Genuine asked a simple question: will the backhoe from my
BX24 fit on a
BX2360.
The true answer to that requires a technical response based on what parts actually make up those two tractors.
And requires starting right at the base of the tractor - the frame itself.
The Kubota illustrated parts list - lists the same frame for both tractors. And it clearly shows that all of the additional parts that make up the subframe that the BT601 physically mounts to - are separate parts. As far as I am concerned what that means is YES the BT601 backhoe would physically mount up to a
BX2360 .... IF you either transferred over from the
BX24 tractor all of those subframe parts OR - in the case that some of them are bent from the tree falling on them - bought (or maybe even made) new ones.
You guys keep giving him "that's impossible" responses - that's not what he needs to hear.
What he needs to find out is if it is technically possible - and I would put money down that IT IS. The next thing he would need to look at is the hydraulics system - and do some investigation into whether or not the systems on the two tractors are similar enough that he can hook up the BT601 into the
BX2360's system. Again - I would bet that you could - because I highly doubt that Kubota manufactures the tractors in such a way as to preclude adding additional hydraulics into the
BX2360.
The most basic thing to know here is this: manufacturers do not go out of their way to make different parts if they can possibly avoid it. They will use the same parts and the same base product to make as many other models or product lines as possible. If you're smart - you know this and take advantage of it. This his what hot rodders in the car world to all the time. Parts from old Camaros fit on Chevelles. Parts from Impalas fit on Camaros. Engines from trucks fit into cars. The 10-71 blowers you see sticking out of the hoods of drag race cars - came from buses - because they use the same engine blocks as cars - etc.
I've found parts listed for BX tractors that also show up on B tractors. The same backhoe bucket that the
BH77 backhoe on tractor uses - has been used on at least 4 different Kubota backhoe models going back probably 20 years.
I can tell just by looking at the Kubota parts drawings that putting the BT601 onto a
BX2360 is possible - it would take some work - but if you're looking for the cheapest way out to get a working tractor that may well be it. If I was in the situation Genuine was in - I would think of doing exactly that. I'd get my hands on a
BX2360 with no FEL - and swap the FEL and the backhoe over. It would be a big PITA - but it would likely be the cheapest way out.
If he starts paying somebody $20 an hour to do it for him though - it's likely to get expensive. I do just about all my work myself - that would keep the costs down.
