the little bx series is marketed more toward first time tractor owners. Most first timers have no clue how to run a tractor, much less maintain one. After all, they are first timers. City slickers who have 1 acre and decide they need a tractor are a prime market.
So what Kubota (and deere and even mahindra to an extent) did was to make a tractor that is supposedly easy to take the loader off and store it, much the same for the backhoe. That way the owner could just run the belly mower and cut the yard. IF they want the loader back on, supposedly it is marketed to be "easy" to install. And, if everything is right, it is.
Similarly the drive-over mower deck design. STUPID design, IMO. Way too many ways for a non-knowing consumer to screw that up, and they often do, causing bent/broken parts. They can get real expensive.
It's marketing tactics. If Kubota says that the loader and deck come off faster than Deere's setup, they might be able to sell more tractors. Competition.
But what I saw much of, was poorly thought-out designs which ultimately make it a little harder, counterproductive to the original "thought". I hated that about them, but no amount of griping on my end did a lick of good. Myself and the sales guys often asked the GM not to order the drive-over decks, and just get the regular decks, which IMO are much easier to remove. And, there is no "quick attach" left on the arms to hang up on, well about everything.
Part of makin the loader "easy" to remove was the use of the one-piece hydraulic manifold. The flat faced connectors, that are very prone to leakage, and for a lot of reasons. Again there's too many things to go wrong with that setup. Kubota knows it, dealers know it, techs know it, and owners know it. But marketing department says "this is how it's gonna be done". Marketing wins.
I am led to believe that the next generation of BX's will have a different design. No telling how much money the current design has cost kubota in terms of warranty costs. It's got to be on up there. Similarly the original design Kommander 100 series mowers....I am not sure how they made any money on those with all the many warranty claims. The newer ones (Z200 series) are a LOT better.
So what Kubota (and deere and even mahindra to an extent) did was to make a tractor that is supposedly easy to take the loader off and store it, much the same for the backhoe. That way the owner could just run the belly mower and cut the yard. IF they want the loader back on, supposedly it is marketed to be "easy" to install. And, if everything is right, it is.
Similarly the drive-over mower deck design. STUPID design, IMO. Way too many ways for a non-knowing consumer to screw that up, and they often do, causing bent/broken parts. They can get real expensive.
It's marketing tactics. If Kubota says that the loader and deck come off faster than Deere's setup, they might be able to sell more tractors. Competition.
But what I saw much of, was poorly thought-out designs which ultimately make it a little harder, counterproductive to the original "thought". I hated that about them, but no amount of griping on my end did a lick of good. Myself and the sales guys often asked the GM not to order the drive-over decks, and just get the regular decks, which IMO are much easier to remove. And, there is no "quick attach" left on the arms to hang up on, well about everything.
Part of makin the loader "easy" to remove was the use of the one-piece hydraulic manifold. The flat faced connectors, that are very prone to leakage, and for a lot of reasons. Again there's too many things to go wrong with that setup. Kubota knows it, dealers know it, techs know it, and owners know it. But marketing department says "this is how it's gonna be done". Marketing wins.
I am led to believe that the next generation of BX's will have a different design. No telling how much money the current design has cost kubota in terms of warranty costs. It's got to be on up there. Similarly the original design Kommander 100 series mowers....I am not sure how they made any money on those with all the many warranty claims. The newer ones (Z200 series) are a LOT better.
