work lights. I'll also be putting the hydraulic front blade on my list, although I don't expect that to be in anyone's budget. :) A box blade may...

Hi group, I need to order some parts for a trailer project, but I'm not sure what the part is called. I've included a rough drawing of the part I'm trying to name. It's a metal clip-type things that are used to join corners of 2x4-type trailer bed rails. These things allow a user to lift a...

Y'all, Is there any such thing as a partial float feature on any loaders in the world? What I mean by that is that you'd set the loader at a certain height and lock it there, and it would freely float up if it needs to, but it would never drop below the designated position. This would be...

When chaining a BX24 down to a trailer, in what position should the backhoe be? Up in its parked position with the pins in place? With the bucket resting on the trailer with the boom and dipperstick in a /\ type of position? With the bucket resting on the trailer with the boom lowered but the...

The loader on my BX24 has a second position for dumping the bucket, which I thought was just a float-down dump. But, this doesn't seem to be the case. If I have the loader on the ground and I push the stick out to that second detent, it lifts the tractor up. Did I hear wrong when I hear that...

Hi all. My father-in-law has a 2000 (I believe) Case 580 Super L. He doesn't know any exact numbers of the weight of this machine, but thinks it's 11,000 pounds or so. I think it's probably more like 13,000, but let's assume it's at least under 15,000. Any time I see a machine like this or a...

I've wondered for a while why people get zero-turn mowers. They are typically quite expensive and I'm not sure what justifies the cost. I have a number of tractors, but when it comes to cutting the grass, I use a 15 year old John Deere LX176. It has a 36" deck or something small like that...

So, I came across an ad on Craigslist for a BX22 with 166 hours, being sold for $4900. This raised some red flags, so I decided to contact the seller and ask why he's selling it for such a low price. His response seemed legitimate enough at first, but the "I will take care of shipping" part...

I have a Wallenstein thumb on my BX24, and as others who have this combination know, this can lead to some mangled hydraulic adapters on the cylinder for the bucket. I don't have a welder, nor do I know how to weld, but I'm taking the tractor to my father-in-law's house to have him weld a stop...

I hope I'm not pushing the bounds too much of asking a not-exactly-tractor question here. But, I've been using my tractor to help me put in a walkway, and I'm at the point where I'll be laying pavers soon. About 46 feet of the walkway is curved, so there will be a lot of cutting involved. My...

I hit 50 hours the other day, so I did my 50 hour service today. Aside from getting dizzy and sick from the heat stroke I had working in the 101 degree ("real feel") day, it went fine. But, the one step that I did not do was remove the transmission strainer. In looking at the picture here...

I got my BX24 about 6 weeks ago, and in the time that I have free, I've been working on putting in a paver walkway out front of my house. Here's a link to the progress I've made so far. Paver Walkway Project Neil, I hope you don't mind your picture's out there. :D We built our house...

Hi group. I've read a number of posts about box blades and I think that I could get some good uses out of one. For example, I just (finally) finished digging out a 65 foot walkway with my backhoe, but it seems that a box blade would have actually been more efficient to use. We have many more...

Hi group. I'm putting a walkway in out front of my house, and I'm also going to need to put in a couple of steps. There will be a total of two steps in between my porch and my walkway. They will be 8' wide 2x12's supported by three stair stringers. As far as supporting these steps at the...

Hi group. I have a small categeroy 0 grader blade that I put on my Kubota BX24 (cat. 1) last night. (My cat. 0 tractors are getting sold.) It's not a very good fit, so I need to replace it. But, should I get a grader blade or a box blade? I do a lot of grading in the woods to create and smooth...

Hi group. I took my backhoe off tonight for the first time. It was pretty simple. I then put on the 3pt hitch so I can do some grading this week. But, one problem. There are two large spacers that appear to go on the lower arm bar on either side. They lock into the tractor frame in a...

Hey group. Does anyone know how I can figure out or where I can look up approximately how deep my frostline is? I need to dig a trench for some waterlines to run to a remote hose spicket, and from what I'm reading, I need to put it at least 6" below my frostline. I'm in south eastern PA. Any...

I must say that I'm surprised that my BX24 doesn't have a transmission temperature gauge. Has anyone ever added one? My old 70's Wheel Horses have such a gauge, in addition to hour meter, engine temp, oil pressure, and a voltmeter. The Kubota's kinda weak in this area. I'd especially like to...

I figure I should start preparing for winter ahead of time this year and get a 3pt spreader. Is there anything I need to know about spreaders before getting one, other than making sure it's category 1? If I plan on using the spreader primarily for salt, do I need to get one with a hopper that...

Where can I get detailed parts diagrams for my BX24? Kubota doesn't seem to have much on their site. In fact, they don't even think the BX24 exists here, Kubota Tractor Corporation Quick Reference :confused: For my Wheel Horse tractors that were made in the 70's by a company that doesn't...

I had it all planned out that I'd finish digging out my walkway today, and about an hour into working on it, I see hydraulic fluid leaking down the dipperstick. :( I bent one of the right-angle hydraulic adapters that connects the hose to the cylinder. Of course since it's 7/4, the local...

Perhaps I'm blind or dumb, but I can't figure out how to actually PURCHASE something from Bro-Tek. I want to order a skidplate for the BX series, and while I can find info on their site about the plates themselves at www.bro-tek.biz, I don't see any info on how to actually purchase one. Anyone...

HI group. The sun just went down while I was in the middle of digging with my BX24. I need to order some work lights. Anyone have any favorites to recommend? I'd like a set that can swivel to point out the back of the tractor as well as the front. I'd attach them to my ROPS. I believe I...

Hi group. I inquired about insuring my tractor a few weeks back, and many people indicated it should be covered under my homeowner's. Just as a word of advice, don't go under this assumption! I called my agent and she contacted the underwriter and reported back to me that I'm only covered for...

Hi group. My BX24 I got last week has a defective tach/hour meter. I've contacted the service department at my dealer a couple of times, and haven't gotten any calls back. So, I'm thinking of just asking them to get me the part, ship it, and I'll install it myself. Is there any reason not to...

Since I'm at work, I can't answer these questions for myself. And since all I can do while I'm at work is think about all the things I'm going to do on my new BX anyway, I figured I'd post some questions. 1. Does the BX24 have any way of parking the backhoe and locking it in place? My...

I have a nice new BX24 at home now, and while I absolutely adore the thing and can't wait to get the **** out of work today, I did learn about one little detail that I'm disappointed in. But I almost think that this may be the norm on tractors these days. The thing is that the way that the...

Hi all. I need to fold my ROPS to get my tractor in the garage. I couldn't get it to move, so I read the manual to verify I wasn't supposed to touch the nut and bolts at the joint, and after confirming that, used a mallet to help me fold it down. I got it down, but I won't be able to get it...

I got my BX24 today. Neil from Messick's in Lancaster County, PA delivered it. He was very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, and I'm very happy that I got it from his company. Here are some pics from my first day with it. 6767 = Had to just laugh that the day finally came. 6781 =...

My BX24 should be arriving in about half an hour, :eek:, and eventually I'll start looking to get some attachments and things for it. I may eventually wind up getting things like a cement mixer, a tiller, a box blade, and maybe a few other things over the next couple of years. But, I really...

My BX24 is coming in a few days, and while I imagine it comes with a standard owner's manual, am I correct in assuming it won't come with a service manual? If not, I'll have to order one. Is there any other literature I should get to accompany my BX to make sure I have all the information I...

My BX24 will be delivered in about 84 hours :D and the more I read, the more I think that I should be ordering a thumb. I have many, many piles of dead trees around my house from when my house was built, and getting rid of them will be one of the first jobs I hope my BX can help with. So, I...

Hi group, Well, I ordered a BX24 today, and it should be coming next week. The only add-on I opted for was a toothbar for the loader. Does anyone have any last-minute things that you'd recommend that I add at the last second before it comes if it's still possible to do so? I've read some...