BX25 or BH90

[Gary T.]

I recently bought a BX1860 for mowing and small jobs around my 10 acre property. I didn't realize how capable these little tractors are. So I started thinking about trading up to the BX25. It's kinda funny that this all started with just needing to replace my ride mower.

I went down to my local dealer to see if they would be willing to do it, they said no problem. When we started to talk about price I realized that the difference between trading up to the BX25 and adding the BH90 to L3130 is only about $1000.

The size of the BX would be nice, but my soil is pretty hard and rocky. I think I would find more uses for the BH90. I'm in the beginning stages of building a shop so I could use it for the footings, I have some stumps to dig up, a retaining wall or two to build, trees to plant, and lots of water pipe to lay.

I think I want the BH90, but I would like to see what others think.


Thanks,
Gary T.

 

[JayC]

If I were in your shoes I would definitely go with the BH90. I think I would also think hard about adding a thumb (whether it be hydraulic or manual if hydraulic is too much). A manual thumb is better than no thumb at all. With a BH90 already on your mind, I think if you got the BX25 you probably wouldn't be able to get the BH90 out of the back of your mind.

 

[LBrown59]

Kubota don't make a BH90 tractor.

If I were in your shoes I would definitely go with the BH90. I think I would also think hard about adding a thumb (whether it be hydraulic or manual if hydraulic is too much). A manual thumb is better than no thumb at all. With a BH90 already on your mind, I think if you got the BX25 you probably wouldn't be able to get the BH90 out of the back of your mind.

 

[shownuff]

are you including the trade in of the 1860 in your pricing? are you talking used? looks like they dont make the l3130 any longer

 

[ChuckinNH]

Well, the BX1860 is a better mower, or at least as good as the heavier BX25 would be, and the BH90 is a lot more backhoe than you would be getting with the BX25. With backhoes you always want more power, and reach than you have, and I think you would be happier with the bigger hoe unless you have some confined places to work in.

 

[Gary T.]

shownuff,
I would trade in my new BX1860 on a BX25, or add a BH90 to the 3130 I already own.

Chuck and JayC,
I have been thinking the same thing, if I got the BX25 I would always be wishing I got the BH90. I think the BX is very capable, but when I want to dig up a stump or move a big rocks, it would be nice to have the bigger hoe.

 

[ChuckinNH]

I did quite a bit of work, and sure dug a bunch of rocks with the backhoe on my BX22, but I did always want a bit more with the backhoe, and something more smooth, and powerful at lower RPM. Reach, and the limited boom swing angle were things I wanted different too. Even now, when I think about getting a backhoe for my B2620, I kind of wish that the B3200 had been out when I bought it because the bigger, more capable hoe would be nicer.

 

[peterc38]

Kubota don't make a BH90 tractor.

He knows that, he is trying to decide between adding a BH90 to his L3130 or buying a BX25 outright.

 

[Tom_H]

You already have a big tractor and a small tractor. This gives you a wide range of abilities. I don't think having a medium and a large tractor will give you any greater versatility and range of abilities than you have right now. The $$ spent on the BH90 would, however, give your L series tractor much greater versatility.

IMHO, going with the BH90 is absolutely the right choice.

(Lee Brown, when I first read the thread title, I too wondered what the OP meant. I had to read his first post carefully to understand that he was choosing between spending $$ on either a trade-in for a bigger BX, or to spend the $$ on a bh for his L series tractor.)

 

[Gary T.]

Sorry for the confusion in the title guy's. I couldn't think of any other way to word it.