Recent content by PaulL

FWIW, the B2601 has a substantially more robust deck, and isn't a lot bigger machine. No idea about baggers though.

And......the rule around here is photos when you buy. :-)

This is the very non-obvious thing. And I feel like @SDT is correct, but perhaps not as clear as he could be. The HST pedal is a gear stick, not a throttle. You press an HST to go faster, because it's changing up. In one sense it works like a throttle - you go faster when you press it. In...

Or, if one gets a good deal from a deceased estate, and it's only got 200 hours on it, one should grab it and run laughing even if the guy who had the maintenance records is dead.

What gear are you in when it stalls? Low ratio would/should give more push. Usually these smaller Kubotas will spin their wheels long before they stall - they're normally traction limited. More HP should let you push faster when you're in a situation where you have enough traction. More weight...

Excess grease means they were greased well. Pivots don't leak as such - whenever you grease them it pushes grease out the pivot. Those don't look like old grease so much though - they look like new grease. Perhaps he just greased it before selling it? It's always hard to tell, and I usually...

As to lift capacity - remember the 3ph lifts a lot more than the loader. I use a chain on the 3ph to pull out fence posts, and my forks can both go on the loader, and go on the 3ph. I can lift and move things with the forks on the 3ph that the loader would never come close to. Less range of...

Gee, I don't pay attention for a couple days and everyone else has all the fun. But I'll add my 10c. 1. Definitely an MX. 2. I'd say your property is a bit big for a BX. It will do it fine, but you have enough distance that the 2 speed box will annoy you (slow), and you have enough undulations...

You could take the loader and backhoe off the BX25 and drive it all the places you want to mow. The 1880 will be a little lower (smaller wheels), and have a mower deck adding a lower centre of gravity. So if the BX25 will go there, then the BX1880 will. I'm not real clear on your description of...

You can't just drop a statement like that and not make a post saying "here's what my property is, what machine should I buy?" Half the fun on this site is recommending that people buy an MX for a half acre block of land.

I'm pretty sure all BX tractors have a treadle. Mine certainly did. If lack of the treadle is a big reason for you to prefer a BX than a GR, then make sure that you're correct in that - I don't think I've ever seen a BX with two pedals (I thought that was a John Deere thing). BX is known for...

A BX would be great. More robust machine than a GR, as you say, it will bag better. Zero turns can be great, but if you want a BX you should buy one.

Before I replaced them with sliding stabilisers, my old BX had very stubborn turnbuckles. A bigger wrench was usually my answer. But yes, there's a threshold where they'll break. You could replace them with some wire for the winter - so long as both sides are tight it won't sway much.

Did they explain how a hydraulic pump causes slipping? Maybe if the pressure is low something's not held fully engaged, but it doesn't jump out at me as being an obvious explanation.

My B2601 mows plenty fast. I have long straight runs. It rides nicer than a zero turn. My acre and a bit takes a little over 30 minutes. Horses for courses though, if I had shrubs everywhere it would be different.