should I get a BX?

[escavader]

YIKES!! NO 3PH?!!!. Nevermind the downgrade thing. I can deal with bumping up from idle and plastic. The steel hood would be nice though.

Look for a low houred bx-23 ,they had metal hood and fenders.

 

[KeithInSpace]

Look for a low houred bx-23

I have to say that there are numerous improvements on the BX24 that would make me prefer it to the BX23.

While I think the curved arms of the FEL are more cute than useful, I have to say that the curved boom of the BX24 BH is HUGE. At the time I bought my BX2230, I had the choice of a BX23 and I acutally preferred the Woods BH over the Kubota BH on the BX23 for many reasons, both in geometry and material choices. My observations (and my wife's budget requests) pushed me to the 2230/Woods combo and I have been pleased.

I am not busting on the BX23 in the least. It is a great machine. I'm trying to point out that there are many merits to choosing a BX24 over a BX23. Far fewer merits exist, however, to choose a BX25 over a BX24.

I'm not sure which is better...a metal hood that dents when a huge log falls on it (battlescar) or a plastic hood that either weathers the blow with NO DAMAGE or simply shatters in the same situation. I honestly don't know.

I wonder how much it would cost (and if it would fit) to stick a BX25 hood on a BX24? Probably not worth it.

 

[Matt_Jr]

I wonder how much it would cost (and if it would fit) to stick a BX25 hood on a BX24? Probably not worth it.

I was only kidding about switching tractors. I'm very happy my BX24. The crack in the right fender where the handle is...not so happy about.

 

[Volfandt]

I am not busting on the BX23 in the least. It is a great machine. I'm trying to point out that there are many merits to choosing a BX24 over a BX23.

On paper I agree but, there has been 10-fold more negative post's from those who've purchased the BX24 as opposed to those who've purchased the BX23. And the BX23 has been around at least 3 yrs longer......
And I've yet to read of a task the BX24 can do that the BX23 couldn't

I'm not knocking the BX24 either but I do find it interesting that Kubota went back (i.e. similar to the 30 series) to more metal in the BX's skin and straightened out the abrupt stopping in reverse problems w/ the 50 series in the new 60 series.

Kubota REALLY needs to address the abrupt stopping in the 50 series or it may go down as the series to avoid in an otherwise very good tractor model........

 

[KeithInSpace]

On paper I agree but, there has been 10-fold more negative post's from those who've purchased the BX24 as opposed to those who've purchased the BX23.

There is no way I can disagree with that statement. For solid year, maybe more, I felt like the smartest guy on the planet for choosing my BX2230 over a similarly priced BX1850 at the time of my purchase.

I was simply trying to point out a technical aspect of the BX24 that played a part in my decisions when making my purchase. I'm sure you could out-dig me any day of the week, straight boom and all. Not a doubt in my mind.

I have a friend that owns a BX2350 and knows nothing of this forum or any of the issues that the "50 series" BX had or has. We were chatting and he mentioned the one thing he doesn't like about the tractor...that it will almost break your back when stopping from reverse. It isn't one of those things that makes you sell the tractor and buy another, but it really seems like a strange thing to have let out of the factory.

 

[LBrown59]

I have a friend that owns a BX2350 and knows nothing of this forum or any of the issues that the "50 series" BX had or has. We were chatting and he mentioned the one thing he doesn't like about the tractor...that
*it will almost break your back when stopping from reverse.

*I'm glad I don't have a BX24 and 2 BX1850s then.

 

[Renob]

And I've yet to read of a task the BX24 can do that the BX23 couldn't




While I agree the 23 is a great machine, it cannot lift my full size backblade more than 2 inches off the ground. While my BX24 will lift it 8-10 inches in the air. The difference in 3pt hitch lift height on the next gen. is a big plus.

 

[Volfandt]

I was simply trying to point out a technical aspect of the BX24 that played a part in my decisions when making my purchase.

No problem, open discourse is one of the main reasons I visit forums such as these. Theres more than one way to skin a cat and I learn new things everyday.
That abrupt stopping reverse problem is definitely known by Kubota. When I stopped by to check out the new B series the salesman wanted me to know that "that 50 series problem" had been corrected in the 60 series. I've not looked at the redesigned hst pedal setup on the 50 series but am getting alot more curious as to how it works and if the pedal return can be adjusted out.

While I agree the 23 is a great machine, it cannot lift my full size backblade more than 2 inches off the ground. While my BX24 will lift it 8-10 inches in the air.

But it will lift it
(good point btw).
There is a mod that can get that back blade a couple more inches higher on the 30 series and is very easy to do. A couple drilled holes approx 2 inches higher on the lift rods does it. Kubota even built that bracket with more than enough room for this mod.
I may have to peep out the 3ph assembly on the 50 series and see what they did to increase the lift height, it could be a fairly simple mod for the 30 series.
I will allow that the additional 1 hp and hydraulic system gpm is a plus the 50 series has over the 30 series. It may not translate into a "big" difference but it is bigger numbers and those that choose their machines "by the numbers" appreciate those increases.
The 60 series takes the larger gpm flow to another level by generating higher pressures at lower engine rpm.
Course it could be that it's just that I've gotten used to it but IMHO the treadle pedal of the 00 & 30 series is more intuitive and takes much less effort to change directions. If it were me I'd have left the treadle pedal above board and added turning brakes.