does the BX2360 hood fit on the BX2350

Washirving · May 23, 2012

Sorry, it seems like such an obvious question but I can't find a definite answer to it in prior threads. My inclination is no, because, if nothing else, Kubota would make it different merely to spite people and keep them from "upgrading" their apparent model # this way. But it ought to fit, or an improved hood of some stripe should be available, because the plastic hood was a bad idea and they know it. Mine cracked last year because one medium sized log, about 7" in diameter - one only - fell off the top of some wood I was hoisting with the loader. (tractor was stationary, I know not to drive with the loader high. I was trying to get it on top of an existing wood pile) That seemed pretty pathetic to me. Clearly it wasn't some space-aged high strength plastic, nor is it even particularly thick.

Other than that, I've been extremely pleased with the tractor for the past 5 years. It's funny to me that they "corrected" the quick reverse stop hydraulic issue on the BX2360. I haven't driven one, but to me the way my BX2350 behaves is perfectly logic. If I'm going backwards, a situation where point-of-view tends to be obscured, and I need to stop suddenly, I'd much rather it stop suddenly than continue rolling. It's only jerky if you jerk your foot off the pedal.

Bota Bum · May 23, 2012

I cannot answer your question, maybe our friends at Messicks will drop into this thread. I dropped a deer from the bucket at full height, onto the hood without any damage. Was kind of a slow motion, OMG kind of moment, and KERPLUNK! It was dead on the road in front of the house, I tossed it in the bucket and to better seat it, I raised the bucket and gave it a flick. Wrong move:laughing:

My 2360, 2011 production date, stops pretty abrupt in reverse. No rolling there. At times I wish it was a bit smoother. I can't imagine how the older machines could stop any quicker.