Mowing BX 2350 Overheating while mowing?

[DeeReyn22]

I have a BX2350 with 60" belly deck and the engine will run real hot about 1/8 - 1/4" from the red zone while mowing. I know it is a big deck for the 24 hp but if it can't handle it, then they should not sell it! I sometimes will mow a while with the hood open to keep the temp from creeping even closer to the red zone.

Anyone have this problem? Is it ok to run in this area? Is there anything else I can do?

 

[Hootie]

Have you made sure all the filters are clean and the MMM has gear oil and spindles are greased? Call your dealer for help.

 

[B2400]

Sounds to me as though your radiator screen is dirty or you have some debri in the radiator fins themselves. My B2400 is the approx HP as yours w/ a 60" MMM and barely runs above the "C" unless it's over 90. When I notice the temps running higher than usual, I run the hose from the backside of radiator and clean/ spray it out real good. When it's dirty you can actually see the dirt ( muddy looking water) flowing out from the opposite side of the radiator! My fan draws from the front and then back into the engine compartment. Yours is the same except the radiator is between the engine and the dash console if I remember right. Just flush from engine side out.

 

[DieselPower]

I would have to agree with B2400, check your radiator. I have had problems in everything from garden tractors to combines over the years. The majority of the time it's just a dirty radiator.

 

[proudestmonkey]

I just mowed my 3 acres of "lawn" (half grass/half weeds) yesterday, it was in the 70s. I have a BX 2230 (roughly same as yours) with a 60" deck. I can confirm what others are saying. I noticed that my temp gauge was running higher than usual (about 40% of the way from cool to hot). I looked down, and sure enough, the radiator intake grille right in front of my knees was plastered with dandelion seeds. I turned the engine off, brushed off the dandelion seeds, let it sit for a few minutes, and engine temp quickly went back to normal for mowing with my deck (just above cool).

 

[chrisjbell]

I've used a number of different Kubotas for mowing. They will all overheat in a heartbeat when the radiator is clogged (which make sense, when you think about it ), and in many of them (including my B7300) the design is such that they clog really easily.

I have seen people use water to clean them off, and that works great to cool them down quickly but I suggest caution with that approach. The water will tend to allow the radiator to collect more stuff, which turns to goop that is really tough to get out. Blowing the junk out with air is the best way most of the time.

 

[Tom_H]

First clean the pre-screen which is right in front of your shins as you sit in the seat. Now remove that same screen by unscrewing the knob at the top. Open the hood and pull out the second screen which you'll see right behind the battery. It lifts from the top; clean it well. Now, behind the battery, you'll see the face of the radiator. If you see a big circle of dirt and dust centered in the square, the radiator vents are clogged. Get your vaccuum cleaner and put on that long skinny wand. Vaccuum off all the dirt and dust. An alternative is to blow it from the opposite side if you have a high pressure air compressor. Replace everything.

When I'm brush hogging with my BX, I have to clean my outer screen every 5 minutes and the inner filter and radiator face about once an hour.

Good luck.

 

[DieselPower]

Hmm, sounds like they need to redesign the air flow over the radiator so it draws from a less dusty area. The overheating seems to be a common problem.

 

[jkade72]

I have a new bx 2350 and they told me that there was a problem with the way the guage was calibrated and they were having trouble with the utv's also. They ordered me a new cluster for mine, I will let you all know if it fixes it.

 

[c-and-a]

I have a BX2350 with 48hrs on it - 60" deck and it never moves North of mid range...never near red...

As stated by last post, there is a gauge cluster replacement, but I thought it was for condensation issues...but I could be wrong...

Something else going on with your rig