Post by: Craig on March 09, 2018, 03:31:44 PM
What do you have and do you ever with you had a size bigger with a couple more HP? Any other good options out there in the sub compact size trailer category?
Post by: Mtnwalker on March 09, 2018, 04:21:50 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on March 09, 2018, 04:30:40 PM
Post by: Buckmark on March 09, 2018, 04:31:25 PM
I did not go with the backhoe model (BX25 last year) due to the cost of it i could not justify and if i need a backhoe i can rent a bigger machine and knock out whatever much faster.
I do have the 60in mower, Front loader which can move alot, Box blade, Small rear scraper blade, Landscape rake, 3pt hitch adapter, Homemade bucket forks, Homemade snowplow blade for the bucket and a few other projects for it in the works.
I mow around 2ac of lawn and it does it in half the time of my old 54inch rider.
If you are looking new then the BX23S is the backhoe model, if not then the BX2380 or move up to the BX2680 without a backhoe
Great little machines that will do alot and hold there value
Moving wood to the burn pile and 2 weeks later snow cleared the driveway :)
Post by: KFhunter on March 09, 2018, 04:33:26 PM
If you have irrigated lawn, or it's wet a lot and depending on your soil (vulnerable to compaction) then you need to be careful choosing a heavy mower.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on March 09, 2018, 04:36:09 PM
I do, BX2370 love it
I did not go with the backhoe model (BX25 last year) due to the cost of it i could not justify and if i need a backhoe i can rent a bigger machine and knock out whatever much faster.
I do have the 60in mower, Front loader which can move alot, Box blade, Small rear scraper blade, Landscape rake, 3pt hitch adapter, Homemade bucket forks, Homemade snowplow blade for the bucket and a few other projects for it in the works.
I mow around 2ac of lawn and it does it in half the time of my old 54inch rider.
If you are looking new then the BX23S is the backhoe model, if not then the BX2380 or move up to the BX2680 without a backhoe
Great little machines that will do alot and hold there value
Moving wood to the burn pile and 2 weeks later snow cleared the driveway :)
Your not just slash biting that maple are you Buckmark? :yike:
Post by: Buckmark on March 09, 2018, 04:54:32 PM
Sorta kinda yes, have a large familly gathering coming up and we have a big bon fire so that is part of the pile (that is just one of 2 loads), no longer having a wood burner in the house i dont look at it the same way anymore :chuckle:, i will be clearing some trees this spring and will be either selling real cheap if i buck it into firewwod size or giving away if i cut in into 6ft lengths.I do, BX2370 love it
I did not go with the backhoe model (BX25 last year) due to the cost of it i could not justify and if i need a backhoe i can rent a bigger machine and knock out whatever much faster.
I do have the 60in mower, Front loader which can move alot, Box blade, Small rear scraper blade, Landscape rake, 3pt hitch adapter, Homemade bucket forks, Homemade snowplow blade for the bucket and a few other projects for it in the works.
I mow around 2ac of lawn and it does it in half the time of my old 54inch rider.
If you are looking new then the BX23S is the backhoe model, if not then the BX2380 or move up to the BX2680 without a backhoe
Great little machines that will do alot and hold there value
Moving wood to the burn pile and 2 weeks later snow cleared the driveway :)
Your not just slash biting that maple are you Buckmark? :yike:
Post by: Calvin Rayborn on March 17, 2018, 09:48:37 PM
Post by: Firedogg on March 21, 2018, 06:34:36 PM
It has saved my back and a ton of time on projects. Big enough to get the job done, small enough it can access almost anywhere.
I have the rototiller, post hole auger, and 48” box blade to go along with it and it has not hesitated once with any of them. Next on my list is a rock rake and hydraulic upper link for the 3pt.
Be careful though, all the mods and implements you will become addicted to can really take up a lot of gour time.
The picture is it being delivered last year.
Post by: Firedogg on March 21, 2018, 06:38:33 PM
Post by: SteelheadDC on March 21, 2018, 07:48:14 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on March 21, 2018, 08:49:53 PM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on March 21, 2018, 11:47:54 PM
Post by: Firedogg on March 22, 2018, 06:36:53 AM
On the BX23S the backhoe runs off of the hydraulic system, not the PTO. You can dig to just over 6’ (the manual says 74.4”) , to dig a trench that deep for any distance though takes a lot of moving as you do not have the reach. I find realistically digging to 4’ is plenty with it for trenching without having to move too much.
Dropping the front end loader and backhoe off the tractor takes only a few minutes turning it into a dedicated mower without all the weight of the FEL and BH, saving soft areas from being damaged by the extra weight. Putting them back on takes the same and is not a problem.