JOHNTHOMAS
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Maybe you meant $600.
Cheap bx24 need advice
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radioman
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250 hrs? with that much damage to buckets? WOW!
If I were you:
1. check the hydro oil like others said.
2. take a hydraulic reading from one of FEL ports. make sure its not over 2800-2900 psi. I bet its running a mite over 2900 which is how he MIGHT bent bucket.
3. check engine oil , smell it too. check the hours yourself with key off, engine off. test drive it and stuff. shut it off and turn key back on and check hours again. It should gain an hr if you used it with WOT for a while.
4. run engine and note the idle speed and bump it up to 2800. did it smooth out at 2800? does idle sound ok at 850-900?
5.Go ahead and run FEL,BH and note any fluid streaks. if any streaking from fluid, you are in for a seal repacking job too.
6. The fan part is cheap, but do you have the time to take it apart for 2 days if you are not familar with BX or 4 hrs if you are good with tools?
7. If you do want to replace the hood, check with the local dealer and see if he can let you test fit a BX25 hood. Its metal from what I understand.
If I were you:
1. check the hydro oil like others said.
2. take a hydraulic reading from one of FEL ports. make sure its not over 2800-2900 psi. I bet its running a mite over 2900 which is how he MIGHT bent bucket.
3. check engine oil , smell it too. check the hours yourself with key off, engine off. test drive it and stuff. shut it off and turn key back on and check hours again. It should gain an hr if you used it with WOT for a while.
4. run engine and note the idle speed and bump it up to 2800. did it smooth out at 2800? does idle sound ok at 850-900?
5.Go ahead and run FEL,BH and note any fluid streaks. if any streaking from fluid, you are in for a seal repacking job too.
6. The fan part is cheap, but do you have the time to take it apart for 2 days if you are not familar with BX or 4 hrs if you are good with tools?
7. If you do want to replace the hood, check with the local dealer and see if he can let you test fit a BX25 hood. Its metal from what I understand.
shownuff
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when you say "front seal" is that engine or axle or what?,like wise I would make sure the clock is working and check all the fluids not only to see if full, but maybe smell of burnt oils it appears to me that it has been "worked hard and put away wet" to say the least
keyman1808
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It should be a crime to abuse a tractor like that.
Ductape
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Assuming it runs / drives / operates, I'd buy that in a heartbeat for 6500.
dodge man
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That doesn't sound like a bad price to me, assuming the HST isn't burned up. My BX has been used and abused a little bit, and at times I feel bad about how it looks, but its pretty clean compared to that one. It looks like the FEL was used really hard, I'd check that over pretty good also.
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That what a low hour BX looks like after it has been used by multiple operators that do not have to foot the bill for repair. How do I know this you ask we have one at a plant that I go to that has less hours on it and looks worse. The inexperienced guy gets on it and thinks it will do what a large machine will do and this is the result. Looks like it anyway.
Tom_H
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:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: At first glance, your topic seemed to read, "Cheap Advice Needed." I got a good laugh; the advice here is always cheap, but also valuable.
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Aj10523
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Etcallhome I think you and dex3361 are on the same page that's how someone operates a machine when they don't have a dime in it.
Radioman thanks for the advice I have a friend at the local dealer I think I'm going to have him come out and look at with me. It's funny that you dont think of these things when you are in the hot seat. Fixing the fan docent bother me I can take the time and I have more tools then I need ( that's what the wife says).
Dodge man I agree. There are some spots on my 23 that are missing paint and I keep telling my self I have to fix that before anybody sees but after seeing this it looks brand new.
Radioman thanks for the advice I have a friend at the local dealer I think I'm going to have him come out and look at with me. It's funny that you dont think of these things when you are in the hot seat. Fixing the fan docent bother me I can take the time and I have more tools then I need ( that's what the wife says).
Dodge man I agree. There are some spots on my 23 that are missing paint and I keep telling my self I have to fix that before anybody sees but after seeing this it looks brand new.
CompactTractorFan
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I thought it was $6,000...I thought that seemed way too high...I guess I read it wrong...:ashamed:
