Flipped my BX24

[rdsaustintx]

What must I do before I start it?

PUSH IT BACK OVER AND TAKE PHOTOS.

(geeez, you new guys...)

 

[copperhead1967]

Old time tractor rollovers killed more farmers than anything. ROPS are a modern solution to the problem but still the operator is the one telling the machine what to do. Leave the ROPS down and don't wear your seatbelt, the tractor don't care. By-pass those pain in the butt safety switches, the tractor don't care. No one plans an accident but in the end who's hurt? Tractors are material things and can be fixed. Healing takes alot more effort than being safe in the long run.
Pucker moments are Gods way of humbling you, learn from it. I have, more than once.

I wouldn't have any fear about owning a BX as long as you read and understand your manuals and the General Safety handouts that come with the machine. Anything can tip over if you get ahead of yourself.

Ok, I'll get off the soap box. Glad the outcome was good in this case. Thanks for the sharing the experience.

 

[rdsaustintx]

To remove your glow plugs, clean the top of your engine and:

1. Find the bus bar on the intake side of the valve cover.

2. Remove the tiny nuts holding the wire to the bus bar and the bus bar to the glow plugs. It's like 6 or 7 mm.

3. Unscrew the glow plugs with a deep socket. It's 10mm maybe.

4. After they are clear of the threads they are still a tight fit. Pull them out like a wine cork.

Crank it until you're convinced the cylinders are dry, reverse the process and start it up.

Pics attached (the nuts and washers above the plugs are from the valve cover, just ignore those).

 

[nh DRAGON]

Pittsville: Alright, You are new here so we will take it easy on you. Once you make sure you are okay, then you first change the undies and then TAKE PICTURES!!!! (Glad you didn't get hurt or the BX!)

 

[Singlecoil]

Chuck1949,

Been there, done that, I should probably sell T-shirts

Mine wouldn't start and I went through the anxiety of getting started on here:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/104499-bx-vs-42-x-30-a.html

...and definitely read Kevin Beitz's last word on that thread. That might have saved my engine, I don't know.

 

[grossgary]

wow, glad it turned out okay, that sucks.

could elaborate on the issue of groundhogs and tractors?

i'm from maryland where groundhogs are everywhere and they can be extremely dangerous. tractor accidents, animals breaking their legs, it happens. they are large animals and make large holes. you don't always see them depending on the land/ground cover. it should only be a problem on steep terrain though, not flat land.

if your land is flat...eastern shore right, that's as flat as it gets isn't it? that's far less dangerous than hill side or mountainous areas.

"flip" makes me think end-over-end. i've rolled a tractor - like it rolls...or bounces you might say...3 times down the side of a mountain. that's one reason i got a kubota - a nice 4WD machine. seat belt and ROPS are my best friends now.

that was not a kubota - i've always wondered if the ROPS would stop a roll on the side of a mountain? granted i'm way more cautious now so i don't anticipate that at all.

 

[LBrown59]

Now you guys have me scared.

I'm planning to buy a tractor soon, probably a BX24 so I've been looking at BX threads here, and I joined yesterday to ask questions.

I only have 3 acres so I think the BX24 would be perfect for me. My neighbor has a couple of full size older tractors and he was telling me that he's concerned about seeing groundhogs on his property because they can tip a tractor over. I guess he means if they have a large underground home and you run over it, it could cave in and tip the tractor or throw the operator off. His old tractors don't have ROPS or seatbelts.


I usually try to read and read some more in a forum before I ask a question that's probably already been answered but I was wondering if anyone has experience or could elaborate on the issue of groundhogs and tractors?

Any high or low place in or on the ground can up set a tractor especially if it's on a slope.

 

[pittsville]

if your land is flat...eastern shore right, that's as flat as it gets isn't it? that's far less dangerous than hill side or mountainous areas.

"flip" makes me think end-over-end. i've rolled a tractor - like it rolls...or bounces you might say...3 times down the side of a mountain. that's one reason i got a kubota - a nice 4WD machine. seat belt and ROPS are my best friends now.

that was not a kubota - i've always wondered if the ROPS would stop a roll on the side of a mountain? granted i'm way more cautious now so i don't anticipate that at all.[/QUOTE]

Rolling down the side of a mountain sounds terrifying! The ROPS might have stopped the rolling and maybe turned the roll into a long slide. That wouldn't be too bad would it?

I am on the Eastern Shore-flat as flat can be with sandy soil and no rocks. Digging out rocks sounds like fun but If I need any rocks for a project I will probably have to buy them.

I'll always use the seatbelt and have the ROPS up and I plan to drive reeeaal slow at first.

 

[allen in texas]

glad you're OK.

Do you know of a good upholstery shop to repair the donut hole in your seat?

 

[BigD23]

Work safely and never be in a hurry...There's my Father Son talk for the day.

Don

 

[grossgary]

I am on the Eastern Shore-flat as flat can be

yeah you have nothing to worry about. i thought maybe your location had changed or something, cause i'd say the highest elevation is probably the landfill in your parts! just drive safe.

 

[richardbro]

To remove your glow plugs, clean the top of your engine and:

1. Find the bus bar on the intake side of the valve cover.

2. Remove the tiny nuts holding the wire to the bus bar and the bus bar to the glow plugs. It's like 6 or 7 mm.

3. Unscrew the glow plugs with a deep socket. It's 10mm maybe.

4. After they are clear of the threads they are still a tight fit. Pull them out like a wine cork.

Crank it until you're convinced the cylinders are dry, reverse the process and start it up.

Pics attached (the nuts and washers above the plugs are from the valve cover, just ignore those).

I'm trying to understand the details here for when it happens to me...
What do you mean by "cranking the engine"? Is that turning the key/ignition or turning something else manually?

 

[638]

When you turn the key and start the engine, you are cranking the engine. This terminology comes from a long time ago before electric starters were installed on engines. There was a device that was inserted into the front of the engine and was used to turn the engine over to start it. The device was called a "crank". Thus when starting an engine, you were "cranking" it.