BX24 Plowing Advice

[LBrown59]

I took the BH off my BX25 and no more problem. It is now the same as the BX2230 I had that did not have a hoe.

All the BX 2XXX series are nearly alike except some have BHs and some don't.

 

[sw03]

unless it changed, the frames on the smaller models was not the same...

 

[LBrown59]

Didn't know there were any smaller models of the BX2000 series.
As far as I can tell all the BX2000 series are the same frame and size.
What smaller models are you talking about.


L . B .

unless it changed, the frames on the smaller models was not the same...

 

[ayelvington]

Next year buy chains and use a back blade. Works great in NW PA...

 

[LBrown59]

This little tractor is an animal in deep snow here in central MA. My problem is that often while plowing with the 2763 blade, the front tires lift off the surface, and I start to go wherever forces want me to. I'm in 4WD, with the differential lock set, turf tires, backhoe on, and floating the plow blade with no down force other that the weight of the blade. Sometimes, steering is pointless. Any advice? Smaller "bites"? That initial path out of the garage is often comical.

No tractor steers very well with the front wheels jacked up off the ground .
reduce the down pressure on the blade and lessen the angle.

 

[LBrown59]

Next year buy chains and use a back blade. Works great in NW PA...

He already has a front blade.
My bx23 with unloaded bar tires does fine in snow.

 

[Egon]

No tractor steers very well with the front wheels jacked up off the ground

Individual brakes for steering?

 

[radioman]

Next year buy chains and use a back blade. Works great in NW PA...

chains on blacktop is not the greatest idea. you slip more then you get traction.

I know what you mean about the float mode digging in with heavy snow. It makes the FEL arms seems to bunch up after you push a few feet and the blade is really full. I found that that pushing it into float mode to let it find the ground first then take it out of float and tap it so I can feel the blade is off the ground but still touching. As I go along, I keep my hand on the FEL control to keep lifting it up a hair at a time due to all the snow rolling pressure pushing the blade down to the pavement. I find I need to do this more over the yard then on driveway.

If you dont see how this really helps -- do the procedure above and after pushing heavy deep snow for more then 10 ft, then stop. note the position of the blade, then back up. You will find the blade "pops" up off the ground. All the weight of the snow is pushing down on the tires for the best traction but if there is no lifting force, you are going to get the bunched up feeling no matter if front blade or FEL.