Hi, again when operating bx2670 dealer said mow in Hi range do loader work pulling disk etc. In low range. Question is if I am moving dirt two hundred, ft. Am I to stay in low range all the time? Education please. THANKS:
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No, you can go to high to travel, it's only when your loading you need the torque to load the bucket.
What a question. After you have worked on the project a while you will figure out what works best. The same also applies when and where to use four wheel drive. When you are paying attention to how the machine operates and sounds, the answer will be obvious. If you can't figure out what is the best way, maybe have some other person do the work. Any how if the machine is built by a manufacturer that expects abuse, what ever you do won't make any difference in the end, except to make the job last longer.
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These little tractors are pretty forgiving with quite a bit of gray area, I mow in low and my wife mows in low, our BX2200 is 11 years old and the BX2660 is six both still running great.
As mentioned, many of us dig in low and transport in high, but nothing bad is going to happen if you transport in low, it will just take a bit longer.
If you forget and try to do something in high that you should do in low, nothing catastrophic will happen and it will remind you by whining like a two year old.
http://www.messicks.com/Articles/KubotaBX-Service.aspx
As mentioned, many of us dig in low and transport in high, but nothing bad is going to happen if you transport in low, it will just take a bit longer.
If you forget and try to do something in high that you should do in low, nothing catastrophic will happen and it will remind you by whining like a two year old.
http://www.messicks.com/Articles/KubotaBX-Service.aspx
Triple R:
Nice link to Messicks.
However, this one part, needs some work. Suppose the newbie opens the plug at the strainer and is not prepared for a gush of oil.
Skeets: Yup, sort of nasty, but these arn't toys. Kid gloves for some other stuff, such as brain surgery.
Nice link to Messicks.
However, this one part, needs some work. Suppose the newbie opens the plug at the strainer and is not prepared for a gush of oil.
Skeets: Yup, sort of nasty, but these arn't toys. Kid gloves for some other stuff, such as brain surgery.
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I'm guessing it was intended as just a quick guide to go along with the manual. It would seem only prudent to expect a gush of oil when opening plugs like that. The same would go for clamping the fuel line when changing filters.
I would hope anyone working on their tractor would have a basic undrtanding of these things and if not, lesson learned.
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I'll only push the loader in 1st - manual trans. If I'm transporting the load, I'll use 3rd.
Pushing into the load, sooner or later the wheels start to spin. The natural tendency is to back up and try to charge into it. Sooner or later you will bend or break something. So I never use a higher gear; I change my approach, and try again. One of the reasons I went for the manual transmission is it really limits your speed in the low gears.
Going fast with a load, to me, is dumb. If you hit a rock or chuckhole it can dump out half your bucket, or break something. In uneven dirt, or even on flat ground, if you are going fast with a bucket full and turn you are apt to tip over.
So, our member that finds himself with power to spare is asking for advice with his new tool. Rather than have him charge into a rock and bend up his loader, or charge around a corner with a load and flip over on his side, I'll just recommend he listens to the dealer. Generally it seemed good advice.
Pushing into the load, sooner or later the wheels start to spin. The natural tendency is to back up and try to charge into it. Sooner or later you will bend or break something. So I never use a higher gear; I change my approach, and try again. One of the reasons I went for the manual transmission is it really limits your speed in the low gears.
Going fast with a load, to me, is dumb. If you hit a rock or chuckhole it can dump out half your bucket, or break something. In uneven dirt, or even on flat ground, if you are going fast with a bucket full and turn you are apt to tip over.
So, our member that finds himself with power to spare is asking for advice with his new tool. Rather than have him charge into a rock and bend up his loader, or charge around a corner with a load and flip over on his side, I'll just recommend he listens to the dealer. Generally it seemed good advice.
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Well in this instance we are giving advice on a BX traveling 200 ft. with two ranges and with a top speed of 7MPH, "fast" is a relative term.
I operate my BX a little different than my GL and M a bit different than the other two. No doubt there are some universal truths, but what migh work best for one may not for another.
I operate my BX a little different than my GL and M a bit different than the other two. No doubt there are some universal truths, but what migh work best for one may not for another.
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This is a broad question, but as others have said, you will find your nitch.
I have a hillside that I must travel up and down, I love low range, I am no hurry to move around-lots of trees and things. Anytime I have load in the bucket, I am in low, UNLESS I AM ON NICE LEVEL GROUND, then high is fine. If you have a bucket full, and you try to go up any incline, high will not do it, high is for flat openground, it is not the speed that you need to worry about, but the smoothness of doing the work. Cutting grass on flat ground, high would be fine,sloping yard, get it back in low.
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ive only owned my bx2370 for a week or so but when I mow the yard (pretty flat) I use high and when I mow the pasture and hill side with really tall grass I use low range and usually 4wd on the hill. I like the control and traction it gives me combining low with 4wd for my steep hill.