Mowing/Loading

[jerkyboy]

This might be a dumb question but I thought I read somewhere that you can't have the loader and the mower attached at the same time; true

 

[laen64]

The only Dumb Questions is the one you don't ask! You can use them at the same time, in fact a lot of them come packaged together as in the BX 2660RV60.

 

[MacTractor]

I mow my lawn with my BX25 with both the loader and BH on it.

Cheers,

 

[jerkyboy]

I mow my lawn with my BX25 with both the loader and BH on it.

Cheers,

Thansk guys, appreciate the speedy response.

 

[savageactor7]

We have a 3PH mower and have never taken off the FEL. The mower comes off all the time though.

 

[LBrown59]

I mow my lawn with my BX25 with both the loader and BH on it.

Cheers,

My BX23 Came with FEL BH and 60'' MMM .
I have never removed any of the three from it.

 

[BotaBigot]

Doesn't HAVE to be off, but can get in the way, depending on your particular mowing situation. I prefer off, makes tractor maneuver like a riding mower...and I have obstacles...

 

[JJZ 109]

Doesn't HAVE to be off, but can get in the way, depending on your particular mowing situation. I prefer off, makes tractor maneuver like a riding mower...and I have obstacles...

This is my preference also. This will be my first season with a B3030 cab, but in the past I always removed the loader from my JD 790. Especially after scraping the siding or pushing my flag pole one time too many!

 

[RadarTech]

The only Dumb Questions is the one you don't ask! You can use them at the same time, in fact a lot of them come packaged together as in the BX 2660RV60.

I second the dumb question tag here--- In the Marines, we used to say:
The only Dumb Question is the one you don't ask, and it (insert one of the following)
1. Gets you a ride to sick bay (or worse)
2. bites you in the backside
3. presents you with a page 11 (read as a disciplinary action)
4. gives you the chance to studder in front of a very mad senior Marine.


As for the loader---
From what I have seen and read here:
1. ballast for some areas
2. stump / object detector in high grass.
3. object mover-- I have a friend whose field accumulates junk over the summer--- he never explained where it comes from
4. and someone claimed it was where he keeps his cooler-- I was thinking that is a huge cooler ( he has a Bota L4400)

As always--- YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary)

Later,
J

 

[EE_Bota]

I try to take my front loader off for mowing for three reasons:

The loader can smack and destroy other objects quite easily.

Even with my rear tires loaded, the rear tires will slip a bit more and rough up the grass when the loader is on.

The BX2200 is an ENTIRELY different tractor without the loader. It is a little sports car and will zip in and out of tight places. It's an absolute joy to mow without the loader. No wheel slip. No roughed up grass. Light steering, and tight turning when needed.

For the first mowing, it's usually on so I can stack in any winter limb fall. From thin on, the BX2000 is light, free, and sporty.

 

[LBrown59]

I try to take my front loader off for mowing for three reasons:
1*The loader can smack and destroy other objects quite easily.2*Even with my rear tires loaded, the rear tires will slip a bit more and rough up the grass when the loader is on.3*The BX2200 is an ENTIRELY different tractor without the loader. It is a little sports car and will zip in and out of tight places. It's an absolute joy to mow without the loader. No wheel slip. No roughed up grass. Light steering, and tight turning when needed.

1*true
2*I don't have loaded tires on my BX23 but the BH keeps the tires from slipping when mowing with the loader on.
3*So is my BX1500 with just a MMM on it.

 

[BXpanded]

This might be a dumb question but I thought I read somewhere that you can't have the loader and the mower attached at the same time; true

You might be thinking of the owner's manual prohibition on using the MMM with the Backhoe connected.
Apparently, the 3pt lift can create a significant surge back to the BH valve that can damage the valve. The BH hose should be disconnected and the PB loop reconnected when using the MMM.

You can sometimes feel this surge in the power steering when the MMM is lifted all the way up and the steering wheel is turned.

 

[bx24d]

BXpanded, Thanks, I've never heard a reasonable explanation of that warning before.

 

[harpoonalt]

taking the loader off for mowing is the way to go for sure. I agree that with just the mower the Bx turns into a sports machine . That loader can do a lot of damage and in rougher ground at higher speeds cause you to start bouncing from all that weight up front.

 

[timswi]

1*true
2*I don't have loaded tires on my BX23 but the BH keeps the tires from slipping when mowing with the loader on.
3*So is my BX1500 with just a MMM on it.

How on earth do you mow with the BH on.? The lift arms hit the BH operator platform almost immediatly when the deck is lowered...Unless you keep your grass a foot tall

 

[MacTractor]

The 3pt arms come off to install the BH. I have a full range of motion from my Mower with the BH installed.

Cheers,

How on earth do you mow with the BH on.? The lift arms hit the BH operator platform almost immediatly when the deck is lowered...Unless you keep your grass a foot tall

 

[timswi]

The 3pt arms come off to install the BH. I have a full range of motion from my Mower with the BH installed.

Cheers,

Do you remove them from the cam gears? I've never removed them to put the BH on, just make sure the mower is up and no problem. I didn't think that taking those off was a good idea...I don't have the 3pt hitch on (Obviously that would never work). Mine are about 6" long an tuck up under the body when the mower is up. I'll have to look at that, although I can't see any reason to cut with the BH on

 

[timswi]

The 3pt arms come off to install the BH. I have a full range of motion from my Mower with the BH installed.

Just looked at mine...The arms aren't coming off without a gear puller. Maybe it's a difference in BX23's I dont know, but my mower leaked down a few inches and the arms are about 1/2" from the foot platform. Couldn't use my mower with the BH..Oh well...

 

[MacTractor]

I can, It's called being lazy

, although I can't see any reason to cut with the BH on