Been following, lurking and occasionally asking questions on several forums for a few years. We received a new BX25 with forks last friday. Sadly my allergies have taken what was in my sinus into my chest so I haven't spent a lot of time using her (yes it's a she 
). I can't tell you how much I have appreciated information I have gathered here.
So a little feedback from a new owner to maybe help someone else. First the darn tractor is bigger than you think. It looks smaller next to the big tractors. But on your lot it's a good size machine. Surprisingly powerful. First job was simply opening up some old fire roads which was loaded with brush and logs and stuff just got out of the way. Taking down about 1/4 of forest next week so I had to move an old wood pile. Was really not looking forward to it...the bx made short work of it. This was old oak and it was big stuff and the machine did stuff I was amazed at. I was ready to pull the trigger on a 2650. At the last minute I thought to myself that I could learn on this one and upgrade when I felt ready and needed it. Its been many years since I have used a tractor.
Now what I am going to miss is the height of 2650. Should be okay but the skid plates will be ordered. Hoping they are easy for an old guy to put on, who doesn't work wrenches much. But the bx moves thru the garden space much better than the B would have. Trade offs. I just need to be careful in the woods.
My experience. Others may vary. But those industry tires are pretty tough on lawns. Especially wet areas. If I was mowing with this I would really look hard at the turf tires. My plan, my kubota dealers idea, is to just buy a lawn tractor and use it for the lawn. Costs about the same as the MMM and is much lighter. For the amount of lawn I have it makes sense. Also gives me a machine to haul things (cart) into the front yard gardens. Right now it looks like I will establish paths and just make them 'roads' for the kubota.
The other things I was a little concerned about the controls on the BH and FEL. Yeah it takes some time but they are not impossible to learn. Just practice a bit while no one (meaning the spouse, laughing at you) is watching!
Again thanks!
Oh...we did look at the JD 1025r. Nice machine. Ummm...two dealers who were not sure what implements it supported, meanwhile the 'family dealership' I got my kubota from live orange they made me feel like they have my back. Simple things like a grapple the JD folks where not sure of if they could do it. Thats just the dealers near me and the sales folks I talk to that day. The machine itself is nice. The ergonomics do seem to be better and its a bit larger than the bx so there was more room. I also liked the joystick location. But as I have used the bx now most of the features like the joystick location really wasn't as important as I thought and the backward forward is okay on the bx...that one jd still may have done a better job with. The MMM is not thing for me so that didn't matter. Its also more money. Quite a bit in fact.
). I can't tell you how much I have appreciated information I have gathered here.So a little feedback from a new owner to maybe help someone else. First the darn tractor is bigger than you think. It looks smaller next to the big tractors. But on your lot it's a good size machine. Surprisingly powerful. First job was simply opening up some old fire roads which was loaded with brush and logs and stuff just got out of the way. Taking down about 1/4 of forest next week so I had to move an old wood pile. Was really not looking forward to it...the bx made short work of it. This was old oak and it was big stuff and the machine did stuff I was amazed at. I was ready to pull the trigger on a 2650. At the last minute I thought to myself that I could learn on this one and upgrade when I felt ready and needed it. Its been many years since I have used a tractor.
Now what I am going to miss is the height of 2650. Should be okay but the skid plates will be ordered. Hoping they are easy for an old guy to put on, who doesn't work wrenches much. But the bx moves thru the garden space much better than the B would have. Trade offs. I just need to be careful in the woods.
My experience. Others may vary. But those industry tires are pretty tough on lawns. Especially wet areas. If I was mowing with this I would really look hard at the turf tires. My plan, my kubota dealers idea, is to just buy a lawn tractor and use it for the lawn. Costs about the same as the MMM and is much lighter. For the amount of lawn I have it makes sense. Also gives me a machine to haul things (cart) into the front yard gardens. Right now it looks like I will establish paths and just make them 'roads' for the kubota.
The other things I was a little concerned about the controls on the BH and FEL. Yeah it takes some time but they are not impossible to learn. Just practice a bit while no one (meaning the spouse, laughing at you) is watching!
Again thanks!
Oh...we did look at the JD 1025r. Nice machine. Ummm...two dealers who were not sure what implements it supported, meanwhile the 'family dealership' I got my kubota from live orange they made me feel like they have my back. Simple things like a grapple the JD folks where not sure of if they could do it. Thats just the dealers near me and the sales folks I talk to that day. The machine itself is nice. The ergonomics do seem to be better and its a bit larger than the bx so there was more room. I also liked the joystick location. But as I have used the bx now most of the features like the joystick location really wasn't as important as I thought and the backward forward is okay on the bx...that one jd still may have done a better job with. The MMM is not thing for me so that didn't matter. Its also more money. Quite a bit in fact.
