[MOD] Adding a step. BX23S
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Runs With Scissors
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L2501 TLB , Grappel, Brush Hog, Box Blade, Ballast box, Forks, Tiller, PH digger
Looks nice.
I would probably add some "Skate Board" tape, or paint the topside with truck "bed liner paint" to add some "slip protection"
The Rustolem bed liner paint at Wally world works pretty good for 20 bucks a Quart (or half gallon..... I can remember)
I would probably add some "Skate Board" tape, or paint the topside with truck "bed liner paint" to add some "slip protection"
The Rustolem bed liner paint at Wally world works pretty good for 20 bucks a Quart (or half gallon..... I can remember)
ve9aa
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TG1860, BX2380 -backblade, bx2830 snowblower, fel, weight box,pallet forks,etc
If I can find some, I have plans to put a piece of Aluminum or Stainless Expanded material to make it non-slip.
If I can't find any, I'll drill, tap, and Loctite a dozen or so short Stainless bolts.
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ve9aa
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TG1860, BX2380 -backblade, bx2830 snowblower, fel, weight box,pallet forks,etc
Thanks.
I did not have the deck on, or test for interference prior to making the step. I kept the bottom of the step flush with the bottom of the rail that supports the FEL Pedestal/floor pan, so it "should" clear the mower deck when raise at the highest setting.
I'm undecided if I want to add a step to the tredle side. If I do it's purpose will go unused, because I'll block that side entirely by mounting my toolbox there. Which I just might do eventually. As a Winter project. Tomorrow
Nice work but I really don't see the point...
unless you are very short in stature.
not exactly hard to step onto a small homeowner garden tractor....
unless you are very short in stature.
not exactly hard to step onto a small homeowner garden tractor....
I cut grass with my BX23s and do not step on the deck. Adding a step helps alleviate the stride distance, and I have a plan. More to come.
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Runs With Scissors
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L2501 TLB , Grappel, Brush Hog, Box Blade, Ballast box, Forks, Tiller, PH digger
Looks great!
That definitely gives it that "finished" look.
Did you tap the holes, or use nuts on the backside?
GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
great, now I have a use for the 1/4" checkerplate I've squirreled away for the past 25 years.
punch a couple holes , a bend,lick of paint....might be a 'winter project' I actually complete this winter !
punch a couple holes , a bend,lick of paint....might be a 'winter project' I actually complete this winter !
The Aluminum, I had a couple pieces of 1/4" tread already bent in my scraps. The bends had too many stress cracks to trust not ripping apart. Had I used them, they would have needed supporting. At that point I may as well used wood and Simpson Hangers.
I would agree 25 years ago when I got my first BX but now at 81 with some leg issues I think the step is great and I have a kubota factory step on mine , no I don‘t run a middle mower
I'm 62. With my past work history being laborious, the older I get, the more I'm reminded of that. Where I can, I plan ahead to make what I need to continue to do, as simple and pain free as possible.
leveraddict
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2017 BX23S 60" LP BoxBlade 54" mower 60" BackBlade EA 12" 1 bottom plow & Forks
Old, both hips replaced over 20 years ago and knee replacement and bad back! Yeah I need a step on my BX! Especially after dirt work. On and off the tractor numerous times raking piles of rocks into the bucket from landscaping projects. Up and down up and down, uggh, Lots of rocks in NE PA!
fried1765
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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,