What's the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

[Jimbrown]

What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

Here is a pic of BX with a 5ft tall 24 foot long corral panel on the bucket. I am moving 20 of these about 1/2 mile. already moved 10. I also drug a 8X12 premade shed the 1/2 mile but did not get any pics of that.

 

[hacker]

Re: What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

Last weekend I had to move my 32ft camper to its permanent location. It weighs about 6000 lbs. I loaded up the bucket with rock before attempting to lift it with the three pt. trailer attachement. I had no problem at all either raising it with the 3pt or pulling it around with the tractor.

I did need a lot of help from my wife to yell WHOA WHOA WHOA when I was about to hit something. I reall could've used 10ft wide mirrors. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[hacker]

Re: What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

Here is another pic from the front with the loaded bucket.

 

[RonR]

Re: What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

So Hacker,

What kinda highway speeds do you get with that tow vehicle?

Ron

 

[ByronBob]

Re: What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

I thought the manual said the load rating for the 3pt is 1950#. I've not pulled my camper or boat around because they come in at 3500# and didn't want to break the 3pt.

Am I reading this wrong in the manual?? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Bird]

Re: What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

Bob, your camper and boat surely don't have 3500# of tongue weight, do they? And that's what the lift capacity of the 3-point hitch is talking about. Of course when the manual talks about trailer pulling weight, they have to factor in stopping ability as well as pulling ability.

 

[shoppintractors]

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<font color="blue"> I thought the manual said the load rating for the 3pt is 1950#. </font>

For the BX2200 - at the lift point - 1210 lbs.
----------- 24" behind the lift point - 680 lbs.

Don

 

[ByronBob]

Re: What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

No Bird I meant just weight of the trailer. The tongue is 200-300# but pulling it was what I was worried about. It seemed in the book that the load weight was limited to 1950#.

Obviously the tractor can do 6000# with little effort by the looks of it in the picture but it's level hard ground. I park my camper out back and move it with the half ton truck. I would like to get a 3pt hitch and use that if I can but should I limit it to things under 1950#??

 

[Bird]

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( should I limit it to things under 1950#?? )</font>

Bob, I'm sure not going to tell you to ignore what the manual says /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif 'cause if you have an accident, I don't want it to be my fault, just as Kubota doesn't want the responsibility. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif But for me, personally, I didn't worry about the pulling weight limit my Kubota manual listed. As far as pulling was concerned, I figured if it was too heavy, I'd either spin the wheels or I'd notice the engine straining and I'd back off then and I certainly was not going to damage the tractor. However, I did always consider the terrain, any slopes, momentum, etc. as to whether or not I could safely stop whatever I was pulling.

 

[chucko]

Re: What\'s the biggest thing you have moved with a BX

The wife moved out of my way one time does that count? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
for real I mose a camper like shown all the time on flat land. Just have to be careful not to stop to fast