Thanks. I am impressed, but... if I open more than one valve at a time... it's awful. There are 3 valves one one line. so I have to keep that in mind if I'm going to use a sprinkler, and someone else uses the pressure sprayer.
I would recommend always laying caution tape of some sort a few inches above any underground lines. In future, if you dig up a piece of the tape, you know you found something you forgot.
You can actually get a foil type too as well. Making it east with a cheap metal detector to actually mark out the path of underground utilities for future jobs.
Hi Ross, I have a new BX23S coming in a few days. Never had but always wanted a small tractor. If I’d bought one 20 years ago I would probably still have all my OEM joints. 😁 I’m in my late 60s so I need this tractor now. Still have lots of work to do! Your videos help me learn the techniques and capabilities of this tractor. Thanks! Henry
Henry! Omg that's amazing. I wished I got a tractor many years prior as well. I'm so happy to hear you are enjoying my channel, please let me know if there is anything specific I can help with, and don't hesitate to contact me if you'd like specific questions answered. I will say the BX is the best purchase I've ever made. Thank you.
If the weather is not too cold tomorrow I will be practicing with the backhoe on my BX23s. I have to get the snow moved that fell off of the workshop roof, now that it is frozen. I hope it will dig easier than when I used a pick axe. Thanks for the idea on the water line. Pet, Ont.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching, I love the backhoe on my BX. Looking forward to using it more this coming summer as I'm digging a 200 foot trench 5 feet deep to run water to my farm. That'll be a giant test for backhoe, and great experience.
@@RossOnTheLand I used to have a bx25. I think I only used the backhoe for a couple hours. Bx are awesome for front loader work. I like your videos Keep up the good work
Thank you very much, i purchased the BX23s mainly for the front snow blower. I used to use a sxs with a plow, and that took forever, so I wanted a snowblower and this fit the bill. The backhoe was an extra bonus. I appreciate the kind words.
@@OrangeismyNewGreen yeah thats good get better customer service from kubota better then deere dealers does because the deere dealers here in canada arnt to great for customer service i have better customer service from kubota then deere and there price are way cheaper too then deere and im accully thinking about buying a 26.4 hp kubota GL11000 diesel generator for the house wich wasnt bad $8,600 wich deeres wouldnt give me a price on one wich no business with them caterpillar 10,000 watts was rediculasly way over price wich they wanted $36,900 and generac wanted $17,980 for there for 8,000 watt stationary generator wich was out my price range and kubota was the cheapest plus 2 set up options wich is a good thing it can be wired up right to the house or can be ran with extention cords wich kuboota had smart designed ideas have 2 options instead of one wich cat and generac had only 1 option wich was kinda painand more money plus cat dealer cant fix there generator wich kinda weird and rediculas cat generator and they cant fix it and kubota i have many places to get it fixed at is at my kubota dealer or the marine diesel motor repairs or my stihl dealer and rental place wich awsome
Haha! I just dug an eighty foot trench, about two feet deep, to a 32’ RV trailer that’s on our property for the summer. Electric 3#10 Teck cable, 1/2” pex line for water (I slid the pex into a 3/4” irrigation pipe to protect the pex), and of course the most important service: internet. The pipe will have to be blown out or removed before winter. The BX23S was the star of it all; making the job possible.
Hello John, thank you for the subscription and the question. We are on well, our pressure tank is 20 gallons/76 Liters. I am pleased with the pressure, but do notice a drop if more than one faucet or tap is being used at once. But very happy with it. Let me know if you have any more questions.
@@RossOnTheLand This my first year living on well, my lady and I bought some property up in the hills. inside I feel like the water pressure is fine, but when I'm out washing my truck I feel like the water flow is very weak.
I'd suggest you look and follow your pipes to see how your pipes are set up. My interior pipes go through our water filtration system, and our exterior pipes do not. So there might be buildups in the pipes. Mine separate before the filter.
@@RossOnTheLand you won't have to wait for loss of preasure. I put that in yrs ago and was always finding wet spots in my yard till one day I finally got tired of digging it up and repairing it and replaced it all with pvc.
Man, turn the around. If you’re going straight the keep wheels or whatever way you need to go. Dig in neutral with no park brake. Lift stabilizers while the dipper stick is in the ground and pouch the tractor forward left or right. Might feel like you’re gonna tip over but practice. Make your digging a lot faster.
Hi Ross ! at 6:35 in - A really nice angle there of the back hoe in action ! Another wicked angle at 9:57 in... it's like I'm down in the trench looking up - yeah nice ! That tractor is a mighty beast. Love the back hoe. I really enjoyed that Ross ! Thanks ! 😁 P.S. I like those fittings ! I didn't know you could connect a 3/4" pipe to the faucet ... something now I want to do.. I love that idea ! I would love part numbers for the fittings, but I'm not going to ask you to check your receipt from Homer Depot if that's where you may have purchased them. Too much trouble. Great idea Ross !
Thank you for watching! The elbows are called. Pro-Connect Poly Insert Elbow - 3/4 Inch so that should be a good start to getting started. And yes that is from Home Depot.
Hi Ross, see at 12:41 in.... that metal fitting ? ... the one that screws onto the outdoor tap on the side of the house..... would love a part number for that. I am going to look for that the next time I'm there, but they have so many parts. Ohh. I've never come across that one. That's the one I want !
@@RossOnTheLand yeah ive done it before with the rental bx 25 till my knee got kincked up wich sucked lol but the thing digged like a full sized backhoe wich is pretty tough little beast
@@RossOnTheLand i rented a bx 25 backhoe and dang things like a full size backhoe the digging power it has i had a deere one to try wich it kinda sucked and the price on the deere compact tractor backhoe was 20 times more money and kubota was the cheapest
@@RossOnTheLand the swivel seat is kind of a pain in the butt to move around unless mine just isn't broke in yet, i also have a cripple hand so that makes it a little harder to do also
No it's a pain for sure, if I'm doing longer jobs, I turn it around for sure, but I agree it's not quick or easy, I also keep hitting the seat base on the plastic side tray and I know it's going to crack sooner rather than later.
Nice job 👍 good water pressure I think it is going on my todo list ☀️😁👍
Thanks. I am impressed, but... if I open more than one valve at a time... it's awful. There are 3 valves one one line. so I have to keep that in mind if I'm going to use a sprinkler, and someone else uses the pressure sprayer.
I would recommend always laying caution tape of some sort a few inches above any underground lines. In future, if you dig up a piece of the tape, you know you found something you forgot.
That is a very good idea. Thank you.
You can actually get a foil type too as well. Making it east with a cheap metal detector to actually mark out the path of underground utilities for future jobs.
Great idea
Hi Ross,
I have a new BX23S coming in a few days. Never had but always wanted a small tractor. If I’d bought one 20 years ago I would probably still have all my OEM joints. 😁 I’m in my late 60s so I need this tractor now. Still have lots of work to do! Your videos help me learn the techniques and capabilities of this tractor. Thanks!
Henry
Henry! Omg that's amazing. I wished I got a tractor many years prior as well. I'm so happy to hear you are enjoying my channel, please let me know if there is anything specific I can help with, and don't hesitate to contact me if you'd like specific questions answered. I will say the BX is the best purchase I've ever made. Thank you.
If the weather is not too cold tomorrow I will be practicing with the backhoe on my BX23s. I have to get the snow moved that fell off of the workshop roof, now that it is frozen. I hope it will dig easier than when I used a pick axe. Thanks for the idea on the water line. Pet, Ont.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching, I love the backhoe on my BX. Looking forward to using it more this coming summer as I'm digging a 200 foot trench 5 feet deep to run water to my farm. That'll be a giant test for backhoe, and great experience.
Worlds slowest backhoe. But it beats a round point shovel.
Mini excavator are the best :)
I 💯 agree! :) It's what I have, and does beat a shovel. Thanks for watching.
@@RossOnTheLand
I used to have a bx25.
I think I only used the backhoe for a couple hours. Bx are awesome for front loader work.
I like your videos
Keep up the good work
Thank you very much, i purchased the BX23s mainly for the front snow blower. I used to use a sxs with a plow, and that took forever, so I wanted a snowblower and this fit the bill. The backhoe was an extra bonus. I appreciate the kind words.
@@RossOnTheLand
Your very welcome
It's like a swiss army knife.
Can do so many things well.
Yes I agree, and it is perfect for my needs, and property size.
I learned a lot from this vid. Thanks for posting.
Glad it helped! Thank you for watching!
Nice job on that line. I would at a Y connection out there for a soaker hose for your garden and a free line for other options.
I will definitely add a "Y" to most of these lines. Thank you for watching.
Good job Ross, can you imagine doing it by hand 🤦🏼♂️😳, I think that was Roman brick you found 😂, have a great one👍🏻
Nope not doing it by hand. :) That was some dirty fill for sure.
Orange is my new Green hows the new orange working for ya
@@michaelmactavish1728 working great 👍🏻🙋🏼♂️
@@OrangeismyNewGreen yeah thats good get better customer service from kubota better then deere dealers does because the deere dealers here in canada arnt to great for customer service i have better customer service from kubota then deere and there price are way cheaper too then deere and im accully thinking about buying a 26.4 hp kubota GL11000 diesel generator for the house wich wasnt bad $8,600 wich deeres wouldnt give me a price on one wich no business with them caterpillar 10,000 watts was rediculasly way over price wich they wanted $36,900 and generac wanted $17,980 for there for 8,000 watt stationary generator wich was out my price range and kubota was the cheapest plus 2 set up options wich is a good thing it can be wired up right to the house or can be ran with extention cords wich kuboota had smart designed ideas have 2 options instead of one wich cat and generac had only 1 option wich was kinda painand more money plus cat dealer cant fix there generator wich kinda weird and rediculas cat generator and they cant fix it and kubota i have many places to get it fixed at is at my kubota dealer or the marine diesel motor repairs or my stihl dealer and rental place wich awsome
@@michaelmactavish1728 go Kubota, sounds like a great generator, less $$ also 👍🏻
Haha! I just dug an eighty foot trench, about two feet deep, to a 32’ RV trailer that’s on our property for the summer. Electric 3#10 Teck cable, 1/2” pex line for water (I slid the pex into a 3/4” irrigation pipe to protect the pex), and of course the most important service: internet. The pipe will have to be blown out or removed before winter. The BX23S was the star of it all; making the job possible.
That's great! I'll be digging a 5 foot deep trench for water, a d internet as well, later this summer. Thanks for watching.
I love your backhoe. I was just working a project it would have been awesome to have. Nice episode Ross, take care, Jason
Thanks for watching, it is very handy. I'm glad I got it.
Are you on a well and if so how do you have such good water pressure? Do you have a larger pressure tank?
Hello John, thank you for the subscription and the question. We are on well, our pressure tank is 20 gallons/76 Liters. I am pleased with the pressure, but do notice a drop if more than one faucet or tap is being used at once. But very happy with it. Let me know if you have any more questions.
@@RossOnTheLand This my first year living on well, my lady and I bought some property up in the hills. inside I feel like the water pressure is fine, but when I'm out washing my truck I feel like the water flow is very weak.
I'd suggest you look and follow your pipes to see how your pipes are set up. My interior pipes go through our water filtration system, and our exterior pipes do not. So there might be buildups in the pipes. Mine separate before the filter.
@@RossOnTheLand We have our filters coming right off out pressure tank, so I'm not sure definitely need to look into it.
Ok. Good to know, I assumed the previous owner segregated the zones so lawn watering would not use the salt and filtering system.
Drive a piece of unistrut 4’ into the ground behind it and use some cush clamps to support it
Hey Timothy, that's a great idea. Much appreciated. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Fyi never backfill black ABS with dirt that has rocks that will pierce the tubing as the ground heaves during freeze and thaw cycles.
Thank you, it's something I'll have to be aware of if I notice low pressure, things aren't working quite right.
@@RossOnTheLand you won't have to wait for loss of preasure. I put that in yrs ago and was always finding wet spots in my yard till one day I finally got tired of digging it up and repairing it and replaced it all with pvc.
Man, turn the around. If you’re going straight the keep wheels or whatever way you need to go. Dig in neutral with no park brake. Lift stabilizers while the dipper stick is in the ground and pouch the tractor forward left or right. Might feel like you’re gonna tip over but practice. Make your digging a lot faster.
Yup definitely learned that and have used it since then. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@RossOnTheLand thanks for the good vids, hope all is well.
Doing excellent, and same with you. Have a great weekend
Going to try running my B2601 Backhoe the same way facing backwards in the seat.. Can't stand having to flip the seat numerous times!!
For short quick jobs, this is what I do. That seat rotation design is not great. Thank you for watching
Hi Ross ! at 6:35 in - A really nice angle there of the back hoe in action ! Another wicked angle at 9:57 in... it's like I'm down in the trench looking up - yeah nice ! That tractor is a mighty beast. Love the back hoe. I really enjoyed that Ross ! Thanks ! 😁 P.S. I like those fittings ! I didn't know you could connect a 3/4" pipe to the faucet ... something now I want to do.. I love that idea ! I would love part numbers for the fittings, but I'm not going to ask you to check your receipt from Homer Depot if that's where you may have purchased them. Too much trouble. Great idea Ross !
Thank you for watching! The elbows are called.
Pro-Connect Poly Insert Elbow - 3/4 Inch so that should be a good start to getting started. And yes that is from Home Depot.
@@RossOnTheLand Hi Ross ! Thanks for the info !
Hi Ross, see at 12:41 in.... that metal fitting ? ... the one that screws onto the outdoor tap on the side of the house..... would love a part number for that. I am going to look for that the next time I'm there, but they have so many parts. Ohh. I've never come across that one. That's the one I want !
Oh! That part I got at BMR and don't remember the actual part but it is called a 3/4-in x 1/2-in Dia. Barbed Garden Hose Brass Adapter Fitting
@@RossOnTheLand Good to know ! Thanks for that info Ross ! I appreciate your time !
poor kubota seat must be stuck and cant swival around
It can, but for the few seconds of digging and then moving, much faster to just kneel on the seat. :)
@@RossOnTheLand yeah ive done it before with the rental bx 25 till my knee got kincked up wich sucked lol but the thing digged like a full sized backhoe wich is pretty tough little beast
@@RossOnTheLand i rented a bx 25 backhoe and dang things like a full size backhoe the digging power it has i had a deere one to try wich it kinda sucked and the price on the deere compact tractor backhoe was 20 times more money and kubota was the cheapest
@@RossOnTheLand the swivel seat is kind of a pain in the butt to move around unless mine just isn't broke in yet, i also have a cripple hand so that makes it a little harder to do also
No it's a pain for sure, if I'm doing longer jobs, I turn it around for sure, but I agree it's not quick or easy, I also keep hitting the seat base on the plastic side tray and I know it's going to crack sooner rather than later.