Questions about hyd angle front plow

[amigauser]

I have a B3030 quick hitch but the BX quick hitch is similar.

Yes, the Kubota Quick Hitch is a small subframe that hooks to the front of the tractor frame and is pinned up underneath the tractor. It is somewhat heavy but it does not take more than 5 or 10 minutes to put onto or take off the tractor. It has 2 hydraulic hoses on it which go to one lift cylinder which is used to raise and lower any quick hitch connected device (blower, blade or broom). I have the front blade and it worked very well last winter for me.

FYI,
Norm

 

[Zick]

Good deal. Thanks

 

[rpoage]

Does any one have any experience with the (B2766 Rubber (squeegee) edge to protect surfaces)?

 

[Spudgunner]

I have both the Kubota blade and the thrower for my BX23 as I do a relatively small amount of snow removal commercially as well as for myself. Both work very well with the blade more suitable, IMO, for rough service due to the KISS principle. Slush is the nemisis of the thrower although I've found if you slow down and apply full throttle things usually are Ok. The blade works fine regardless of snow conditions but has the usual "blade problem" of after awhile you can run out of places to stack snow. The blade is built very well.

Heads-up: When I received my blade, I had to assemble the critter. Make sure you have some hydraulic hose thread sealer such as Loctite #545 if your dealer doesn't assemble it for you. Also...after you connect the blade's hydraulic cylinder and use it for a bit make sure you're tractor's hyd fluid level is Ok.

Have fun. The blade is pretty cool.

 

[LBrown59]

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I have the Kubota blade for my BX23
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Is it Hydraulic or manual angle?
I got a price of $1400 for a new Manual angle blade.
Do you have any idea what a new Hydraulic angle blade cost?
I'm also checking into a used Hydraulic angle blade.
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[Zick]

I just ordered my BX2350 with the hydraulic blade Thursday. The total was about $1836
Blade $1260
Skid shoes $106
Sub frame kit $470

 

[Spudgunner]

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Is it Hydraulic or manual angle?
I got a price of $1400 for a new Manual angle blade.
Do you have any idea what a new Hydraulic angle blade cost?
I'm also checking into a used Hydraulic angle blade.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mine has hydraulic angle adjustment.
I don't know what a new hyd blade costs. I purchased mine 18-24 months ago and it was $1100. That was typical at that point in time from what I gathered (I was seeing that same sorta price on eBay, etc.) I already had the subframe for my thrower....so that is not included in the above price.

 

[LBrown59]

The used front blade for a bx1500
that is coming in would require a valve switch which will make the cost a
bit higher and likely unfeasible.

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Does anybody know what this guy's talking about here.

 

[LBrown59]

I just ordered my BX2350 with the hydraulic blade Thursday. The total was about $1836
Blade $1260
Skid shoes $106
Sub frame kit $470

Congrats on the new BX2350.

 

[Zick]

Thanks, can't wait to take delivery of it.

 

[AMR]

Zick:

This is my blade in action. Enjoy yours, it is an awesome tool.

Alan

 

[Zick]

Zick:

This is my blade in action. Enjoy yours, it is an awesome tool.

Alan

Sweet!

Those are turf tires right, any problems with traction without chains?

 

[LBrown59]

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is it Hydraulic or manual angle?
I got a price of $1400 for a new Manual angle blade.
Do you have any idea what a new Hydraulic angle blade cost?
I'm also checking into a used Hydraulic angle blade.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

PS/up date.
Just got these quotes on 3 different Front Blades.

1* $1900 New hydraulic up/down and angle
2* $1400 New hydraulic up/down and manual angle
3* $1500 Used hydraulic up/down and angle
Now which one to pick?
Always decisions and trade offs.

 

[Killer_B]

Take the used, as long as it's hyd. angle. You do not want a manual. These things CAN NOT be worn out. They would easily hold up to a tractor twice the HP of the BX.

 

[LBrown59]

Take the used, as long as it's hyd. angle. You do not want a manual. These things CAN NOT be worn out. They would easily hold up to a tractor twice the HP of the BX.

I had about ruled out the Manual thus narrowing it down between the
1* $1900 New hydraulic up/down and angle
and the
3* $1500 Used hydraulic up/down and angle

The advantage of the $1900 New hydraulic up/down and angle blade is I can get the 0% financing on it.
Financing is about 7% on the $1500 Used hydraulic up/down and angle blade.

 

[AMR]

Zick:

Yes, I had turfs on my BX23, traction was never a big issue. I could generally push just as much as I wanted, even up hill. Certainly with those rainy slushy icy events it slipped around some but it got the job done without too much trouble. What I found was that the rears lost traction much less than the front of the machine got pushed around with the blade angled, sometimes I used the blade to steer the tractor.

I have a 13% slope with a hair pin turn on one part of the driveway, because my house is above the road the first pass was always a full blade right down the middle. Then I angled the blade max to one side and went up and down.

Occasionally coming back up I would get sliding pretty good and would just take less of a bite and come back down taking more.

Good luck, we've had no rain here this year, let's hope we get some snow.

Alan

 

[LBrown59]

I just ordered my BX2350 with the hydraulic blade Thursday. The total was about $1836

Well I just talked to the dealer that I'm trying to purchase the 2 Kubota BX1500 tractors from.
Got a price of just under $1900 for a new front blade with hydraulic lift & hydraulic angle.
Sounds like his price is in line with the price you got.
Thanks for the info.

 

[LBrown59]

1*I left my BH on for ballast and never had serious traction problems.
AMR
2* I assume you can leave the quick hitch attached but remove the blade if you need to use the FEL .
rpoage
3*It's a good thing the Hyd blade for the BX models attaches to the frame and not the FEL arms.
Zick
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1*My plan is to use the tiller as ballast when the front blade is on the BX1500.
2*What*s nice is I don't hafta remove a blade to use the FEL or remove the FEL to use the blade by having a BX23 and a BX1500.
3*Yeah especially for those who don't have a FEL.

 

[samofsweden]

Hi. Has anyone put a hydralic snowblade on their BXs FEL? Must be a advantage to be able to lift/push the snow if you get big snow walls. Or is the BXs FEL to weak for this purpose?

 

[LBrown59]

Hi. Has anyone put a hydralic snowblade on their BXs FEL? Must be a advantage to be able to lift/push the snow if you get big snow walls. Or is the BXs FEL to weak for this purpose?

There are threads about fel mounted blades here .
I was reading them recently.
Don't know where right off hand but you can do a search.