Haywire
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Anyone ever put taller tires on a BX to get more ground clearance? I keep forgetting to look to see how much room I have between the rear fender and the existing tire.
Ian
Ian
Taller tires on a BX?
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bp fick
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You'd have interference all over the place. There just isn't room. The way to get taller wheels on a BX is to get the wheels that come on the B series and take the B tractor with them.
Ductape
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Take a look at the tires on a New Holland TZ (unless they changed the name on the current series). Same size tractor as a BX, but with bigger rubber. Maybe they'd fit?
bp fick
Super Member
Gotta keep the fronts and rear in ratio. The front will not take anymore. The interference with MMM and in steering comes into play.
Tom_H
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The way to get taller wheels on a BX is to get the wheels that come on the B series and take the B tractor with them.
Exactly. If a B is what one needs, it is what he has to buy. The BX is perfect for many many people, but it can't be turned into a B.
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TractorTidy
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This is one of the problems w/ subcompacts that people don't learn until they get. I many times try to discourage people from buying a subcompact because it is just too small and they don't realize it's downfalls and limitations until it's too late.
kcender
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A bit harsh if you ask me.I agree that they are limited by their size but all machinery has it's limitations regardless of how big it may be.Perhaps some people find that a subcompact tractor fulfills their needs or maybe that is all they can afford.Subcompact tractors are a huge market so they must have some usefulness.I have a BX2360 on order and plan on using it to mow my yard,I think it is the perfect tractor for this.:2cents:
After having my 2660 for a few months, I think that it makes an excellent mower and yard maintenance machine, you run out of traction long before you run out of power. It runs a 60" deck with a LOT more authority than my JD mower did with it's 17hp Kawasaki and 48" deck. It pulls the 48" box scraper just fine. I've moved a bunch of dirt and gravel with the bucket, and the dirt was mostly wet clay. I installed a receiver hitch on it, and can move my trailer and log splitter around, which my old mower would not do.
However, when I got wanting to use it more in the garden with things like plows and cultivators that need ground clearance, I discovered it lacking.
I need a mower more than anything else, so it really fits most of what I need. If I did have a B2620 that would be more at home in the garden with a plow hanging off the back, it would not work as well as the mower and low hanging branches would be more of a nuisance so I would complain about that. LOL Everything is a compromise.
Ian
However, when I got wanting to use it more in the garden with things like plows and cultivators that need ground clearance, I discovered it lacking.
I need a mower more than anything else, so it really fits most of what I need. If I did have a B2620 that would be more at home in the garden with a plow hanging off the back, it would not work as well as the mower and low hanging branches would be more of a nuisance so I would complain about that. LOL Everything is a compromise.
Ian
