Do your own Fluids and Filters on a BX

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Bump for PaPow to do his own 50 hour service on his BX.

 

[BX23S-1]

Bump for PaPow to do his own 50 hour service on his BX.

Thanks John, greatly appreciate it...!!!!

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Thanks John, greatly appreciate it...!!!!

Glad to do it. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words but this thread has the pics and the words for FREE!:cool2: Looks like almost 120,000 views of this thread. Lots of BX owners but can help other tractor owners to see how easy it is.

 

[sixdogs]

Glad to do it. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words but this thread has the pics and the words for FREE!:cool2: Looks like almost 120,000 views of this thread. Lots of BX owners but can help other tractor owners to see how easy it is.

It is easy, even on bigger equipment and if someone has a question they can just come in, type the question and get the answer. We have all done similar and we have the unique advantage of JOHNTHOMAS who has first hand experience on many models. That's how I learned.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

It is easy, even on bigger equipment and if someone has a question they can just come in, type the question and get the answer. We have all done similar and we have the unique advantage of JOHNTHOMAS who has first hand experience on many models. That's how I learned.

I have had several models and have learned some things at a price and with experience. I have a great dealer (Barlows) who gives me good trade in prices with good buying prices. Lots of my trading/buying has also come about due to changes of needs of buying/selling property.
TBN is a very useful site with many owners willing to share their experience and also some willing to share what they know not. Just ask/observe if answers come from experience or I think or I heard or I test drove a machine. Even experience can be "off" based on someones failing to understand the limits of a certain machine or heaven forbid that rare "lemon" produced or a manufacture engineering mistake that makes a great series machine that is engineered with issues like the BX50 series and the BX25D1. Kubota usually fixes the "problem(s)" sometimes quickly but doesn't "fix" the defective machines. They just change the series number and nevr "fess up" to there being a problem/issue/defect.

 

[BX23S-1]

I have had several models and have learned some things at a price and with experience. I have a great dealer (Barlows) who gives me good trade in prices with good buying prices. Lots of my trading/buying has also come about due to changes of needs of buying/selling property.
TBN is a very useful site with many owners willing to share their experience and also some willing to share what they know not. Just ask/observe if answers come from experience or I think or I heard or I test drove a machine. Even experience can be "off" based on someones failing to understand the limits of a certain machine or heaven forbid that rare "lemon" produced or a manufacture engineering mistake that makes a great series machine that is engineered with issues like the BX50 series and the BX25D1. Kubota usually fixes the "problem(s)" sometimes quickly but doesn't "fix" the defective machines. They just change the series number and nevr "fess up" to there being a problem/issue/defect.

You nailed it John...!!!!!

 

[dragoneggs]

Almost hit 400hrs (393) and decided to do the maintenance while weather is nice for a change. Changed oil/filter, transmission/filter, and front axle oil. All went pretty smooth. Biggest pain in the butt was removing the Brotek skid plate to get access to the tranny filter. Second biggest pain was installing the engine cowling after I was done. Broke the little tab off of one of the plastic retaining clips. the fluid changes themselves were simple.



All was going well with little mess until the end. I was filling the front axle that I had lifted off the ground and didn't realize the fuild was coming out of the breather hole on the opposite side. Big mess in the driveway. Oh well. Feels good to have that done. Still need to replace the two fuel filters but that will be another day. Thinking about it, I should have at least replaced the upper fuel filter while I had the cowling off. :mur:

 

[zoltanthegypsy]

...Broke the little tab off of one of the plastic retaining clips...

Welcome to the *fender* washer club. Hmmm, that's _almost_ a pun

Z.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Almost hit 400hrs (393) and decided to do the maintenance while weather is nice for a change. Changed oil/filter, transmission/filter, and front axle oil. All went pretty smooth. Biggest pain in the butt was removing the Brotek skid plate to get access to the tranny filter. Second biggest pain was installing the engine cowling after I was done. Broke the little tab off of one of the plastic retaining clips. the fluid changes themselves were simple.

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All was going well with little mess until the end. I was filling the front axle that I had lifted off the ground and didn't realize the fuild was coming out of the breather hole on the opposite side. Big mess in the driveway. Oh well. Feels good to have that done. Still need to replace the two fuel filters but that will be another day. Thinking about it, I should have at least replaced the upper fuel filter while I had the cowling off. :mur:

Mark, you must have missed the post I did a couple years ago. Just mount that second filter underneath like the other one. After breaking one of those OEM plastic ones and losing 5 GL diesel on something; I went to the metal cased generic ones. The 2 hoses just interchanged. Was able to manage it w/o removing the cowling. Also get one of those finger type filter wrenches made to go on a 3/8 socket extension. Oil filter changing is done w/o removing the cowling. I have banged up my cowling and hood so much when I had the forest that am thinking of replacing both this winter. Sure rattles a lot w/a lot of the connection points broken. The age of plastics.

Ron

 

[Tractor Seabee]

PS: After 1500 hours of services you figure out a few short cuts.

Ron