B vs BX

[RossDean]

Hey JCA, about a month ago I was in the same boat you're in right now.

We've got close to 10 wooded lakefront acres, and the drive is close to 1000' back to the cabin. BX or B-Series was on my brain for quite some time. Ended up with the B7510, and after last weekend, I'm very, very glad that I moved up a notch from the BX.

We've been going through the annual thaw/freeze/rain/snow
/thaw here in Michigan, and after 10 months of construction traffic on our drive, it turned into a soupy, nasty, rutty mess.

My tires were easy in 8-10 inches of that sludge, but the ol' girl just climbed right through it all. In the month that I've had it, I've moved close to 25 yards of sand with ease and enjoyment.

The decision to NOT get the BX turned out to be very wise indeed, with many thanks going to the folks on this board telling me I just might regret not having more ground clearance and the bigger tires. I already would have been sorry, without a doubt.

Managed to roll the hour meter beyond 10, which was an oddly good feeling. Very easy to use once you take the time to get familiar with all of the controls.

So with your scenario being as close to mine, I would highly recommend ponying up the extra dough for a bigger tractor, you'll be thankful that you did.

 

[EastTexFrank]

JCA,
Unlike everybody else here, I'm going to save you money on a tractor. I don't know where you live but you need to take the cost of that tractor and apply it to moving further south ... a 100" of snow a year!!!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif That's 'way too much for this Texan to fight. Right now its supposed to get to 80 degrees today, the sun is shining, the redbuds are in bloom ... life is good!!!!

As far as the tractor choice is concerned, I have a B2400 and its a great little machine and the newer version, the B2410, should do what you need to do. Like the others, I would be concerned about ground clearance once you get off the lawn although the BX I looked at for my sister-in-law seemed to be a very capable piece of equipment.

 

[KubotaSteve]

I was looking at the BX22 with the backhoe being very tempting but glad I went with the B7800 with no hoe. After looking at the limits for the FEL (weight) it made sense to go bigger. I also like the ground clearance when doing loader work and the additional height of the loader. Spend the extra money and get the larger machine.

 

[frank_f15]

For all the reasons stated above , i will also recomend the b series, perhaps even something a little larger than the b7510, if it is financially possile , but at least the 7510

 

[KNotMe]

Ask Henro about the machines. Without having used either the BX or B series machine, it is hard to eyeball the capabilities. Everybody here will try and justify their choice by the "I am glad I"