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Not Again! BX2200 vs B7500
- Thread starter JudeK
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TresCrows
Elite Member
JudeK, I am happy to hear you took the leap, your wife liked the BX best didn't she? I hope you guys will enjoy it. For something to think about I put 12 hours on my BX this weekend--moved 30 tons of soil, moved about 10 tons of hard clay from my reserve pile, moved 5 tons of rock, mowed my 6 acres and 2 of my neighbors where the grass (weeds) was to tall for his Crapman, moved 5 tons of diesel contaminated soil for him and then graded it into a eroded ditch with my boxscraper and then smoothed it, graded the area beside my driveway after puting out some of my soil there, drug my Furest tine harrow to prep a seed bed and then sowed using my Heard PTO spreader 250 lbs of variously alfalfa/clover/fescue overseeding and --YEP--I have two 2000 lbs. boulders for my rock garden and I surely intend to move them into position with the BX despite the nay-sayers when I am ready for them. Now it is your turn to have some fun. J
richfromPA
Silver Member
hey judek,
i just got my bx2200 friday the 6th and have 14 hours on it already. it has done everything i expected even more, like cut the invisible fence wire in 4 places. it has dug down in the dirt nice, pulled out a tree stump and the root ball and cage, dug and hauled and spread stone and mowed. i think you would be happy with a bx unless you have plenty of money, then go with the b2410. the b7500 i think isnt much more than the bx. not certainly worth 2000 more. thats alot of inplements and rental money for the big stuff.
rich
i just got my bx2200 friday the 6th and have 14 hours on it already. it has done everything i expected even more, like cut the invisible fence wire in 4 places. it has dug down in the dirt nice, pulled out a tree stump and the root ball and cage, dug and hauled and spread stone and mowed. i think you would be happy with a bx unless you have plenty of money, then go with the b2410. the b7500 i think isnt much more than the bx. not certainly worth 2000 more. thats alot of inplements and rental money for the big stuff.
rich
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Hey Jude,
I think you'll be very happy with the BX2200. Got mine w/ FEL & 60" mower in January after staring very hard and even bidding on iron as big as a B2400. The biggest plus is that my wife isn't afraid of the BX2200 and even likes using it. Of course it's a slower going at the heavy work than a B2400 would be, but there is very little it won't do given will and a little imagination.
Here is my list of major feature diffs.
Model - Gross/PTO horsepower, Steering/Position, Weight,
Lift/Lift@24", Pump Capacity. Tach
BX2200 - 22/16.7hp, PS/DC, 1300lb, 1210/680lb, 5.5gpm, Notach
B7500 - 24/16hp, PS/DC, 1367lb, 1356/1058lb, 7.0gpm, Tach
The BX2200 engine hp rating is a bit on the high side since it is rated at a higher RPM, but as you can see there is only only a little difference in HP & PTO HP. The big differences are in the implement lift and the +27% hydraulic capacity (which translates to hydraulic HP). Of course there's 6" vs 11" roughly of ground clearance.
So far the BX has been all I've expected and it's fun to use too. The FEL is easy to use and powerful enough to roll 8' by 30" oak logs where I want 'em and to carry loaders full of hardwood and unweighed stone. I've had no trouble moving other downed trees into piles with the dragbar.
The FEL bucket works well enough for my needs removing snow from 150ft of smooth driveway and the end of a street, but you'd want a blade or blower for more extensive snow use (too much lifting & dumping w/ the FEL).
I would like to hear about GlueGuy's stump removal technique too.
I think you'll be very happy with the BX2200. Got mine w/ FEL & 60" mower in January after staring very hard and even bidding on iron as big as a B2400. The biggest plus is that my wife isn't afraid of the BX2200 and even likes using it. Of course it's a slower going at the heavy work than a B2400 would be, but there is very little it won't do given will and a little imagination.
Here is my list of major feature diffs.
Model - Gross/PTO horsepower, Steering/Position, Weight,
Lift/Lift@24", Pump Capacity. Tach
BX2200 - 22/16.7hp, PS/DC, 1300lb, 1210/680lb, 5.5gpm, Notach
B7500 - 24/16hp, PS/DC, 1367lb, 1356/1058lb, 7.0gpm, Tach
The BX2200 engine hp rating is a bit on the high side since it is rated at a higher RPM, but as you can see there is only only a little difference in HP & PTO HP. The big differences are in the implement lift and the +27% hydraulic capacity (which translates to hydraulic HP). Of course there's 6" vs 11" roughly of ground clearance.
So far the BX has been all I've expected and it's fun to use too. The FEL is easy to use and powerful enough to roll 8' by 30" oak logs where I want 'em and to carry loaders full of hardwood and unweighed stone. I've had no trouble moving other downed trees into piles with the dragbar.
The FEL bucket works well enough for my needs removing snow from 150ft of smooth driveway and the end of a street, but you'd want a blade or blower for more extensive snow use (too much lifting & dumping w/ the FEL).
I would like to hear about GlueGuy's stump removal technique too.
Charliebrn
Platinum Member
One advantage of the BX..
Just for fun, my wife took this as she was playing with the new camera, but it is an example of how stable the BX is on a hill. The picture is deceiving in that it doesn't look as steep as it feels, but when the dealer let me try a B7500, it was obviously going to tip, and I'd have to get this ditchbank head-on if I were to by that model. The BX feels just fine, with only maybe a little slip involved.
Now, of course, I don't recommend anyone do this with their BX, I'm sure I'm outside of Kubota's recommendation, but still I do it (with seat belt on, of course). /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Just for fun, my wife took this as she was playing with the new camera, but it is an example of how stable the BX is on a hill. The picture is deceiving in that it doesn't look as steep as it feels, but when the dealer let me try a B7500, it was obviously going to tip, and I'd have to get this ditchbank head-on if I were to by that model. The BX feels just fine, with only maybe a little slip involved.
Now, of course, I don't recommend anyone do this with their BX, I'm sure I'm outside of Kubota's recommendation, but still I do it (with seat belt on, of course). /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Roy
Platinum Member
Re: One advantage of the BX..
Can't get to the pix. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Roy
Can't get to the pix. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Roy
Charliebrn
Platinum Member
Re: One advantage of the BX..
Kay guys, trying it again...
Kay guys, trying it again...
Charliebrn
Platinum Member
Re: One advantage of the BX..
Obviously, Muhammed is having some issues with the posting of attachments on the new server. I'll try again after he's had some time to work them out.
Obviously, Muhammed is having some issues with the posting of attachments on the new server. I'll try again after he's had some time to work them out.
