Thanks Tim for the info. Actually the only Kubota dealers I have visited so far are Chappel and MB. Chappel is closer to me and their quoted price was better so for me so far they are at the top of the list. I was going to devote this week to shopping around so if you have any other Kubota dealers you would suggest please let me know. Northwood Power seemed like a really nice dealer - I just got up there too late to talk to anybody. I was actually willing to do some traveling to get a good deal on the
BX23 if that is what I have to do. I had another tractorbynet poster recommend Pinnacleview in Keene and I had them on my list of dealers to call. I had another dealer from PA offer to sell to me but I have not heard back from him yet. I would like to avoid a 500 mile trip to get a good deal but NH, VT, CT and RI are within reasonable distance for me. I live in MA and was going to avoid buying here because of the sales tax. So if anybody has suggestions on other Kubota dealers to talk to I am interested.
There were a couple of other things I noticed in my comparison of the GC2310 and the
BX23 that I forgot to put in my previous post. The tire sizes on the GC2310 are slightly different than the
BX23. The front tires are on a 10" diameter rim vs. the 8" diameter rim on the
BX23. I don't know why they do this but after some searching on the web I found that you can get 8ply tires for correct size to fit the backs on both tractors. I could not however seem to find 8plys to fit the front size on the
BX23 but I did find an 8ply to fit the front on the Massey. I am not sure what ply tires Massey uses on the bars but the turf on both
BX23 and the GC are 4 ply as are the bars on the
BX23.
I only mention this because jpr62902 responded earlier in this thread that the front tires on his
BX23 pancaked pretty good when he had a heavy load in the loader. This got me wondering whether heavier duty tires were available. According to the stuff I read for the rear tire size on both tractors a 4ply tire is good for 1780 pounds, an 8ply is good for 3020. I am sure there is the same sort of improved load rating on the fronts if you go from 4 to 8 ply. Since I plan on buying both turf and bar tires for my tractor I may go for the 8ply tires on my
BX23 - and the rims on the Massey appear that they will fit the
BX23 - so using a Massey rim (painted the appropriate color orange of course) may be a solution for the problem of 8plys not being available to fit the 8in rim on the
BX23 fronts.
You mentioned the 3pt arrangement. This is one piece that was not on the top of my list since I do not anticipate using 3pt implements . However the
BX23 3pt has to have it's arms removed to attach the backhoe. The
BX23's in the yard at Chappel have a box attached to them that I assume has the arms in it. The arms on the GC fold out of the way and allow you to attach the backhoe without removing them. I also think they are standard size Category 1 instead of the off - size of the
BX23.
The other thing I noticed about the
BX23 vs the GC2310 is that the BX has a fuel level and a temp gauge. The GC only has a fuel level.
