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    Loaders' first job !

    I've had my BX2380 nearly a year, but only could recently afford to add a loader, which I just got a day ago. LA344S (SSQA type, not pin-on) The first job for it was yanking out a 100??lb roll of steel fencing so my wife could protect a new garden from deer. This roll was kinda wedged downhill...
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    BX 80 front blower- what RPM's do you use?

    My manual for the BX2380 says to run the mid PTO @ 2500 RPM. My manual for the BX2830 (not a typo) FRONT 48" commercial blower says to run at maximum RPM in heavy snow. What do you guys do...vary RPM depending on the DEPTH/TYPE of snow you're dealing with? I've been running around 3000-3100 as...
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    BX Snowblower skid shoe height

    Not new to snowblowers---have had 40yrs+ experience with them, but not on a tractor. BX2380 with BX2830 48" front commercial blower. 200' gravel driveway + 40x60 parking area +/- + some walkways/paths. I generally snowblow at aprox 3000rpm and in 4wd low range. So I started out the winter with...
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    Mirrors on a BX, no FEL

    Anyone ever put mirrors on a BX2380 (or similar) but did NOT have the FEL arms to mount them to? I was snowblowing(front mounted) the other day and came a bit too close to backing into one of the cars (a few feet) and thought....OK, I was too lazy to turn around that one time and sorta lost...
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    Put a 'Harley' horn on my 'BX

    Was bored so yesterday I started this install. Took a leftover horn from my old Harley Davidson Road King (works fine, but I replaced it last year...now collecting dust) and put it up under the hood by the right front headlight. No wiring. Just put it there to see if it'd melt. Snowblowed...
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    Impeller housing; Snowblower, now bare metal-paint?

    I've had my brand new front mount snowblower on my BX out only 4 times (works great !) however the first couple times I chucked a lot of rocks on unfrozen ground. The impeller housing is now virtually devoid of orange paint. Besides telling me not to chuck rocks(lol), what do you guys...
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    Almost lost reverse!-Knob issue ;-)

    BX2380 w/ ~11 hrs on it. Was trying out my back blade in the winter for the very first time. Almost lost reverse. Would barely barely move in reverse. Then I realized the pedal didn't seem to move back as far as usual and that maybe it was a linkage issue. How would I back it into the garage...
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    2wd vs 4wd; unfrozen ground

    bx2380, rear tires have chains. Getting ready for winter. Ground not frozen here yet. Snow expected any day Front blower. Shoes lowered all the way down. (chute up off the ground in other words) I noticed the last couple days as I was out in the driveway (made up of various types of compacted...
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    Quick hitch and rear blade, difficulty

    Hey guys, Pretty new owner , Mike in NB, here. I have a BX2380 and a RB1572 rear blade. Recently I bought the small Land Pride Quick hitch QH05 (fixed top hook) It took me (literally) 20 minutes to get the blade on the first time. I don't know why, but I couldn't understand that the large...
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    Leftover lightbar...where to mount on front mounted blower?

    So, as I've mentioned a couple times on others' threads...I just ROP mounted a front facing lightbar, 2 rear facing spots and a top flashing unit. It's almost like daytime when it's dark out. I'll be doing most of my snowblowing in the dark. Front mounted on a BX2380 I have an extra lightbar...
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    moving rear blade(etc.) around garage?

    Hi Bota Men ! I am sure this is a "thing", but I haven't been able to search for it (successfully) because maybe I am using the wrong terminology. I have a Land Pride,RB1560 rear blade, used twice this summer and currently parked outside, but I think I'll need it in the winter for my BX2380...
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    Ads, ads, everywhere.

    Ads are everywhere now. It's ingrained in our life with seemingly no end in sight, surely to get worse. When I buy stuff @ homedepot, even the cash register (self checkout) asks me if I want an emailed receipt. If I say yes, I am sure to get more ads in my email. If the wife uses a coupon @...
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    Snowblowing w/ turf tires - chains needed?

    Been living in Atlantic Canada, on a ridgetop for many years and have always snowblowed my 220' gravel driveway w/ a small turnabout near the house by hand, walk-behind snowblowers. Have 2 walk-behinds. A "normal" Sears 32" cut single wheel snowblower and also a LARGE 13hp/45" cut Bolens...
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    Tektite cab on a BX2380?

    Can anyone confirm which model of Tektite you have on your BX and height to the tallest spot? I see on their website they say 77", but I think there may have been different iterations of BX cabs? I could be wrong on that...their website is a little thin on some info. (it doesn't even mention...
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    Scraping grass off sides of a driveway?

    Has anyone ever made a tool for scraping the grass off the sides of a gravel driveway? I am a very new tractor owner (BX2380, no FEL, but do have a back blade) and tried to scrape the grass that's slowly eating into my driveway on both sides. I made kindof a mess. What I didn't realize...
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    Hypothetical question D902, D722 engines

    This scenario will probably never happen...but since I got my BX2380, I'm thinking of selling my TG1860 mower. These engines are not *TOO* far apart as far as HP/displacement specs go, but mechanically are they at all compatible? I noticed by accident that the BX1880 which I think is almost...
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    BX2380 MMM engagement speed?

    New owner---5.5hrs on my BX2380 tractor (1.5 of that, mowing with a 54" MMM)......I have searched but can't find a good answer. At what engine RPM should I engage the MMM at? When I do it with engine RPM very low (mower up or down) ....it seems like the tractor shudders really hard and the...
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    New Step for my new BX2380

    This was just a proof of concept..... I just grabbed an old chunk of wood that had been laying around outside. I think it's a 2x3...drilled a couple 1" holes in it, carved a notch for the plastic shroud <may need fine tuning yet>....attached a small pc of wood blocking under one end (barely...
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    BX2380 Rear wheels, are they "sided" ?

    Owned my new BX2380 <1 week and had a tire going flat in about 2 days, so dealer came up today and swapped in a new wheel and the valve stem is on the "inside" and the rim looks different from the other one. Does it matter? Looks to have the same wheel offset (sticks out from fender the same...
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    MMM and SNOWBLOWER installed at same time? (BX2380)

    No, I don't want to *USE* both at the same time....my question is just for front ballast or transport purposes. BX2380---48" front blower w/ K-connect, 54" MMM, no loader I was wanting to move my snowblower to another location y'day and noticed I can "almost" get it mounted but the little...