Many thanks for the quick response! Private. Otherwise it looks cherry and seemed to work great.
Definitely looks great, which drew me to it originally, and made me go back for a second look - when I saw this goop and snapped the pictures. Didn’t have a front end loader either, which to me means it wasn’t used hard. The owner got it from his uncle, as he says, and doesn’t have any records or documentation, and it seems as if the fluids weren’t changed since the last dealer service which was 2 years ago. After all these posts, my radar is telling me to steer clear.
Thank you. Yes, definitely getting a loader. But if I buy used, I’d prefer the previous owner didn’t beat the machine with a loader on it. This one was just used for mowing grass, apparently, but used hard enough to require it to be ripped apart and repaired.
I bought my BX2350 without a loader, and added one. It was a mistake. Loaders devalue - a 2008 tractor with a 2008 loader will cost you maybe $2K extra. than a machine without a loader But if you go to put a loader on a 2008 machine without one, they're hen's teeth second hand, so you put a new one on. A new one isn't cheap, but once it's on, you now have a 2008 tractor with a loader - i.e. it's worth no more than if you'd bought the 2008 tractor with the 2008 loader.
These are all great points, and different from what I heard from others. I can’t argue with anything you say here. I am pricing new B series units - 0% interest out to 84 months makes it difficult not to bite the bullet once and get new.
Aha. I'm hopefully ordering my B2601 today, upgrade from the BX. The BX was my "prove I'd actually use a tractor" machine, hence why I bought a busted one that was really cheap. I don't have a lot of land (about an acre, but I mow maybe 3 acres because I mow some local public land too), and I don't in any way need a B. But it's a lot more machine than the BX - the low height and small wheels of the BX compromise quite a few things. If you think you might want a B, much better to just buy it now. There are very few downsides of a B compared to a BX, and a lot of upsides.
Thank you for the insight. Best of luck. I am leaning heavily towards the B2350. I just bought the family farm that has been in the family 5 generations. I went from .19 acres to now over 50, so I have no idea what I will need, but I know I need something!
A lot of what you will need will depend on what you are needing/wanting to do. We have a small 80 acre farm, with 60 acres shared crop out. We have spent over a year working on cleaning and reclaiming areas. Grandpa use to have cattle, pigs, chickens, and we have been getting rid of old structures and fence lines. So far my L3560 has handled everything I have tossed at it, just at times I have had to take smaller bites. You B2350 will handle a lot, but just in smaller bites.
I would say this is definitely not as it came from the factory. That does not mean there is anything wrong, it may be good for thousands of hours. But I would ask the current owner and would need a good answer before I bought it. If the current owner does not know, I would walk.
Yes someone has taken it apart and either repaired it or just resealed it. Just make sure that all of the levers detent properly, that it operates correctly. BTW Plastic parts will all break, the lower bonnet has been replaced.
