New poster, soon to be (I hope) a new tractor owner. Still trying to decide what I need. The BX22 looks like a good place to start, but my friends tell me I am going to want more horespower than it provides. So what types of attachments & activites would I be writing off with the BX22? How much more time will I spend in accomplishing the same things with this smaller tractor?
Besides the price difference, I am tending towards the BX22 due in part to the slightly smaller footprint. I have some areas around a pond that I would like to work on, and frankly they are tough to get to having to wind through heavily wooded area.
Mostly going to be using it for landscaping and maintenance over 12 acres, with about three acres in grass.
Can you give us a little more info in your profile, such as what area you live in? There are many BX22 owners here from all around the country who can provide insight and comments...
Knowing more about you and where you live, as suggested in the other post, would definitely be helpful.
Generally speaking you need to carefully look at the capacities of the machine and match them up with your anticipated needs. Is 460 lbs enough lift on the FEL for you and is a 4 ft bucket big enough? Is a hoe with a 6' reach and a maximum 12" bucket going to do the job for you and do you have a problem working slower than you can with a larger machine? How big will the other implements you need to maintain your property need to be? Etc.
For me, the BX-22 is the perfect machine, but I only have 4 acres and don't have heavy maintenance needs. I dig a few holes, use the FEL for a schlepping a lot of mulch around (actually, SWMBO does that...) and mow about two acres when appropriate. With the 12 acres you have, you may need a larger machine, IMHO.
Buy the right one first, as trading in takes a bite out of your wallet!
I've owned a BX22 for a year now and wouldn't trade up - it does 90% of what I want to do for the right amount of money on my 5 acres.
What it won't do very well:
1) Run a power seeder.
2) Dig out tree stumps easily
3) Run a rear air blower
4) Run a chipper
It WILL carry far more than the rated weight in the bucket, easily, and is very easy to operate with a miserly fuel consumption. It's a good mower with great maneuverability and the backhoe is more powerful that you might think at first. My attachments are limited on mine, but it easily handles my First Choice Core Aereator for the yard.
With the current 0% financing deal, it's hard to go wrong on one in the mid $ 15's / low $ 16's K
I'd also like to know your thoughts on why the BX-22 will not run a chipper. There are some smaller units that by spec should work, but your help in understanding the situation will be appreciated. TYIA
I'm glad I live in the country. I don't need or will never need a chipper. I put it in a pile and roast it. I don't burn my garbage however. I don't like the smell so we have it trucked to the landfill. The lady down the road used to burn her kids diapers and the wind always blew our way, what a stink. I got even last spring. I had three rounds that got wet and moldy and I could'nt feed them so I waited for the wind to be blowing her way and I lit them off. The smoke was so thick you could'nt see her house down the road. I think she got the hint, no more burning garbage and diapers. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
