Bx 3 inch wheel spacers!

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Bigjohn80

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Bx1870, finish mower, box blade,
Jun 4, 2017
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Summerville Georgia us
Well today I added some spacers to the bx1870. We have 40 acres, of which only a few are maintained. But it is all rolling hills with a fair size ridge in the center. I maintain our hunting trails as Well mowing and bush Hogging a few acres. The bx has never offered to roll. But there are times it has made my butthole pucker for sure. So I had been debating on them for a while. These are actually made for a Ford or jeep, but they are a perfect fit for the bx. Ordered them off eBay for $89 shipped and they arrived 1 day ahead of schedule [emoji2]. Haven't got to play with it much yet, but it looks like a beast lol. This tractor gets used hard so we will see if anything breaks. Thought some might be interested to see.


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Delmar

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G1900 / Kubota BX
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Really good upgrade. Cheaper, too, than the Kubota ones.

Any issues with a belly mower? Looks like you use a pull-behind so maybe you don't know.
 
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maclean

maclean

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I have threes on my BX...solved my wet clay extruding out of the levers through packed fenders issue. Massive increase in stability.
 
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jay2

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kington, ohio
Big John,

Can you answer the front tire and MMM rubbing questions? I'm curious about both. I feel unstable mowing on a hill and have considered spacers.

jay2
 
Vidiot

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BX2680 & several implements
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I recently put 2 inch spacers on mine and it really did make a huge difference in stability on side slopes.
Didn't interfere at all with my 60" MMM.
 
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Bigjohn80

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Bx1870, finish mower, box blade,
Jun 4, 2017
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Summerville Georgia us
I don't run a mmm. I have a 60" finish mower I use for the lawn. I opted for the rear mower because I do a lot of woods work and such with the bx and didn't want the hassle of removing and installing the mmm. The finish mower doesn't give as clean a cut, but the convenience is worth it for me. I don't have a nice lawn anyways lol. I do more trail clearing , bush hogging, and loader work than mowing. So far I love the 3" spacers. The added stability is astounding. I am still planning on loading the rear tires in the future, but for now I am quite pleased and these were less than half the cost of the brand name bx spacers.

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pinstripefan90

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BX25D, FEL&BH, Piranha tooth bar, Bucket hooks, Pallet forks, Back blade
Sep 8, 2017
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Looks great, let me know the long term results, I would be interested in doing this but I am concerned about the added stress on the axles/trans

- Jake
 
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skeets

skeets

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BX 2360 /B2601
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Jake, not a worry on the back. Just dont do it on the front, as I understand thats bad JuJu
 
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Al T

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BX2350v,Quick hitch(most tools),chipper,Aerator,FEL,snowblower,bagger,sprayer
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Calgary, Alberta
J-bolt? Makes it easier to pull out pin to rotate wheel 90's when removing MMM
 
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Jaebrav81

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BX23S
Apr 7, 2019
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Hardin
Can you post a link or something specific on these so I can get some from eBay? I am in great need for something like this as I need mine to be more stable on our hilly and off shaped land. Thank you in advance!
 
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VictorMR

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BX23S, Forks, front SnowBlower
Jul 30, 2020
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Massachusetts
Bigjohn80 said:
Well today I added some spacers to the bx1870. We have 40 acres, of which only a few are maintained. But it is all rolling hills with a fair size ridge in the center. I maintain our hunting trails as Well mowing and bush Hogging a few acres. The bx has never offered to roll. But there are times it has made my butthole pucker for sure. So I had been debating on them for a while. These are actually made for a Ford or jeep, but they are a perfect fit for the bx. Ordered them off eBay for $89 shipped and they arrived 1 day ahead of schedule [emoji2]. Haven't got to play with it much yet, but it looks like a beast lol. This tractor gets used hard so we will see if anything breaks. Thought some might be interested to see.

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Bigjohn80
just following up to see how the spacers have held up?
 
Crash277

Crash277

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mike paulson said:
I just installed 2 inch spacers on the rear of my B2620. Also filled the rears with washer fluid. Man I'm in a whole new world of stability..
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I used RV antifreeze in mine and I think loading them up was the right thing to do.

I was thinking of spacers and didn’t measure the bolt pattern yet. Thanks for posting this and saving me some time!!
 
Hillbilly Engineer

Hillbilly Engineer

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BX25D, Land leveler
Apr 20, 2015
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Cadet, MO
Old fart said:
I went with 2” and found them on Amazon for a fraction of what Kubota wants for the same thing. I believe having a cab on my 2380 adds to the “tippyness” feeling of these machines. It feels much more stabile now....
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Can you post a link, I cannot read the small image to get the info... ( I'm an old fart as well... )

Thanks
 
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D2Cat

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I think you can click your mouse on the image he posted, the it just shows that picture a bit larger. Then put you mouse on that picture, press you control ( CTRL ) on your keyboard and then scroll with your mouse to enlarge that picture.
 
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