Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

[bellweather]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

Just over 50 trouble free hrs on my BX22. Very sturdy and capable machine. Minor design fault: the fender sheet metal below the tail lights is prone to interfering with the BH during mounting/unmounting. Fun to use except for the 3 times I bumped the garage...twice with the ROPS in the up position and once with the loader. Wish it had a horn and a brake indicator light...oh and maybe a proximity sensor on the ROPS. No regrets really.

 

[LBrown59]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I've had my BX 23 since September. I love it over 50 hours and I have enough work to keep me going for quite a while. If it was bigger I would have problems mowing around the trees. I have a 60" deck with collection system. Also FEL and BH. As soon as I can figure out how to post pictures I will. Does everything I hoped it would do and then double it. The down side, the filter under the tractor should have a fuel shut off before it. At the 100 hour service I plan to install a motorcycle inline ball valve before the filter. And the collection bags fill too fast. Plenty of power, smooth well made machine. Rebuilt a gravel driveway with 18 tons of gravel and spread 18 yards of loam, and that was only one day! Dug out some stumps and lots of mowing. I have a snowblower coming and I am looking forward to the grapple that Junkman tested becoming production. I have lots and lots of rocks. After reading the posts on this board, it was a easy choice for my yard.
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<font color="red">1*the filter under the tractor should have a fuel shut off before it.
2*At the 100 hour service I plan to install a motorcycle inline ball valve before the filter.

graybeard
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1*Never thought of that
2*Sounds like I need to install one of these on my 1986 Dodge Ram 50 Pick up.
I have to change the fuel filter on it pretty often as it clogs up pretty quick and stops the motor.
It's a bear changing it with gasoline running out the hose and it don't help that the filter is in an awaked hard to get to place.
I don't know anything about motor cycles - Do you have one?
I just thought about moving the filter to an easier to change location but a shut off valve never crossed my mind. Thanks for any tips you could give on putting such a valve on my truck and while I'm at I'll get one for the tractor and install it at the 100 hour service.



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[LBrown59]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Wish it had a horn ... )</font>

Shouldn't be to hard to add one .
Did you see the thread I started the other day about a horn?

 

[LBrown59]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

1*I've had my BX 23 since September.
2*the collection bags fill too fast.
3*Dug out some stumps a
4*lots of mowing.
graybeard451
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1*Mine was delivered Sept 4th.
2*I have never picked up leaves or grass clippings during the 38 years I've lived here and it's worked out just fine for me.
Leaving it lay has saved me a lot of time work and money during those 38 years.
3*How big of a root were you able to go through with the Hoe?
I Dug out about 8 , 2 to 4 inch trees. Got a bunch more probably 20 or so to go but a next door neighbor who is a licensed class a heavy equipment operator offered to bring in a dozer and clear them out for me. Let me say that was music to my ears. That way I won't have to put the extra wear and tear on my little BS 23 and it saves me the time.
4*I have mowed part of my 2.33 acres a few times with the 60'' MMM. Works excellent even in 4 wheel drive and Ag tires.
I have never removed the FEL BH or MMM.
I have been able to do every thing I want to do with it set up the way it was delivered.

 

[LBrown59]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

I want to thank all of you fellows for your replys to this thread.
Now one other question.
What tires do you have on your tractor?
Mine has AGs.

 

[gsxr1100]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

I have turf since I do not need AG.

 

[bellweather]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

turfs on mine and they do slip some, especially in 2WD. may buy a set of ag tires/rims one day.

 

[tomnky]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

I have both bar tread and turfs.

 

[gsxr1100]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

Well here is my CLEAN BX22 for ya! It only took me about 1.25 hours to do the following: (would have gone quicker but the Long Island Ice tea's were going down easy) ...

1) Clean and buffed at 1800 RPM's with ZERO water
2) Clayed with Magic Clay Fine (blue) compound & proper lube
3) Applied Zymol Estate Glaze and hand buffed with Microfiber Towels

http://home.comcast.net/~lburnickas/bx1.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~lburnickas/bx2.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~lburnickas/bx3.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~lburnickas/bx4.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~lburnickas/bx5.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~lburnickas/bx6.JPG

Ready for winter now. It gets cleaned 3 times per year! Not bad for almost 2 years old!

 

[bellweather]

Re: Subject :BX 22 and BX 23

WoW...that's one clean machine!