BX Quality Drop

[Anonymous Poster]

I have a BX2200 that was delivered with a box blade on it. The first time I took the blade off, I noticed that the top link was bent at the threaded portion. I am unable to screw it in any further due to the bend. The grey paint on the threads looked intact so I thought that maybe it came from the factory that way. Does this sound like the problem you had? My tractor is only 1 month old, when did the fixes start to appear? Is there some service recall reference number?

Thanks
Richard

 

[Will_C]

Richard; There is a service bulletin regarding the three point hitch update. A search here on TBN should turn up the particulars. I thought only the earliest tractors were affected. Mine is serial number 52.xxx.
Will

 

[TresCrows]

This only afected the early BX units. All current BX units have the updated parts. There is not a lot of difference unless you look real close. The top link appears the same externally but the stop pin punch indentations in the threads of the eyes are situated differently allowing a greater range of adjustment.
Something you may or may not realize but those threaded eyes in each end of the barrel are punched to destroy a portion of the thread so that the assembly cannot be taken apart. Do not attempt to thread the assembly apart or it may ruin it. One nice thrick is to install a grease zerk where the little screw is in the center. I assume among other things that the screw hole was how they punched the threads so it would not thread apart. My 2410 is the same way but because the top link is longer it has a grease zerk installed on each end where they accesed the threaded portion to stop punch. J