BX Poor Design/Fix??

[1funride]

The only poorly designed part on the BX (as far as changing and using implements) that I found was the loader pins (the pins that hold the lower loader frame to the upper frame). If you have a front hydralic blade or a front sweeper you must leave the upper loader frame and valve on the tractor after removing the loader. This requires removing the loader pins. Easy to remove, but not so easy to replace. Nothing to hold onto (pin fits flush on both sides) and no good way to rotate them to line up the hitch pin holes. To boot the pin is all greasy.
I was thinking of modifying the pins to offer something to hold onto.
I suppose you could also modify the valve mount so it always stays with the tractor even if you remove the loader.

I know other people have this problem, what have you done??

 

[Anonymous Poster]

What I did was buy another pin with a grease zerk in it. It cost about $9.00 from the dealer, but at least I now have the hex nut of the grease zerk to turn with a wrench to line up the hitch pin hole. And as you say they are greased so they turn real easy.