Recent content by Blue2Orange

1 of 9 pages read. One a day. JMHO and 24 seasons using a tractor to remove snow on ~230 meter long driveway in Lake Effect snow country. Not one perfect solution. If early lighter (less than a foot) snowfall I just take a run downhill from the garage to the township road using the FEL...

Anyone know of an aftermarket valve stem protector? Rear and front stems are bit exposed. The old NH had the rear stems inwards and with guards. Fronts were exposed like the BX. Guards were part of the wheel. A large dome shaped cover in place of the cap or something that press fits...

The BX2380 manual notes low idle should be 1350-1500rpms. Check the specs for your Kubota for the recommended low idle rpms. Some have noted needing to tighten the hardware on the throttle lever. Sounds like when it starts slipping the lever moves by itself to lower rpm. Don't remember...

Dirt bucket? Picked up an old Vassar dirt bucket. ~200# empty. It has a dump feature. Might be too light for your needs. Multifunctional. Back end bucket, hauling firewood, ballast. BX is a small tractor. Don't plan to push it to the limits. Right now just have the box scraper attached...

Need to break out the readers or safety glasses with built in readers and check the sidewalls of the tires for psi range. One should have been obvious thing I noticed is the BX seems to ride harder than the old NH. Front wheels hit a "bump" and you really notice it more. Makes sense. The...

Previous tractor was a NH compact with R1s. Kept the psi more or less at the middle of the recommended psi range. The BX manual note just a single psi. Do you BX owners just set it at the manual spec and adjust for the changing seasonal temperatures?

Was running Optima battery for the past 24 years on the NH. The "smart" charger/maintainer was the smaller Optima unit. Had a quick disconnect. Right now using that charger on the BX. Charger allows selection of type and voltage of battery. Unsure how many Amp charger. When attached it...

Tractor use is now down to just driveway maintenance. Which is just winter snow removal. Spring and autumn grading if needed. Hauling firewood in the Spring and Autumn from stacks spread around the 40. Summer? Tractor for the past decade has more or less just sat. The NH had an Optima...

Images. Broke out the RoboGrips. Made life nice when it came to removing the clips vs. a regular ~6" plier. Image of the original clips and F pins for the OP. F pins, no tools required. Ideally the pins could be a tad thicker. Will add some "keeper" line. Weight is probably adequate, but...

Just arrived in the mail. Pics coming. No audio. Might be a few not too nice thing said removing the spring clips.

Ordered a set of F-pins. Didn't take long to get tired with those spring metal clips. Noticed a larger (too large for the BX) model of the LandPride box scrapers had pins. Better design. Only thing good about the clips are no one unless they plan ahead could "borrow" your scarfing shanks.

Bayview Township, Bayfield County, Wisconsin. No social media accounts. Member of 4 forums. 4 different subjects. Prefer to remain relatively anonymous. My personal info is just that. Personal.

The BX2380 I just picked up probably has similar ground clearance to the BX2200. IIRC, spec noted 6.?" Had the dealer install skid plates. One random stick flipped up into the fan sounds like it would cost more than the plates did. Someone noted it's a $20 fan blade, but a pita to replace...

New to Kubota, but previously used a larger NH for ~24years. Had a 60" rear mounted Loftness snowblower. Our seasonal snowfall has been dropping over the past couple decades. Lake Effect snowfall, but less frequent and less amounts. Been years since we have had a single storm dump over 3ft ...

Was sort of balancing needs and bit clueless when it comes to QH design. The adjustable top hook on the QH16 was a plus. Load capacity wasn't an issue. Small tractor, small implements. IIRC, QH16 has a 2000# capacity and QH05 a 700#. Heaviest implement is the snowblower at ~400#. QH05 at...