BX2360 stability/reliability

[c5er]

I have just seen a number of bad reviews of the 2350, related to its stability when using the FEL, 1 review said it was unstable on all but flat ground. I was just about to trade my B7610 in on 2360 since i am really scaling back in my yard. My 7610 had the FEL and 60" deck - no filled tires or rear weights and I bombed around on that with full buckes or topsoil or gravel , and with the exception of a few scary minutes on hills I never felt there was a stability concern.

My question is, will i notice a stability problem moving from my 7610 to a 2360? I dont recall the WB or width specs being all that much different between the two tractors.

Additionally i have had 250 hrs of trouble free issues from my 7610 as well as regraded the gravel driveway numerous times with the bucket, and although there is paint where i never noticed any metal wear. But some of the reviews i read suggest the bucket edge wore out fast.

lastly, whats the dal with the heat exchange for the hydrostatic breaking on the 2350s, is the same design used on the 2360s?

Thanks.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Keep the bucket close to the ground and they should not be any less stable than any other BX. Somrtimes "reviews" are done by idiots....uh let me tone back and say sometimes "reviews" are done by people that have no idea of what the product they are testing is supposed to do and how to safely do it. Is that better?

 

[LBrown59]

1*I have just seen a number of bad reviews of the 2350, related to its stability when using the FEL,
1 review said it was unstable on all but flat ground.
2*I was just about to trade my B 7610 in on a 2360 since I am really scaling back in my yard.
My 7610 had the FEL and 60" deck - no filled tires or rear weights and I bombed around on that with full buckets of topsoil or gravel , and with the exception of a few scary minutes on hills
3*I never felt there was a stability concern.
4*My question is, will I notice a stability problem moving from my 7610 to a 2360?
5*I don't recall the WB or width specs being all that much different between the two tractors.
Additionally I have had 250 hrs of trouble free issues from my 7610 as well as re graded the gravel driveway numerous times with the bucket, and although there is paint where I never noticed any metal wear.
6*But some of the reviews I read suggest the bucket edge wore out fast.
7*lastly, what's the deal with the heat exchange for the hydrostatic breaking on the 2350's, is the same design used on the 2360's?
Thanks.
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1*Where was it being reviewed and who was doing the reviewing ?
Surely It wasn't anybody on here. Folks here know better than that.
I hate reviews by the misinformed.
2*Talk about unstable:
IF you never recognized the instability of that situation you shan't gonad notice anything about a BX1500.
3*There was a stability concern you just never realized it.
Any time a FEL is used without the proper amount of counter balance there is indeed a great concern about stability .
The situation you described with your B 2610 is 5 times more precarious than any stability issue with the BX1500 real or imagined.
4*What do you think after what I just told you?
5*The B 7610 has a much higher center of gravity than the BX1500.
The lower the CG the better the stability.
I've been on both sizes of theses tractors.
I felt uneasy on the Bigger B7610 even on level ground but I did not feel that way at all on the BX.
I can assure you that if the review was correct/true about the BX I would not own 3 of them.
6*Never seen that come to pass either.
7*Never heard of any such issue.

 

[bp fick]

I suspect the issue on the HST cooling MIGHT be in reference to the HST cooling fan. If so, let's be very forward and straight here. Coming from a B, you will have to adjust to the lower ground clearance of the BX. This puts the HST fan closer to danger, yup, there is no doubt. It is vulnerable. You just have to know that and adapt. Were the Bs totally immune?

That said, Kubota has taken steps to better protect the fan with a new shroud and you would likely get that protector on a new BX, but do check visually!! If it's relatively new stock, it will be there.

If you are in maintenance mode and do not go taking your BX through the woods, or if you are really concerned, people either buy or build a skid plate for armor and rest easy. Leaving the MMM on also works, of course.

BTW, if you have heard reports of certain BXs and Bs of the last generation having "sudden jerk" syndrome, well, some did. The new BXxx60 series does not have that issue. Hope this info helps.

Honestly, folks here who own the new BXxx60 tractors absolutely love 'em. You would get an very long line of testifiers for that!!!

 

[LBrown59]

Keep the bucket close to the ground and they should not be any less stable than any other BX.
1* Somrtimes "reviews" are done by idiots....uh let me tone back and
2* say sometimes "reviews" are done by people that have no idea of what the product they are testing is supposed to do and how to safely do it.
3*Is that better?

3*Actually I like 1* better than 2*

 

[radioman]

c5er- If you are worriedd about stability issues, why not add liquid ballast in the tires, it will lower the cog and feel more secure- regardless what dealer might say. next- I never heard of hydrostatic heat issues on the BX's so my advice would be ignore the rumor or post the source of info..

I was wondering why do you want to move down in size ? too big ? Most people move up, not down with tractors.

 

[c5er]

I lost the site reference where the review was. Everything else I have seen, besides those couple reviews, has been very positive which is why I decided to make the move to the BX, but after seeing those i wanted to make sure the guy was either an idiot or just worried about everything.

The 2360 i am looking at is a demo with a few hours on it. Its a 2008 2360 (not a 2350) . Does anyone know what changes happen to 2360 from 08 to 09 or from early 09 to late 09?

Thanks for you swift input, i feel back to where i was this morning.

 

[c5er]

i found the link for the unstable review, it was on a 2350.

http://www.********************.com/review/Kubota/BX2350.aspx

 

[c5er]

********************.com/review/Kubota/BX2350.aspx

 

[c5er]

www*compact tractor review*com/review/Kubota/BX2350.aspx