BX2200, for a 1st time tractor owner for mowing

[KeithInSpace]

I have a BX2230 which is very similar (nay, identical) to the BX2200. I have 240 hours on it over 4 years. It has been incredibly reliable.

Given what it is, what it is designed to do, its level of complexity, and the abuse I have heaped on it, I am absolutely FLOORED by how it holds together. If I gave mine a nice bath, got all the grease from around the nipples, and put some ArmorAll on the wheels, it would look better than the day I picked it up. Mine has been tipped over, has removed countless stumps (sometimes by rather ruthless methods), been transported many hundreds of miles, and done immense amounts of work for me and I can honestly say that I don't remember having any real problem.

Two things: Be careful in the bogs, especially if you have turf tires. And be VERY careful on slopes. These things (not just BX tractors...most tractors...) won't handle 45 degree (1 ft of rise for every 1 ft of run) slopes very well. That type of slope is probably beyond the capability of a BX.

 

[drag_slick]

The front axle oil seals are a spot to look at. Lots of BX owners have had to replace these after a few hundred hours or more. Look at the pivot point where the front wheels turn and the axle housing is stationary. There is a seal in there horizontally that might be leaky. Costs about $50 for 2 new seals + labor.

My BX1850 is going in for this same problem next week, and at 200 hours over 2.5 years, it's the only thing that's ever been wrong with it, I run an FEL, a 52" woods tiller, and a 50" Allied snowblower, and the tractor has never not done what I have asked it to. I run out of traction before I run out of power.