Until yesterday my only action with my BX has been snow removal, which has been stellar. Yesterday was my maiden voyage for yard work with the BX.
I am clearing some land from what can only be called a rock garden. I have to say I am totally impressed with the power of what this machine is capable of! I had rocks that looked no bigger than bricks above ground that turned out to be 400 pound monsters. I dug out these out with relative ease. Some were too big to lift but I was able to dozer them far enough out of my way.
I am sad that I didn't go with the BX 25 though. I thought some of my rocks would be too big for a BX 25, so I figured I would not be able to move them. Now that I know what I can do with just the bucket, I'm sure a backhoe could have been used. It was very frustrating trying to pick up small rocks in small holes with a bucket. A backhoe would have come in handy for these smaller tasks.
Only had one "Oh Sh*t" moment when I rolled into a soft spot with the rear tire and almost tipped over. If the rock in the bucket shifted I would have been on the side for sure.
My turf tires were adequate for the task, but I would had an easier time with R4's, and felt more confident about not getting a flat.
I am clearing some land from what can only be called a rock garden. I have to say I am totally impressed with the power of what this machine is capable of! I had rocks that looked no bigger than bricks above ground that turned out to be 400 pound monsters. I dug out these out with relative ease. Some were too big to lift but I was able to dozer them far enough out of my way.
I am sad that I didn't go with the BX 25 though. I thought some of my rocks would be too big for a BX 25, so I figured I would not be able to move them. Now that I know what I can do with just the bucket, I'm sure a backhoe could have been used. It was very frustrating trying to pick up small rocks in small holes with a bucket. A backhoe would have come in handy for these smaller tasks.
Only had one "Oh Sh*t" moment when I rolled into a soft spot with the rear tire and almost tipped over. If the rock in the bucket shifted I would have been on the side for sure.
My turf tires were adequate for the task, but I would had an easier time with R4's, and felt more confident about not getting a flat.