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    New BX Owner and 1st Cold Start

    I’m up in the Champlain Islands and have the same setup, BX in an unheated garage. Everything you described is perfectly normal and keep doing the same thing, I bump the throttle up just enough to smooth out the vibrations, usually a few hundred rpm. Also, as temps drop you’ll need longer glow...
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    Think I'm done.

    I don’t disagree thats its a heavy garden tractor on steroids but after being a heavy equipment operator for years I was surprised at the capability’s of a machine this small. I was also a bit dismayed that it couldn’t break a bucket full of wet sand out of a pile, so I turned up the hydraulics...
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    Snowblower Setting

    I also have a paved drive and I removed the shoes completely. With my meteor rear blower you also use the top link to adjust the pitch of the blower which in turn adjusts the ride height. Tip it back it rides the skids, tip it forward and the cutting edge digs in. Takes a few tries to get it...
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    China or Ice ?

    I agree with Michigankubota, thats what the shear bolts are for. Their whole purpose is to break BEFORE that much damage occurs to the blower. Looks like both a weak build and cheap metal. I hit a concrete curb with my MK Martin earlier this year, broke shear bolt and scraped the paint...
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    Loaded tires vs ballast box vs neither

    Regardless of traction, I’d load them for safety. I have thousands of hours running all kinds and sizes of equipment, these tractors without ballast and a load in the bucket are very dangerous even on flat ground. Raise the bucket while turning and hit either a hole or a bump and its going...
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    Kubota B7800 HST Right Brake Lever Stuck

    I sometimes use blaster to loosen things but you’ll find it washes away quickly and the problem returns, same with WD-40. I’ve started using Fluid Film and swear by it, it will bubble up when it contacts rust and soaks in, it also has some magic chemicals that keep it from washing away. Up...
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    Charging Battery while Running Tractor

    Thats tough to answer since there are variables as to how discharged it was upon starting. Is it 10 deg and the glow plugs were lit for 40 seconds before cranking for 6-8 seconds or was it 70 deg and fired right up? In the first scenario I’d say getting it back to full charge is probably close...
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    Bx23s mowing over septic

    Been driving on mine with small equipment (less than 2000lbs) for years, never drive a vehicle (cars, trucks, large tractors...) over them! Lets keep in mind we’re talking about ground pressure, here’s an example. I’m 240 lbs, when walking, all 240 gets put onto 1 of my feet, which covers less...
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    Bx fuel jelled

    Your on the money now...put 4oz. of the white PS in the 5 gal can each time you get fuel during the winter months, cheap insurance. Like RCW said, fill her up every time you put it away to keep the tank from developing condensation. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    pto speed with no rpm gauge.

    I wouldn’t worry too much about the rpm with most implements, snowblower, tiller, etc... Around 3/4 is usually good. I would only be concerned about rpm if you are running a generator, at this point you need to use a voltmeter, vary the rpm up/down until you have 120volts per leg or 240 L-L...
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    BX1870-1 Block Heater

    I have a subcompact also and below zero takes quite a bit of cranking even after a 1 minute light of the glow plugs. Hows the inline heater working out?