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I'm sure you're right on all accounts. I do have a quick hitch system also. My heaviest implement is my tiller at 434 lbs. It lifts like a champ, but it is much closer to the tractor than a rotary cutter would be overall.

It's okay, the consensus is with you. Do something else. So, while I have mowed these same pines with my belly mower, I realize it's a bit different as once I'm over the bend, my blades kind of saw them as I slowly ride forward. As mentioned, I'm tired of dulling blades and have several other...

3 point spec is 680 lbs, but of course near the ground that would be higher. My loader will lift more than that a foot or so. Your point is made though I'd be pushing it.

Slip Clutch!

They make the 1548 now, not the 42 anymore, but it looks like the specs are the same; both show 2". This is useful info; thanks. Maybe it will cut up to 4" pines.

Looking for one that will hold up to 3" or more privet, pines, etc. I used to have a L3800 with a 5' Landpride that was good for 3" (and I took out some stuff that was even bigger with no problems). I've been using my belly mower to reclaim some pasture areas at my MIL's farm, but some of...

OP here 11 years later. I'm sure I documented this elsewhere, but I ended up running my JD lawn tractor until it was about kaput. Then, I had done most of the "big" things I had wanted to do with my L3800, so I ended up selling the L3800 and buying a BX 2370 at that time with the 60" belly...

Are those still quick connect? I mean can you pop each of the 4 off or do you have to unscrew each line to take off and put on the loader? I'm back for the 3rd time at the dealer now. Very frustrated. I've been through 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid now at $70 each 2.5 gallon jug. My dealer...

Worse when connected and motor running. Lost 2 gallons of oil.

Must have put these on another thread. Smoked meat loaf. Best meat loaf I've ever had by a long shot. Instead of ketchup, I glazed at the end with an apricot amaretto mix. Sauteed onions and minced garlic for a little bit before putting the mix together. Sausage, ground beef, sweet bell...

I mow with my BX with the loader and attachments off. I have real wheels filled. Mows great. 4X4 high on the hills. When on this side hill and a little steeper place I feel nervous, but I can sit in the seat and rock toward the down hill with no lifting of uphill tires at all. You can drive...

Yup RT-700 and I love this thing. Use it several times per week. All stainless steel. Will last forever.

With 2018 year models very mature and 2019's right around the corner, I wanted to get the most current opinions from owners of why they picked the brand they did and if they are happy with their decision or not. I'm once again considering finally buying a new truck, really want a diesel, and am...

I've read some other threads on the subject and there is a lot of info already out there, but I am very green in this area and it's a lot of confusion to me right now. I just bought a Fimco 40 gal sprayer and some 24D Amine on the advice of the Tractor Supply worker. As usual, I sprayed and...

Finally went and picked up my parts to use the hydraulic top-link. I added the rear remote option when I bought the tractor, but haven't had a chance to use it or even finish setting it up yet. Had trouble finding the right male adapters to match, but we got all that resolved and hoses made up...

Don't want to get too much into the back story, but recently a family member of mine got in a sketchy situation after dark at a business located in a rough area. I am thinking of helping her get signed up for a CCW class and wanted to know opinions of what would be a good carry choice for a...

After several years of having a pond, I'm now wanting to fill it in and put it back the way it was. My younger neighbors in the "hood" are having more children and they like to play and roam (which I am perfectly fine with) and I'm just afraid that one day, one of the kids could slip or drown...

To the OP's question: I have the same loader as you and Old Red. As Travis mentioned, you can't get the SSQA in the 48" Landpride, you'd have to get their 54". I had the Landpride 48" on my BX2370, but it did not have SSQA, so when I traded to the BX2380, I also had to go one size up with the...

Don't know why my picture didn't work. Will try again. Also, to your question about the hydrostat on a SCUT vs lawn tractor, there is literally no comparison. Two completely different worlds.

Tested the limits of my new tractor and grapple last week and especially on Saturday. As I approached a few of these logs, a thought occurred to me about measurements and strength of loader always rated max at pins, so a few that I couldn't scoop up with grapple extended, I actually grabbed...

No action photos yet but I ran it last night for about 3 hours. Landpride SGC 0554. I like it better than the SGC0548 that it replaced so far.

Finally took delivery of my new BX2380. Posting pictures here. Will do deeper review when I have more hours on it.

Had some trees cut at a property I'm working on. Moving the logs and debris. Think I found the limit of my BX 2370 grapple....

After reading the other thread and watching a bunch of youtube videos since the 80 series was announced, I pulled a John Thomas and traded my 2370 on a 2380. I actually took mine in for service, and had to reconfigure it and switch some stuff out because I needed my grapple worked on too and...

I have a quick hitch for mine and like the ease of switching implements around. I had the Pat's easy change on my last tractor and liked it as well. I like the quick hitch better and the LP on is about $170 if I remember right. Also, Triple R mentioned the Mike Hodge kit for the extendable...

My first bike was a Yamaha 400 Special II. Actually my very first vehicle. Next bike was a Honda Silverwing GL500. Then had a Honda Magna 750. And a Rokon if you count that; hahaha. My new ride is very different for me, but I love it the most so far I think. Went the direction of dual...

I was using the grapple extensively last Sunday and it just stopped closing and opening all at once. It's stuck in the mostly open position. My quick guess is this is probably a simple electrical issue of sorts, but I haven't had a chance to do any troubleshooting at all. My curl and lift...

Commonly referred to as "chaff". We had it on our HH-60H's. That's the Navy Combat search and rescue configuration of the Seahawks. A SEAL team worked with our squadron from time to time and that was what they would fly in with door guns, etc. We also had SH-60F's, which were set up for more...

Slash Pine, couldn't agree more. Most television is just plain too stupid to watch and makes me think less of society in general for them watching it. I'm like Sawyer Rob, I record my shows then fast forward through commercials. PJ, That Fishbone is sweet. I'm currently hooked on Ibanez'...

Towing or normal driving? I'm looking at all 3 and trying to be as open minded as possible. Late model comparisons will be best and also those who live in foothill/rolling hill areas. Not my #1 priority, but am curious. Want to educate myself and your experience may help my final decision...

Mark Hodge. Very good product. Way more strong than the junk that came on the BX. markhdg@gmail.com

Strange year this year. I planted my garden on April 9th. Weather has been nice, but not a ton of rain. I have watered it a couple times in the meantime, but apparently not enough. Had one good rain at about a week and a half after planting otherwise. Usually by 2 weeks it seems all is...

This is about the steepest spot I side-hill mow. I need to measure it over the width of the tractor one of these days to accurately report on it. I can still comfortably turn up or down in this spot. While sitting on the tractor, I have stopped in this spot and wiggled my weight back and...

Some great advice and options out there. I think a 30-40 HP machine for your property would be plenty. Based on the photos of what you want to clear up, you could even get by with a SCUT in a pinch, but I'd be also thinking about what else you want to do with the tractor once you clear up the...

Just wanted to pass along to others that Kubota is running a special on new MMM blades. $18 each. This is cheaper than I could buy the blades for my old lawn tractor. Picked my brother up a set too while I was there. If you need new blades or want a spare, now is a good time.

When I brought my baby home, the grapple had already been installed and was working perfectly. I used it a bit, then removed it. A couple weeks later, I put it back on, and it didn't open and close right away. I thought this was strange and was going to call my dealer, but after about 10-15...

To the OP, I have the LP SGC 0548. Not as big as the one you're looking at, but it is on a BX. I'm no grapple expert and have not used or seen the EA version in person, but I can say this grapple has performed very well for me on my tractor. I can grab a lot of brush into one bite or grab...

This is still confusing to me as well. Local stations can't seem to tell me that their dyed fuel is ULSD. Their pumps have stickers as follows: As a result, I'm still buying on road diesel.

Couple more pics of it. One, I had just broke off the top 3rd of a downed oak tree and 2 snakes were nestled in the rotten part. I actually didn't notice one of them until I was tugging at that part with the grapple and had pinched it against the tree and it was trying to bite the grapple itself.

Here's mine. Sure beats the heck out of doing this by hand. Surprised at what I've been able to do with it already and I'm still figuring it out.

I believe Eddie is referring to flashing under the tar paper and over the fascia board to ensure no water is exposed to the fascia or bottom area of your roofing. See blue arrow point to possible water exposure/rot point, then red line simulating a bent metal piece that is usually installed in...

BX-2370 is what I'm currently using. Much more stable than my old lawn tractor. I can do complete 360 turn on this slope. Don't have to lean uphill. Have rear wheels filled. Have some steeper stuff than this at my other property that I mow. Will take photos one day if I think about it.

I can do 360 turns on this slope.

Have a flat front R4 on my new BX. Went to shop last night and it was deflated. Must be some kind of slow leak. Filled it back up and listened for any noise, but no hissing. I have inspected the tire as good as I can without removing the wheel and cannot find a puncture or anything obvious...

I took delivery of my new BX-2370-1 last Thursday. It replaces my L3800. I sold the L3800 a couple months ago because my dealer told me I'd get more out of a private sale than he could give me in trade. He was correct. I had got a lot of big stuff done with the L3800 and absolutely loved...

I'm about to buy a BX2370 and while chatting with my dealer, he has 3 grapples on the lot and said he'd sell me one for $1,600 with my tractor. I believe he said it was a Landpride grapple, but I haven't looked at them yet because the attachments are in a different lot than the tractors and I...

I've helped quite a few others with various sized food plots over the last couple years. This weekend I decided to put in a small one of my own. Sorry, did not stop to take pics, due to rush with rain coming today, but I have a spot in my back yard kind of on a terrace that overlooks the back...

I feel like John Thomas. :laughing: I've had my L3800 for 2.5 years now and have done most of the major stuff that I've wanted to do. It only has 160 hrs on it. I put 50 hrs on it in the first 6 months, then 100 hours in the next two years. I'll be using it for some box blade work this...

I live in Upstate SC and we may get up to 14" of snow today. My neighborhood road is a private road not quite a 1/2 mile long with a decent hill. It's gravel and I maintain it for my neighbors with my box blade. Being a secondary road, there will be no state or county maintenance...

This one always cracks me up. Just happenstance but funny none-the-less.

Not totally sure about wild ducks, but we put out scratch grain for our pet ducks. Actually, they bum-rush us periodically until we put more out. Sorry about the picture quality of both of these, but one is my daughter feeding the ducks. They ran up the hill from the pond when we pulled this...

Brandi, a Rokon is a very ugly 2 wheel drive motorcycle (actually called a mototractor). It's useful for this type of stuff because it is agile. Mine looks like this one. I just pulled the picture off the Internet. Has a good bit of torque out of a very small engine.

I shoot a Matthews LX that I bought new. Don't get to hunt nearly as much as I'd like to, but have had some success. My two wall hangers are a Colorado Mule deer (one fork broke off) and a local South Carolina Foothills 10 point (pretty big for this area).

Oh, and why didn't I work on it Sunday you ask? Because I was at a tournament with one daughter while my wife was at a different park with my other daughter's tournament. This is pretty normal these days and we rotate as best we can. Here's a pic of my oldest daughter's travel team, who won...

Finally finished. Now need to wait a week or so while it cures and see what the results are. I had left some of the wet bricks out even one from Friday and by Monday it was rock hard so as the other stuff cures slower under the soil, it should hold up way way way better than just the soil that...

Finished up with lefty batter's box. Was not too bad at all and really didn't need it, but we had the materials, so at that point why not?

Since it rained Saturday after doing the righty box. I took a half day of vacation Monday to try to wrap up. Was actually good that it rained so much because digging and getting down to good clay and peeling layers of it became much easier on Monday, even if each bucket full to carry off and...

Completed right handed batter's box.

Better picture of what the bricks look like once pounded in real good.

Saturday morning had a friend help me out for about 3.5 hours. We got the righty batters box done as it started to drizzle and just before the bottom fell out. First, though one more of the mound laid just prior to pounding them all together.

Raked over with top layer from field that I had pushed back originally and called it a night. Was whipped. Digging in this was not easy. Ground was dry and hard and I spent a lot of time with the maddox chipping small chunks at a time.

Was sundown Friday when I finished with the mound repair. Once all bricks are laid, you pound them in with the tamper so they will adhere to the base and side walls and begin to cure.

Okay, after digging to all natural clay base, I filled and tamped deeper holes in with repair clay made just for this. Comes in 50 lb bags and packs in great. After the rough leveling, I pounded this in in sections to raise the base to the level to prep for the repair bricks. I did this a...

Hard to tell in pictures, but tried to put in perspective how mixed and loose material had been tamped in and retamped over time so I had to dig pretty deep in some areas to get to all clay base to tie the entire repair into. The deep spot in this pic is 7.5" before reaching clay base.

Digging:

Laid out a 36"X80" rectangle.

This was a weekend project for me that I started Friday and finished Monday with vacation taken both days. I know some others on the forum have Dirt Divas like I do so may be interested in this project. Both of mine pitch. Our high school field needed some work from drag lines on the mound...

Have a friend with a 425 and he has some occasional need for bushhogging stuff that is more than the finish deck is designed for but he doesn't want to buy another tractor just for this task. Is there a bush hog for this garden tractor series?

Bridges being hauled somewhere. Not sure what they are for, but would like to have a section of one to put across my creek. Picture is not great, but the decking had brand new 2X8's run crossways with little or no gaps, then a 1/4 to 1/8"" or so flat sheet of some type of plywood over that...

Saturday work. This was the easy stuff. Should have taken a picture on the other side of my property. Didn't bush hog that last year at all and had some stuff 16' tall to knock down. Had to go slow just to see the slope and where I needed to cut to and where to not go. Started mostly in...

I built a pond just before Christmas. Put in about 16 hrs on the tractor. Had fun doing this. Pictures here are horrible, but they're the best I've got. Had to rush to finish since rain was coming. Filled up and actually overflowed the 2nd night. Now is leaking down. Is it normal for a...

Most of this last year my L118 has run better than ever, at least until a month or month and a half ago. Two times during this season, it started running up and down quickly until it just died during mowing. Both of those time were when I was running for a long time (I usually do a good 2 acre...

Beautiful stuff. Probably out of my range, but feel free to PM me a quote on a 16'X24' pole barn kit with gambrel roof, loft storage with steps, and 12' overhang off one side for additional covered storage. 9' 1st floor interior, 1 main door on front left and man door on front right and man...

From the Cabela's website: Sorry, couldn't resist.

Didn't want to cross up with the other current thread because the price range is different. Have up to 6-7 acres I could mow regularly if I had the right machine. Currently mow about 2 or so each week on my JD L118. Have had it for probably 4 or 5 years and don't really love it, but it keeps...

Here, found a picture

Finally used my tiller yesterday. Ran it for a hour and a half or less. Got a rock stuck once and had to free it up (not many rocks at all on this area that used to be cultivated regularly, just some freak thing where the rock wedged between a tine and the housing). It stopped the tractor...

My old brake box stopped lighting up long ago as I haven't towed a trailer with brakes in quite some time. It was a hand-me-down to begin with so after several years and not needing it, I didn't think much more about it. Now, I have a trailer of my own with brakes and need to take my tractor...

Longer term plan for my property is to put up the nice looking 4 rail wood fencing at least around the perimiter, and section the rest, but let's say I wanted to put two horses over there in the meantime (will build there later, live about 4.5 miles away currently), what would be the most...

After years of dreaming, researching, asking questions and learning on TBN, and doing way to much manual labor with all the wrong tools (ie, 3 lawn mower decks now because of bush hogging with my lawn mower), I have just finally purchased a new tractor. L3800HST FEL and a few implements to get...

Finally getting around to posting this. I started this project in late Spring - maybe May/June timeframe. We bought our first chicks right around Easter and I borrowed a brooder from a friend. While they were growing, I knew I had to get going on the chicken coop. I went across the street...

Not a lot of talk recently about the new subs. Any input from new owners? Likes/dislikes?

Thinking about building a 16' X 24' pole barn. One man door, two tractor doors, 6 windows, internal stairs to loft inside gambrel roof. Treated 6X6 posts, yellow pine (and treated where necessary) framing, T111 siding, 4" concrete slab over 4" gravel, and shingled roof. Lean-to shed roof off...

I haven't seen one with the MMM yet so was hoping an owner can tell me how stout that deck is. Is it comparable to a Kubota BX MMM deck thickness? I'm assuming it's much more stout than a standard lawntractor deck from a box store.

$9,500 - Good deal? Been looking at new BX2660's. Stopped by a different dealer to check a different brand for the sake of it. He had just taken this on a trade for a larger Kioti. Looks to be in great shape. Would there be any concerns with the hours or the price for the hours?

Is the 3PH positioning a pain on the BX's and B's since it does not have the infinite position adjustment? I hope I'm getting that right, but on other tractors I've used we've called it draft. I'm not sure how exactly the qtr inching works on the smaller machines and since that's what I'm...

If you ever need to replace your deck shell and want to do it as cheaply as possible, don't follow my lead and buy just the shell. I was lured in by the $418 dollar price on a new shell vs. over $600 on a new complete deck. I reasoned that I could nearly buy a whole new lawn tractor for $600+...

JT, since your front hill looks like one of mine and since you've owned every Kubota known to exist :), at least in the B and BX series which is what I'm trying to decide between, can you tell me if you had to choose only 1 tractor, which would it be? Uses: Mowing about 3 acres, bushhogging...

I'm guessing the 110-120 are all the same. Looking for used, but in good shape if anyone has one. JD doesn't sell just the shell, but that's all I really need, unless someone wants to get rid of the whole thing. I've been bush hogging too much :)

Posted this on the Cub page also. Looking for some knowledgable folks to lend some advice. Have been looking at both of these machines and think I'm leaning toward the Cub/Yanmar right now, but have never owned a tractor myself, only used other's a little. Kubota model has more HP at the PTO...

Looking for some knowledgable folks to lend some advice. Have been looking at both of these machines and think I'm leaning toward the Cub/Yanmar right now, but have never owned a tractor myself, only used other's a little. Kubota model has more HP at the PTO, but I like some of the features of...