As I approach the first 10 hours on my BX2380 I thought it would be a good time for a product review. My equipment is a 2017 BX2380. Dealer options I chose:
The FEL is the 344 pinned bucket. I went with this because it offered a little more in lifting weight (about 100lbs) over the quick detach. Primary use is on my 3 acre lot to move and grade dirt.
Land Pride 1248 box blade with quick hitch. This thing is a great piece of gear, functioning as both implement and ballast. The more my skills improve with it the more I appreciate it.
R4 tires with the rear tires loaded. I have some sloping land.
Before I put the first hour on the tractor I did the following:
Installed Piranha Tooth Bar. love this thing, if you don't have one get one. Plus it makes the tractor look more menacing. (get the step bit too)
BX under armor. Well built, took about 10 minutes to install.
2" Spacers for rear wheels only. I opted for the jeep spacer (T6 aluminum) perfect fit. I got them on amazon for about $45 for the pair. Used blue loctite on all threads and torqued to 92 ft/lbs.
Mounted some ATV mirrors, found them to have a little more substance then golf cart mirrors.
Changed original light bulbs to LED.
Hooks, mounted two 5/16 from Ken's Hooks.
Operationally I love the tractor. The combination of loaded rear tires, 2" spacers and box blade really makes the tractor feel grounded. I do all my dirt work in 4wd low range with the bucket kept low to the ground. I have gone up and down the hill with a full bucket of wet sand and felt very stable and had plenty of power.
One thing that amazes me is how little fuel this thing burns. I have been operating the loader in the 2200-2600 range and it has been plenty of power running up the hill loaded. I had put about 5-6 hours on it and burned through only a quarter tank of fuel. The tank capacity is about 6.5 gallons. My MZT-52 has a 5 gallon tank and after mowing for an hour I use almost half a tank(but that is running wide open.
I do have some stumps to come out that are well beyond the capability of this machine, so I will just pay someone with the right equipment to take care of that for me. Please feel free to ask any questions or PM them to me.
Cheers!
Kevin
The FEL is the 344 pinned bucket. I went with this because it offered a little more in lifting weight (about 100lbs) over the quick detach. Primary use is on my 3 acre lot to move and grade dirt.
Land Pride 1248 box blade with quick hitch. This thing is a great piece of gear, functioning as both implement and ballast. The more my skills improve with it the more I appreciate it.
R4 tires with the rear tires loaded. I have some sloping land.
Before I put the first hour on the tractor I did the following:
Installed Piranha Tooth Bar. love this thing, if you don't have one get one. Plus it makes the tractor look more menacing. (get the step bit too)
BX under armor. Well built, took about 10 minutes to install.
2" Spacers for rear wheels only. I opted for the jeep spacer (T6 aluminum) perfect fit. I got them on amazon for about $45 for the pair. Used blue loctite on all threads and torqued to 92 ft/lbs.
Mounted some ATV mirrors, found them to have a little more substance then golf cart mirrors.
Changed original light bulbs to LED.
Hooks, mounted two 5/16 from Ken's Hooks.
Operationally I love the tractor. The combination of loaded rear tires, 2" spacers and box blade really makes the tractor feel grounded. I do all my dirt work in 4wd low range with the bucket kept low to the ground. I have gone up and down the hill with a full bucket of wet sand and felt very stable and had plenty of power.
One thing that amazes me is how little fuel this thing burns. I have been operating the loader in the 2200-2600 range and it has been plenty of power running up the hill loaded. I had put about 5-6 hours on it and burned through only a quarter tank of fuel. The tank capacity is about 6.5 gallons. My MZT-52 has a 5 gallon tank and after mowing for an hour I use almost half a tank(but that is running wide open.
I do have some stumps to come out that are well beyond the capability of this machine, so I will just pay someone with the right equipment to take care of that for me. Please feel free to ask any questions or PM them to me.
Cheers!
Kevin
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