Love my BX!

[Harry c]

Barry the thread was: Anyone put larger rams on their bx24 FEL arm?

 

[Barryh]

Thanks Harry,

I appreciate it...

 

[docspencer]

Seems like I'm getting in on the tail end of this thread, but what the ****.

My BX2350 is just over a year old now; FEL, 60" MMM, and by next weekend I hope, a Woods BB. We have a new house on 7 acres on an old Christmas tree farm - so lots of pine trees, about 2 acres of woods. Looking at lots of landscaping once we move in. So far, we've mostly been using the BX for mowing and occasionally using the FEL to move brush we've cleared. Pretty soon, though, I'll be learning how to use the BB to prepare the area around the house for grass seed, create berms and flower beds.

So far, the BX has been wonderful. It's my first SCUT - before all we had was a Cub 2160 lawn tractor. Occaisionally, I wish I had a bigger tractor, but generally this one is just great.

 

[Barryh]

Well I bought a low hour BX 1500 to good of a deal to pass up and now I see why. It got here late Friday night in the middle of a cold all day rain storm, after a 600 mile ride. The guy had a forty foot trailer attached to a dually. He proceeded to almost get stuck down past my driveway at the bottom of the hill. People waiting to get by and couldn't.

He unloaded my BX off the trailer while everyone waited, I drove it back up the hill flashers going and into the garage where it stayed until morning. First impressions were not too good considering when I got up, I had about half a cup of hydraulic oil puddled underneath the tractor.

So jumped into the old work clothes and starting checking it out. Found a bad leak under the steering compartment looked like the power steering hose had a rupture somewhere so drove down to the Kubota dealer about 30 minutes away. I figured I may as well replace all of the 4 hoses since I was going to be taking it all apart anyway.

While I was there I bought two containers of the super hydraulic fluid, to hydraulic filters and two engine filters. When I got back home I noticed one of the hoses to the right side front was way short about an inch so. I fiddled around different positions just enough to get it on. Hope that doesn't come back to haunt me later it is a we bit stretched. Finally yesterday I got all of the new hose's installed what a mess. Today I will go out and test for any leaks and hopefully be out riding around on my (to me) new baby.

Lord I know you don't owe me but, please let it be dry. Other than the leaks loved the way the engine runs seems very powerful and I like the ride and the muscular build for a small tractor. I did get a little chance to drive it while parking the front end loader. Here are a few pics of the mess and leaky hose's so far. Hopefully today will be a much better one. The first pic is of my new Kubota, Deere 140. Just kidding of course

 

[Barryh]

Ok for anyone interested, I got her all back together and now it's running strong. Everything seems to work as it should. The front end loader seems to be very strong, from some of the post's on here. I was expecting a lot less. Sure seems a lot stonger than 400 lbs are they under rated from the factory?

I do have one other question since this is my first Kubota, if you can just humor me.

I hear a high pitched wine coming from the back with the tractor sitting still. It's nothing loud but, I can hear it. This is a 2004 with just a little over 400 hours. Everything else seems to be working great. Love it so far Gee you think maybe I should change my avatar now.....

 

[LBrown59]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/kubota-owning-operating/85670d1189623742-love-my-

Nice snow removal rig you have there .
My set up is a little different: A BX23 with a FEL and a BX1500 with a 60'' Hyd lift & angle front blade.

I sorta like the BXs myself.
I must cause I have 3 of them.

 

[LBrown59]

1*I used the BX
and a
*lawnboy push mower for awhile and then bought a JD LX279 this summer
3*which fits around all the trails and tight areas on my property much better.
3* At that point I considered selling the BX, since it was really overkill for the place and the 60" mower deck was responsible for more turning then mowing.
4*helped a neighbor with some drainage issues, helped another with nasty overgrown bush
5*
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Thanks!

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1*I have a BX 23 and have done over 900 hours of work with it since 9-4-4.
2*I was using a wards MTD for this sorta thing till it blew up.
I replaced it with A CC GT 2554 Oct/2006 and 3 days ago i replaced the CC2554 with a New BX1500.
Didn't mow with the BX1500 for 10 minutes before I decided I liked it much much better than the CC 2554.
3* Give up my BX23/No Way !
4*I've helped 2 neighbors clean up brush and another elderly one tear out and clean up a dog kennel.
This spring I plan to help another one put in a short driveway culvert.
For that project I will probably use the BX23 and the Used BX1500 with a tiller and front blade on it that I got 3 days ago to replace the 1966 Bolens with a front blade and the 1967 Bolens with a rear tiller.

 

[Volfandt]

I hear a high pitched wine coming from the back with the tractor sitting still. It's nothing loud but, I can hear it. This is a 2004 with just a little over 400 hours.

My BX23 will do the same after I've worked it for a couple hrs.
If it doesn't get any worse or have any scrapeing (metal on metal) or clanging sounds you should be OK.
HST's by their nature are whiners

 

[Barryh]

My BX23 will do the same after I've worked it for a couple hrs.
If it doesn't get any worse or have any scrapeing (metal on metal) or clanging sounds you should be OK.
HST's by their nature are whiners

That's about what I figured, I just wanted to make sure. The Power Trac I had made a different whining sound mostly under load. Thanks for the reply.

 

[LBrown59]

1*This is a 2004 with just a little over 400 hours.
2*Love it so far
3* Gee you think maybe I should change my avatar now.....

1*Just got my 2003 BX1500 on 11/8/7.
It had 380 hours on the clock.
Seems excellent so far except it needs a new right end for the seat belt.
The buckle won't snap into it.
Dealer is sending me a new one this week some time.
One tail lite is out / haven'f had time to put a new bulb in it yet.
2*So do I, but I figured I would if it was any thing like my bx23.
Love That Tractor.
Just like my BX23 it constantly amazes me.
3*Y shure Y not.

 

[LBrown59]

1*loved the way the engine runs seems very powerful and I like the ride and the
2* muscular build for a small tractor.
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1*I've read different post where some folks were of the opinion the engine vibrates excessively.
I have to admit that it shakes around under there more than does my BX23 3 cyl.
However it you reve it up just a slight tad It runs nearly as smooth and quiet as the bx23 so I don't find vibration a concern with the BX1500 2 cyl engine.
2*I don't know how many times i've commented to my wife {Boy that's a lot of tractor for such a small tractor}.It's about the same size as my Cub Cadet GT2554 garden tractor but it's way more than twice the tractor.

 

[Barryh]

1*Just got my 2003 BX1500 on 11/8/7.
It had 380 hours on the clock.
Seems excellent so far except it needs a new right end for the seat belt.
The buckle won't snap into it.
Dealer is sending me a new one this week some time.
One tail lite is out / haven'f had time to put a new bulb in it yet.
2*So do I, but I figured I would if it was any thing like my bx23.
Love That Tractor.
Just like my BX23 it constantly amazes me.
3*Y shure Y not.

Well sounds great.... With all of those tractors who would have time to work on one.. Just kidding of course. I also have a John Deere 140 H-1 a Cub Cadet 105 and a Craftsman yard tractor which any of the three will mow the lawn. I got the BX 1500 mainly for landscaping my place.

I had a nice Power Trac 180 with front end loader. It did most of the ground work around here. My neighbor next door bought it for his place. So I still get to see it every weekend. I had to replace 4 hydraulic hose's on the BX 1500 and now it's running great. Next weekend I'll change out the SUDT fluid and a add a new filter, along with changing the oil filter and adding synthetic Mobil one.

So far I need to replace the right turn signal and, I noticed it will need a right tie rod. Has a little play will go ahead and change both while I'm at it. Other than that I think I got a great little tractor here. So how about pictures of all your BX models???? Would like to see a couple of these tractors in action. Here's a few of mine. Next weekend I'll clean it and shine it up a little. Could use a little touch up paint as well.

 

[LBrown59]

So far, the BX has been wonderful. It's my first SCUT - before all we had was a Cub 2160 lawn tractor.
*Occaisionally, I wish I had a bigger tractor, but generally this one is just great.

*I've never wanted anything bigger than my BX23 but for the last couple of years I've been wanting a smaller BX1500 to go with it.====
===Well that dream came true Thursday 11-8-7.
Two of them are setting in my garage now.
1 new one and 1 used one.

 

[LBrown59]

Wow... I don't think my BX-23 was that clean and bright the day it arrived from the dealer. I have 330 hours in 3 years and it looks like its been in a Mud Bog most of its life. I sure love it. I put down 23 ton of 2A limestone with it today. I finally broke down and put BX-24 front wheels and R4 tires on it last week and I got them Foamed. I have had 12 flats and had to replace 2 tires since I got the BX. As soon as I can raise the money for new rear tires and $400 worth of Foam, I'll be putting them on. The foam on the fronts was $52/tire and foaming the Rears will be $206/tire.

I have empty ags on mine and have no plans to change them .
The FEL and BH is all the weight I need.
Never had a flat.

 

[LBrown59]

It's Cute!

My 2 make a real cute couple.

 

[LBrown59]

3.5 years and only 200 hours ?!! Probably still has that new tractor smell!
C'mon Man, you gotta get to work!
I hear ya... the only wheelbarrow I own is this 30HP 4WD one. Some days that's all it gets used for....good excuse as any.

3 years and 900 + hours on mine.

 

[jcpwrsprt]

Let's see your "cute couple"

 

[Barryh]

Let's see your "cute couple"

Yep, I would like to see him line them all up for a few shots..

 

[Lockport]

.... Next weekend I'll change out the SUDT fluid and a add a new filter, along with changing the oil filter and adding synthetic Mobil one.

...Next weekend I'll clean it and shine it up a little. Could use a little touch up paint as well.

Don't forget to clean the hydraulic systems filter screen on the side of the differential when you change the fluid. It sounds like that one has been abused or at least, ill-maintained. The amount of metal particles will neither point out if it has never been cleaned or simply abused. Unfortunately you will never know which. The fewer the better, however!

Kudos to the thread. Yesterday evening, I took my BX2230 and finished a small trench for spring thaw with the Wood's Groundbreaker-X (BH6000), scooped the loaded piles of earthen clumps with the loader (how do you turn up the lift?) and made numerous trips to the field, got back in the garage by dark and by kerosene heater (and a tall Ardbeg on the rocks) dropped off the loader and BH, stowed away in the garage for winter, put the arms back on the 3PH, took off the BX grill guard, hitched, leveled and snugged the ballast box, loaded on the front Quick Hitch hyraulic lift (spelling or scotch?...you decide) and proceeded to hitch the BX2750B front mount snow blower. Finally, connected the long and short PTO shafts, bolted the manual chute rotator arm, tested and parked to wait for the first snow.


Yup, does just about anything doesn't it?

 

[Barryh]

Don't forget to clean the hydraulic systems filter screen on the side of the differential when you change the fluid. It sounds like that one has been abused or at least, ill-maintained. The amount of metal particles will neither point out if it has never been cleaned or simply abused. Unfortunately you will never know which. The fewer the better, however!

Kudos to the thread. Yesterday evening, I took my BX2230 and finished a small trench for spring thaw with the Wood's Groundbreaker-X (BH6000), scooped the loaded piles of earthen clumps with the loader (how do you turn up the lift?) and made numerous trips to the field, got back in the garage by dark and by kerosene heater (and a tall Ardbeg on the rocks) dropped off the loader and BH, stowed away in the garage for winter, put the arms back on the 3PH, took off the BX grill guard, hitched, leveled and snugged the ballast box, loaded on the front Quick Hitch hyraulic lift (spelling or scotch?...you decide) and proceeded to hitch the BX2750B front mount snow blower. Finally, connected the long and short PTO shafts, bolted the manual chute rotator arm, tested and parked to wait for the first snow.
Yup, does just about anything doesn't it?

Thanks for the tip on the hydraulic systems filter. Any other tips from anyone are welcome. From what I can tell this machine hasn't been abused but, from the looks of everything has been as you put it, ill-maintained. That is a form of abuse in it's self. So I won't be working it hard until everything is up to par. I need to find all of the grease zerks while I'm at it.

As for Mr. browns comments on vibrating engines. I was amazed at how the two cylinders run so smooth and strong. Yeah sounds like your ready The snow is a coming...