This thread is going to remind you of the things that you see at your favorite Walmart except with BX tractors. I found these pictures on various Facebook BX groups.
BX Disasters and Owner Abuse
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85Hokie
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BX-25D ,PTB. Under Armor, '90&'92-B7100HST's, '06 BX1850 FEL
I think Forest Gump said it best :
"Stupid is as stupid does!"
The ones with the backhoe have a chance of getting out - but using the FEL in that MUCK would be tough to get out easily.
"Stupid is as stupid does!"
The ones with the backhoe have a chance of getting out - but using the FEL in that MUCK would be tough to get out easily.
GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
Bet #1 wishes he'd removed the lawnmower deck .....
#2 and 3 are a test of having patience, and some sections of 2by12 handy.....
#2 and 3 are a test of having patience, and some sections of 2by12 handy.....
As my dad onec said "when the axle drags the dirt, it is time to stop mashing the stupid pedal"
That advice has saved me more than once!
That advice has saved me more than once!
GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
As a teenager back when Eisenhower was President, I once buried a Ferguson TO-20 in mud like that, along with the loaded manure spreader it was pulling. Having to use a pitchfork to unload the spreader, which I had just loaded the same way, taught me to be plenty cautious when heading onto soggy, soft ground. Hope those BX pilots learned similar lessons.
My dad’s was similar (and for pickups) and was that you use 2wd going, if you get where you can’t go further, 4wd is to get back home.
This one the operator claims that the ground was wet and the tractor lost its footing and rolled over. I believe that he was thrown from the tractor and he survived without injury. He admitted that he wasn't wearing a seat belt. I have a theory as to what happened, but I will hold my thoughts.
LOL flipped it driving around with the loader up and a piece of firewood in the bucket
Some guys can operate a piece of equipment for decades, others break everything they touch
Mine actually told me that very same thing also. Then he told me to lock the hubs before going off road. Unless I wanted to get out in the muck and lock them when I got stuck.
GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
True offroaders have their winch on the back bumper NOT the front. Up fron ,it's for show. Out back it'll get you OUT of the mess you drove into.
Would like to know how the tractor laid down on the left in #13. Ground seems fairly stable. Looks real new too !
Would like to know how the tractor laid down on the left in #13. Ground seems fairly stable. Looks real new too !
All of them except the 1st one, still have that New Tractor Shine on them......LOL
Dusty. Please share your thoughts on this . Loader could have been lower, but doesn’t look excessively high. ?? Ground surface is obviously mush.. maybe driver should have approached and crossed that swale in the ground at more of a 90 angle, facing it straight on.
It is comforting to see that others have screwed the pooch worse than I. Though I have time....
You figured it out. The tractor was transversing a swale and the angle got to be too much and the tires lost traction. I have a tilt meter in the cab of my BX23S and when the tilt meter gets to 5% I stop and reposition the tractor. At 10% I get really scared of going over, and at 15%, well I have never made it to that degree. The common denominator in all of these accidents is operator error.
I purchased my meter at www.tiltmeter.com and it is well worth the small cost.