BX5443 chute deflector kit

[Hedgehog]

I have a BX2370 with Curtis hard cab and BX5455 HD snowblower. I purchased the tractor not too long ago with the optional rear wiper. After seeing how small the wiper blade is, I expressed to my dealer how dissatisfied I was with it. Since I was looking at the electric chute deflector, the dealer told me that they would swap the rear wiper kit for the chute deflector kit. I've seen many people using linear actuators for chute deflection. How is the kubota BX5443 chute deflector kit compared to the linear actuators? Also, would you trade a rear wiper for a chute deflector?

 

[Grouse Feathers]

Hedgehog
I put a linear actuator on my BX5455HD for about $100 total. The actuator alone was about $80.
I put a front wiper on the cab I built for about $100 total. The wiper kit; including 2 speed motor, wiper arm, and wiper was about $80.
I guess you could take your pick.

 

[Hedgehog]

My cab has the front wiper standard. I paid $500 for the rear wiper and found out it's pretty much useless. So if the dealer is willing to swap my $500 rear wiper for a $500 Kubota chute deflector, I figure it is worth it. Otherwise I keep the useless rear wiper and still have to pony up some money to do the linear actuator.

 

[forceten]

I dont know what the kubota chute deflector is (if they use a linear actuator or not). But no way would I trade my chute deflector for a rear wiper. I would hardly use a rear wiper - especially if it was too small to begin with. Not really needed.

But the actuator I used a lot this past blizzard.

Go for the deflector and put a squeegee in the cab if your rear window ever gets that bad, just one swipe.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

Old thread, different hedgehog...any idea what linear actuator works for this?

 

[GreensvilleJay]

simple.... measure fully down to fully up between the 2 mtg holes. Probably 4" of 'travel'. If so, by a 4" linear actuator......

 

[mcmxi]

Old thread, different hedgehog...any idea what linear actuator works for this?

A different kind of hedgehog! I love hedgehogs although I haven't seen any over here. There are lots of them in Britain where I grew up.

Anyway, I have no idea what linear actuator would work for you, but I just want to say that I wouldn't give up the rear wiper on the MX (I use it a lot in the winter when blowing snow) or the hydraulic chute and hydraulic deflector options that I have on my snow blower. All three are essential to me over the winter months.

I'll upgrade the rear glass in the M6060 next year to the rear defrost and wiper option. In the summer months when pulling the 12ft folding cutter, the rear glass gets covered and a wiper would really help.

Carry on.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

Thank you! I have "a plan" now, it's actually "not that hard" once a person understands where to get started on this. I've a few options now for far less than hydraulic...I'd prefer hydraulic, but for the price/difficulty of putting all that together I'll just do electric.

 

[mcmxi]

Thank you! I have "a plan" now, it's actually "not that hard" once a person understands where to get started on this. I've a few options now for far less than hydraulic...I'd prefer hydraulic, but for the price/difficulty of putting all that together I'll just do electric.

I completely understand. If you have rear remotes it's a no brainer going the hydraulic route, but if not, then electric makes a lot of sense. A few weeks before I sold the BX25 I had ordered and received the Kubota chute rotation kit for the front mount snow blower. Luckily the manager of the local Kubota dealer bought my tractor for his own use and gave me a full refund on the kit, which in 2021 was around $1,000.

 

[DustyRusty]

I have a complete removed from my snowblower when I converted it to hydraulic. I have a 3rd function kit on my tractor, and I got the cylinder off of another piece of Kubota equipment that was being scrapped, so it was an easy and inexpensive swap for me, except for the cost of the hoses. I am open to offers for the package plus shipping.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

I completely understand. If you have rear remotes it's a no brainer going the hydraulic route, but if not, then electric makes a lot of sense. A few weeks before I sold the BX25 I had ordered and received the Kubota chute rotation kit for the front mount snow blower. Luckily the manager of the local Kubota dealer bought my tractor for his own use and gave me a full refund on the kit, which in 2021 was around $1,000.

I have rear remotes out back and a 3rd function up front (the blower is out front). What I don't have is enough knowledge/experience to put in hydraulics; reliability wise I'm guessing that's the way to go?

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

I have a complete removed from my snowblower when I converted it to hydraulic. I have a 3rd function kit on my tractor, and I got the cylinder off of another piece of Kubota equipment that was being scrapped, so it was an easy and inexpensive swap for me, except for the cost of the hoses. I am open to offers for the package plus shipping.

How'd you figure out the chute tilt cylinder so it is slow enough to be controllable?

Did you use a hydraulic motor for the chute rotation?

 

[DustyRusty]

My snowblower came with a hydraulic chute rotation from the factory. I don't have any problem controlling the chute up and down, but if I did, I would use an adjustable hydraulic flow regulator. This is what I did on my old snowblower I built a hydraulic motor turner for the chute.

 

[mcmxi]

I have rear remotes out back and a 3rd function up front (the blower is out front). What I don't have is enough knowledge/experience to put in hydraulics; reliability wise I'm guessing that's the way to go?

I'm trying to remember if the Kubota chute rotation kit I bought for the front mount snow blower on the BX25 was hydraulic or electric. I'm 90% sure it was hydraulic, and I was going to run it off the third function. If I had kept the tractor and wanted to add a motor for the deflector that would have been an electric linear actuator which is well suited to the task. Rotating the chute requires more torque than adjusting the deflector angle. There were days with the BX when I had to break ice off the toothed gear so that I could turn the handle to rotate the chute.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

After reading your posts I thought to look up hydraulic motor chute, resulting in:

Clandestoy build
WoodCarver75 build

With that help I am starting to understand hydraulics a bit more. Given the snow blower "project" and the desire for a modular bucket grapple that works with the Kubota bucket and a stump bucket I'm thinking it's worth learning hydraulics and building "stuff." I'd honestly rather buy it, but at over $1K for a Kubota chute setup and lots of $$$ for the grapple and stump bucket...

There's been a lot to learn as I came from a lawn-and-garden tractor without hydraulics and now have a BX--which I realize is a sub-compact tractor, though for me it's been able to do everything I've asked of it exceedingly well--except lift 1,200#, and if that continues to be an issue there might be a slight hydraulic pressure regulator bump and FEL cylinder replacement in my future.

Before I start any new projects I'm going to finish the ones in progress (and of course "level shop floor with a rake" ).

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

Where do I get quality hydraulic motors and cylinders? eBay can be cheap, however for the effort involved I want: 1.) replaceable off-the-shelf parts, and 2.) reliability so I don't have to replace them (unless I bust a cylinder on a rock or something). That way if I buy one cylinder and use it in Project X I can buy another of the same cylinder 5 years later and it'll fit Project Y, and if one cylinder fails I can swap them without issue.

Where do I get Pioneer couplers? OMG they're expensive where I was looking....

Hoses...that seems to be best sourced at the local shop? Or order on-line?