Finally getting a BX25D

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Thanks for the advice all. I'm not usually the type to just get what everyone else has just to have it, but I also see value in things that have proven useful to lots of other people too. I'm going to wait until I actually have the tractor to see how I like using it as is first. Then I'll likely order a few things to make it optimal for my intended usage. Again, thanks for the words of wisdom. It's nice to not have to figure everything out on your own.

Wise decision

Congrats on a great little powerhouse from another new BX25D owner...I'm building a garage and the slab contractor was at my place today to set the forms...I tore down a shed and leveled the area for the slab with my BX and it was really a pleasure to use...today when the slab guy was having trouble digging a footing with his hand shovel, he asked if I could help him out with the Kubota...I drove over to the side he was digging and with several scoops with the FEL his trenches for the footing were done.
He was smiling as he directed me from in front of the loader giving me signals when to dig, scoop and lift the spoils outside the trench...what fun! He was quite, impressed with the little tractor's power...you're going to love it!

I added another 1 car garage on the uphill side of my 2 story 2 car garage. I prepared the drive way up to the new level and prepared the site for the concrete man to pour for the garage and drive up to it. He told me Steve Barlow had tried to sell him a B21 with 1400 hours for an amount that I can't remember. He saw the work my BX25 had done and I did some more final prep work for him with the BX25 and he just stared and smiled watching it work. Probably let him use it some also. He returned the next day and told me he had gone to Barlows and bought the B21 because of seeing how capable the small Kubotas are.
Barlows has added several acres to their lot and added on to their building over the past few weeks. I stopped by to get some washers for my F3080 mowing deck and John (the concrete man from 2 years ago) was there doing the concrete work. Said he still had his Kubota and seemed satisfied.

 

[rbarker]

Barlows has added several acres to their lot and added on to their building over the past few weeks.

Are they calling it the John Thomas wing? LOL! Sorry, couldn't resist.

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[JOHNTHOMAS]

Are they calling it the John Thomas wing? LOL! Sorry, couldn't resist.

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I bought 4 cupped washers to hold the blades on my F3080 mowing deck for $27.50 so....yes, I'm doing my share to pay for the new display, dining and office space.
I did ask if I had paid for the addition when I first saw it.
I to think they should name it after me.:thumbsup::cool2:

 

[macguyver13]

Well, just came inside after taking delivery of the new machine. I couldn't help but get on it and try out the backhoe by digging a couple of small stumps and then using the grapple to pull them out and dispose of them. Took about 10 minutes total and that's with me still learning to use the controls. I would have spent an hour or two doing that with my pickaxe and wheelbarrow.






My wife won't be happy when she gets home and there's no place to park her minivan! I guess I'll have to build another garage. Good thing I have a tractor now!

 

[Mowbizz]

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My wife won't be happy when she gets home and there's no place to park her minivan! I guess I'll have to build another garage. Good thing I have a tractor now!

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Hah! That won't last long...the Kubota is built to stay outside so no worries there! You gotta keep the OL happy!

 

[Cherokee140]

Hah! That won't last long...the Kubota is built to stay outside so no worries there! You gotta keep the OL happy!

To heck with that, the tractor will outlast the minivan by miles. Personally would figure a way to keep that machine inside. Nothing is harder on a machine than sitting outside. And if you ever go to sell it having it pretty will add greatly to the resale.

 

[GManBart]

Nothing is harder on a machine than sitting outside.

Nothing?

 

[628pm]

Congrats on receiving your tractor. Just be sure and service it properly and it will last a long time.

 

[macguyver13]

I would like to keep it under cover and protected from the weather if possible. I'm looking at building a shed or garage in the near future, but for now one of the cars has to get parked outside.

I tried a bit more stump digging with the backhoe and if I didn't know where I lived before I could tell you based on that experience. I'm pretty sure we're built on a huge slab of granite. Not sure how those tree roots secure the tree, but I'm hitting rock about 12-18 inches down all over the place. The backhoe can't break the big roots so I'm thinking I'm going to have to use an axe or something on those to enable the backhoe to dig around it more and finally break it out.

Any stump digging experience would be appreciated. These are mostly oak about 12-16 inches in diameter.

 

[Mowbizz]

I would like to keep it under cover and protected from the weather if possible. I'm looking at building a shed or garage in the near future, but for now one of the cars has to get parked outside.

I tried a bit more stump digging with the backhoe and if I didn't know where I lived before I could tell you based on that experience. I'm pretty sure we're built on a huge slab of granite. Not sure how those tree roots secure the tree, but I'm hitting rock about 12-18 inches down all over the place. The backhoe can't break the big roots so I'm thinking I'm going to have to use an axe or something on those to enable the backhoe to dig around it more and finally break it out.

Any stump digging experience would be appreciated. These are mostly oak about 12-16 inches in diameter.

For stump work you can't beat a ripper tooth... A ripper tooth concentrates all your backhoe's curling power onto a sharpened edge rather than using your bucket. Makes short work of those nasty roots. Bro-Tek out of Canada sells a nice one. I will be buying one soon as I have to do some conduit trenching. BroTek also sells a trenching attachment that fits over the ripper tooth. Not sure if any other companies manufacture a ripper tooth for the BX...?