Buying several Kubota tractors, building a Camp, and maintaining 69 acres of recreational/hunting property.

[BX25D Rookie]

I installed a pair of these "D" rings on the front of the BX 2370 today.
With a clevis on the rear of the machine, now it is ready to be hauled on a trailer.

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[BX25D Rookie]

After installing the pair of front "D" rings yesterday, I drove the BX 2370 around the driveway.
Hot laps...
It's the first time there wasn't snow & ice everywhere.
I still have snow piles where I stacked it with the BX 25 FEL, otherwise it is melted away.
I am certain that I know now why the BX 2370 was traded in.

When fully hot, a decent dribble of hydraulic oil from above and forward of the right rear axle.
Only with the engine running, so the leak is likely on the pressure side.

Sigh, no room to see anything or do anything without a major tractor "explosion" so I did it today.
The steel hard lines on the right side of the transaxle going to the loader valve, the 90 degree elbows
and the fittings that screw into the block that bolts to the side of the transaxle.

I verified (could plainly see the leakage) before disassembling the hard lines tubing nuts.
Looks like less than $30 in parts, and while it's all apart, I will do several other items I noticed.
The owner is a perfectionist with machinery, and so is the mechanic.
The mechanic may do the work for a few beers.

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[BX25D Rookie]

I am still waiting for the parts for repairing the leaks at the hydraulic hard lines/fittings/O-rings.
Arrival due the middle of next week.

It was almost 65 degrees Fahrenheit today, but I still have several piles of snow remaining in the yard from winter snow driveway clearing.

I noticed the 'Boots" on the propeller shaft couplings were in pretty poor condition.
The boot by the hydrostat cooling fan was pretty well destroyed.
The boot at the engine coupler was gone.

No better time to take the propeller shaft out of the tractor than when the sheet metal is already removed.
I took all the guts out of both couplings, cleaned, inspected for wear, re-greased and back together.
Around $11 for the pair of boots.
The couplings are similar to a automotive CV Joint, just somewhat more primitive guts, and with much
less available "angle" for power transmission. Simple works for me.

I have just about run out of tasks until hydraulic repair parts arrive.

This is the front coupler/boot.

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This is the rear coupler/boot, right next to the hydrostat cooling fan.

IMG_20250314_150550182_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

If you operate a BX machine anyplace a stick could be jammed up into the fan blades from below the tractor, consider installing an aftermarket skid plate system. A stick in the wrong place will "clean" all of the fan blades right off the cooling fan hub. Replacing a broken hydrostat cooling fan with the rear fender and foot board sheet metal pieces in place isn't very much fun. It was much easier for me as all the sheet metal was already off due to other repairs in progress.
This tractor is just for mowing lawn, and a skid plate likely isn't needed.
Hopefully...
My other BX, has the Bro-Tek two piece skid plate system installed.