Impressed by BX1860

[poldies4]

I've lived in my house for 9 years. I've ownwd my BX for two months. When I bought, the property was littered with everything you could imagine. A late 60's Chevy Nova was on its roof in the woods,(one of two) but by far the biggest eyesore was the 10 yard pile of large concrete chunks, filled in with what is probably the only topdirt on my 3.5 acres. Right next to where I planted my 2 row grape vineyard for me to look at everyday, for 9 years. I thought I would have to rent a Bobcat to get it broken down, so there it sat until I went to get the Bobcat, I thought. I was out tractoring after work last night and decided to pick at the pile, just to see what was really in there. Well 3 hours later I was lifting the large chunks of concrete, larger than would fit in the bucket. Some were 2'x3' and 8" thick, some were 4'x3' all buried for years in the blackest prettiest dirt I have ever seen on my sand farm. I was able to move even the largest chunks with my loader, had to push and flip them, but to say I worked that tractor hard would be an understatement for sure. As hard as I pushed the tractor, it pushed big chunks of concrete wherever I wanted. I now have room to double my "little vineyard" and did it with a tractor that is compact and powerful. Now that I've really worked the BX, and have seen what it is truly capable of I love it, yes I said love it even more. This tractor is not too small, and is not afraid to work as hard as you want to. So to all of those who say go bigger, I say don't overlook these "little beasts" they might not do it as fast as a bigger machine, but for me the savings in price is worth a little more seat time getting things done. Love my 1860 and looks like the beginning (25 hrs as of yesterday) of a fruitful relationship. As a bonus, after the large concrete chunks were move to a more "desirable" location on my property, i'm left with 2 or 3 yards of beautiful topdirt. Anyone say new vegetable garden?:thumbsup:

 

[bp fick]

You carefully lined the bucket with cardboard to protect it from scratches, right?

 

[poldies4]

You carefully lined the bucket with cardboard to protect it from scratches, right?

Ya, about that, um....well at least it looks tough now? :laughing: Right? However hard it was to hear the banging and scratching of those big chunks, the satisfaction of the job was worth it. Plus I always wear hearing protection as 20 years of power tools have had an impact on my hearing. The wife says I have conditional hearing loss, I say I hear the important stuff!!

 

[bp fick]

Last winter, I plowed snow with my shiny new 60" front blade. I told myself that it would get beat up, and it did. A lot of the paint came off in chunks. Anyhow, toward the end, just before I sold it, I used a rattle can of Chevy orange paint. It looked as good as new. I don't mind wearing the paint off of stuff. What goes on, must come off, and what comes off, must go back on.

 

[poldies4]

I figured I'd re-paint before winter snow removal, the fel is the only snow removal tool I currently own. I would rather avoid the rust is all. Still waiting on those new wheels and tires. Dealer said Wed., or Thurs., did I see a thread about someone waiting forever for tires they ordered? The turfs did pretty good with the clean up, but they sure liked to pancake under the weight of that concrete. Looking forward to the tougher tires!!!!

 

[Tractor Factor]

The turfs did pretty good with the clean up, but they sure liked to pancake under the weight of that concrete

You might double check the pressure in your front tires. After more than a year of doing it one way, I noticed in the manual that the recommended pressure in the fronts is 3.5# greater than the rated tire maximum when you have a loader attached.

 

[Tractor Factor]

By the way, where did you end up putting all that concrete? The way these things work, eventually it will just be in the way of something else you want to do, and you'll have to move it again. Rent a backhoe for a 1/2 day, bury and be done with it...(it will be a nice "surprise" for some unfortunate property owner 100 years from now). :laughing:

 

[bp fick]

You might double check the pressure in your front tires. After more than a year of doing it one way, I noticed in the manual that the recommended pressure in the fronts is 3.5# greater than the rated tire maximum when you have a loader attached.

No problem with your idea and you likely are happy with the results, but printed manuals are notoriously out of date. Kubota can and does change tire suppliers. Thus, your manual, which is text brought forward from older files, is out of date on many things, the moment it is printed, whenever Kubota changes things, like service schedules, or a newer standard is established for oil or fluids.

Imagine a guy with an older tractor pulling out a manual and it recommends oil with a service rating from 20 years ago.:laughing::laughing:

The rating on the sidewall of the tire comes from the tire builder, not Kubota.

 

[amg280]

You carefully lined the bucket with cardboard to protect it from scratches, right?

WOW!!!!!!

 

[bp fick]

You carefully lined the bucket with cardboard to protect it from scratches, right?

WOW!!!!!!

Yeah, we were just having some fun over another thread.