Buying Advice Wait for the BXxx70?

WilliamBos · Dec 2, 2012

94BULLITT said:
One downfall to the folding ROPS on a small tractor is if you use it in the folded position (which I do not recommend) it sticks far back behind the tractor. I have heard of people running them into trees.

They should hand in their drivers licence then. Not paying attention is not the rops fault, it is the drivers fault.

like2wheel · Dec 2, 2012

94BULLITT said:
One downfall to the folding ROPS on a small tractor is if you use it in the folded position (which I do not recommend) it sticks far back behind the tractor. I have heard of people running them into trees.

Can someone explain why they don't hinge higher up so that they can fold flat like on other machines?

94BULLITT · Dec 2, 2012

WilliamBos said:
They should hand in their drivers licence then. Not paying attention is not the rops fault, it is the drivers fault.

It would be the same as having a blade on the 3PH but people aren't that smart. The guy at the dealership told me he had to replace a ROPS because it got bent.

Everybody on here must like my signature.

WilliamBos · Dec 2, 2012

94BULLITT said:
It would be the same as having a blade on the 3PH but people aren't that smart. The guy at the dealership told me he had to replace a ROPS because it got bent.

Everybody on here must like my signature.

yes, I do. And now I know my own IP address.

Sad that they need to overstate the obvious with safety. The stickers on things nowadays make me laugh.

94BULLITT · Dec 2, 2012

WilliamBos said:
Thestickers on things nowadays make me laugh.

The pictures in the owners manuals are also funny. My Bobcat had some real good ones in it.

recap483 · Dec 5, 2012

I'm getting ready to buy a new Kubota BX1870 with 54" belly mower. This is my first compact tractor. The deal is set for $10300.00 plus the tax. Is that a fair price? Also will this tractor do light work with a box blade. I'm mainly buying it for grass cutting and 1/4 acre garden work. Thanks

sea2summit · Dec 6, 2012

recap483 said:
I'm getting ready to buy a new Kubota BX1870 with 54" belly mower. This is my first compact tractor. The deal is set for $10300.00 plus the tax. Is that a fair price? Also will this tractor do light work with a box blade. I'm mainly buying it for grass cutting and 1/4 acre garden work. Thanks

No FEL? Okay deal.
With FEL, I want you're dealers number.

dgreen1069 · Dec 11, 2012

Recap483,

Do yourself a favor and buy the loader now. You can't beat the 0% interest, and you will find more uses for it than you can ever imagine. Without a doubt, the front end loader is what makes these BX tractors so incredibly versatile.