DX33 Anygood? Might be buying one, need some advice.

   / DX33 Anygood? Might be buying one, need some advice. #11  
I think they are a nice tractor, if it looks new and what it comes with, I would say it's worth it.
 
   / DX33 Anygood? Might be buying one, need some advice. #12  
I have a DX33 and a Kubota BX23. The DX33 is my go to machine for almost anything around my 133 acre farm. It has a skid steer interface for the front end which makes changing from bucket to forks vey easy. It is very fuel efficient and will go through a lot of mud. Using a counter weight will allow you to pick up 800-900 pounds before you run out of hydraulic pressure.

My only problems have been clogging the radiator with chaff when bush hogging tall weeds and getting water in the fuel from water pooling around the filler when left outside in heavy rain.

Is the drain hole stopped up? It has been a long time since I owned one, but I though there was a little plastic guard around the filler with a drain hole... Might be wrong.
 
   / DX33 Anygood? Might be buying one, need some advice. #13  
Water in fuel? :eek: My '06 DX26 HST also has the spill collar around the thru-hood filler neck. Problem is when plant/tree duff/seeds/husks block the collar's drain hole and snow-melt/rainwater then pools around the bottom of the vented cap. When cooler conditions contract the airspace in the tank the water is siphoned in under the cap's lip & in through the vent. Three times for me in as many years. :rolleyes: but no more.

DX Series Prevention tip: I keep a plastic grocery bag folded or wadded over the whole cap & collar to divert rainwater away from the cup, and the closed hood holds it in place 'til I fill again :cool: I'd as soon hack or remove the spill collar, but I'd also hate to ruin the resale value by altering its pure stock sweetness. :laughing:

Anyway, my past & present 'pets' were/are two NH Shibauras besides the Case/IH and I prefer them to almost any other maker. My 7308 and and 110TL loaders have been similarl to the CIH 130 (rather light duty) but I bought a 48" vs any wider grapple and you'd never know it. IMO these tractor models are light for hp like many Kubos but don't suffer for it, & stability is decent with the conservative FEL lift capacity.

Tho' I'd love to find a DX 35, 40, or 45 there just aren't many on the used market, & I'd have the OP's potential DX33 if I found it as well equipped for that price, condition, and with the preferred HST & SSQA. That said IMO the 6' slasher is kind of at the limit of what I'd use for any but light field cutting with the 1.5L but might a 'best' between the 1.3L & 1.7L Shibaura 3 cyls I've put the most hours on. If you bought it, enjoy it! t o g :)
 

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