New BX2230 owner q's?
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GntlmnFarmer
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Re: New BX2230 owner q\'s?
Ok friends, thanks for all the advice. The deed is done. I went with the 23!!! Bar tires (filled), block heater (installed for free), 60"MMM, mulching kit, 48" box scraper, snow blower, FEL (toothbar), and tiller. I get to go for my first ride on the 4th of September!!!
Jeff
Ok friends, thanks for all the advice. The deed is done. I went with the 23!!! Bar tires (filled), block heater (installed for free), 60"MMM, mulching kit, 48" box scraper, snow blower, FEL (toothbar), and tiller. I get to go for my first ride on the 4th of September!!!
Jeff
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All of us who posted to your 1st request will be DELIGHTED you went with the 23 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
May you enjoy it as much as I do !!!!
Post a pic when ya get it.
Nice house!!
Eric P.
All of us who posted to your 1st request will be DELIGHTED you went with the 23 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
May you enjoy it as much as I do !!!!
Post a pic when ya get it.
Nice house!!
Eric P.
Tom_H
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I went with the 23!!! ... I get to go for my first ride on the 4th of September!!! )</font>
O.K., now for the IMPORTANT advice. You said that to swing this, you'd also be explaining to the BOSS why one of the kids might have to skip a semester or two of college. Sounds like the boss agreed to some sacrifices for you to have this rig. Now here's how it works. You don't go for your first ride on Sept. 4th; SHE gets to joy ride it all SHE wants to on Sept. 4th while you take pictures of HER driving it around. You then post those photos here on TBY while repeatedly telling her how beautiful SHE IS sitting on the tractor. The correct spin on this has got to be comin' outta' your mouth, so remember: SHE is the one that's beautiful. SHE is the one who'se fun to spend time with (the tractor's just for "necessary" workin' /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif ) and most importantly SHE's the one that you LOVE. Repeat this aloud ten thousand times and you will be ten thousand times blessed.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I went with the 23!!! ... I get to go for my first ride on the 4th of September!!! )</font>
O.K., now for the IMPORTANT advice. You said that to swing this, you'd also be explaining to the BOSS why one of the kids might have to skip a semester or two of college. Sounds like the boss agreed to some sacrifices for you to have this rig. Now here's how it works. You don't go for your first ride on Sept. 4th; SHE gets to joy ride it all SHE wants to on Sept. 4th while you take pictures of HER driving it around. You then post those photos here on TBY while repeatedly telling her how beautiful SHE IS sitting on the tractor. The correct spin on this has got to be comin' outta' your mouth, so remember: SHE is the one that's beautiful. SHE is the one who'se fun to spend time with (the tractor's just for "necessary" workin' /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif ) and most importantly SHE's the one that you LOVE. Repeat this aloud ten thousand times and you will be ten thousand times blessed.
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Re: New BX2230 owner q\'s?
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The deed is done. I went with the 23!!! Bar tires (filled), )</font>
You may want to question the dealer about filling the bar tires. Page 48 of my BX23 owner's manual states "While BT600 backhoe is installed on the tractor, liquid ballast in the rear tires should be removed."
Kelvin
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The deed is done. I went with the 23!!! Bar tires (filled), )</font>
You may want to question the dealer about filling the bar tires. Page 48 of my BX23 owner's manual states "While BT600 backhoe is installed on the tractor, liquid ballast in the rear tires should be removed."
Kelvin
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Re: New BX2230 owner q\'s?
My bar tires were filled by the selling dealer and I have a BX22. Have never had any problems and I also quizzed Kubota about this. They couldn't give me a reason that this was put in the manual. Said that many dealers fill the bar tires and there never has been a problem to their knowledge. Just because it is in print, that doesn't cast it in stone. If it did, then check the page of the manual where they give the amount of oil to replace in the engine for a oil change. Would you follow these instructions?????
My bar tires were filled by the selling dealer and I have a BX22. Have never had any problems and I also quizzed Kubota about this. They couldn't give me a reason that this was put in the manual. Said that many dealers fill the bar tires and there never has been a problem to their knowledge. Just because it is in print, that doesn't cast it in stone. If it did, then check the page of the manual where they give the amount of oil to replace in the engine for a oil change. Would you follow these instructions?????
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Re: New BX2230 owner q\'s?
I am very new to the BX world, so I don't have a lot of experience to draw from. However, on one of the occasions that I got to play (work) with the BX I dug up a huge stump on the side of a hill. I then had to push some of the dirt UPHILL with the FEL to try to backfill the huge hole and I was amazed that it pushed the dirt just fine and didn't bog down nor spin any tires. And for what it's worth, I have TURF tires that are not loaded (got it used so I couldn't choose the tire type). I figure that the weight of the backhoe provided plenty of traction for the rear tires.
I said all of that to ask this: With the backhoe mounted on the BX, has anyone NEEDED to have the rear tires filled? If not, then why not follow the owner's manual recommendation? I am not trying to be argumentative; I'm just trying to get feedback on the need for filled tires on a BX.
Kelvin
I am very new to the BX world, so I don't have a lot of experience to draw from. However, on one of the occasions that I got to play (work) with the BX I dug up a huge stump on the side of a hill. I then had to push some of the dirt UPHILL with the FEL to try to backfill the huge hole and I was amazed that it pushed the dirt just fine and didn't bog down nor spin any tires. And for what it's worth, I have TURF tires that are not loaded (got it used so I couldn't choose the tire type). I figure that the weight of the backhoe provided plenty of traction for the rear tires.
I said all of that to ask this: With the backhoe mounted on the BX, has anyone NEEDED to have the rear tires filled? If not, then why not follow the owner's manual recommendation? I am not trying to be argumentative; I'm just trying to get feedback on the need for filled tires on a BX.
Kelvin
