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Mine came in last night at the dealer and i picked it up this evening. Just happy to have slid in under the wire.

These wheel weights are not "brand" specific. Fitment is assured across many, many brands as almost all these sub-cuts buy and use virtually the same wheels and tires. They mount with two threaded rods that make a mounting stud. They use two of the square holes in your wheel. They are cast...

Agree whole heartedly. The wetter or deeper the snow, the more the angle allows you to keep momentum, which is your friend in moving snow. I've pushed snow, tons and tons of it with a front blade, double hydraulic, for a decade up here. Only way to go. Not saying a pusher isn't right for...

I "split the difference" as my old pappy used to say. LOL My first BX, we had just moved north and the snow talked about was true, so I splurged for the top grade, Kubota 60" heavy steel dozer blade, lift and tilt hydraulics, front QH mount, etc. That was $2200 back then. It was positively...

This type of drain plug is very familiar to those who've had to block drain an inboard/outboard marine motor in your boat. If you look carefully, the brass alloy drain plug has water tight sealing gasket which holds a rubber inner ring. Mine stuck to the block and I had to encourage it off...

OK, here's the photographic documentation long awaited. Again, I do not believe having heard of this plug's existence in almost a decade here on TBN. This has been an interesting thread and I personally will make use of this heretofore unknown to me, block drain plug. I'd venture to say not...

My mod idea is install a simple 1" pipe extension and a pit cock. There's plenty of room to do so. That this bolt is "marked" with red paint is tell tale. It's appears to be a brass alloy type cap screw, as a drain plug would be. It is not painted engine grey, though somewhat hard to see in...

I was so encouraged by wotalota's post, I went out to have a look. Took my camera. Granted, I am in a weakened state, just home for the hospital and anesthesia, but that famous/infamous bolt wasn't hard to locate. It is on the port, (left when sitting on the tractor) below the hydraulics...

thaval, a platinum member here at TBN, has not posted for awhile. I pm'd him for more information regarding his post above.

Got to digging through some older posts, after failing to find the answer to my mind's question through other searches. The BX particularly, perhaps because of it's "reversed" engine position, has THE most ungodly placement to drain the coolant/anti-freeze. I came across this photo and I...

JWR thanks for the write up. Good stuff there. Yes, the unit has everything except the deck, the PTO shaft and the two brackets that make up the front system. I will mow with my front brush guard on so I believe there's no interference in that regard. I do dread getting that PTO shaft into...

May as well go clean up the few inches of snow today. No plowing or pushing for the near future.

I changed the oil on the BX today. The unit has been well maintained and always garage kept. It's worth, what? $9K to sell? I still need it for firewood in spring and fall and especially for winter snow pushing. With low hours and perfect functionality, it makes no sense to me to get...

Similar mentality I would guess as the brain trust over at Kubota or any other big Japanese equipment builder. Great products, by good golly, sometimes the rationale for things is hard to figure.:D For reasons known only to the Good Lord and the Toyota middle management, the "convenience...

Finished my other project too!!!! Installed my Christmas present. Yes really. I've bemoaned the lack of delay wipers in my truck for the last two years and my wife bought me the replacement switch for Christmas. Sweet. Nice gift. Kinda goes with the new gas range I bought her for...

Had Christmas with the grandkids, down in the city, a week ago. Went to church twice yesterday including a wonderful Christmas eve service. Things are different when you're retired. Today, after a long, slow start, I decided to change the oil in the tractor. Why not. Got another mechanical...

It's a pity the QuickHitch assembly that pins directly onto the Kubota BX has always been so expensive. Then, you buy a blade, with the 54" snow blade or the more dozer like, 60" heavy blade. I've had both sizes of blades and both work very well. With the huge amounts of annual snowfall up...

This would appear to agree that the compatibility with a BX25 and the BX2360 is fine. My only concern was/is the absurd number of BX25 variants that exist.

Was out pushing away the 5" inches of white stuff this morning and realized how much I still enjoy my BX2360. It is such a sweet tractor, has minimal hours and has been garage kept. Spotless. So, I've been giving some thought to just going ahead and adding the MMM. With the past three...

This is a very old thread, but the value of adding the pivoting is still very useful. A few years ago, I picked up a BX 54" blade and my neighbor, a professional machinist-fabricator went ahead and made the mod for me. He did it a bit different than the OP did, but the result is the same. It...

Re: Tacoma in the garage Nice find, but boy oh boy does that thing scream for some dress up wheels. LOL Drop me a private message if you want some details. Again, looks like you found a nice truck. Congrats.

I have had my Tacoma, 4 dr, PreRunner, with 2.7L for two years now. It's been a flawless, if not exciting, performer. Mileage is excellent given the size, weight, wind resistance, etc with 20 in mixed and 24 on steady secondary state highways where the speed limit of 60-65 helps the economy...

First thing I did on my BX18xx back 6 years ago. I enjoyed the mod. The fellow I sold that BX to a guy who wanted to add a 54" deck, so he bought a set of smaller original turfs off whole goods at Kubota for around $380 and used the smaller tires/wheels during mowing season and the larger...

You won't lose much fluid by just changing the filter, especially if you're prepared and make reasonably quick swap. On the screen, being prepared with a 1" tapered rubber stopper plug and you'll lose only an ounce or two of fluid. Just another option to the vacuum method if you don't have a...

Those turn buckles were the biggest turn off for me too. Once I got the custom fabbed version from a fellow TBNer, the BX was just about perfect. I wish the fella was still making them. I'm sorry I cannot refer you to another source for them.

I have no concerns. We plow, disc, rip, etc. Does the tractor's HST whine? Sure. But it whines whenever I push snow or do other forceful work too and I just keep going. SUDT-2 takes a lot of the whine out, BTW, but not all of it. Nature of the beast but I don't allow the whining to stop me...

Got 4 or 5 face cord out of the tops. 3 logs are being sawed tonight at the mill.

Got a private message from a member today asking about the Mark Hodge upgrade. As always, I rave about them but the real problem was that I had no other suggestions or guidance for a newer BX owner as to procuring a solution for the rather dreadful oem stuff that came on his BX. I know Mark is...

Paid around $14,400 delivered to my place. The standard bucket. Block heater, and all 5 filters in a box-to-go. But again, that was 4 years ago, so don't know how relevant that info is to you .

Our local Kubota dealer here sells and installs these. I don't think they're Kubota brand. They're cast iron and really, really heavy. If I remember correctly, $99 a pair, with all hardware to install.

There's a good reason why Kubota puts a similar system on the deluxe B's and on up the line. The economy series B's and the BX's with turnbuckles? No way. I've had them. No thanks. Everyone has to find what's right for them and their operation, but I'd not have a small Kubota without these...

And there it is!!! Feeling ready. Right now, the east-west is manual, but we'll get that hydraulic cylinder welded on and functional, but for now, it's just good to have this put together and ready to go. I still have to mount my wheel weights. Not today.

Parts have arrived!!! Not too much really, mostly the skid shoes, the trip spring assembly and the main pivot pins. Time to mount this on the tractor.

It's a great tractor. Had one for over 3 years. The price is also OK. My concerns would be the obvious, such as What is that tractor doing there? Where did it come from? All that sort of thing. You'd also be very, very close to a rock bottom, push hard price for a new one with no history...

Is that better?

But when I do, I try to do a thorough job. It was a pig's stye from the summer's work and on this nice, autumn day, it just seemed the right thing to do. :)

Can you see the two Red and two Blue ID rings included in the kit? So odd. I mean, it's no big deal, but both the directions and the inclusion of the blue/red rings is odd. Bleh. Maybe I'll save them for the second cylinder and lines I intend to add to give the second set of functions.

While waiting for some parts to come in, I went ahead and installed the QH assembly today. Nowhere in the instructions or manual can i find the color code for the two hydraulic hoses that operate the "up and down" cylinder on the QH. Can someone take a quick look or if you just remember which...

The quick hitch and the blade. The quick hitch went together well.

Got back from the dealer. Some assembly required.

Sure did!!! But I couldn't have told you what model it was or what models BX were even offered in. Some guys join TBN and do a lot of research, apparently, on the various machines. We get all those kind of threads all the time and that's great. Others, seem to get the brochures or read for...

Almost 6 years ago, my wife and I took possession of our pre-retirement property, now retirement rural property. I grew up in the 1950's on a farm and my grandparents and uncles farmed, so tractors weren't odd to me, but I was 30 years out of touch. I knew I would garden on a large scale and...

Priced a BX2763 60" front blade and 2751 QuickHitch. Yeeeeow!! $2500. So, what do you all recommend? A blade that replaces the bucket? Talk me through this. You need to knock out the bucket pins? How difficult is that? Do the various plow attachment merely pin on, or do some have a...

Yeeeeup. Good answers. When you need one and you look and find at least two (nice to compare and contrast and have a choice) at the right price point, in the right condition and you just feel deeeeee-lighted to choose one and bring her on home. That's the perfect day to buy a used tractor...

Yeah. Couldn't have told you how tall my ROPS are but just measured them. Non folding variety. 71" on my machines, as setup. Not very tall. Got no dog in this hunt, but sure did enjoy 4Shorts work videos, as always.

Chain saw operation, running the splitter, target practice and running the tractor. I just use my Husqvarna ear muffs.

Some of these photos show the BX18xx Some the B2320 (same engine as BX26xx) Some show the BX23xx All these Kubotas worked for me and worked well. They all get the job done, and doing the job? That's what fun about owning a Kubota.

Just good to keep your focus on all those things you actually need to do and wish to do.

Getting back to why you want the tractor in the first place? Handier than a pocket on a shirt.

Looking for the front blade assembly for Kubota BX series. QH is also needed. Thanks for giving me a shout if you have one to sell. Send me a private message here, that'd work just fine.

This thread does bring up for conversation something that isn't discussed very often, and that is that filling BX tires DOES make a difference in perceived ride quality. Sometimes the gospel of filled tires is preached without this addendum and this thread may serve to remind folks that it has...

Always try to plan on digging the potatoes when some of the grand kids (suburban kids) are around for "their week" with nana and papa. I plow them up with potato plow and the girls root around and toss them into buckets, which get emptied into the loader. The loader also make a nice wash...

Well, the Green label and paint often fetches a pretty penny, eh? Here's the deal, at least it was for me. At my local WalMart and at my local generic, rural life, farm store, one can find quarts (not buckets) of gear lube. The price of the regular and synthetic was/is just about the same, in...

Just a couple of observations. You might make sure you can rotate the blade 360 degrees when mounted. I find this very handy in many situations and if you go too long, you'd possibly lose that capability. Everyone has a different kind of snow, but sometimes our snow can grab the tip of the...

Congrats on your new machine. I hope when it arrives, it'll look as good as mine did. Perhaps your dealer will even bring it on a newer trailer than mine did. :laughing: Here's a little something get you excited, like you aren't already.

I recently picked up this BX2360, as shown, for right at that amount. Cash. Since your deal includes an MMM, I'd say it is a very good deal. Do yourself a favor though and push a bit, as you mentioned. Take out a wad of $100 bills and offer him $9400. Bet he takes it. LOL Ask if the 50...

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40 hours later and 6 months of flawless work. Still lovin' it. Really, really am enjoying it. Know you all love photos, so I shot a few today as I had the camera in my hands. You can see those Mark Hodge lower 3 pt stabilizers on that one photo. Best addition ever.

I know you all love photos, so here's some photos of the BX2360 6 months and 40 hours of flawless work later.

Thought I would update this after 90 days of use. Flat out? These ought to be in every dealer's showroom and offered as an option to buyers. We market garden so I am forever flipping between a disk, a middle buster, a cultivator and my draw bar setup to pull utility trailers or get the boat...

Just for more information, you can order FELs, blades, decks, anything and everything. I ordered a FEL and mounted it myself. I'd say there was $300 in savings and the work wasn't difficult at all.

These aren't easy to find used, but they're still being sold new at farm stores like TSC, etc. I was fortunate to find a solid, used one. This one is heavy, heavy, which is what I preferred. Best implement ever.

I got mine from Mark a few weeks ago. Love them. The adjustment holes seem to be offset which allows for more adjustment than one might suppose. My old Kubota turnbuckles are hanging on a nail in the shop, where they belong.

Look what came in the mail today. Thanks Mark.

Did this 5 years ago. Not an issue for me as I didn't run an MMM. Loved the 1" added ground clearance and over all handsome appearance.

We're going to this style of production. Went from a BX to a B, now back to a BX. All superb tractors. The BX simply better suits my current situation. Love it.

My first potato plow/middle buster was a yellow one from TSC. Since they had many OEM's back then, it is hard to say, but it was far too long in the shaft and I couldn't transport across even slightly uneven ground, Went back and got the orange one and I've worked it every since. Love it...

In a search for a quick hitch assembly, I'm finding these two part numbers. I have a very foggy memory of the BX1500 having the smaller hitch and that it wasn't compatible with the newer, larger BXs. Does anyone know the differences, if any, between these two quick hitches and their...

Went and did some drive way, drive to the shop and a path out past the barn and on out to the field. We didn't get a ton of snow, like others did, maybe 4" is all. Still, it all came flooding back to me why the BX is such a darn good snow machine. I don't have my front blade yet, (looking for...

While my like new BX was being prepped at the dealership, I took a quick look under the tractor to check the HST fan blades. Yup, they were all in tact. Good. But, the shield was not. Totally absent. Kubota made a mid-course correction on the BXxx60 series. They went from no shield, to a...

Cannot help you with the vacuum method, but I just dumped the HST fluid on my new BX2360. I had prepared cardboard for "the mess", but I gotta tell ya. Must be because I've done a few of these Kubotas over the years now? I don't know, but it was flat out the neatest job I've done. Piece of...

Yeah, pretty sure this one is the culprit. Pink is no doubt her favorite color.

Thanks John, we do have Advanced Auto Parts, but I'll probably go to a guy a bit closer. The old trans fluid came out "thick", as I would describe it. Not honey or syryp thick, but substantial. What it was filled with at the factory in Georgia? Anyone's guess. UDT or SUDT. By contrast...

I gotta say, there was little to nothing by way of metal shavings. Not surprising as my BX1860, 4 years ago, had nothing to speak of either. Here's the screen.

When we arrived, the tractor was in the shop. Service manager met me and took me back to the shop where the tech was putting on new fuel filters too! Nice touch. Filled it full of fresh diesel as well. Again, nice gestures all the way around. Was very surprised to see the wheel weights...

Went to breakfast with my neighbor on the way home. Filled his truck up with fuel as well. Grateful for his help and the use of his truck and trailer. Thanks John.

Loaded it up at the dealership. When we got there, the tractor was in the shop and the tech was going over it with a fine toothed comb. He'd already changed the engine oil/filter. "Just because" the fella said. Greased it, washed it and checked all the function. "It's just a new tractor"...

Called around the day before Christmas to see if I could still find a 60 series BX, new or "like new" left on the lots. It was a long shot. Finally found a BX1860 at a dealer about 100 miles away. It had about 60 hours on it. Drove up there first thing this morning and it had sold on Saturday...

I'm going to want to change the anti-freeze coolant in my Kubota soon and so? I have no idea what's what with anti-freeze/coolant these days, what's right, what wrong. Any help appreciated. What would a typical AutoZone/Napa/O' Reilly type store stock that would be appropriate?

It only took one day.

Runs like a top. Hydraulics. PTO Massey Harris Ferguson asking $1700 16 hp drawbar. 12V conversion. Hard to find them this nice. Straight tractor. Excellent rubber. Work it every day, or put a prime paint job on it for shows. Starts immediately. Hear it run here:Massey Harris Tractor 1957 -...

Two years have passed so quickly. I had sold my BX1860 and bought the B2320 for just a couple simple reasons, really. I just needed the ground clearance and really wanted to get away from the whole trans fan issue on the BX. I loved my BX, I truly did. I didn't need way more tractor, just...

Let's see if I can get that photo upright. Now to get the pump hooked up and run it for a few hours to clear things out.

You guys are sooooo right. No spring chicken myself, of course, but ol' Pete was truly a confidence builder. Been on this land for a long time and just had the confidence I was lacking, I guess. I've driven a few wells downstate, so some or maybe a lot of what I had learned applied, of...

As Kubota is moving toward just changing the filters at the 50 hour mark, on most models that I've heard about, it has always just made sense. If the screens and filters do their job, it just makes sense to go ahead and keep the somewhat pricey HST fluid in there, rather than dumping it. Some...

This is making the rounds. Rose City, Ogemaw County, MI. Just south of me. Funny thing is that no one much thinks anything too awful unusual about it around those parts. Rose City Forward's Station. Kinda gotta be from around here. Heavy sigh.

Borrowing your neighbor's PTO post hole digger? Priceless!!!!

Just couldn't find my way to spend the funds for a new one. Thanks Craigs List. 5 miles from the house. Can't beat that. :thumbsup::thumbsup: 4.5 ft. Just about dead on perfect for our little B Kubota. Brand new, been in his pole barn for 4 years. $400. (He wouldn't budge on the price...

My wife has a sense of humor and bought them for me today.

Forsythia and Daffodils blooming everywhere, the third week of March, while the calendar says it was still "winter". Insane. Our "normal" highs this time of year should be in the upper 30's-lower 40's. Blossoms are something to look for in late April, not mid-March. We came off 10 days of...

With spring around the corner, I just don't want to go through another season of changing 3 pt implements with the stock keeps the come on the 20 series B tractors. They are little or no better than the turnbuckle keeps on my BX that I bent with some regularity and cursed with almost every use...

For those of you who have experience in having land some distance away from the homestead. This would be something quite new to me and wanted to tap some experience. I've become aware of a piece of pretty good land that has come up for foreclosure sale. It is vacant land. The price is right...

I've been hunting for one of these for a couple of years. Enormous auction yesterday. John Deere. Very pleased.

Can I Really Service My Own Compact Tractor? Because Kubota makes sooooo many engines and combinations for so many kinds of B tractors, not every detail will fit everyone's tractor, but the principles are the same, regardless of the myriad of models. I totally enjoy servicing my own equipment...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/craftsman-sears/213135-fixing-my-wifes-new-yard.html On a previous thread, I went through a lawn tractor for my wife. It is starting and running perfectly and a joy to use. However, I've notice the deck belt (I think) is rather slap happy. Where would you...

Three years ago, as my professional vocation began to wind down, one of the main goals/purposes of moving back to where I was raised in the country was to engage in some level of self-sufficiency combined with integrating some organic agriculture practices. It has been challenging and perhaps as...

Got this 5-600 lb bay window to remove. All by myself. Hmmmmm... get the tractor, that's why you have it, right? Done. :D:D Told my wife she should have used the video setting.

OK, our oldest son got sick of the troubles with his Craftsman DYT 4000 tractor and so, at mom's urging, I picked it up from him. My wife wanted it and wants it to cut grass. OK, except that this tractor has history. Lots of it. While a good machines otherwise, it ate batteries from day one...

Congratulations Rick!!! July- 2011 http://www.tractorbynet.com/content/member-of-the-month/member-of-the-month-rick-b/

View from the front deck.

Gardening is favorite topic this time of year. Those in the deep south are just about wrapping up your spring gardens, but those of us in far north are really just beginning. OK, it's 2011 and I thought I'd post a video link of how things are going this year. There are many small plants...

I've put this off for over a year, so today was the day to start. I'm pounding it down, bit by bit. I'm down about 14' feet so far. I already hit some water. I intend to drive it down 20-23 feet and I will be using a jet pump I got off Craigs last year. I really want to stop using our...

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Suddenly, winter ends up here at the 45th parallel. It's amazing how fast the snow disappears, bright sunshine and 60 degrees prompts the urge to begin again. New year. The chickens are out, enjoying picking through the little garden. I'll roto-till that later. I coughed up a couple...

Watching the huge full moon rise and listening to the coyotes going crazy!!! Awesome night. "Biggest" moon in 18 years.

OK, this topic came up in another thread, and it is above my paygrade. Are there CC/Yanmar models that are, for all intents and purposes, equivalent to the JD 2305, 2320, 2520, etc, etc???? Anyone help us out with the straight dope?

I'm asking the same questions as LD1 It makes absolutely no difference that the acreage is 12 acres. That tells us nothing, really. It is the chores and tasks, not the acreage. If 10 of those acres just sit there? So, the tractor is going to do what? That's the important factor here.

Ok, the thrilled part is sarcasm, but honestly, here we go again. Are we headed to $4 a gallon again? Seems almost inevitable. Breaking through that $3.25 mark is a huge psychological barrier, it seems to me. Suddenly really big round numbers start showing up again at fill up and it dawns on...

This just in from the National Weather Services, the Department of the Interior and in cooperation with Environment Canada: The citizens are urged to shoot or strangle any Ground Hog observed above ground today. Governmental authorities are hoping to sharply reduce any possibility of ground...

If you have a Bxx20 series tractor, or equivalent, AND used the tractor without filled rear tires, and then filled them, what was your experience? Especially in high traction chores such as snow plowing? Are we talking an additional 400 lbs here, give or take? I understand the ballast...

May as well get this thread started, cause if the weather folks are right, this will be huge. Effecting 28 states, they say. Hard to predict specifics, as this one may be dangerous in a narrow band, leaving others untouched 100 miles away. Stayed tuned. Got a feeling this one is going to be bad.

Most of us have watched the North East and have felt for the repeated blasts you all have been getting out there. Here, the story is so different. No enormous snows, but continual, dribs and drabs, 2 or 3 inches every freakin' day!!! With the cold, nothing has melted for a over a month. It...

It's Sunday morning, January 23, and my gage is reading -26. Clicked the weather dashboard button on my computer to check it against the weather station a few miles away. Ugh. It reads -27 Best go check on my hens in the barn. Well, I think I'll wait a few hours until first light.

We've got some "young guns" on here. CompactTractorFan and Johndeere3720 just to name a couple owner/operators. These enthusiastic young guys are 15 years old. They are quite knowledgeable and are very well mannered in their postings. They always post in respectful tones about their parents...

Yup, it is that time again. Dreaming of starting seeds, planting and gardening. For some of us, we just can't help ourselves. Yeah, it's all on-line these days, but there's still something colorful and satisfying about the big, floppy catalogs!!

Have read 100s of similar posts here over the years. A guy plunks down 20-30 grand for a tractor. But as soon as the first maintenance issue arises, he's asking about whether the $13 per 5 gallon pail of UTF fluid would be fine with his machine, 'cause that's all he wants to spend. Or, he...

I remember when I first started shopping Kubotas, when we took possession of our property, I knew I wanted a small tractor. I confess, when I first began, my data was many years out of date. Returning to the country meant a tractor, that much I knew for sure. Upon getting serious about...

When I got my new Kubota B2320, one of the little things I noticed was a small drop or two or anti-freeze on the shop floor. As with any new piece of equipment, a concrete shop floor is your friend in spotting any small leaks or drips. Wasn't too worried about it, but today was the day to take...

OK, guys, I looked, I honestly did. I do not see an available plug for hooking up my rear work light. Anybody got a photo? B2320

The operator's manual is kind of sketchy, so here goes a question for those more familiar with the 960 pto setting on Kubota's B series tractors. Rather than using the more typical 540 setting, what is to be gained, if anything, or avoided, if anything in using the 960 pto setting? Benefits...

I recently sold my BX1860 and purchased a new B2320. Encouraged by some of the guys, I am going to "log", over some time, my sense of the differences, similarities and how these two machines compare and contrast, doing the chores, I do. This is important. The chores will be my chores, YMMV...

:D Seeing how everyone seems to like these glamour shots, here they are. First delivery of the day. Nice.

My B2320 is in. I'll go see it in the morning, and finish signing the docs. I went with a local dealer, a good guy. I did get a price from Brady Barlow, who was responsive and a gentleman. Since I have a trip to KY at the end of the month, I thought perhaps to trailer it home myself. My...

Once the buyer of my BX1860 was safely down the road, my wife and I headed into the little village near us were we bank and made the deposit of cash. Headed down the interstate the 70 miles to the Kubota dealer. I should say that I looked seriously at the Green cousin, the JD 2320. The...

My BX left this morning on a fellow's u-Haul trailer. Good tractor. Great tool. No, it was even better than that. Awesome BX1860. But, as promised last spring, if the year was good in the organic gardening business, I would likely try to sell it when the work was done in fall. Today was...

Those of you who have purchased a B2320,B2620,B2920. What option should not be overlooked? Did any of you get the rear wheel spacers? if so, why? Are there better lower arms or keeps that make a "can't miss" option? Any must have option/upgrades that you recommend to others? Pix are always...

With LS of Korea now selling under their own name here, and with McCormick, New Holland, Montana and perhaps others, of which I am not aware, also selling LS under different badges and decals, who is doing the best job presenting them to the North American consumer? Who has the best loader...

8 am and the phone rang. It's the post office. "Your chicks are here." I head down to the PO and realize, as I enter, that it isn't open for another hour. I can hear the workers sorting mail, so I call out, "You all have a box of chicks you want to get rid of?" "Oh yes" comes the reply...

The first photo is 1954 and my older brother tries to pull me on a sled. Tough going. This was at our old 80 acre place. The next photo was a great day, one I actually remember. Might be one of my first memories. Age 3. Dad got his new Massey Harris tractor and I got mine!! He got the...

Raised some pullets from day old. Born last March. All of them began to lay on or about July 28, except one big one. She is a bit of food hound. I gave her an extra month, and then some, to come on line with her mates. She was headed for the freezer, although I hated to lose a hen with egg...

Of course, it is always possible to have one's own issues, still, in light of the current news, it is awfully nice to have one's own eggs. Country life. Self reliant things are possible out here. It's what I enjoy most about Rural Living. Boy, have new egg customers picked up lately.:D

Out here, we all live by the old axiom, "Neighbors do for neighbors". On our original 80 acre tract, we have 5 parcels. Most of the neighbors are elderly. I plow their drives in the winter and knock down their brushy grasses in the summer, if need be. But most of all, it seems it falls to me...

We have an acre to mow. It is a yard, not a lawn. I'd always had pretty good success with small, budget riding mowers, but lately my back problems won't allow me to bounce around on them anymore. I picked up a 5' rear finishing mower from Craigs for great price. It was fine, but just too...

Truly love my BX, and if I could, I'd have a tractor for every project!!!:D:D But in the real universe, everything is a compromise. Today, I ran into a task the BX cannot do, it was expected. It wasn't a surprise. It cannot cultivate taller crops and it cannot pass over potatoes to hill them...

OK, I've looked at them all. Owned a bunch of them and had really good luck with the all. Maybe I don't beat it up? I dunno. Maybe it's the maintenance? I don't know, but I have had outstanding luck even with MTD type, Craftsman type lawn mowers over the past 30-35 years. No complaints...

Every year it's something. Part of rural life. Last year we had tent caterpillars that were insane. We taped the trees. It works very well. The drop down because of the heat of the day, but re-climb the tree in the afternoon to de-foliate by night. This year? Almost absent, although...

Planted 50# of Reds on Good Friday. (around 300 plants) A hard frost, at the beginning of May, blackened them and the potatoes had to start over. They re-emerged around May 15. We finally got some timely rains and they have really jumped. I don't normally mulch with straw, but when we got...

1500 pound snowmobile transporter. Honda Element. Is it just me?

The last couple days have seen too many reports of close calls when mowing or operating in tough conditions (hills, wet, etc) while still having the front end loader in place. While the loader can be dropped as a safety brake, it is also likely that the FEL contributed to some degree to lack of...

I am interested in a 48" mid mount mower deck for BX. Must be 48", PM me. Thanks much.

We are dry and live in the big woods of the northland. Forest fires broke out today, with high winds and low humidity. Dark as dusk, at mid afternoon. Smells of acrid pine smoke. Light ash filters out of the sky. We are in the evacuation zone.

Set 70 tomato plants yesterday. Will set another 70 in three weeks. The seeds were planted March 15th. The hot caps will stay on until June 1.

I have a favor to ask of anyone with a 1850 or 1860 with 48" MMM, tape measure and a digital camera. Most grateful to anyone who could take some measurements for me. Specifics include maximum clearance between deck and rear tire. Some other kinds of clearance measurements. Very grateful for...

I have always been a "horse trader". If I see something on Craigs or at an estate sale or an auction that I believe is under priced, I get it, if I can. It has to be something of interest to me, something I might even keep, no matter what I could re-sell it for. Most of the stuff in my shop...

Maybe it stems from my youth, I don't know, but we had several acres of lawn to mow at the farm. OK, there were six of us kids and we needed a ball field, and the septic tank field took a whole bunch of ground and the one acre front yard stretched from the front of the house down to the river...

On so many occasions, posters have stated that they didn't buy Orange or didn't buy Green because their visit to a dealer in their area was a bad experience. Phrases like "they couldn't be bothered", or "they thought their stuff was just sooooo all that", or "wouldn't give me the time of day"...

Whoa! I really think this stage is sooooo craggy and ugly. Cannot wait until they feather out, but these 3 week old ISA's won't be pretty for quite some time. Love the adult look, but until then.... whew.

with the unusual temps of March averaging 65 to near 70 degrees every day, and NO RAIN for the month, the 'Bota and I got covered in dust today. Want to plant my potatoes tomorrow, on Good Friday, but there is just no moisture at all. We are under severe fire danger, with some fires breaking...

From another site comes this comment regarding finish mower gear boxes - "The consumer grade Eurocardan and Comer gearboxes included are made in China. Lienbach, Worksaver, Bush Hog, Befco, TSC, King Kutter...Post hole diggers, bush hogs, tillers... Danuser is the only maker I'm aware of that...

We have a TSC competitor 35 miles north, called Family Farm. I don't know if they are chain or this is a solo store. They seem to just under-cut the TSC on the other end of town. While I was in Family Farm yesterday, I noticed they had gotten their chicks in. TSC won't have theirs for another...

My wife and I reached an agreement on upgrading from a BX1860 to a B2320. In a nutshell, the ONLY reason for upgrading at all would be the added ground clearance for cultivation in our organic gardening field. Our agreement simply is that if this year's contract pays out, we will step up to...

Going to stop by and look at what the salesman calls the Woods Heritage Series Rear Finish mower. Maybe a 54". Anyhow, I am clueless, frankly. Is $1400 a good price? Is this mower a quality unit? How would it compare to others, such as Frontier, KK or LandPride for example. What should I...

Hopefully, an interesting story. Bought my BX (at a good price) 10 months ago. It was perfect in every way, but then, quite unexpectedly, I got a huge (for me) contract for organic foods production that I had not anticipated when originally purchasing. In order to row cultivate more mature...

The video instructional tutorials are absolutely great!!!! Put them together and you'd have a tractor version of Ask This Old House!!!

Some of the members here have some outstanding work, as shown below. While still in the designing/mental planning stage, I was pleased to know that the front frame hole pattern on the BX and B seem to be identical allowing the use of such an attachment to be moved to and/or from one model to...

Anyone who might know, how similar, dissimilar is the bolt pattern/spacing of the front frame? Those 6 holes, specifically, for attaching grill guards, weight mounts, etc. Thanks

Shopping at WalMart today and noticed they now stock, at that store, Rotella Semi Synthetic 10w-30. Interesting. The price was right as well. $10.95 a gallon. Perhaps in other locals this isn't news? First sighting here.

Most guys here know that JohnThomas is the trade-in king of Kubota, having traded something like 10 times in 6 years. John speaks often about how positive his experience has been, and sometimes suggests that tractors an be traded in, just like cars. Technically, that's true. This week, I...

It is interesting to hear posters here mention the various colors of tractors from which they have to choose. When you live in a low population, more remote area such we do, we just don't have those options. I am shopping, not because I don't adore my present little pumpkin, but because quite...

Sunny day today, so I took the crunched fender off. If it's nice tomorrow, Maybe I'll put the new one on. Story to follow later. That's called a tease.:D:D PS- That is the new fender she holding for the pic.

Just to keep it short, stopped by TSC in Gaylord this week. Bought a 5' rear blade that lists on the website for $319. Manager quoted me $259 and I had a coupon in my pocket for another $5 off. For $255, I couldn't go wrong. I have some plans for pulling gravel and other duties this summer...

OK, the 2305, 2320, 2520. Each "step" up seems to be longer wheel base, if I read the specs right. If you know, which uses the HST fan, of fragile repute, and which do not? Any other recommendations as to differences, bang for buck especially helpful.

Just a curiosity poll. Has anyone actually gone back to a gear tractor, or threatened to do so, because they a.) wished to save a few dollars? b.) gotten weary of the HST whine, or c.) another reason of your own? Not so much interested in a zillion posts by those who love their HST and...

Renze, Good to hear the situation from Europe. Yes, here in North America, it is considerably different. Each shop is very locked in by being a representative of the brand. Sales-warranty service-parts. There exists very tight license agreements, franchise agreements and the like. Of...

When the big one comes, with more than 6", life doesn't always permit the flexibility to choose between waiting until it's over or getting busy as each 5" falls. For the sake of this discussion, let's assume you do have the option. Personally, I much prefer to push the first 5" far out of the...

The winds are just right, out of the N by NW. The snow is coming down pretty good. While it sure is pretty to see the snow again, after two weeks of January thaw, it looks like it's time to plug in the tractor again. Gonna have to push snow later this afternoon.

First, no interest in mac/pc wars. None. Silly as fighting over tractor colors. That said, Windows topics (viruses, malware, Vista, 7, etc) come up from time to time and it got me to wondering. Surely, I'm not the only Mac guy on TBN?

Got one as a Christmas gift. Here's a quick review for those who may have pondered having one. It's Great!!! No, seriously. It's pretty darn good. Works off a power point. Stick it where you want it, need it. Move it. For only $20 at TSC? I'd give it two thumbs up. Blazer 12 V...

The story: When we took possession of our "life-dream" property last spring, I told my wife, well in advance, that a tractor would be part of the purchase expectation. The snow plow option on my Kubota wasn't cheap either. She being the city mouse and me being the country mouse. She reluctantly...

I have wondered about this. Is paying a surcharge to a brick and mortar dealer, to prep a Jimna/Foton torquing everything, fitting, changing all fluids, and so forth worthwhile and preferred? Or does one just go for the absolute lowest price at a Rural King type seller and doing these tasks...

Do any of you plow snow with a front blade on a B series? In searching for a friend, I could find zip on Kubota's website showing how a "factory" front blade is mounted on a B. I have showed him my BX setup, with the QC system Kubota uses, but would deeply appreciate photos of Kubota optional...

A number of threads here have traced the trials, successes and foibles of using a piece of PVC on a snow blade. Run it through the table saw, and bang it on. It sure works great over gravel, but easily shattered in cold weather. Here's why:Quality Control Some here have suggested ABS plastic...

Had so many folks PM and ask how the PVC pipe worked out, thought I'd just post the results. Well here's the story. Last summer, I read here about using PVC. I had a scrap of 1 1/2 Schedule 40 and ran it through my table saw. Wouldn't go on. Ran it through again, just side stepping the first...

Saw a CL posting for Plow for Mule. For the life of me, I pictured an attachment for the 4 legged equine. Dang. Showing my mental age.

Finally, after a much delayed winter, it is finally coming down. If this keeps us, it can only mean one thing!!!!

The printed manual is a wonderful and necessary part of owning a piece of machinery like a tractor. However, it seems to me that sometimes a printed manual can also cause confusion. Because printed materials are expensive, companies do not always update them or correct errors in a timely...

I have been giving some thought to a RFM. First, I have questions for the guys who already use them. Since you drive over the grass before the mower gets a chance to cut it, does the lift of the mower do a good job of standing the blades back up before the cut? So you find the finished look...

OK, I admit it. I love my BX, but really dislike the 3 pt, lower arm keeps. The turnbuckle/rod system just does not fit my personality. With implements being spaced anywhere from 20" to 27", these factory keeps are not the easiest system to adjust. I, for one, have had enough of them. OK...

I left the door up and look what ran into my shop!! Actually, my son gave me this older Deere mower. It has a few ticks, but the motor runs well and most everything works well. Now, I have only one simple question. Can I or should I wear a Deere hat? :D

We got 25" in less than 12 hours. Last December 8. Just over a month away. Time to get ready.:D:D

Editorial. New HST fan protector. I don't wish to rant about Kubota or get into a whole negative thing about them, but this issue needs to be addressed the way they did the seat complaint recently. Kubota handled that reasonably well. They shipped a ton of those seats out to dealers who then...

With money being tight, like it is everywhere, I had to make do this fall with borrowing my neighbor's little Sears garden disk. Needless to say, it is what it is, and that ain't much!!! :D:D Here's what I want for Christmas:King Kutter Incorporated And here's a video of using the little toy...

You can clean your Kubota BX's HST screen anytime you wish. Change your HST filter as well. There may be those who wish to do so, or may need to do so and have wondered if they are going to lose 3 gallons, or $120 worth of SUDT just because they need to clean their screen or have dented or...

Anybody got a newer tractor and feels the urge to change out the fluids earlier than the 50 hour mark? For some estate owners, with what seems like many frequent starts and stops, lots of short working periods, time passes and passes without the hours on the meter piling up. The jobs are short...

Appreciate advice and experiences here. I bought the 60" Kubota front snow blade, fully hydraulic, with QC. Winter is coming soon, and we average around 100". My drive is gravel. Question. Would you or would you not rush out to get the skid pads? What is your experience? Grateful for the...

If you all are like me, I care for the diesel with the white bottle. But frankly, my tractor doesn't sit for 6 months. My small engines do. Weed whippers, leaf blower, 22" push mower, riding lawn mower, chain saws and most importantly, my 25 Merc outboard on my fishing boat. I have given up...

Ever wonder what your shorter BX would look like with the larger tires found on the other BXs? I got pix, if you're interested.

Came across this page. Interesting to see these B-20 models marketed in the UK. 12-16-18 horse power B tractors. The B models we have here in North America are called B30 over there, apparently. Kubota doesn't sell the B20 series here. Take a look: Kubota (U.K.) Limited - B20 Series

The B series and the BXs, like most tractors, have steadily increased in horsepower over the years. It seems that every spring, the Apron stores roll out lawn mowers with ever increasing HP ratings, enticing customers with 24, then 26, then 28 horse power models. With this HP creep, the...

It began as a thread here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/153062-confused-about-hydrostatic-transmission-fan-5.html When I posted, innocently enough, a photo of my BX1860's fan protector, a number of sharp-eyed TBN poster caught the fact that this HST fan protector...

As a new BX owner, I have read with interest/concern here about the protection for the HST fan. I don't do anything, really, that would place it at risk, but still. My dealer even mentioned the issue during my very first visit to the dealership. Here is my confusion. Were/are there some...

On Saturday morning, I noticed a 2" puddle, well, spot really, of fluid under my BX parked in the shop. Cement floor makes seeing such things easier and with a new machine, one's eye is really dialed in for stuff, I guess. Wiped it up. Took a mag light and couldn't really see the source, but...

Used my neighbor's 6' rake today to freshen up the drive-way. Approx 80 ft of two car width. John suggest that I run the rake with the curve backwards. Hey, it's his rake, what I am gonna say? Long story short, it worked excellent. Call me dumb and inexperienced with these rakes, but I am...

I know this will sound horrific, but when I was a kid, counties used to spray rural country roads with diesel-used motor oil type concoction. Ouch! Some places used a brine which wasn't much better, if at all, for the environment. Salt flakes and other salt or chlorine type products were/are...

Talked with my salesman, John Hinkle, @Ginops, and he quoted me $295 for a set of wheels/tires assemblies for my BX1860. Not desiring, wishing, nor inviting yet another silly pi**ing contest about "this tire is better than tire", I am just sayin' that having a set of turfs and having a set of...

I know, I know, whenever someone wants to make a certain point in their conversation on this forum, all too often they allude to a Craftsman as if this was the lowest of mechanical debauchery in all the world. I don't know. All I know is that I have had this YT4000, with Briggs 18.5 horse and...

Have about 1/3 acre plot in the back that I have wanted to break up and eventually plant, ever since we took possession of the property last spring. Today, after church, we stopped by TSC and sprung for a middle buster. By the time we finally got home and laced it up, (yard sales) the shadows...

Search to see if this was duplicating another recent thread, but didn't see another. Glad to take it elsewhere, if need be. If a guy wanted another set of wheels and tires, (one set for turf tires and another for bar tires) which more than a few here have mentioned as their practice, does one...