Yes, and don't forget the lift arm are also much shorter than the standard cat1 arms. Talk to your dealer about trading in a PTO driven attachment after it has been altered to fit on those stubby little arm. You'll see what I mean. So if you don't consider the fact the the arms are shorter, the distance between the top link and the lower lift arms is also shorter, in other words, the geometry of the 3 pt. is smaller then a regular cat1 hitch, if you don't consider that to be a factor whether or not it is a limited cat1 3pt, then no it isn't. I prefer to consider those facts and know it is very limited. I have been fighting if for years with both the
BX22 and
BX23. Call it what you will, it is not a normal size 3pt just because the arm open to 33". And it has nothing to do with how much it can lift. All tractors lift different amounts of weight, that has nothing to do with the geometry of the 3pt. A statement like that just adds to the confusion. It also has nothing to do with the turn buckles, we know how to operate a turn buckle. If this is a myth then there would not be discussion on this board dating back to 2003 regarding this issue. Since it wouldn't be an issue. And there definitely is.
Remember, a limited cat1 is not limited to using only cat0 attachments. But it is limited to what cat1 attachments you can use. That's why they coined the term limited cat1, and didn't classify it as a enhanced cat0.
Folks, this has been bantered about on this sight since 2003. Just go talk to your dealer about it. They will explain in detail about the size of the 3pt hitch on your SCUT. They will tell you whether it is a regular cat1, or whether it has limiting factors as to what size equipment will or will not function
properly on it. Just because something will fit, does not mean it funtions properly. Ask them about he length of the PTO, and if you cut it off to fit the stubby lift arms if they will be all that willing to trade it back in later.
Again, I don't care what you want to call it, call it whatever you want. I just don't think it is good advice to tell everyone here that the BX and other makes as well, have no limitation regarding the 3pt hitch when it is a fact that they do. And it is not just how high it will lift something It is Length, width, and height. A lot of poeple, find out the hardway after buying something they now know was never intended to work properly on their tractor.
It does catch on the ground when getting to the bottom of a hill (going up or down) on the BX since it doesn't raise up very high off the ground but that's just something I worked around when I used it on my BX's. I now use it on my B. If you have fairly level land, I wouldn't avoid it. The big problem with the Landscape rake and BX's is traction if it's to big or takes to big of a bite. If you have a FEL, you may want to also consider/look at the Ratchet Rake.
