how well does a BX2200 mow?

[JeffreyG]

Yeah, when we get that GT235 delivered, we'll get a cart and go out and load up rocks. That's a fun job! Little ones I'll dig out as needed. A few big ones will stay, and I'll know where they are.

I'll also try to level out some of the uneven spots. The front blade might help with that, even if I have to loosen the ground with a shovel or iron bar first.

 

[TresCrows]

Yes, you can run the mower with the deck fully raised. The reason the manual says not to is safety related--rocks and debris can be easily thrown out.
No, I would not use my BX to cut that field even if a Murray can. The BX MMM deck costs about 2,000 dollars or so, more than a Murray. It will ruin that deck and then what?, Buy another? You will need to get a small brush hog like the King Kutter BX model built for small tractors like the BX. Those run about 600 dollars, should handle your fields OK and is a lot cheaper to ruin than your BX's MMM. J

 

[Junkman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Yes, you can run the mower with the deck fully raised. The reason the manual says not to is safety related--rocks and debris can be easily thrown out. )</font>

If you run the mower deck in the up position you are putting a stress on the universal joints at an angle they were not designed to operate at. I think that this will cause you problems down the field and the damage could be quite costly. I wouldn't do it if it were mine...

 

[BXMMCC]

Junkman-
I don't know about your BX, but mine, with the 54 inch MMM - if I raise the deck to the TOP position, the u-joint angle is straighter than if I lower the deck to the mowing position. I cut high weeds all the time with the deck at TOP. I'm guessing the reason Kubota says what they do is as another poster stated - watch out for the discharge!

 

[TresCrows]

Junkman, the universal joints are in a nearly straight position when the mower deck is up, they are of course not straight but rather angled when the deck is down in the cutting position. There will be no harm to the universal joints from running them when they are in near complete alignment as they are when the deck is raised. Both my BX and 2410 have spent many hours cutting this way---it will throw debris and it is so easy to stick a foot under there--be careful.
Yeah, it is true, the uv joints are more angled when the deck is down than when it is up. J

 

[Henro]

Gee BXMMCC and Trescrows...you beat me to it!

But since I took the time to check today...Same here. The angles are better when the 60" deck is fully raised than they are when it is fully lowered. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Guess from now on I won't worry about what height I cut at, as long and no one is around... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Junkman]

I stand corrected.... been spending too much time under cars and not enough under tractors.... All that will change next week when my new BX arrives.....

 

[SUPERNUG]

My BX22 is a great mowing machine. I have a 60" MMM and it mows very well. The 60" MMM sticks out more from the tractor than the 50" mower did on my JD318 so I can actually trim tree's etc easier. The big change was having the ROPS as you can't get as close to low branches etc. Turning radious hasn't been a problem. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Henro]

One thing I noticed...or I think I noticed...talk about being tentative! Anyway, it seems like the suspended MMM deck of the BX may have a disadvantage if you are cutting areas with slope changes over a short distance, when you are running parallel to the slope, rather than up or down it.

I have noticed that the guide wheels [which are normally not touching the ground] seem to dig in sometimes when they hit the ground.

Although for the most part I buy into the thought that a suspended deck may generally perform better than one that is riding on the ground on its own wheels, I wonder if in some cases the wheeled type mower might have its superiority. Like in the above example. Seems like a mower that is riding on the ground would follow the surface better, and be less likely to dig in during slope changes.

On the other hand, the ground contact mower probably makes general irregularities in the ground surface show up more...

Guess like everything else in life, nothing is prefect for everything...better here, not quite as good there... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I do know that my Woods RD6000 did a pretty good job. I really don't see much difference in the end result between what it did on my short weeds and what the BX 60" MMM does.

Maybe I would if I had a "lawn" but I just have a yard... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[surfran]

I agree with you Henro. My property is very rocky and thus my oak and maple trees have shallow roots and mound up near the base of the trees. When I mow around them, I have low spots created on the outside of the mower deck because of the lack of wheel supports. I also keep my wheel heights high because like everyone else, noticed that if set according to the book, they were always running and I did not want to wear them out.