BX2660 action photos

[amg280]

After putting about 18 hours on my new tractor, im really starting to see how much of a jack of all trades tool it is! We just moved into a new house and has made the move easy. Clearing and cleaning up the new property (8 acres) was an absolute pleasure to do with this tractor. Now I only wish there was more. enjoy the pics. By the way, what is the best rotary cutter to get for this, size wise? I borrowed a friends 60" woods, and it was a little big and clunky to carry around. Needed the FEL for front ballast otherwise the front wheels wouldnt turn. The tractor handled it like a champ cutting our back lot down, not so much as a hiccup. 42" or 48"? How about a 54". I would like to go woods or landpride. Any suggestions?

 

[radioman]

I see you wasted no time in using your BX! congrats on your new home for your BX. I se you also wasted no time in testing the r4s in how well it gets stuck! lol! So you liked the bxpanded forks ?

kidding aside- I am surprised you manged to use a 5 foot bush hog with no problem. They do have a 48 incher hog at TSC. If you plan on using it often to keep feilds down- perhaps a 5' RFM would be a better choice since it less clunky in the back.

 

[bp fick]

Looks like you're having a grand time! Enjoy. By the looks of some of the places you go on your property, I trust you have serious HST fan protection for that new machine!!

 

[amg280]

Thanks!

The R4 tires are good in the muck, until the treads load up with mudd, then forget about it. I had to use the loader to push me out. The less weight you have on it, the less chance you will get stuck. I went over that same spot without the ballast box and it went through fine.

The 48" at TSC I believe is a KingKutter. Maybe I could bargain with them for one thats been sitting in the rain for the last year. What is the general consensus for "safe" max width for a bush hog?

The RFM I think might get pretty beat up in our back field. Its not all smooth, with many ruts. I also like the ability to run over small trees and sticks, etc.

The BXpanded forks are great! They really are top quality, fit and finish wise. My only gripe is that they put the weight so far forward, you are limited to a lesser weight than the loader can actually handle. And, you NEED a ballast, even for the most minute load. Trust me!

I did manage to pick up a V6 engine w/tranny out of a 2000 toyota camry strapped to a pallet and put it in my pickup. Scary, but did it.

I too was surprised it handled the 60 incher with no problem. The field was wet too!

I love my BX.

 

[amg280]

Looks like you're having a grand time! Enjoy. By the looks of some of the places you go on your property, I trust you have serious HST fan protection for that new machine!!

Not yet. I have contacted Bro-Tek about their rear skid plate. Kind of pricey, but agree its a wise investment. That fan just looks chinsey and brittle, and in a much vulnerable spot.

 

[ChuckinNH]

I would go with the 42" rotary cutters that are designed for that size tractor. I have a Bush Hog SQ48 that I use on my B2620, and I personally wouldn't want more length, or weight further back than that. I actually have thought about getting a smaller one myself because of some of the tight, and steep areas I do. You would be OK with a 48" of course, but being "able" to do it, and having your machine handle it "well" are two different things to me. I see that the state DOT is using 5' rotary cutters on Grand L series Kubotas, and they mow miles, and miles of "junk" mowing. If those tractors handled 6' mowers in those conditions well, I expect that they would use them. Your mileage may vary of course, but these are my feelings.

 

[FSE]

After putting about 18 hours on my new tractor, im really starting to see how much of a jack of all trades tool it is! We just moved into a new house and has made the move easy. Clearing and cleaning up the new property (8 acres) was an absolute pleasure to do with this tractor. Now I only wish there was more. enjoy the pics. By the way, what is the best rotary cutter to get for this, size wise? I borrowed a friends 60" woods, and it was a little big and clunky to carry around. Needed the FEL for front ballast otherwise the front wheels wouldnt turn. The tractor handled it like a champ cutting our back lot down, not so much as a hiccup. 42" or 48"? How about a 54". I would like to go woods or landpride. Any suggestions?

I have the 60" MMM and am glad I didn't go for the 54. It cuts like a dream, easy to get close with it and makes quick work of cutting.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Great man!!! Here's someone using his tractor without fear. These are incredible machines and will do so many different jobs. Ain't you afraid of getting it dirty? NOT! Guess your a believer that water will bring then back to new.

 

[amg280]

Great man!!! Here's someone using his tractor without fear. These are incredible machines and will do so many different jobs. Ain't you afraid of getting it dirty? NOT! Guess your a believer that water will bring then back to new.

**** Yah! I didn't buy a Kubota to get babied, I bought it to be a work horse, and its a fine one at that!

After I got it nearly stuck up to the frame in the field, I power washed it and it looked like new again

These tractors are also good at ripping ***** down. I ripped down a giant play gym, a shed, clothes line poles, giant flag pole, pushed cars around the yard (with locked up wheels),etc...etc...

These tractors are built like a brick **** house. Enjoy them!

 

[rpraymond]

"These tractors are also good at ripping ***** down. I ripped down a giant play gym, a shed, clothes line poles, giant flag pole, pushed cars around the yard (with locked up wheels),etc...etc..."

Hopefully all on purpose!
Congrats, and they are fine machines.

 

[bp fick]

These tractors are also good at ripping ***** down. I ripped down a giant play gym, a shed, clothes line poles, giant flag pole, pushed cars around the yard (with locked up wheels),etc...etc...

So, basically, you are just gently breaking it in by varying your rpm, and such. .

 

[Chilly807]

I've got the 60 inch Land Pride cutter for my L3400, and it handles it just fine weight and load wise. I'd say the 48 inch or 42 inch might be a good match for your tractor, check with the dealer and see what they recommend. Mine assured me the 3400 would handle the 60 inch cutter, and I took his word for it. He was right.

The bigger cutter will be ok in light going, but if you get into heavy grass you may want more power. That's been my experience, but as the saying seems to go, "Your mileage may vary"..

Chilly

 

[amg280]

So, basically, you are just gently breaking it in by varying your rpm, and such. .

Precisely....

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

My B3200 has a dent in the front grill from pushing "stuff". I think tree limbs. My BX2660 had a black spot on the hood which I wiped off a couple of days ago to discover under the dirty spot is a small dent in the hood. Was compacting a burn pile of tree limbs. Oh well guess that's part of doing more than just mowing. Keep up the work but remember metal bends.

 

[TripleR]

I personally wouldn't go any bigger than my 48" Land Pride rotary cutter. The tractor handles it well even without FEL though I usually have it on.

These machines can handle a lot, but going beyond recommended sizes can adversely affect safety and handling, but that is a decision we all must make on our own.

While I have a Land Pride, King Kutter, Bush Hog and others make good machines. I would get one with a slip clutch.

 

[LBrown59]

Thanks!

1*The R4 tires are good in the muck, until the treads load up with mudd, then forget about it. I had to use the loader to push me out. The less weight you have on it, the less chance you will get stuck. I went over that same spot without the ballast box and it went through fine.
2*The 48" at TSC I believe is a KingKutter. Maybe I could bargain with them for one thats been sitting in the rain for the last year. What is the general consensus for "safe" max width for a bush hog?
The RFM I think might get pretty beat up in our back field. Its not all smooth, with many ruts. I also like the ability to run over small trees and sticks, etc.
The BXpanded forks are great! They really are top quality, fit and finish wise. My only gripe is that they put the weight so far forward, you are limited to a lesser weight than the loader can actually handle.
3*you NEED a ballast, even for the most minute load. Trust me! I love my BX.

1*Raceing slicks don't make good tractor tires.
2*Don't go over a 48''.
3*True with or without forks.

 

[Chilly807]

Even for light duty cutting, there's still a lot of weight hanging off the lift arms. My 60" mower weighs just about 600 lbs, it can give the tractor a decent bounce going over rough ground.

I have the slip clutch, and I sometimes wish I had the shear bolt instead. One thing about the shear bolt, it ALWAYS works. There's no adjustment, no wondering if the plates are stuck together, etc.

Chilly

 

[amg280]

My B3200 has a dent in the front grill from pushing "stuff". I think tree limbs. My BX2660 had a black spot on the hood which I wiped off a couple of days ago to discover under the dirty spot is a small dent in the hood. Was compacting a burn pile of tree limbs. Oh well guess that's part of doing more than just mowing. Keep up the work but remember metal bends.

I do have the front grille guard. I find that very sturdy when pushing things with a careful eye. My hood is full of dents, but came that way from the factory. If you look closely, underneath the hood, the dent is usually from a weld. I just figure its a tractor, its not going to be perfect.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I do have the front grille guard. I find that very sturdy when pushing things with a careful eye. My hood is full of dents, but came that way from the factory. If you look closely, underneath the hood, the dent is usually from a weld. I just figure its a tractor, its not going to be perfect.

I also have the grill guard but the end of a tree limb must have came through straight on and dented the wire mesh grill. My hood had no dents from the factory. I did it myself. Trees are very flexible and sometimes their response to a push is to bend and then fight back with a return jab at the body metal instead of the steel bucket. They also can and do respond with a good whack to the head of the operator. The ROPS sometimes helps them (trees) by grabbing hold of a living tree limb then giving up the hold to let it whack the operator to keep them on their toes or knocked to the ground.

 

[amg280]

Since that last pic of my tractor buried in mud was probably disturbing to alot of you on this board, I post you this....I freshly cleaned tractor