BX 23S new operator question on MMM

I would double check the manual but I run my BX23s at PTO speed with the MMM and I believe that is where the manual says to run it.

Yep, run it at the PTO mark on the tachometer. That way the blades will operate at the optimal speed and give you a clean cut, especially if the grass is a bit wet.

I find little change in fuel consumption and operate the tractor speed at the top end of low range in tall grass in spring, then about mid speed in high range in the late summer when it is dry where I live.

And I agree with you. When my BX was brand new I struggled getting the FEL and BH on and off. After a few cycles it is very quick. A level hard surface helps quite a bit!

Don't forget the MMM anti scalp wheels can turn 90 degrees, that helps a lot getting it on and off.

If you are putting the FEL back on and get the attach arms out of sync, back up a few inches and run the arms to the end of travel on the stick. That will get them back in sync with each other. I learned that by trial and error!

I think you will find that WOT is what is recommended to run through engaging it at idle and then running it up is a super good idea,, it saves a lot of parts from snapping up to really fast

Certainly.

On the FEL, notice the vertical arms that mate with the tractor frames right near the little toggle levers used to lock and unlock the FEL to the tractor.

If you have a situation where the detached FEL is not level (left to right parallel) with the tractor itself, it is very easy to get the arms out of sync (one vertical with the other toward or away from you) with each other making it near impossible to hook up & lock on the FEL.

If that happens to you back out a few inches and run the arms full travel in or out. This will get the arms back to working in plane with each other. Also put some wedge material under the bucket to bring the FEL parallel to the tractor left to right.

First time I dropped the FEL off on an uneven hilly surface I had a devil of a time figuring this out. I did not grow up on a farm so this has been a trial and error learning experience for me!

I hope this was understandable, it is hard to explain it in words alone.

Messicks has some youtube videos showing the attach/detach of BX23S FEL and BH but the "how to fix it when you eff it up" is up to the viewer.