I'm not picking up my BX25D until this coming Saturday so I can't do this myself... I am curious if anyone can tell me how high from the ground is the seat?
bx25D seat height
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Dan_R_42
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Wildfire
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Kubota L5740 HSTC3 and a Kubota ZG222Z, 2013 BX25D,Custom Toyota fork lift.
Dan_R_42
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Wildfire
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That my friend is a Canadian belly button. It's that high because the snow is higher up hereWildfire - That is some tall belly button...
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Well I'm glad your laughing. I'm not. They just reported we got two feet of snow on the way
well, I just got out my tape measure checking to see how high off the floor my bellybutton is, when my wife walked by...
you can imagine the comment !
Pete
it was 41", BTW.
you can imagine the comment !
Pete
it was 41", BTW.
well that was very entertaining! you guys had me chuckling....
I am going to be mowing with the BX and I'm a little anxious about how it will mow on my hill. I currently mow with a Gravely rider and it does very well on the hill. One of the benefits of the Gravely is the low center of gravity. I was just curious how much higher the BX seat will be than the Gravely.
I mow across the hill; I do not go up and down and would like to continue that method.
I am going to be mowing with the BX and I'm a little anxious about how it will mow on my hill. I currently mow with a Gravely rider and it does very well on the hill. One of the benefits of the Gravely is the low center of gravity. I was just curious how much higher the BX seat will be than the Gravely.
I mow across the hill; I do not go up and down and would like to continue that method.
NEVER mow sideways, you're risking flipping over. Yes the Gravely zero turn is better designed to handles slopes but up and down is the safer bet.
Do you mow with the gravely side to side because it has difficulty getting traction up the slope? I've seen several different brands for example Exmark, Dixon, JD that have trouble getting a grip on a minor slope.
I can say it doesn't take much of a slope to feel like you're going to flip over on the BX. Ya kinda lean to the other side.
I can say it doesn't take much of a slope to feel like you're going to flip over on the BX. Ya kinda lean to the other side.
My Gravely is not a zero turn. It is a 4 wheel tractor with the engine in the back.
I mow that way because of the lay of the land. I have never actually counted, but lets just say it takes 20 long passes back and forth and it would take 150 passes up and down. My hill is much wider than it is tall.
If that is how I have to do it with the Kubota, than obviously, that is how I will do it. But I don't want to...
Just curious, do you use the chains while mowing? (I do with my Cub but that is because I have a lot swampy area to bog thru).
Not knowing how steep your slope is, you may have to just try the BX and see if you feel safe.
I can imagine that it would be a PIA to make 300 turns on a tractor.
Not knowing how steep your slope is, you may have to just try the BX and see if you feel safe.
I can imagine that it would be a PIA to make 300 turns on a tractor.
and for the record, the seat on the Gravely is 36 inches from the ground. And the width is 44 inches. The major benefit of the machine is that you are sitting on top of the motor in the rear of the tractor.
Everyone that I have discussed this with assures me that the Kubota is very stable.
I'm considering wheel spacers - any thoughts?
Everyone that I have discussed this with assures me that the Kubota is very stable.
I'm considering wheel spacers - any thoughts?
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I don't use our BX for mowing. We have the ZTR for that but if I were going to use the tractor for mowing I'd go with the wheel spacers. I put them on the BX25-D and like the added stability when using it for other things.
so, Wildfire, did you make the spacers? Normally I wouldn't ask, but I have seen your work If you didn't make them, where did you buy them? Those look nice.
If you didn't make them, where did you buy them? Those look nice.