Loader No loader or 3 point when idling

[The dirt doctor]

I have a bx 2350 with about 250 hours on it. Since it was new, the loader nor the 3 point would do anything unless I gave it some throttle. Do others experience this as well, or do I have a problem?

 

[TripleR]

I have had two BX's and you will get very little response at idle. I never run mine at idle due to the vibration.

 

[Johnbro]

industrial diesels are designed to be run fairly fast; idle should be reserved for just sitting there, doing nothing. Once you hop in the saddle, crank it up at least past 1500 rpm, more if you are going to work the hydraulics or pull an implement.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

My BX's have very little response at idle.

 

[David s Von Gieserbrechta]

My Bx2350 is the same, when I got it the dealer told me that I would have to throttle it up before using the hydraulics, and he was right. They are all that way. Nothing to worry about.

 

[David_Kb7uns]

Since the BX tractors are so small they only have one hydraulic pump instead of two like the bigger tractors have, one for hydraulics and the other for the power steering. Their is a priority flow valve that takes the first portion of the hydraulic flow and uses it to run the power steering circuit, as the flow increases with rpm the excess then goes to the loader and the three point lift, so you have to be above idle before the excess flow becomes available for other uses.

David Kb7uns

 

[kubotaman83837]

On my BX24 I have to bump up the RPMs a bit. I was told this was normal and they were working on a fix for future models such as the BX25. For me as an old retired Army guy just playing on my 1.25 acres its no biggie, however I could see it as a problem for others.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

On my BX24 I have to bump up the RPMs a bit. I was told this was normal and they were working on a fix for future models such as the BX25. For me as an old retired Army guy just playing on my 1.25 acres its no biggie, however I could see it as a problem for others.

I'm not understanding how it could be a problem for anyone. Sitting at idle and you want to raise and lower the bucket or 3ph???? Rev it up a hair and they move, what kind of problem? I must be missing some thing.

 

[TripleR]

I don't "operate" any of our tractors at idle. About the only time I idle is on cool down before shutting one off.

 

[David s Von Gieserbrechta]

I think that I missed that problem at idle as well, like what are you going to do with a tractors hydraulics when it's at idle? I mean it barely even moves at those rpm let alone do any work. The only time I would use the loader or three point controls at idle would be to drop them to take pressure off of the seals and it will do that with the engine shut off for goodness sakes.

Personally I wouldn't worry about it much, but thats just me.