I ended up buying it at Garton Tractor in Tulare. I didn't buy the BH6000 because I didn't like the Kubota BH, it was that I decided to get a BH after I bought the
BX2230 and it was a cheaper route than trading up. Once I got the BH6000 I could compare and realized that there was a few advantages to having it over the Kubota BH, small advantages they may be, but advantages just the same. The bigger advantages are the curved boom which does make a difference, the buckets are larger in capacity and built much better, and you have more sizes of buckets to choose from, the swing is 150deg vs Kubotas 140deg which is a big plus (I wish it was 180deg however). The Woods BH has more power 2200lbs vs 1936 of digging force for bucket and 1180 vs 1137 of digging force for dipper. The swivel seat works really well on the Woods and the few times I tried it on the Kubota it was tricky at best, but I guess its what you get used to. The woods has hydraulic cushining on the boom swing vs the rubber stoppers on Kubota. And the woods uses common parts on all the hudraulics and the quality is good so when it comes time for repair the costs will be lower.
Some changes for the
BX24 BH are a little better angle of departure, a curved boom, rubber boots at the bottom of the levers, hoses have been routed through the boom, and more legroom. All of the changes in the
BX24 bh, with the exception of the angle of departure, are already part of the woods bh.
The two negatives for the Woods bh is that the angle of departure is a couple of degrees less than kubota, and it does make a difference if you trailer the machine much, and the big one you hear about the most is that the ROPS on the
bx2230 is not as tall or wide as the
bx23/
bx24, so when using the bh on the
bx2230 quarters are cramped, well I haven't experienced this, but I am only 5' 6", if I was 6' plus I would probably not like the ROPS with a bh on a
bx2230. I do however like the smaller ROPS on the
bx2230 over the ROPS on the
BX23/
BX24 for everything else.
I have rambled long enough. Both bh are comparable for what most people will use them for, the advantages are small, but worth considering. The difference between buying a
bx23 and a
bx2230 plus bh6000 is about $700.00 with the
bx2230 plus bh6000 being higher, and the difference would even be more if you had the bh installed. Would I do it again, probably, but it would be a coin toss.
