2018 bx23s gauge cluster

[turbospeed440]

So my gauge cluster on my bx23s cracked the glass. Trying to see if there is another model that fit these or am I stuck with the stock one. Also my unit has very low hours. Where are the hours stored in the computer or the cluster it self

 

[Sawdust&Shavings]

On my BX1870 the hours are stored in the cluster, replacement cluster started at zero hours.

 

[turbospeed440]

Ok thanks my machine has like no hours. So I'm not worried

 

[GreensvilleJay]

option A ...new cluster....


K287162502 METER,PANEL 653.37
that's $653.37 in Canadian dollars,so about $750 after 'donation' to guv as taxes....

option B...It's really polycarb not 'glass'. Assuming the 'meter panel' still functions, I'd get a sheet of polycarb and some glue and repair the unit.PC is quite machinable and easy to work with. Talk nice to a local sign shop to get 'scraps'. If you make a 'template' from the old bezel, they can 'CNC' a new one in less than 30 minutes.

Option C... locate a Kubota salvage yard and buy a meter panel.Unless 'fully tested' should be cheap and you only need the bezel.

As for the hours, stored in the 'computer', can be read/changed through CANbus port. I know all cars and trucks can be done through OBD-II port.

 

[asby69]

option A ...new cluster....


K287162502 METER,PANEL 653.37
that's $653.37 in Canadian dollars,so about $750 after 'donation' to guv as taxes....

option B...It's really polycarb not 'glass'. Assuming the 'meter panel' still functions, I'd get a sheet of polycarb and some glue and repair the unit.PC is quite machinable and easy to work with. Talk nice to a local sign shop to get 'scraps'. If you make a 'template' from the old bezel, they can 'CNC' a new one in less than 30 minutes.

Option C... locate a Kubota salvage yard and buy a meter panel.Unless 'fully tested' should be cheap and you only need the bezel.

As for the hours, stored in the 'computer', can be read/changed through CANbus port. I know all cars and trucks can be done through OBD-II port.

Kubota dealer just told me yesterday that clusters, new or used, cannot be programmed with specific hours. Frustrating !!

 

[whitetiger]

So my gauge cluster on my bx23s cracked the glass. Trying to see if there is another model that fit these or am I stuck with the stock one. Also my unit has very low hours. Where are the hours stored in the computer or the cluster it self

The BX series has no computer.
Kubota can set the hours on a new panel; it has to be done at the distribution center. However, there are several hoops to jump through.
I do not know if all distribution centers can perform the setting; Irvin, Texas, can.
Edgerton, Kansas might.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Kubota dealer just told me yesterday that clusters, new or used, cannot be programmed with specific hours. Frustrating !!

Well maybe 'they' can't but..... from a 'computer' viewpoint.....assuming the CANbus port is available, it should be possible to read/write the 'hours' register in the EEPROM area of the onboard microcomputer.

 

[fried1765]

Kubota dealer just told me yesterday that clusters, new or used, cannot be programmed with specific hours. Frustrating !!

Could the Kubota dealer possibly be wrong??
Dealers are wrong about MANY things!

 

[whitetiger]

Well maybe 'they' can't but..... from a 'computer' viewpoint.....assuming the CANbus port is available, it should be possible to read/write the 'hours' register in the EEPROM area of the onboard microcomputer.

The BX series has no CANbus.