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    BX1870 Questions

    Received WSM and operator manual. My only intent for the tractor is as a mower. The operator manual had pretty much nothing regarding the mower deck. The WSM appears to have enough info regarding leveling, etc of the deck. Picked up only 1 gallon of the UDT fluid for topping off if necessary...
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    BX1870 Questions

    Fantastic. Yep, the vise grips were loosely on the deck shaft. Tightened well and indeed discovered the deck needs to be elevated to adjust its 1/4" increments. Hope to make it function without the grips but for now, better than nothing. The air filter was acceptable and went ahead and removed...
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    BX1870 Questions

    Thank you. Luckily after posting, I went looking and quickly landed on that site. Download 3 PDFs. I believe that video I watched would have indeed shown that "fix" to have been on an adjustable friction - type mechanism. This one has the same 2-nut mechanism. Will soon find out if that takes...
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    BX1870 Questions

    Greetings all. Newbie here. Recently began using my deceased FiL's Kubota BX1870 to mow my MiL's yard. Close to 2 acres. Love the diesel, hydraulic deck, power steering, and 4wd. Good enough speed. Just a tad slower than my Z mower but more than good enough. Phenomenal fuel mileage. Believe it's...