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In my opinion you have too much land for a BX. The BX is good on reasonably manicured lawn. It's a great mower, and a great small tractor. It has a two speed gearbox = slow from point to point. You have enough distance you'll appreciate the 3rd gear in the B and larger machines. You're planning...

This job is way beyond my skills. All I have to offer is - wow. Well done. I look forward to seeing it progress.

I have a B2601 with 60" mower. I've never had problems mowing - I typically mow in H and as fast as my back can tolerate. I don't go up and down a huge number of hills, but unless you're mowing very, very thick or wet grass while driving up hill, I don't think you'll have a problem. If you mow...

Usually this exact problem is a safety switch. Not familiar with the ins and outs of a B7500, but they're all reasonably similar. The switches that will see your tractor light up but not start are: seat (operator presence). My switch bent one time, so even sitting in the seat it didn't...

I get the impression that you kind of like answers to your direct question. Simple answer. Yes, you are correct. Very few owners of the RTVs hanging out here (mostly tractors), even fewer for that specific model. And, as others noted, once NIW weighs in, we'd usually wait to see where that goes...

If you have a B2650, then no need to buy a machine bigger than a BX1880. Does your B2650 have a loader? What do you want to do with a BX in the woods that you can't do with the B2650? Is it the cab that's the problem? A B series will be much better in the woods than a BX. Given you have the B...

Great looking machine. Big step up from the old one. Are you keeping both? Hard to let go of a machine you've put that much time into.

Probably you'd get better responses with a standalone thread, but we'll work with this. The BX1880 is the smallest proper tractor you can get, and the cheapest. Looks like you're US-based, your easiest way to check price is to go on the Kubota site and do "build my". If you're a little under...

I have a steel ballast box. Cheap chinesium one. I filled it with paving offcuts I had lying around. It doesn't stick out as far as putting an implement on the back, and it's quite a bit easier to take on and off than an implement. Since I make my machine as light as I can for mowing, the loader...

Reasonable enough. I note that one big advantage (in some circumstances) of filled tires is that your ballast is directly on the ground, not weight on your axles and associated gubbons. It only puts strain on the axles when the tractor is trying to lift a wheel - backhoe outriggers, or over...

My tractor does not have filled tires, so no. Does that invalidate any of my points? I have a ballast box, that works perfectly fine for me, and I can take it off when I mow.

It's an ongoing discussion on OTT. Some people are adamant that loaded tires are essential on any tractor irrespective of use. Some people don't like loaded tires. I'm in the latter camp, but my view is that it's horses for courses. Tire ballast has implications: 1. It's permanent weight...

Yes. Doesn't mean loaded tires though.

Usually you're going to have to go through it systematically and slowly, and give good info to us so we can give good ideas back. What you're describing could have lots of causes, particularly if we're not clear that you know how to run the machine: - if it's just not moving, could be not in...

To be clear: 1. You engage the PTO, with the PTO lever set to the rear PTO, and the shaft doesn't spin? 2. You move the loader controls, the loader doesn't move, no change in noises, nothing trying to move? 3. You press the HST pedal, no change in noise, no movement? You've checked the range...

Yes, I think it's a real option. I'm a very poor welder myself, things that I weld break often. The nice thing about welding is it's literally melting in new steel. If it breaks, I weld it again. Eventually I get it right. That works for things that aren't safety critical. I can't recommend...

I'd argue it's usually optional, better to try without first. It's annoying in many ways having it, but if you need it you need it. When there's a bigger machine sitting right next to it, unlikely this machine will be lifting massive weight. Compared to most people, RimGuard less important than...

A grapple as well. 3 ideas!! Grapple is a bit more spendy though.

Seems if you can afford a whole new machine, you can afford a proper set of pallet forks!!

I know you can probably drive google yourself. But a quick search gives me: A gas setup will work anywhere. No power, no nothing. Drag it to wherever you need it, light it and off you go. It takes more skill I think to get a usable weld. It's not something I actually know how to do myself...