Buying Advice Buying Advice - Kubota BX24 or BX 23?

[RedDirt]

I have a bx23 and it is serving me quite well maintaining 5 ac. I've put almost 400 hrs on it in the past two years. Lots of trenching, digging orchard and septic, fine grading, stump digging and snow plowing. I've skidded some logs but only small ones (incl five 8" x 25' cedars at once).

Only problem has been the clamp for the air cleaner has cracked several times and I keep re-welding...then it cracks elsewhere. There have been treads about this. Eventually I'll just build an entire new clamp assembly.

BH & loader are amazingly simple and quick to take-off, put-on.

I can't compare to the bx24 but I bet you'd be happy with the 23.

 

[BigD23]

BX23 owner here...I've been very happy with the tractor...Have used it for trenching in ground electrical runs, pulling stumps, mowing, grading my 1,000 foot long driveway and other general maintenance around my place...Has been a great tractor.

Don

 

[montelatici]

I have a BX24 and am very happy with it. The BX24 has a little more hydraulic power (1 gpm), 1 more HP and the 3 PT hitch is a little higher making it easier to use some implements. However, these are not worth $1,000 in my opinion, so I would go with the BX23.

 

[shownuff]

hey scotty can you tell us the pricing?

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Don't know exactly why but reading this thread spurred me to go trade my B3200 today to a BX25.

 

[LBrown59]

hey scotty can you tell us the pricing?

Curious readers want to know.

 

[escavader]

Bx 23 because its one tough son of a gun Ieven haul around a cab in rough terrain all year long and it still going strong.If you dent it you can pound it out,if it breaks you weld it.If its plastic....Its more apt to break in my opinion.
ALAN

 

[montelatici]

Just to be clear, at the same price the BX24 would be a better deal, bit $1,000 is a lot of money to me anyway.

The BX24

1. It will always have a higher resale value as "updated, more powerful" models usually do.
2. It has a bit more engine and hydraulic power.
3. The higher 3 pt. hitch is an obvious advantage.

Also, the plastic BX24 plastic is plenty tough, I made dents in my steel B5200 with knocks that have not have phased the plastic on my BXs.

 

[KeithInSpace]

Don't know exactly why but reading this thread spurred me to go trade my B3200 today to a BX25.

Wait...I don't understand. Mr. Brown? No, that isn't you...I still see you posting just below. But this is weird. THREE folks now that have a bunch of BX tractors? Does...not...compute...

Congratulations, though. I'm sure you'll 'dig' the backhoe. I love mine, that's for sure.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Wait...I don't understand. Mr. Brown? No, that isn't you...I still see you posting just below. But this is weird. THREE folks now that have a bunch of BX tractors? Does...not...compute...

Congratulations, though. I'm sure you'll 'dig' the backhoe. I love mine, that's for sure.

I knew that was coming when I done it!! I don't have a bunch, only two. One for 86 Kingsview Lane and one for 3345 W Hwy 80. And there's more than three that have more than one BX. There are a bunch of us, the others just won't speak up!!!! Do you know how to determine how many BX's one should have? One for each implement, ask LB.