Recent content by PaulL

I had that problem for a while.......and then realised the seat had a slide back and forwards. Checking if your LX does, and if you know about it.

Now that is pretty cool. https://www.yarbo.com It's dramatically more awesome than my mower only. If I lived somewhere with snow, that's definitely what I'd have.

Since this is a resurrected thread, and therefore somewhat off topic anyway. I recently got a robot lawnmower (summer where I live). How long before someone invents a robot snowblower?

Why do you need 540rpm? Seems to me the mixer isn't spinning at 540 rpm (although that'd be a sight to see). It's got reduction gearing, which is because your PTO makes 540 rpm, not because it needs the torque. So, get a motor that'll run about 25 or 50 rpm, which is probably what the mixer...

If you connect straight to the battery you run the risk that it drains your battery when the tractor's off - since the sub is now permanently powered. You'd want to check your sub has a switch wire as well as the main power wire - so it gets it's feed from the battery, but only turns on when the...

I like your optimism. My new AirPods Pro 3 automatically reduce volume and stop noise cancelling when they think I'm talking to someone. Which is really annoying when I sing along to music (so I turned that feature off), but sounds like it would be exactly what you want - you wouldn't have to...

I wouldn't get too excited about asking them for lots of free stuff. Nice if you can get it, but $31K is already a red hot price. Definitely hat and WSM. I've never used a spinner and don't see the point, flat hand on top of the wheel works fine. And one change is fine, not sure you get away...

I think he's talking about swapping on small ones just to go in the garage when he needs to work on it. Put the normal tires back on when mowing. Short answer is that it'll be fine in 2WD. No reason it'd cause issues for short distances. Unless you go so low something drags on the ground.

Insurance is fundamentally a numbers game, that's why actuaries get paid a lot of money. At bottom, they charge you what they expect the cost of damage/loss to your tractor will be in the life of the policy, plus a bit for profit. On average buyers of insurance therefore lose money (the profit...

What do you need the hydraulics, 3pt and PTO for? You've got a BX, how many times would you ever put something on the JD? I assume quite a bit cheaper without those options?

So, if Grand-L is a bit excessive for a second property, then it's B2601 or LX (if older, then used to be called Bxx50, but basically the same machine). Stay away from the B3350 if you're in the old "large frame B" - the emissions controls on them were problematic. They're mostly sorted now, but...

Is the question "what is the least expensive tractor I can buy that will do what I want?" Because the answer is different depending on whether you're saving money, or looking for something that'll make you happiest. I think a B2601 would do what you want, a BX probably wouldn't. An LX or a...

I wouldn't worry about modifying a tractor until I had it and saw whether I had any issues that needed correcting. They have a lot of traction already. Sure, front locking diff would be nice. But there's a lot of things you can do to improve traction before you do that.

I'd focus on features then colour. If the X has the features you want, then buy it. You already have a BX, it still seems weird to me to have two near identical machines, at least with an X you have a machine that does something different from what you already own. It's the wrong colour, but...

Answering the OP's questions, from my own head (and therefore probably no more reliable than AI.....) 1. Yes, an M is a stronger machine than an L, they're two sizes up in frame. 2. They also don't come with an HST, which is a pro or a con depending on what you're doing. Unless you need the...