Mid-Mount Mower thoughts on kubota bagger for bx24 w/ 60" mmm?
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CHDinCT
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Thanks, I was wondering about the Trac Vac PTO version pricing, but now seeing that posted subsequently by Ampsucker, I think I'll be sticking with my separate engine driven cyclone rake version. I bought the CR to use with my Wheel Horse, but having the BX now, I am going round and round on whether and how to hook it to the BX. PTO drive was not an option with the WH, and the BX plus CR makes for a pretty lenghtly set up for my obstacled property. And after 16 years of use, the WH belt driven fan for the bagger is about to die.
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I just got the info in the mail from CR, and their stuff looks pretty good. Perhaps they can supply the parts you need to get it on your BX. My Simplicity must be one of the very few left side discharge machines, and that makes it tough to find other solutions. I do like the fan powered "turbo 3 bag collector" on my Legacy very much, but it does fill up very fast in leaf season. It is compact, and very easy to install, and remove though, and I could get a 17 bushel wagon for it that is also pretty compact....... The setup is similar to JD's "powerflo", and uses a fan run by one of the mower spindles for added boost.
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ampsucker
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i had another thought that might help out.
the trac-vac website shows they can make custom deck adaptors for different mower models. i have an email into them to see if i can buy just the adaptor and the three point blower and then use my own hoses and trailer.
that might get the price point down and would also be a potential solution to those thinking of trying to adapt pieces from a different bagger system to a new tractor.
will post up the response from trac-vac when it comes. previous posts indicate they are good/easy to work with, so hoping this might pan out.
not luck on finding anything in the usual used market channels.
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the trac-vac website shows they can make custom deck adaptors for different mower models. i have an email into them to see if i can buy just the adaptor and the three point blower and then use my own hoses and trailer.
that might get the price point down and would also be a potential solution to those thinking of trying to adapt pieces from a different bagger system to a new tractor.
will post up the response from trac-vac when it comes. previous posts indicate they are good/easy to work with, so hoping this might pan out.
not luck on finding anything in the usual used market channels.
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ampsucker
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just got the pricing back from trac-vac.
the 3pt pto blower assembly by itself is $1950. that includes the 8" hoses.
the mower deck attachment is $200.
he said he thought it might cost 145-175 to truck ship the parts to me in kansas. no state tax (yet! - congress is working on this!)
so, for $2300 or so i could have the parts to fire clippings into my own trailer. that is compared to the $2900 a new trac-vac 854-bx costs and the $1850 kubota wants for their current design which everybody pretty much agrees is too small.
i'm thinking pretty hard about it. i could see it saving me a lot in mulch costs over the years (we have a lot of trees and garden space - probably buy 100 bucks worth of hardwood mulch a year) plus will make the yard look nicer and make my job of keeping up with the grass and leaves a lot easier. i don't know though, it is a lot of money for a "toy" when i could spend it on other things.
plus, i'll still have to build a cover for my dump cart. can i do it for less than $600 counting my time? yep, i think i can...
hmmmm..... decisions, decisions....
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the 3pt pto blower assembly by itself is $1950. that includes the 8" hoses.
the mower deck attachment is $200.
he said he thought it might cost 145-175 to truck ship the parts to me in kansas. no state tax (yet! - congress is working on this!)
so, for $2300 or so i could have the parts to fire clippings into my own trailer. that is compared to the $2900 a new trac-vac 854-bx costs and the $1850 kubota wants for their current design which everybody pretty much agrees is too small.
i'm thinking pretty hard about it. i could see it saving me a lot in mulch costs over the years (we have a lot of trees and garden space - probably buy 100 bucks worth of hardwood mulch a year) plus will make the yard look nicer and make my job of keeping up with the grass and leaves a lot easier. i don't know though, it is a lot of money for a "toy" when i could spend it on other things.
plus, i'll still have to build a cover for my dump cart. can i do it for less than $600 counting my time? yep, i think i can...
hmmmm..... decisions, decisions....
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Well, I don't know that I could function without some kind of collection system. It has made life so much easier come fall leaf time, spring dethatch time, and sometimes when the grass gets a little ahead of me. I do three + acres with a 10 bushel three bag collector, and do make a lot of trips to the compost pile, but it sure beats raking! My avtar shows some of the compost I've made in the last year, or so with leaves mostly, and frequent turning.
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Unless you are mowing a huge area, the baggers don't have to be emptied too often. In the peak season I empy my bags 2-3x while mowing 2 acres. I like the exercise.
Installing / removing bagger isn't bad on a level concrete surface.
In the U.S., the only Kubota bagger that dumps from the driver seat is the direct shoot system on their riding mowers.
Or you could do what this goofy SOB does:
YouTube - Lawn Tractor Leaf Bag-Chute Adapter Kit
Installing / removing bagger isn't bad on a level concrete surface.
In the U.S., the only Kubota bagger that dumps from the driver seat is the direct shoot system on their riding mowers.
Or you could do what this goofy SOB does:
YouTube - Lawn Tractor Leaf Bag-Chute Adapter Kit
