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My 23S of 310 toatal hrs use has been running fine until today. While mowing, it seems to bog down of sorts as if something was wound around the blades. Disengaged the blade and the enging picked back up again. Cleaned pully wells on the mower deck and checked underneath; nothing binding...

Was just out plowing snow, and snapped off the joystick for the FEL. Limped back into the garage and upon inspection, there's only two tiny little weld joints on either side of the stick receiving nut where the it attaches to the 2D hydraulic pivot. Huh? Pretty flimsy. I was able to protect...

My BX was at 47 hrs, so I bought my SUDT2, 10W-30, and the engine and tranny filters. Wasn't difficult, but took a bit longer than I thought. Here's what I learned. Paper towels on a windy day make me want to break something. On a new machine, the engine oil should probably be changed at 30...

I posted this question a while back about driving a BX23S over a septic tank with just the mower deck. Lots of recommendations, suggestions, cautions, but difficult to find a definitive answer. Well, back in mid to early June, I inadvertently drove over my tank with both the FEL and backhoe...

A lot of folks here and in videos state the BX is delivered with a relaxed hydraulic pressure limit, and will take up to 2000 psi. I got a gauge and fitting and checked, and at PTO speed (~3000 rpm) it maxed out at about 1600. Huh? Wasn't expecting that low. I also bought from Messicks a .1...

A nice attachment for small tractors such as the BX, and anything with a FEL, would be a small tree shear. Granted, I wouldn't expect anything that could lop down 8" diameter trees, especially considering the hazards. Rather, something with shear that could handle perhaps up to 4". So often...

I pick up a Land Pride SGC0554 tomorrow. 3rd fn valve is in place and ready to go. Difficult to find someone with small quick-attach grapples in stock, and it's going to be a 2 hr drive down and another 2 hrs back. Local dealer has them "on order", but is very sketchy as to when they're...

BX23S. Installation of 3rd fn valve last weekend realizes a lot more air in the FEL, particularly the bucket cylinder. The system has no leaks. The manual says "Repeat raising and lowering the boom and bucket operations until all the air is removed from the system and the system responds...

Did the job myself today and it took quite a while. If I had a tool runner, it would cut the time in half. Anyway, I got it all hooked up and all that remains is cleaning up the mess. Question re captured hydraulic fluid: The hydraulic fluid on the BX23S is the same as the tranny system...

I have only about 20 hours on my BX, and was just now checking the fluid levels. When pulling the yellow plug on the front axle, I noticed there was no grease on its short dipstick. Inspection with a light showed there was grease, but it down there a bit. The internal drive axle is visible...

The throttle lever won't stay in one place on my BX. The spring tension of the system keeps pulling it back down to low RPM. I've tightened the friction plate nuts twice, but it it seems they keep loosening up. Is there some way to adjust this and have it last? Very frustrating.

I know there's another rather long thread on this topic, but I'm posting new because I want folks considering this to avoid the small mistake I made. I'll post pics later, as I'm tending to Mother's Day. Like many people, I put four LED floods on my ROPS, two forward, two backwards. I used...

Haven't done any mowing yet to speak of with my 23, and I have a few mild banks in my yard. Prior to buying this, I had (still have) a 46" Craftsman rider, and pretty much navigated everywhere in any direction. There's a bit of security with the Craftsman, however, in that if you get near...

Using some scrap angle iron and some 3/4" ply, whipped this up in the last few days. Not as good looking at the one Kubota sells, but it was cheap to build and works well. 2' square x 1' deep. Filled with sand it comes in at about 340 lbs, counting the box itself. For anyone wondering what...

Though I'd share this with you folks. Plowing snow with the 4' bucket works, but gets a bit tedious, so I thought I'd build a somewhat wider blade that would quick-attach to the bucket. Now, I certainly won't win any welding competitions, but it turned out solid and works well. Stores in a...

I've had my BX about 3 weeks now and I'd thought I'd share some of my first impressions about it. First off, let me say I really like this machine and I'm sure it will serve me well ... no buyer's remorse at all. Upon playing with it a bit and plowing the driveway of snow a couple times, I've...