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[buffalobutt]

Hi fellow tractor enthusiast

I have been in the background for a few weeks and decided to come out so to speak.

This site has been very helpfull because before reading many of the comments on this site I was pretty much in the dark about compact tractors.

I am about a month away from a purchase but I am pretty much set on the Kabota BX22.

I am hopeing that the BX22 will allow me to tier the rather steep hill on my property and make it more usable.

I would very much appreciate any comments from you folks out there about the BX22

Loads of thanks!!

 

[frank_f15]

you don't really tell us what u expect the tractor to do? what are the jobs that u will mostly use it for, how much land and what type of land? hard to give a valid opinion without his info.

 

[buffalobutt]

Frank_F15, Thanks for the feedback.
I have a hill that is about 150 feet wide and from crest to the bottom is about 200 feet. The slope is maybe 45 degrees. I need a tractor that will handle the incline and allow me to dig trenches vertically every 25-30 feet so that I can pour a footing and then build a retaining wall, once that is done I need to back fill each tier so that I can use the hill. I think the soil has a lot of clay so the digging is going to be harder than usual. Also I want to remove an existing blacktop driveway, which is about 75 feet long and 20 feet wide, and replace it with cement.

 

[MarkV]

If I understand your planned retaining wall and you are looking to take the tractor on a 45 degree side slope to trench footings, you will be disappointed. Most everyone agrees that 15 degrees on a side slope is about as much as you can safely handle. Even at that, the pucker factor will get your attention. Forty-five degrees would have to be handled with track equipment. Be careful.

MarkV

 

[frank_f15]

the bx22 is a fine machine, but i think you may be overextending it's capabilities. 45 deg. is one heck of a slope and am certain that u can not do what you want to safley!

 

[buffalobutt]

Frank_F15 & Markv

I am going to have to take a measurement of the incline but I think 34-45 degree range is what I will be dealing with, but I will post after the measurements are more accurate. Some areas are steeper than others though so maybe I can work the steeper areas from a safer spot. I just don’t know. Did not mean to be unprepared but I had know idea that the incline might be a problem. Hey angles aren’t my thing! 15 degrees seems safe and maybe 20 if your careful? Markv, what do you mean by side slope? I don’t think that I would need to work horizontally without preparing the ground first because from the outer edges I could get to some of the steepest areas. Heck after I take the measurements I will also post a picture from different angles to see what you guys think. Funny thing is that I have brought up the steep hill to several dealers and not one said that the tractor is not capable of doing it. I have talked to Kubota, Cub and Kioti and nobody seemed to have any concern what so ever, (GO FIGURE!)That pucker factor is definitely an important consideration and I have been dropped on my head a few times but I ain’t stupid at least not just yet! Boy now I’m in a quandary! I had the little woman convinced that I needed a tractor to finish the hill so if I find out that I can’t, I’ll have to come up with some other justification, (any ideas)? Hey maybe some roses eh?

Thanks very much for your assistance.

Buffalobutt

 

[kyoders]

Side slope is when you drive parallel to the hill, i.e. not going up and down. You can go up and down a much steeper incline than you can go across it. I've got a hill here that averages around 30 degrees or so. I drove straight up it, then straight down it, and it wasn't a big deal. Turning at the top, even though it's a relatively flat spot, was more excitement than I want. It's ATV country. 45 degrees going up and down might still be a challenge, depending on weight distribution and traction.

Kevin

 

[MarkV]

Sounds like I misunderstood your intentions on the slope, sorry. I was visualizing retaining walls parallel with the top to create terraces. In my mind I was seeing you with one side of the tractor on the downhill side and the other on the uphill side digging footings across the slope. With a 35 – 45 degree slope this would not be good thing./w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif As a general rule, that varies depending on the tractor and equipment attached to it, 15 degrees for a side to side crossing of a grade and 30 degrees for an up and down approach is considered the safe working limits. Keep in mind that a backhoe adds a lot of weight above the center of gravity on a tractor.

MarkV