Kubota BX series ridiculous transmission

[shrekbelly]

fellows,
i just posted on another site, that i'm burnt out on complaining about my jerky 50 series tranny. i will let others who are still as p.o.ed as i was sound the call to prospective 50 series buyers.
i traded in to my local dealer, making the best deal i could. i beliieve in kubota, just monumentally disappointed in my bx1850, solely on the tranny, and so far thrilled with the smoother more powerful bx2360 that i moved up into.
my dealer sold my unit to one of his employees, and said to me that he didn't make any money on my trade (to the employee) . . . while, i'm standing there - you made money on me twice, and you'll continue to make more money, unless you get really stupid . . . yikes. i'm now mute and moot on the 50 series tranny. i vow never to post another word on it.
there are some very good people on this websight and many other pretenders, that offer up uninformed opinions because they can. many of us have had as many tractors as cars or any other important thing in their life.
the op, out of his frustration made his ill advised posting. the recognized problem has always been the d*mn 50series tranny and not the ability of the driver. i left gear trannies for the comfort of a hydro. while my dealer worked hard for me, he was the first one to say- no fix exists / per kubota.
so i traded up, it cost me more . . shame on kubota . . . it's what they wanted all along. for me to go away, or dig into strained bx pockets to trade up.
good luck to all those who will now sound the call . . . i vow now not to revisted my kubota 50 series headache! i will not post again on it. as a retailman of 25 plus years, i'm ok with kubota losing a very good and strong silent salesman. im thrilled with the bx2360, but why should i tell a soul after my odyssey?
regards, shrekbelly

 

[rdsaustintx]

Couldn't have said it better, wasn't as discrete as you and had my former posts deleted.

I miss Bird.

 

[manonthehill]

As the original thread poster, let me make this clear. If you do not personally own a Kubota BX 50 series tractor, find another thread!! Your opinion, although interesting, is completely irrelevant!!!

Again, if you do NOT personally own a Kubota BX 50 series tractor, find another thread!! I don"t care if you drove a friend's, tested one at the dealer, walked near one, had a similar tractor, ever popped a wheelie, read other posts, hate the video, hate the internet, hate sandals or hate me. This thread is for BX 50 series owners!!!

 

[KeithInSpace]

This thread is for BX 50 series owners!!!

Oh. OK. Have fun with that.

Here all this time I thought it was a community board for us to share thoughts, feelings, experiences, and other useful facts with like-minded folks that have a peculiar passion for their tractors.

My bad.

I guess I don't have to say, then, why I bought my 'older' BX2230 instead of the 'newer' BX1850 I could have gotten for the same price. All this stuff was figured out LONG before I got here...shouldn't have wasted my time. Sorry 'bout that.

 

[timswi]

Oh. OK. Have fun with that.

Here all this time I thought it was a community board for us to share thoughts, feelings, experiences, and other useful facts with like-minded folks that have a peculiar passion for their tractors.

My bad.

I guess I don't have to say, then, why I bought my 'older' BX2230 instead of the 'newer' BX1850 I could have gotten for the same price. All this stuff was figured out LONG before I got here...shouldn't have wasted my time. Sorry 'bout that.

With you buddy, think that dude needs a beer and a time out

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

As the original thread poster, let me make this clear. If you do not personally own a Kubota BX 50 series tractor, find another thread!! Your opinion, although interesting, is completely irrelevant!!!

Again, if you do NOT personally own a Kubota BX 50 series tractor, find another thread!! I don"t care if you drove a friend's, tested one at the dealer, walked near one, had a similar tractor, ever popped a wheelie, read other posts, hate the video, hate the internet, hate sandals or hate me. This thread is for BX 50 series owners!!!

Now, now, now Manonthe hill. Calm down. Take a deep breath. Easy, easy easy. You know us BX2350 brothers have to stick together and vent our feelings but let's not throw out the baby with the bath water. Maybe we have informed some Kubota buyers to the issue and they can make a better decision going in to their purchase. I think we have also helped our fellow brothers/sisters to the fact that it not them making it jerk or it's not just theirs doing this. It will also inform those buyers of only a 50 series that the jerk doesn't apply to all Kubotas. I try to respond to threads where I have some experience but that's me. I know some people have an opinion about everything even though they have no actual knowledge about what is being talked about, "let em live" as the road construction signs say on the highway. I see threads about M tractors but never respond because I've never owned or driven one but I have seen them on the Kubota lot so I can say "Boy, they are big and have lots of paint" so I do have something to say about them but I choose not to but I can if I want to show my personality "traits". You guys that have an opinion about a tractor you don't own go right ahead and tell us how you feel about it. Maybe you can start at the beginning of your post with your experience with this particular model so we can know up front which end your talking from.

 

[radioman]

It's funny to watch this thread take on a life of a angry mob, but they all have one thing in common, the BX24's and 50 series reverse abrupt stop. I too am tired of being extra thinking of having to think fast doing the reverse SLOWLY but if we need to stop fast just because something or someone jumped in the rear , somebody's neck or back WILL BE HURT AND NEED TO SUE, or someone jumped in path and we trained ourselves to step off slowly and before we know it, we could run over them. lawsuit ?! oh geez! The last thing we need in this economy is to be deeper in hole because of the reverse issues.

I bought my BX24 and the reverse is getting more annoying, and if we realize it's becoming a fear of safety issue after we drive it, there is a cause for alarm. It tells us we are getting to know our machine, and honestly, how can we let others use it too with this issue? What if we forgot to tell them about the reverse issue and they sue the owner?! then what ? I am just sad about this, kubota really needs to step up to the plate for us on this one like they did with the seats. I am NOT going to upgrade to current model, it will push me back financially. I bought it for a lifetime. Most likely it will be my last tractor. The only way I would get rid of it is a direct trade for current model for same thing and keep the same payments which is unlikely. There has to be a way to develop a aftermarket kit to swap the 50 series tranny to a 60 series tranny. It's all I am asking for.

 

[robertm]

I notice my BX2660 rolls quite a bit after I release the go pedals. Much more than my B's, which I never had to use the brakes on. Can the valving be adjusted on the 50's to allow the hydro to bleed by a bit after pedal release? I assume there has to be an adjustment of some kind.

 

[KeithInSpace]

...tired of being extra thinking of having to think fast doing the reverse SLOWLY...I bought my BX24 and the reverse is getting more annoying...how can we let others use it too with this issue...a direct trade for current model for same thing and keep the same payments...swap the 50 series tranny to a 60 series tranny.

This is a quite rational post that is back 'down to earth' and written by the owner of a very expensive piece of equipment who is truly bummed about a particular aspect of the machine's operation and cannot 'buy' himself out of the problem. Cool.

I have to say, that really stinks to high heaven. Unfortunately, this issue seems far deeper than a new seat or a couple chunks of metal. And perhaps you can train yourself away from stopping from reverse without it being uncomfortable, but that ONE TIME you don't, you'll get as irritated as ever. And like you said about someone else using your tractor (like others have mine...within my eyesight...)

Though I am one of those non-50 series owners who is, apparently, not permitted an opinion in the matter, I have no problem joining in a wish/hope for some simple/inexpensive (to the owner) cure to make the tractor more comfortable to use.

 

[dodge man]

Robertm, I think there was another post where Kubota has tried some fixes on someones tractor, and didn't really have good results. I don't think there is really anyway to fix it.