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I just bought this 5' Rankin rear blade this weekend for my BX. The blade tilts and offsets. It took me a while to figure out how to get the blade to slide ... you have to hold it a certain way otherwise it binds up for reasons I don't fully understand. I started thinking about completely...

I have an opportunity to purchase a used BX2830 snowblower for $5300. This includes the blower, the quick hitch, and the PTO shaft, so it's presumably a complete unit ready to bolt onto my BX tractor. I was told that it was used one winter. I'm curious what people think of the price and any...

Hi folks ... my BX23S just went past 200 hours, so it's time to change the hydraulic filter. I'm wondering how much fluid loss I should expect and what I can do to limit it. I have a small quantity of UDT2 on hand. Someone mentioned parking the tractor on an incline ... that seems easy ... I...

I have a question about backhoe bleed down. The backhoe on my BX23S bleeds down ... if I don't put the pin in, it will be on the ground over night. My understanding is that this is not uncommon, if not actually normal behavior. I did a test and disconnected all three hydraulic lines, and it...

Yesterday I installed my new set of Pat's quick hitches onto my BX23S three point hitch. I believe the 3PH is the same on all BX series tractors. Some of my implements are not quick hitch compatible which is why I went with the Pat's. I have telescoping stabilizers, so I did not purchase the...

For several years I've been thinking about mounting my tow-able gas-powered wood chipper onto my tractor. I finally did it today. The carry-all is a Behlen Country brand from Tractor Supply. The horizontal legs aren't quite square with the back (EDIT: in the horizontal plane...one is at a...

I run a BX23S with a 4' box blade that I'm learning how to use for tuning up my driveway. I've graduated from making the driveway worse to being able to make it better. I had a fundamental confusion about which way to adjust the top link in order to change how aggressive the front-facing blade...

I have an Echo Pole Saw PPT-226. Recently something broke in the pull starter, so I took it apart and found the broken part. Despite knowing that there was a clock spring lurking behind it, I couldn't stop myself from pulling out the cord reel, even though it wasn't broken. Sure enough, the...

On Saturday I nicked a post on a woodshed with my FEL. I was backing up and turning, and I was aware of the danger of hitting the post. So I straightened out and backed up a little to get away from the post before continuing my turn. Problem is, I didn't back up quite enough, and as I turned, I...

Getting ready to make a filter and supplies buy ... rewatched the Messicks video on secondary/safety air filters anybody doing this? blog and video: https://www.messicks.com/blog/secondary-or-safety-air-filters-on-kubota-eng for the BX they specify the K7561-82360...

I want to be able to tow my wood chipper and a small trailer around with my BX23S, with the backhoe removed. There's already a plate on the back, and I think there's centered hole in it. I've seen this plate referred to as a "ball plate", which makes it sound like it's designed to have a hitch...

I'm doing my 50 hour service on my BX23S. Engine oil filter is on tight and so far I haven't been able to get it off. Only real tool I've tried so far is a nylon strap style wrench, so I'm pretty early in the process. At 57 hours now so tractor is officially parked until I get this resolved...

What do you guys think about 4' box blades that only have 3 scarifiers versus the more common 4? My question is mostly about general box blade use where all the scarifiers are down. I am aware that there is a use where you only have the middle one down ... that doesn't seem like something I...

My BX2506 3pt hitch kit just arrived yesterday, and I took some pictures of the unboxing. Maybe someone will enjoy it. I bought it from Coleman Equipment for $241 plus $52 shipping to Seattle. Messicks charges $256 + $71 shipping. Neither charges sales tax. Local dealers wanted $330 and $360...

Does anybody have one of these rear-remote kits installed on their BX? Do they have a float position, or just up, down, and stay-where-you-are?

note: I don't believe this posting violates the terms of service, which I actually read before posting. If you disagree, let me know politely Messick's sells a set of telescoping stabilizers for the BX tractors. It looks like they've been selling them for a little more than a year. I'm just...

I have a BX23S and am starting the process of finding a box blade for it. Yesterday I spent a considerable amount of time (as in, up until 4AM) researching the design & specs on a bunch of different makes and models and compiling the results. My process is to learn as much as I can so when I...

I have a BX23S and am starting to think about getting a 3pt attachment set up for it (box scrapers are starting to entire my thoughts). Kubota offers a 3pt attachment kit BX2506 for about $260. Are there other attachment kits I should consider instead of the Kubota? either for lower price or...

I've got a BX23S with about 50 hours on it. First tractor. I was reading the starting procedure in the Operators Manual and was surprised to see the instruction "Set the hand accelerator lever to about 1/2 way" before starting the engine. I have been starting the engine with the accelerator...

I recently acquired a BX23S and am starting to think about snow removal. Before I get into the pros and cons of plow versus blower, I want to understand how these get mounted to the tractor. I'm a bit confused. My front-end loader has the SSQA option, but I read somewhere that the FEL arms...