I’m not sure about more recent BX tractors, but my BX2200, and other BX tractors it has been reported, have had similar issues with the air filter housing strap breaking due to vibration.
After a couple unsuccessful attempts at making a mechanical repair to the existing strap design, I ended up bending the ends of the broken strap pieces, in a fashion that enabled me to make a loop of rubber from a bicycle inner tube to pull them together and hopefully stop the vibration/breakage issue. This worked pretty good for two or three years..
Today I noticed the strap broke again, but this time at the other end which made a quick temporary repair pretty difficult, it appeared. I’m not sure if I actually bent down the part of the bracket below the original breakpoint myself , but I guess I did. As such, It provided an excellent point to hook a bungee cord under. So I removed the broken bracket, as it wasn’t doing anything anyway, and now have a bungee cord installed and I think it’s a winning solution
The cord loops under the bent down piece of the bracket, comes up over the top of the housing, and then the two ends hook onto the cord itself at the bracket point.
Here’s a picture. The cord I used measures 31 3/4 inches tip to tip of the hooks before it is stretched. I thought it was going to be too long, but actually it turned out to be perfect.
Just posting this is an option if anybody has the same issue going on. Sure looks like this is a winning solution for me. Of course, at this point, I only tested it for an hour!
Please take note that I chose the proper color for the bungee strap!
After a couple unsuccessful attempts at making a mechanical repair to the existing strap design, I ended up bending the ends of the broken strap pieces, in a fashion that enabled me to make a loop of rubber from a bicycle inner tube to pull them together and hopefully stop the vibration/breakage issue. This worked pretty good for two or three years..
Today I noticed the strap broke again, but this time at the other end which made a quick temporary repair pretty difficult, it appeared. I’m not sure if I actually bent down the part of the bracket below the original breakpoint myself , but I guess I did. As such, It provided an excellent point to hook a bungee cord under. So I removed the broken bracket, as it wasn’t doing anything anyway, and now have a bungee cord installed and I think it’s a winning solution
The cord loops under the bent down piece of the bracket, comes up over the top of the housing, and then the two ends hook onto the cord itself at the bracket point.
Here’s a picture. The cord I used measures 31 3/4 inches tip to tip of the hooks before it is stretched. I thought it was going to be too long, but actually it turned out to be perfect.
Just posting this is an option if anybody has the same issue going on. Sure looks like this is a winning solution for me. Of course, at this point, I only tested it for an hour!
Please take note that I chose the proper color for the bungee strap!
