Just wanted to share this experience to possibly help someone in the future.
Customer had a bx1500 and wanted a loader. I had an la211 loader available from a bx2230. Hydraulic block and hard lines going from transmission under and over to the right side were the same as la181. Mounting brackets for the loader were different. He brought his tractor and we tested the mounts. All the holes lined up with the exception of the bottom front hole due to the bx1500 frame having a cutout section. He decided to proceed and mounted it on his tractor. Everything went smooth and worked great. So if your ok with 5 bolts on each mount instead of 6 then it will work.
Of course you do have the extra gap in the front between the hood a boom as the bx1500 is shorter and it puts your bucket out front further which may create other issues with stability and will need more ballast.
There are pros and cons to doing this and I am not endorsing it. Just wanted to share that it would work. I couldn't find anything on the net as to whether it would or not.
Thanks
Customer had a bx1500 and wanted a loader. I had an la211 loader available from a bx2230. Hydraulic block and hard lines going from transmission under and over to the right side were the same as la181. Mounting brackets for the loader were different. He brought his tractor and we tested the mounts. All the holes lined up with the exception of the bottom front hole due to the bx1500 frame having a cutout section. He decided to proceed and mounted it on his tractor. Everything went smooth and worked great. So if your ok with 5 bolts on each mount instead of 6 then it will work.
Of course you do have the extra gap in the front between the hood a boom as the bx1500 is shorter and it puts your bucket out front further which may create other issues with stability and will need more ballast.
There are pros and cons to doing this and I am not endorsing it. Just wanted to share that it would work. I couldn't find anything on the net as to whether it would or not.
Thanks
