BX22 Experience

theboman · Sep 26, 2002

The pedal is not a gas pedal. Less is more when it comes to HST, the less you press the pedal the more torque you put to the ground.

KWentling · Sep 26, 2002

Duane and Jim: Been away for awhile so didn't see your posts. I don't have a digital camera so no pics. All I did was to cut 4 pieces of 3x3x1/4 angle (just what I had laying around) about 4" long and cut a point on one end of each. I welded them to the bottom of the pads, about evenly spaced side to side and centered front to back, kind of like this:
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so they expose the most cross section to the back. Hope this helps. Would probably be pretty hard on the lawn!
Kim

Anonymous Poster · Sep 27, 2002

So these are essentially spikes that dig in if I'm not mistaken in my reading of your description?? TYIA

RocketJSquirrel · Sep 27, 2002

Bo Man has it right. Pressing harder puts it into a higher gear. Press a little, climb a lot!

KWentling · Sep 27, 2002

Right you are, Jim.

Kim

John4652 · Sep 29, 2002

I have my BX22 a week now. Took the backhoe off yesterday and put on the Brush hog. Checked the transmission fluid and it was on the low line. when I raised the 3 pt hitch I saw fluid squirt out of the tractor's outlet hose that I hooked into the return pipe coupler. Will call the dealer on Monday. I am hoping it is only a bad hose. Anyone else have this problem. Have 20 hrs on the machine. rehooked the hydraulic lines to the backhoe. It's not the hose the connection on my tractor has the leak

techman · Sep 29, 2002

Bill:

With a HST, you get the same torque at any speed in normal conditions. The torque delivered by the hydraulic portion of the HST is a direct function of pressure, which is set by relief valves. Some reliefs, once they open, have hysteresis which means that you must go to a lower pressure, and therefore torque, before they will reclose. This means that you have to back off the pedal almost completely before you can get full torque again. But if you are moving, you will get the same torque no matter how fast you go.

As for other theories, there is no gear change in a HST, just a pump that delivers oil at a rate set by the pedal, and a motor that spins at a speed that is a function of the oil flow rate.

nitronut1 · Sep 30, 2002

John,

Just had my BX22 serviced to replace the hydraulic connector on the right side of the machine under the seat for the backhoe. Same exact problem you mentioned. Takes 10 minutes to fix. O ring in the female connector was bad. The tech said if it happens again they'll upgrade the connectors to the stronger ones used on the front loader.

John4652 · Sep 30, 2002

Thanks. Will pass this on to the dealer when I call this morning

MarkHunstiger · Oct 1, 2002

It is real easy to pinch the hose that goes to the backhoe while installing it on the tractor. It might be leaking from a break in the middle of the hose.

John4652 · Oct 1, 2002

It was the female connector. The dealer replaced it in a few minutes. He said he has never seen this problem before on the BX22 must have just been some bad parts. Hopefully it won't happen again.

nitronut1 · Oct 2, 2002

Great! Glad you got it fixed! I also have a small issue with the PTO control lever; it seems to fit too tightly in the plastic shroud (guide) which is cutting into the soft clear rubber piece below the yellow knob that keeps the lever from rattling. The tech said the rubber piece goes over time because the plastic stops on the guide are somewhat sharp....

nwjohn · Oct 3, 2002

i am wondering what type of or amount of work youhad to justify the additional cost of the backhoe? have you used the BH enough to warrant the cost?

John4652 · Oct 4, 2002

I only have 25 hrs on the BX22 and probably 18 of that with the backhoe. I am presently clearing a heavily wooded area that is about an acre and removing all the stumps with the backhoe so I can store boat/utility trailer's. The backhoe has been a great asset.

nitronut1 · Oct 5, 2002

I have about 25 hours on mine too. About 10 maybe with the hoe. I have used the hoe to dig out some "antique" stumps and countless rocks that I always had to steer around with the old garden tractor. I have also used the hoe to reshape the banks on my neighbor's stream and put in a dozen or so pine trees. Its second benefit is to provide counterweight to the loader which makes the tractor VERY stable when carrying heavy loads up front. Without it, the tractor will lift a rear wheel off the ground necessitating 4WD.

manganos · Oct 5, 2002

I have around 65 hours on my BX22. Most of that is from mowing but I do use the backhoe a lot as well. I've planted numerous 25 gal bradford pears, pine trees, dug up some rocks, pushed over some small trees, dug the two large islands out of my pond and now I'm using it to make a new driveway. I'm breaking up the high areas with the backhoe and just scooping out the loose material with the FEL. One funny note. When at Lowes, buying the 25 gal bradford pears, I was paying for them when a guy that works there was laughing about how I will be digging holes for weeks. I said not with the backhoe on my 'Bota

I think he was a little taken back......

nitronut1 · Oct 6, 2002

Just a note on a "steering issue" I found today... Check the bolts on the two brackets that hold the power steering cylinder to the front axle. One is on the left side of the piston, one is on the right side. They are circular, the piston goes through them and they bolt to the front axle with two bolts each. The driver's side on mine was ready to fall off the tractor; the other was OK but not very tight. In another week the bracket would have come off and probably damaged the piston or the other bracket.

Something to be said about going over every bolt with a wrench....

SethO · Nov 23, 2002

I noticed that hydraulic connection for the BH is tight, has anyone lengthened theirs for an easier coupling?

Seth

Anonymous Poster · Nov 24, 2002

I didn't lengthen, but I found that there was actually a little more slack on the BH itself...once I gave those a bit of a tug, hookup is much easier. I don't think it would be all that great of an idea to actually lengthen these too much as they might be more succeptable to getting "caught where they shouldn't be" either during the on/off process or during use. But that's only the personal opinion of a relatively rookie tractor jockey!

John4652 · Nov 30, 2002

Just reached the 50 hr mark and really enjoy the tractor. Called the dealer to set an appointment for a 50 hr. Maintenance and he quoted me $250.00. I am in Misouri and will all of this maintenance have to be done every 50 hrs? Who has done this without the dealer and how much was the cost? Thanks.
John