BX1850 float

[Bursey.ca]

i just bought an older model BX1850 with a BX2750D snow blower. Blower operates up and down nicely but I cant seem to find the float mode. I’ve pushed the handle all the way forward and back with no results. Does the 1850 even have a float mode?

 

[TheOldHokie]

i just bought an older model BX1850 with a BX2750D snow blower. Blower operates up and down nicely but I cant seem to find the float mode. I’ve pushed the handle all the way forward and back with no results. Does the 1850 even have a float mode?

According to this it has a fourth float position:

https://tractorgearbox.com/kubota_bx1850_bx1860_bx1870_front_end_loader.html

Dan

 

[Bursey.ca]

Thanks Dan. I see the link is for the FEL. I’m not sure it will work the same for the snow blower which only has two hydraulic lines.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Thanks Dan. I see the link is for the FEL. I’m not sure it will work the same for the snow blower which only has two hydraulic lines.

I assume you are using the loader valve to raise and lower the snowblower. If so you have a float position on the boom spool. Just like the loader it operates using two hoses.

Dan

 

[GreensvilleJay]

silly idea... maybe the hose have been swapped, for some unknown JD reason ???

 

[DustyRusty]

I am wondering if your tractor has the wrong loader valve. I know when I ordered my BX22 that there were 2 different valves available. I have no idea when Kubota finally eliminated the "dual" valves. Your valve should have a model number on it, so if you post that valve identification number possibly someone here can figure it out for you.

 

[Bursey.ca]

I am wondering if your tractor has the wrong loader valve. I know when I ordered my BX22 that there were 2 different valves available. I have no idea when Kubota finally eliminated the "dual" valves. Your valve should have a model number on it, so if you post that valve identification number possibly someone here can figure it out for you.

Anything is possible. I’m new to tractoring so I'm not 100% what I'm even looking for. I’ve attached pics of my setup.

 

[NCL4701]

Kind of weird the center two connections on the loader ports are a pair and the outer two are another pair but if that’s how it is, I guess that’s how it is.

To raise/lower do you move the joystick side to side, forward / backward, or some combination?

 

[TheOldHokie]

Anything is possible. I’m new to tractoring so I'm not 100% what I'm even looking for. I’ve attached pics of my setup.

Kubota usually puts a sticker on the tractor with the loader valve operations printed on it. See anything like this on your tractor?

Dan

 

[RCW]

Haven't used it yet this season, but my pretty sure my BX2750D blower on a BX2360 tractor uses the white/yellow pair.....those are boom, and red/blue are curl.

Will have to double-check.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Haven't used it yet this season, but my pretty sure my BX2750D blower on a BX2360 tractor uses the white/yellow pair.....those are boom, and red/blue are curl.

Will have to double-check.

If he is hooked to the bucket outlets it should be obvious from the left/right joystick action.

Dan

 

[Trimley]

When I first seen this topic, I researched. I found nothing else relevant, the float function being an issue. That (to me) was somewhat a "huh?" response to the symptom, as to me, was the operator or whoever plumbed the hydraulics, was wrong or doing something wrong.

In the case of this model, up on the stick is down for FEL. This is where the stick reaches a detent. Push up past the detent, puts the FEL into the float position.

Down on the stick, is up on the FEL.

What am I missing?

 

[TheOldHokie]

When I first seen this topic, I researched. I found nothing else relevant, the float function being an issue. That (to me) was somewhat a "huh?" response to the symptom, as to me, was the operator or whoever plumbed the hydraulics.

In the case of this model, up on the stick is down for FEL. This is where the stick reaches a detent. Push up past the detent, puts the FEL into the float position.

Down on the stick, is up on the FEL.

What am I missing?

Original post says up down function works fine followed immediately by statement that no fourth (float) position whem going front to back. OP seems to understand axis of boom operation and connections seem rigjt. So should he have float or is he totally confused?

Dan

 

[RCW]

If he is hooked to the bucket outlets it should be obvious from the left/right joystick action.

Dan

Correct - my bad I neglected to ask what movement he needed to use. That will answer the question.

This is mine and it does float.

 

[RCW]

Off note from my snowblower hydraulic connection picture, the blower came with red and blue “markers” but actually go on white/yellow pair.

There are corresponding markers on the tractor-side male connectors.

If I were the OP, I’d move the blue to white, and red to yellow.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Off note from my snowblower hydraulic connection picture, the blower came with red and blue “markers” but actually go on white/yellow pair.

There are corresponding markers on the tractor-side male connectors.

If I were the OP, I’d move the blue to white, and red to yellow.

If I were the OP I would just answer the $1,000,000 question - what direction do you move the lever to raise and lower the blower.?

Dan

 

[Trimley]

Original post says up down function works fine followed immediately by statement that no fourth (float) position whem going front to back. OP seems to understand axis of boom operation and connections seem rigjt. So should he have float or is he totally confused?

Dan

In my mind, float should be there in the UP [fwd] position.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I'm curious about is WHAT are the two orange things are behind RCW's loader frame !!!

I'm pretty sure float should be felt as a 'clunk-clunk' when the joystick is pushed FULLY forward from neutral..

 

[RCW]

In my mind, float should be there in the UP [fwd] position.

But if he’s not using the boom (up/down) function of the loader valve, he won’t get float.

Like Dan said, need to know how he’s moving the joystick. Just because mine looks similar, doesn’t mean my joystick is connected to the valve the same as his.

I don’t see loader mounts on the tractor, so it could be different if not tailored for loader function.

 

[Trimley]

@SuperFly

Maybe you can assist the owner with functionality. Since you have/had the same machine.