BX2380 or a B2301

[tuptain]

That is surprising. I work my BX hard, but have never broken things like that. In general Kubota are good with sizing the power of the machine, the pumps and the bucket so that you can't break it by using it - if it's too heavy to lift it just won't lift it, but it shouldn't have enough power to break cylinders unless you abuse it somehow. Perhaps you were just unlucky and got a bad one? Or did you do something like trying to push stuff with the bucket fully dumped? If so, that'll also break a B2301 - it's something you shouldn't do.

Not sure what I was doing with the tractor that was wrong? They replaced both cylinders this morning under warranty. I was mostly digging and moving sand to another location and dumping. Definitely have lost confidence in the little tractor. I was really hoping it would work out. Hopefully I have better luck with the 2301.

 

[PaulL]

Not sure what you may have done, but really these tractors shouldn't break like that. Which to me leaves two options:

1. Your particular one was faulty. Quite possible given they replaced the cylinders under warranty. If so, it should now be good, therefore no reason to replace with a 2301.

2. Something you did broke it. In which case that something probably would have broken a B as well, so again no need to replace it.

My thought is that replacing a near new tractor is an expensive thing to do, so I'd only do it if I was sure I would have a decent improvement. Conversely, probably a 2 week old tractor will be cheaper to replace than a 6 month old one, so if you're going to do it anyway, do it now.