I've read that a few people here have the Puma 54" 3pt snow thrower for their BX tractors. My questions are does it fit properly 'right out of the box' so to speak and does it seem as though it would put an undue amount of stress on the tractor? The reason I ask is because I was just at my dealer and he wouldn't sell me a Puma 54" for my BX2200. He said Puma does not reccomend them and I'm wondering if I'd have warantee issues if a problem should arise.
On a side note, will the bucket of the BX2200 with clamp on forks be able to lift a 4 foot square pallet (4' high) of dried oak firewood? I don't have the forks yet but plan to purchase a set if they'll lift a pallet.
I can't answer the snow thrower question, but can shed some light on pallet forks. I have a B7500 and use a 3pt. pallet fork. I use it to palletize mostly alder with some maple and fir. I can just barey lift it stacked about 42 inches high when it's green. When it's dry, I can just barely lift it stacked about 48 inches high. I use orange plastic safety fence wrapped around the pallet to keep it from spilling. If you look at the specs on your tractor, you'll see that the lift capacity is much greater at the 3pt. On the B7500 the lift at 24" is 1058lbs and on the BX2200 it's 680lbs. The loader capacity at bucket center on the B7500 is 660lbs. and on the BX2200 it's 460lbs. So, you can see why I chose the 3pt. forks. I am sure that if you stacked your pallets a little shorter you would be able to lift a reasonable amount of wood. Another trick is to fill your loader with a heavy load, otherwise with a pallet of firewood hanging off the back, it's real easy to do wheelies. Hope this helps. I have pics of my set up if you're interested.
I sent you an email on this, but the Puma is good for 16-25 horse power as per Puma. The BX has 16 hp at the PTO and 22 HP at the engine. I have had no problems with 2 feet of snow, just go slow on the first pass.
4' x 4' x 4' is pretty much half a cord of firewood. Even dry, I'll bet it weighs near a ton. Add the leaverage of forks sticking out front of the loader and I think your BX will not like it ...
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I have a 2200 that uses the 'Bota front mounted snowblower. It will handle any amount of snow we get here in Maine.
Additionally, the front mount is compatable with the blade. I swap back and forth if the ground is not frozen as I have a gravel drive.
I thought about the 3 pt snowblower but driving in reverse and twisted around in the seat sounded like a lot of trouble so I opted for the front mount.
I have the Puma too.Had to make the handle that adjust the chute a little shorter or it would hit the sit.I liked the Puma better than the kubota.The Puma I felt is better made.I don't have a loader on mine,so I had to put some weight on the front.It really throws the snow.
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I just bought the kubota blower for my bx , I can't wait to see it in action. I also have the blade for mine, it'll push boat-load of snow, but when we get hammmered it's tough to find places to shove it. Plus my mom and dad are going to be moving and I'll do thier drive aqs well. Dose anyone have some good pics of the front blower in action, I'd love to see 'um. I hear that thing will throw snow about 100' /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif.
I don't have any pics showing the snowblower in action but trust me, the blower will throw a "mile". Last winter I cleaned out our 300' plus gravel drive and didn't have to worry about any snow build up. The heavy stuff by the street was like no problem at all.
Good luck
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