New BX23s

Old Red · Jun 30, 2017

Good morning everyone, just posting up what followed me home from the dealer yesterday. Got the 3rd function remote, 48 inch LP BB, and backhoe.

This is my first SCUT. Going to use it on the rental properties and around house. Been interested in one of these things for years.

General Lee · Jun 30, 2017

Congrats Buddy! Picking mine up today

BX23S-1 · Jun 30, 2017

LOL... isnt it funny how these little bota`s seem to follow us home. Its like somebody trained them to do just that...hahaha.

CONGRATS OP...!!! Nice trailer too...!!!!!

AStanton · Jun 30, 2017

Good luck with the new machine. By the way, are you posting this from Australia?

BX23S-1 · Jun 30, 2017

AStanton said:
Good luck with the new machine. By the way, are you posting this from Australia?

What makes you think australia, OP`s location says western kentucky.

If your talkin about GeneralLee, i would think oklahoma, maybe texas...???

Old Red · Jun 30, 2017

The picture is upside down on the thumbnail but it goes right side up when I click on it. Does it turn the right way when you all click on it? I bet that is why he was asking...

BX23S-1 · Jun 30, 2017

Old Red said:
The picture is upside down on the thumbnail but it goes right side up when I click on it. Does it turn the right way when you all click on it? I bet that is why he was asking...

Ahhhhhhhhhh, yeah i didnt think of that.

CHDinCT · Jun 30, 2017

Congrats. What do you plan to do with the third function? Highly recommend the Landpride 48" grapple, or are you going aftermarket?

AStanton · Jun 30, 2017

PaPow said:
Ahhhhhhhhhh, yeah i didnt think of that.

Next time I'll type slower so that you will get the joke.

BX23S-1 · Jun 30, 2017

AStanton said:
Next time I'll type slower so that you will get the joke.

Hey stop picking on us old people :laughing:

dalola · Jun 30, 2017

Congrat's on the new machine! A BX2380 followed me home this week, too! Too darn cute to shoo it away...

BX23S-1 · Jun 30, 2017

dalola said:
Congrat's on the new machine! A BX2380 followed me home this week, too! Too darn cute to shoo it away...

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Thats awesome...!!!!!!!! Now go get another one, then they`ll make baby bota`s... can never have to many ya know...lol

dodge man · Jun 30, 2017

Looks like the BX's are flying out the door. Nice machine.

Old Red · Jun 30, 2017

CHDinCT said:
Congrats. What do you plan to do with the third function? Highly recommend the Landpride 48" grapple, or are you going aftermarket?

Yes sir, that is exactly what I am anticipating on doing with it. I will get either the land pride 54 inch SSQA or the Everything Attachments 55 inch SSQA for it.

JOHNTHOMAS · Jun 30, 2017

:thumbsup: Looking GOOD!

Old Red · Jun 30, 2017

dalola said:
Congrat's on the new machine! A BX2380 followed me home this week, too! Too darn cute to shoo it away...

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Oh awesome! I have 2 other tractors and this is the first brand new machine I have ever bought.

A quick story.....Came out to garage early this AM to pet it and she leaked hydraulic fluid on my floor!! Needless to say this was not the experience I was anticipating with a brand new purchase. Long story short, dealer swapped out tractors with me. Just brought me another one this evening about 30 minutes ago. When he got this one off the trailer and I was driving it and pressed the forward pedal the thing would die on me sporadically. It appears the seat safety switch was not making good contact......argh! Then I was playing with lights and the tail light was completely out. It was disconnected. I fixed that easily...but dang, brand new bota and two different ones had issues....albeit the second one was small issues.....but still....

General Lee · Jun 30, 2017

Old Red said:
Oh awesome! I have 2 other tractors and this is the first brand new machine I have ever bought.

A quick story.....Came out to garage early this AM to pet it and she leaked hydraulic fluid on my floor!! Needless to say this was not the experience I was anticipating with a brand new purchase. Long story short, dealer swapped out tractors with me. Just brought me another one this evening about 30 minutes ago. When he got this one off the trailer and I was driving it and pressed the forward pedal the thing would die on me sporadically. It appears the seat safety switch was not making good contact......argh! Then I was playing with lights and the tail light was completely out. It was disconnected. I fixed that easily...but dang, brand new bota and two different ones had issues....albeit the second one was small issues.....but still....

Yea that would irritate me to no end.

BX23S-1 · Jun 30, 2017

dodge man said:
Looks like the BX's are flying out the door. Nice machine.

Two of the local dealers here cant even keep up with the sales demand of the BX23S. Both dealers said that kubota is spreading them around and its hit an miss when they`ll get another one or two in stock. They ARE surely selling like crazy in my area. Friend of mine had an older kubota, came over and checked mine out, he went down to his dealer and ordered one the next day. he wanted to get the incentives and ZREO percent financing, so he jumped on the deal and got locked into it before the deals ended. he also told me that the MMM is on backorder status as well. Sure seeing ALOT of these kubota`s around here in my area... most popular brand here.

BX23S-1 · Jun 30, 2017

Old Red said:
Oh awesome! I have 2 other tractors and this is the first brand new machine I have ever bought.

A quick story.....Came out to garage early this AM to pet it and she leaked hydraulic fluid on my floor!! Needless to say this was not the experience I was anticipating with a brand new purchase. Long story short, dealer swapped out tractors with me. Just brought me another one this evening about 30 minutes ago. When he got this one off the trailer and I was driving it and pressed the forward pedal the thing would die on me sporadically. It appears the seat safety switch was not making good contact......argh! Then I was playing with lights and the tail light was completely out. It was disconnected. I fixed that easily...but dang, brand new bota and two different ones had issues....albeit the second one was small issues.....but still....

Holy crap, thats not like kubota to have issues like that. Dealer should have looked it over better during prep & setup, on BOTH machines.

JOHNTHOMAS · Jul 1, 2017

Old Red said:
Oh awesome! I have 2 other tractors and this is the first brand new machine I have ever bought.

A quick story.....Came out to garage early this AM to pet it and she leaked hydraulic fluid on my floor!! Needless to say this was not the experience I was anticipating with a brand new purchase. Long story short, dealer swapped out tractors with me. Just brought me another one this evening about 30 minutes ago. When he got this one off the trailer and I was driving it and pressed the forward pedal the thing would die on me sporadically. It appears the seat safety switch was not making good contact......argh! Then I was playing with lights and the tail light was completely out. It was disconnected. I fixed that easily...but dang, brand new bota and two different ones had issues....albeit the second one was small issues.....but still....

I've experienced that a couple of times over the years where a hyd fitting isn't quite tight enough. Remember one on the FEL arm started dripping in a few days, got my open end wrench and did a 1/8 turn and continued on my work. Apparently they have gorillas and wimps at Gainesville, Ga that don't quite get it tight or crank it down so tight it takes a breaker bar to loosen it, especially the filters is the gorilla guy. Dealers install the wheels, seats, FELs and BHs on most of the tractors and check fluids. The BX23s may come with FEL and BH installed but the dealer does not go over the entire assembled machine checking every nut and bolt.
PS For all of you BX guys....check that front drive hyd fluid when you get it and then again after 10 to 20 gours of use. There are hidden crevices in the system that require time and use to get them filled which has to be done by purchaser on new machines. Dealer can check and it's full before delivery but in a weeks use it will often times be a bit low. Nature of the BX beast.