Bx 2360 Idle RPM's

yesmar74

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BX 2360,Case 580 L, Cat D5,IH Loadstar,IH 1206,IH 560,Implements
Feb 22, 2013
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I'm a newby to kubota and it seems 1470rpm's is too fast of idle speed. It sure shakes the hood when I shut it off. Is this the right idle speed? The old diesel farm tractors I've had didn't and my case backhoe I have now don't idle that fast. Do I need to adjust?
 
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skeets

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BX 2360 /B2601
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That sounds a tad on the high side, mine idles around 1250
 

TripleR

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BX2200, BX2660, L5740 HSTC, M8540HDC and some other tractors and equipment
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Beats me, I can't stand the shaking so I bump mine up to where it runs smoothly.
 

dsmiley

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BX25
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Gentlemen, I don't mean to hijack this thread but the shaking hood thing can be remedied easily and cheaply. Placing 2 rubber feet, 1 per side, as in the photos in this post from the other forum will stop that little annoyance. I used some feet that I had left over from another project; they were 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/4".

Dean
 

ipz2222

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L235, bx2670
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The shakeing hood is not caused be the idle speed. This only happens when you shut the eng off. It's caused by the flywheel not being heavy enough. The cylinders are still compressing untill the eng stops. You can put the rubber cushions under the hood but, the eng will still shake.
 

TripleR

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BX2200, BX2660, L5740 HSTC, M8540HDC and some other tractors and equipment
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The shakeing hood is not caused be the idle speed. This only happens when you shut the eng off. It's caused by the flywheel not being heavy enough. The cylinders are still compressing untill the eng stops. You can put the rubber cushions under the hood but, the eng will still shake.
Both of our BX's shake at idle; bump up from idle and it smooths out.
 

dsmiley

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BX25
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The shakeing hood is not caused be the idle speed. This only happens when you shut the eng off. It's caused by the flywheel not being heavy enough. The cylinders are still compressing untill the eng stops. You can put the rubber cushions under the hood but, the eng will still shake.
The cushions stop the annoying hood rattle on engine start up and shut down.
 

skeets

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BX 2360 /B2601
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Good gawd man,,, ITS A DIESEL,,, they shake they rattle they smoke,, sometimes,, If that little rattle shake bothers you buy a gas tractor,,,, geezzzzzzzzz
 

Don64

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BX2360
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Just to replace what was lost in this thread when the site was down:

The BX2360 manual says idle should be 1350-1450rpm. Mine is 1250-1300.