BX2200 and 3pt hitch

[Charliebrn]

My delaer has made a modification to help with ground clearance at the 3ph for the BX. He simply drilled holes 1.5" higher on the lift links for the connecting pins, in the lower yoke. This allows you to choose between two height settings for different implements. The higher ones don't interfere with the base of the yoke, but it makes quite a difference at the hitch pins.... If i needed extra clearance, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[Roy]

Charliebrn; You got my interest, any pix's?????

Roy

 

[Charliebrn]

Sorry Roy, but no pix. I saw it as he drove it out the door to deliver it, but it's a simple mod, and sometime this spring I'll probably do it on my BX just for grins. Use the same diameter hole, just 1.5" higher than the existing.... When I do mine, i'll post a pic.

 

[Roy]

Thanks, Charliebrn. I beleive that I know where the holes were placed, and the pixs would leave no doubt. Whenever they are available. (I'm in no hurry, since I am unsure yet if I'll even make the same mod).



Roy

 

[HR_Mutt]

huckflynn
Just for your reference(and whoever else/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif),I have a L&S middle buster and I don't have sufficient clearance on my B7100 or L4610! Your post prompted to me to run outside and find out why. Check your distance from center of lift pins to bottom of plow and then compare to your other 3ph attachments. Mine is twice as long as anything else. There went the ground clearance. A modification that I did to it years ago for my dad (before I was into tractors) was to drill new holes in the beam to shift the hookup down by 3 inches. One word of caution here, when using it one day I hooked it on a large immovable rock and the top side pivoted and caught me square in the back.Have fun and play safe.

WVBill... post hole digger works great on my B7100/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
regards
Mutt

 

[RPM]

Mutt,

What post-hole digger is it that you have? I'm looking for one for my BX. So far, have read about the Worksaver on-line here and the small LandPride here. I particularly liked the note for the LandPride that you can use the set of pins on the inside of the lower arms to attach to the tractor if necessary.

Still early in the process - anyone have any recommendations? I'm headed to a farm auction tomorrow (with a tape measure) and might take a gamble on a small New Holland post-hole digger I saw there.

 

[HR_Mutt]

RPM
I think/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif it is L&S purchased from Yoder&Frey in Archbold, Ohio(farm equipment dealer) several years ago. The sticker has fallen off. It has a 10" auger bit. If you find one that works with your rig remember to dump it frequently/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif as you drill down. They get heavy and could stick in the hole.Thanks for the links, added 2 more bookmarks/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
regards
Mutt

 

[Bird]

RPM, I suspect different ones of us would have different opinions as to which post hole digger brand is best; just as we do about tractors, pickups, etc. Personally, I think Danuser may be the toughest, Rhino makes a stout one, etc. Of course, you pay more for the really heavy duty ones, and I also think that for most of us (compact tractor owners), that even the lighter, cheaper ones will work quite well. We probably don't have enough power to tear them up./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Bird

 

[RPM]

Bird, Mutt,

Thanks for the replies. I did try to look up the web-sites for the different companies with mixed results. For Rhino I could only find some pictures of one at a trade show. The interesting part there was the number of farm auction sites I found when I typed in 'Rhino Post Hole Digger' on Yahoo!.

There was more information for Danuser but still far less than LandPride (on-line manuals were especially good).

I guess that in this virtual age I am reluctant to get in the truck and drive 50 miles to a dealer unless I see some information out there first. I do agree with the comment that it's doubtful that our compact tractors have the hp to tear up a decent post hole digger! I can imagine someone posting a video here of their tractor rotating around a stationary auger ... (probably would be me too).

Perhaps a better question would be - has anyone had a post hole digger fail on them?