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    Greasing zerks

    When I'm greasing, should grease come out all around the joint? I'm finding that for some joints, grease only pushes out partway around of it (180 degrees vs 360). Let me know if this isn't clear and I can upload a picture. Thanks Danny
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    3pt arms not lowering under their own weight

    I tried to lower the mower arms on my bx23s, but found I had to manually push down both the 3pt hitch as well as the mower arms (with a bit of manual downward pressure). Should I expect both to lower under their own weight, or is this normal? 6+ year old tractor and I'm guessing neither have...
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    2017 BX23S with 110 hours - ignore "hours" service interval and change fluids?

    I recently bought a 2017 BX23S with only 110 hours on it. It had its one and only dealer service in 2018 (50 hours). If I were to follow the service manual strictly, then I wouldn't be changing any fluids until 200 hours (apart from coolant). I didn't feel comfortable running old oil (could...
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    BX - replacing unknown coolant

    I bought a used BX23S and want to replace the coolant. The current coolant is green but I don't know what kind it is. I would just replace it with blue ethylene glycol coolant (per the manual), but I'm worried about it mixing badly with whatever is currently in the machine (since I won't get...
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    Replace "every 4 years" maintenance

    I recently bought a 2017 BX23S with 110 hours on it. Looking at the operator's manual I see a number of service intervals that say "replace every 4 years", such as: - radiator hose & clamp - power steering oil line - fuel line - etc Is it really necessary to replace these every 4 years, or is...