Buying Advice Kubota BX25D

[check]

So far, I love it. Our 2 acre lot is mostly woods and chock full of rocks. I've put 50 hours on it carting logs, brush, rocks, gravel, blocks, bricks, mulch, lumber, firewood, pallets, chicken feed, concrete mix, small machinery, folding chairs, tires, scrap metal, garden debris, potted shrubs, 2' x 3' slabs of blue stone, garden hoses, bales of hay and even some plain old dirt! The back hoe is my favorite implement, I love to dig without breaking a sweat! We had an issue with the main line to the septic tank this past summer. Had to pay the septic company nearly $750 for two guys to hand dig a trench 12' long and 4' deep to uncover the 4" PVC pipe. That hurt. Before the BX, I spent a lot of time with a shovel, rake and wheelbarrow in hand and I really appreciate what this tool can do. Today I was putting away the lawn furniture and needed to lift the self-propelled JD mower up to its storage spot on the implement rack I built to make room in the storage barn. I folded the handle, wheeled it into the loader bucket and safely placed it up on the 6' high rack. I have not used the wheelbarrow since getting the BX. Yard work is no longer a dreaded chore. The BX is the perfect size for our property. The BX easily fits between trees and boulders. It shares the storage barn with our old JD riding mower and leaves enough room for a whole bunch of other tools and implements. Green and orange, living together in harmony! <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/kubota-buying-pricing/444418-kubota-bx25d-img_0746-jpg"/>

Holy smokes, what a neat and tidy garage! I'm jealous.

 

[Rustyferrious]

How do you like the front hydraulic blade?

The blade was back-ordered and just delivered last week. I have not had it on yet. The manual blade mounts to the loader QC, fairly simple operation. The hydraulic blade has a different mount that requires removal of the entire loader assembly (including arms and cylinders) and installation of it's own QC hitch that attaches to the underframe. It's the same hitch the snow blower uses, without the PTO. I've gotten pretty good changing out the QC bucket for the forks and back, but this is a bit more involved. I plan to use the blade mostly for snow removal of our long drive, but having the ability to do a little light grading of the gravel parking areas will be nice. I don't imagine that the process is much different from removing and reattaching the back hoe. The delivery guy ran me through the process and I'm going to try it once we get a little warmer day. I got the skid pads for it too, they don't normally come with it.

 

[ultrarunner]

Will be watching for updates... very interested in your review.

 

[Rustyferrious]

Thanks check, it takes constant effort and if I get lazy it shows. I deal in antique machinery parts and mechanical items, the upper floor is shelved out and holds roughly 350 vintage sewing machines and 50 or so manual typewriters waiting their turn to be processed. I have to keep things organized or it is absolute chaos. Today I built a rack in the small space above the overhead door track to store a half-dozen garden hoses and the patio umbrella for the winter. Every inch matters.

 

[Rustyferrious]

I'll post a review when it happens. One concern I had was what on earth would I do with the FEL while I had it off the tractor? The FEL has a fold-down kickstand, that I didn't know about until the delivery guy showed me. I think I can park it between the implement rack and the back-hoe end of the tractor - more or less the back-hoe will fit between the arms of the parked FEL, I hope......

 

[check]

Too far away sadly I'm in Alberta Canada

I grew up in Alberta. Great province, with lovely mountains and such. Good luck with the election tomorrow - looks like the Conservatives are going to lose!

 

[carbonacreage]

Can help with the Election !
Can't vote
Got something to do with been a foreigner they said But I think it's because I can from England !!
Maybe one day they'll give me citizenship

 

[LiveRoll]

Just put on your Niquab!! and stroll right in!! they will welcome you with open arms!!LOL

Roger

 

[check]

Just put on your Niquab!! and stroll right in!! they will welcome you with open arms!!LOL Roger

That's Niqab

 

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For those of you who may be interested in Canadian Tractor Politics (LOL), we have a Federal election here today, and the predictions are that the country is going to throw out the ruling Conservatives (led by the current Prime Minister Stephen Harper), and most likely elect the Liberals (led by Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau). A significant issue which emerged during the election was the Niqab, whereby Stephen Harper wanted to ban it at Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies, thinking (probably) that it would get him votes. Well, that boomeranged on him. At first, he got a little boost in the polls, but he has since been tanking and will likely lose the election today. Also, to my dismay, I read the following article about the effects on Canada's international reputation:

Congratulations, Canada: now the world is talking about your Prime Minister's "racist" rhetoric

Holy smokes!