BX 24 to B2630 upgrade

[megaboz]

I am thinking about upgrading from my BX24 to a B2630. One of the reasons is because I am not happy with the BH and I don't use it anyway, mostly because I am not happy with it anyway. Did I say I was not happy with the BH?

One of the biggest reasons for the upgrade is that I am hoping that I will get a little more stability with the 2630. I live on some rough land, I am hoping that a larger wheel base and length will help in that department. I realize the size difference isn't that large, but I really don't want to go too big anyway.

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[Hozen]

My neighbor has a B7610 (I know, not the same). I have a Cub Cadet Yanamer 2400 which is around the same size as the BX24. While the B series is wider, it's also taller. I would think that you probably won't gain much stability by up sizing to the B series. What you do gain is more tractor meaning you can potentially use bigger equipment.

If you don't mind me asking, what don't you like about your BX24? I always assumed they were pretty decent machines.

 

[Hozen]

Oh, wanted to add...

Before I got my Cub, I was looking heavily at the BX2360 and the B2320. I wanted something to pull double duty of being my lawn mower plus doing the work of a small tractor. For me, having the agility of the BX sized tractors for mowing in tight situations was a big win. I couldn't justify the added cost of the B series knowing it was probably more tractor than I needed. This is just my situation. I noticed you have a MMM for your BX24 and am assuming you'd get one for the B series tractor you might get as well.

 

[megaboz]

Yea, I would get the MMM and the FEL. The BH's just aren't fast enoguh to suit me and need it very little anyway. If I did, I would rent a mini-exevator.(boy my spelling sucks).

My dealer pretty much assured me he could sell my BX and bout the only think I woul dhave to buy would be the FEL and MMM. Which is still a fiar amount of change. I have room on my property, but I just feel the BX is just too unstable.

A couple of times I have only had one front and one rear wheel on the ground and it was a heck of a ride for a couple of seconds. It does bother me that the B series I am looking appears to haver skinnier tires. So that has me on the fence as I feel the wider contact patch is better.

I'm trying to work it out to get a loner brought out to play with to see how I like it. Hopefully that will help a bit.

 

[ChuckinNH]

I went from the BX22 which was the forerunner of your tractor to the B2620. Part of my reason was the instability of the smaller tractor, especially with the backhoe mounted, in my woods. My B2620 has loaded R-4 tires, and I noticed a dramatic improvement in stability on the uneven ground in my woods especially. Not so much just on slopes, etc. Still I often easily roam areas now that made me nervous before. I know it doesn't make much sense, just looking at numbers, but it is very easy to feel the difference. I also like how much easier it is to do most of my work at low rpm. I'm sure the B2630 is the same in that regard. My BX always sounded "busy" to me even when doing loader work because the rpm had to be so high for the hydraulics to work smoothly. Since you are planning on a mmm, I would look closely at the install, and removal of both the B2X20 series, and the B2630 since they are quite different. I would also suggest turf tires since my R-4's tend to be a little rough on the yard. Great in the woods though!

 

[TripleR]

For some people a BH is indispensable, but I need one so seldom I just rent one, so I have never even considered buying a TLB.

When looking for a replacement for my BX2200, I thought I wanted a B2920 until I spent a lot of time looking at them and comparing height, width and the MMM. In the end, due to my hilly land, I bought a BX2660 due to their stability on inclines. I don't know about the B2x30 machines, but the B2920, while a great tractor just appeared to have to high of a COG for me and was too tall to fit in some of the places I needed to go.

I guess about everything is a trade off as while the BX are very stable, the ground clearance is really limited, ride pretty rough and so on.

I'm not saying a B won't work well for you, it just wasn't for me. Good luck shopping.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I have hill side property. Have had BX's, B's and an L. Stability is to the BX's hands down without the BH. I now have a BX2660 and a BX25. If your concerned about stability, take BH off until you use it. If you want to sell your BX24 since you don't use the BH then do that and get another BX without BH but will probably cost you more than just removing the BH from your BX. I've had a B7800 and a B3200 and they are great but not as stable as the BX2200, BX1500, BX2350 and the BX2660 with FEL and BH off. Just try a B on your property before you jump.

 

[ultrarunner]

I'm hillside too... biggest improvement was foam filling the rear tires... added stability by adding weight down low and the backhoe digs better. My biggest Backhoe issue is the 12" bucket is too easy to "pack solid" unless my soil is just right.

 

[Tractor Factor]

Hey John, I don't mean to hijack megaboz's thread, but I've never had the backhoe off the BX25. Why does taking it off make the tractor more stable. I would think the weight would actually make for greater stability. Is it because the COG is higher with the BH?

 

[timswi]

Hey John, I don't mean to hijack megaboz's thread, but I've never had the backhoe off the BX25. Why does taking it off make the tractor more stable. I would think the weight would actually make for greater stability. Is it because the COG is higher with the BH?

I only take my BH and FEL off for mowing..haven't noticed any increased or decreased stability either way...I think the BX is very stable with the low COG..The B is definitly taller, and not a whole lot wider..the bigger filled tires might help it feel more stable...Who knows. The only times I've hit the pucker factor on mine is when I deserved it.