Bx2360 quarter inching valve lever tabs too short

mikesen · Jul 10, 2011

I got a new BX 2360 a few weeks back, and would like to use the quarter inching valve with a box blade to work on the driveway gravel. I've read these forums and know how it''s supposed to work - the tabs on the assembly under the right rear fender are supposed to act as a stop for the lever that raises and lowers the 3 point hitch when the lever's pulled inward, toward the seat. The problem is that the tabs are too short, and the lever never touches them, so you can't "bump" the lever against the stop to raise or lower in increments.

The attached 3 pictures (one from another thread in this forum) show the assembly attached under the fender, and also removed from the tractor. The tab that needs to be longer to stop the lever is circled. My question is, has anyone else gotten this fixed or come up with a workaround? Did I just get the wrong parts attached to my tractor? It seems like a trivial, inexpensive fix to just supply plates with tabs that are the right size, so I can't figure why a new tractor would come like this unless they're the wrong parts.

TripleR · Jul 10, 2011

The ones on my 2660 work, but you have to pull in kind of hard, some have bent the tabs to stick out more.

mikesen · Jul 10, 2011

I read about bending the tabs in another post, but I can't see any way of bending them that makes them stick out farther. Can anyone explain how this would work?

snpower · Jul 10, 2011

mikesen said:
I read about bending the tabs in another post, but I can't see any way of bending them that makes them stick out farther. Can anyone explain how this would work?

I just did this on my 2360 last week. I put the tab assembly in a vice and bent each tab so that when reinstalled they point more in a downward direction. Now when I pull the lever in and down the 3PH moves down VERY slowly. Not sure that this is true 1/4 inching but it gives me finite control of the position. If I just slap the lever up or down I get what I believe is 1/4 inching.