splotkin
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I have been lurking around for a while since before I bought my BX1850. This is a great place to learn about what and how to buy a tractor. I have about 40 hours on the tractor. Most is from snow removal here in Western Ma this winter. I used the FEL. I had no trouble with loaded rear tires.
I started clearing out some drainage swales a few weeks ago and managed to get mired in some rain saturated dirt but was able to wiggle out using the differential lock.
Yesterday was a bit different. The area I was digging in was wet and I managed to get into some clay. I managed to get one of the front wheels to drive over a smooth rock that was covered with clay. The wheel sunk in and no matter what I did, I could get no traction. When I locked the rear I managed to slide sideways and get really stuck.
I managed to raise the front wheels off the ground with the FEL and then put a plank under the offending front wheel and drive out backwards. Of course I was now completely in the drainage ditch. I shifted into high range and got a running start, making sure my seatbelt was tight. We went popping out over the bank when I got to a slight turn in the ditch.
It took about an hour to get the mud off of everything. My 6 year old daughter had a blast the next morning getting the dried clay off of the driveway way were it had popped out of the tread of the turf tires. Her name is Lily and by adjusting the castings she was able to spell out her name.
I used to have a MF 1200 rear wheel drive with turf tires and I kept the chains on all year round, even when cutting the lawn. The chains would keep the turf tires from spinning out and doing damage to the lawn. I am thinking of getting chains all around for the BX1850. I am having trouble with wheel spin on the lawn when trying to get our roots and rocks.
I did go to one of the tire chain websites and they did not have an exact match to the tire size of the BX1850. Has anyone gotten chains for their BX 1850 and what is the exact size you got? Also, I wonder why Kubota put the slightly smaller wheels on the BX1850 versus the BX2350? It is always nice to have a slightly larger tire with better clearance. Also, when you mount the MMM on the BX1850 one of the adjusting bolts interferes with one of the brackets when you slide the mower deck in from the side. If there was a slightly larger wheel like the 2350 this would not be an issue. What I do is drive the rear wheels of the tractor onto a couple of 2X6's and raise the front an inch with the FEL. Comments Welcome!
I started clearing out some drainage swales a few weeks ago and managed to get mired in some rain saturated dirt but was able to wiggle out using the differential lock.
Yesterday was a bit different. The area I was digging in was wet and I managed to get into some clay. I managed to get one of the front wheels to drive over a smooth rock that was covered with clay. The wheel sunk in and no matter what I did, I could get no traction. When I locked the rear I managed to slide sideways and get really stuck.
I managed to raise the front wheels off the ground with the FEL and then put a plank under the offending front wheel and drive out backwards. Of course I was now completely in the drainage ditch. I shifted into high range and got a running start, making sure my seatbelt was tight. We went popping out over the bank when I got to a slight turn in the ditch.
It took about an hour to get the mud off of everything. My 6 year old daughter had a blast the next morning getting the dried clay off of the driveway way were it had popped out of the tread of the turf tires. Her name is Lily and by adjusting the castings she was able to spell out her name.
I used to have a MF 1200 rear wheel drive with turf tires and I kept the chains on all year round, even when cutting the lawn. The chains would keep the turf tires from spinning out and doing damage to the lawn. I am thinking of getting chains all around for the BX1850. I am having trouble with wheel spin on the lawn when trying to get our roots and rocks.
I did go to one of the tire chain websites and they did not have an exact match to the tire size of the BX1850. Has anyone gotten chains for their BX 1850 and what is the exact size you got? Also, I wonder why Kubota put the slightly smaller wheels on the BX1850 versus the BX2350? It is always nice to have a slightly larger tire with better clearance. Also, when you mount the MMM on the BX1850 one of the adjusting bolts interferes with one of the brackets when you slide the mower deck in from the side. If there was a slightly larger wheel like the 2350 this would not be an issue. What I do is drive the rear wheels of the tractor onto a couple of 2X6's and raise the front an inch with the FEL. Comments Welcome!
! I can appreciate western MA mud 
