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  1. TheMurf

    BX Service Intervals

    [ Thanks Guys, I will wait to the end of the season, don't think it's going to harm anything..Much appreciated)
  2. TheMurf

    BX Service Intervals

    Question, My BX will be two years old next month..It currently has 58 hours on it . Kubota service manual recommends changing the anti freeze and deck gear box 90 wt oil at 2 yrs. Anti freeze is clean and tractor has been kept in a heated garage.. I changed the engine oil and filter at 25 hrs...
  3. TheMurf

    Cut Height and Greasing on a BX.

    Thanks Trimley, Every time I cut I make sure it's dry grass,which helps. I clean the underside of the deck and sharpen the blades and grease every time I pull them deck ,which has been every 10 hours. Pulling the deck every ten hours seems obsessive or is it just me ?
  4. TheMurf

    Cut Height and Greasing on a BX.

    What cut height do you guys prefer to cut at on a BX machine ? I was cutting at 3 1/4 inch, but the way our lawn has been growing I could cut it every 3 days or so. I been cleaning and greasing the deck every ten hours, do any of you push past the ten hour interval? How often do you clean and...
  5. TheMurf

    BX23S 50 Hour Service

    Did the 50 hr service last month on my 1880 bx.. Followed the shop service manual. I had changed the engine oil at 25 hours,new filter, and Shell Rotella T-6 full synthetic..At fifty hours I changed the air filter and a new per filter ( yes, I installed a pre air filter on an 1880 ). Drained...
  6. TheMurf

    Washing the Tractor. Hood Open, or Hood Closed?

    Wash it with a hose, soap and water just like a car or motorcycle. Yes the engine compartment too Use a Leaf blower to dry it then a bath towel.. The radiator screen and fins I vacuum off removing the operators compartment shroud .I rinse it also when I wash the tractor. I also polish and wax...
  7. TheMurf

    50 hr service

    Dealer through in a free Kubota hat and some hitch pins, when I purchased my BX. $18.00 in freebies on a $18.000 tractor. But beggars can't be choosey.
  8. TheMurf

    BX Deck maintenance

    CRBR, I wish I had room in my garage for an overhead block and tackle. Old friend had one in his two story shop .I walked in the side door to see him working in the underside of a Peterbilt cab over, hoisted to 90 degrees in the air. Unfortunately I don't have the clearance for that. Figure I...
  9. TheMurf

    BX Deck maintenance

    DL Smith, Thanks for the suggestion on the blocks.I never thought of something like that..I was thinking of ramps maybe..
  10. TheMurf

    BX Deck maintenance

    Is there a way to greeze the deck on a BX machine without removing it and sliding it out from under the tractor ? Anyone have a suggestion? I'm getting older or the deck is getting heavier.. Anyone undercoat their deck ? Does it help keep debris off the bottom ? A quick thank you to the...