Kubota BX Maximum Boulder Capacity?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2020
- The Kubota BX is a small tractor that can pack a punch, but how much can it actually lift? In todays video, I set about pushing the little Kubota BX2380 to it's max load, by moving a bunch of boulders that I had dug out of our gravel driveway.
In the end, we are able to find the little tractor's breaking point when it comes to weight in the bucket, without shimming the hydraulics.
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Thanks for watching! Do you think it’s time for a bigger tractor?
Going for a b series?
L series.
I’ve thought about going bigger. Always go back to the line: You can move a mountain with a spoon. Plus I love being on mine, why on earth would I want to get done faster so I could do the things I don’t enjoy so much?! 😊
I believe most tractors have a larger weight limit for curling the bucket than lifting loads. When you came off the drive to dump the rock you had clearance under the bucket. Were you curled all the way back to put your load closer to the rear? I have had my rear end cantilever because my load was not centered in my bucket. I have an 1850 and am very happy with it for doing my landscaping design work. Stay with what you have unless you are planning to do more construction around the farm. Sometimes bigger is not better. I know you’re pain with rocks since I am just south of Lowell here in Mass. Another enjoyable video. Thanks.
I would say get a 3 pt weight box! You can pick up one used pretty cheap.
Nice little experiment. I usually leave the backhoe on the back of mine when I'm doing this kind of heavy lifting. That way there's something around 700lbs of ballast in the rear to counter the front bucket load. These little monsters never cease to amaze me.
I'd recommend a ballast box or some weights for the rear of the Bota. Not only will this help you keep the tractor on the ground, it'll help save your front axle seals. Keep in mind that when your rear wheels are offset by the load in the bucket, your brakes are not really effective, which can be scary.
The front axles seals are my main concern with operating without ballast... the whole tipping over thing is easily mitigated by just driving carefully and not taking chances.
I've been going back and forth with a ballast box or weights. I think I am going to go box.
@@TheMindfulHomestead I leave my box blade on all the time. That, along with loaded tires, gives me 400-500 lbs. Never had any problem lifting anything
Nice work! I have a BX23S and have moved many rocks like the large one you moved. The weight of the backhoe really helps ballast on that model. The best modification for the money I have done is Ken's Bolt-on Hooks. They are great for pivoting large rocks back into the bucket and many other uses for stabilizing loads with a 5/16" chain. You really need some more weight out back, and the cheapest would be a ballast box or a hitch attachment that can hold weights. A small rotary cutter (bush hog) is good ballast as well if you ever think you will need one. Great little tractors!!
I’m looking hard at the Bolt-on hooks. I think you just convinced me.
Well done!
Great video and it was nice to see your comments as you worked through moving the rocks. I actually just moved a similar giant rock in my yard with my BX1880. The 1880 had a hard time lifting but I did the same, got the rock in the bucket and a inch or two off the ground moved it to its resting place. The BX is small but man it does more than I figured it could!
Dude this is awesome!!! I’ve been watching all of your BX videos because we are 80% sure that we will be pulling the trigger! Although I might end up forking up the extra money and going for the L2501. Mainly for the extra ground clearance because we have some rough terrain on our back property.
Great stuff man, way to go!!!!
Can’t go wrong with a BX...butttttt. Having the extra size of the L can be handy.
Thanks for your great video's about your Kubota. I just bought a older Kubota B7500 and can't wait to put it to work !!😁
Great job. But, throughout the video I kept thinking of Scotty telling Capt Kirk "She's giving you all she's got, Captain! Have a good week.
“I just can’t do it Captain! I don’t have the pooower!”
Another great tractor video, packed full of great information. If you are interested in buying a tractor this is the place to be.
I’m surprised you didn’t put those crocs in sport mode! Awesome video! And some great advice in these comments too. Thank you for putting this video together.
Good video! Ive been trying real hard to justify getting a tractor! I borrowed my cousins 30hp JD for a few weeks and it was so nice!
It’s a purchase we’ve never had a single regret about. If you’re on the fence, and it fits into your plan financially, it’s the best thing since sliced bread.
If you weren’t supposed to flip your tractor then they wouldn’t have built it with a roll bar!
😆
One heck of a job. Anything larger and you could just throw on top of sheet metal and drag down the drive. My brother just bought 6 acres and I’m trying to convince him to get a BX like ours. Very handy tool, lawn tractor and/or zero turn and your stuck with a lawn mower with MUCH less options
They are like a Swiss Army knife here on the farm.
Enjoyed your can do safe video.
I’m impressed with that last stone, but also with your BX! Hydraulics are sure hard to beat. Our Great-Great-Grandparents wouldn’t know what to do! I’ve subscribed to the channel. I am looking forward to see more from your New England homestead.
P.S. - Don’t let us Southerners give you a hard time about the heat. It got warm a few days ago (70’s) and I was already dreading the warmer weather. 90 degrees is hot regardless. 😅 - Samuel
Yes definitely need a ballast for the rear end and wouldn't hurt to install some wheel spacers I done this for my b2601.
Wow it did it!
I need a tractor too! Rock on🤘
Nobody “needs” a tractor. But everybody should have one.
I have a backhoe on my BX25. It makes a huge difference in counterweight. I bought my tractor used,private sale and has been one of my best investments.i have a couple wooded acres here in Metrowest Ma. and it like having a couple strong teenage boys helping me.
I lift big rocks all the time with a tractor. You need some pallet forks to do this easily ! Just run the forks abit lower than the rock in the dirt so it dont push the rock ahead and lift…. Very easy
thank you for posting good video
Like the flip-flops ; it must be hot up there in NH. - N Idaho -
Incidentally, if you were worried about tipping the tractor you could load the rock into the back of a pickup bed. When handling big heavy rocks and small boulders I wear work gloves it helps save your hands and fingers. That rock is around 375 lb -450. Nice piece of granite.i agree about
Just bought a 2020 BX2380 with 225 hrs on it. Picking it up Monday. I would have NEVER thought the tractor would have handled that large rock. I have 2 acres and the tractor will mostly be a mower. Am going to put in a large green house and some other stuff such as put in a gravel road but was thinking I would need to rent a big tractor for that. I'll be following your exploits and watching your already done videos to get a better idea of what my tractor is capable of. I think rather then filling my tires I'll just make a rear tray kinda like a mini pickup bed but make it so it can be a dump bed. Then get a 55 gal barrel for counter weight if ever needed. I can just fill it with water when needed.
Love that Parana tooth bar but honestly would probably never need it with my flat 2 acre property completely covered in lawn. I will be using the bucket to plow snow on my 100 ft asphalt driveway. Will need to figure out how to do that without messing it up with scrape marks. Was thinking of bolting on wheels on both sides of the bucket so I can maintain a 1" scrape clearance for removing the snow. Drill holes, insert short tubes, weld on both sides and then bolt on wheels. The wheels would only be there for snow removal. Who knows maybe wont need to bother with those but really do not want my drive way COVERED with scrape marks though.
I am considering some kind of edge bar as my bucket does not have one but I'll probably just get a steel bar and bolt that on, or the factory bar. Could make it look like the one you got but really do not need that for my 2 acre lawn, just need a bar to protect my factory bucket edge. Welder/fabricator/machinist so I can build whatever I need. Think I am going to build a nice sun/rain protection canopy that fits on my rops bar lower section also. Do not need a full cab, not going to do snow removal for the 6 hrs at a time....
Maybe some sort of rubber or HDPE edge that you could bolt on? Might scrape the snow without doing damage to the driveway or wearing your edge.
@@TheMindfulHomestead Since I posted this I found a video where a guy bolted on a trex deck board cut to length. Said it lasted 2 seasons of snow removal over the winter and was like 10 bucks.
The B series would be a step up for sure, I have a BX2380 with a FEL, 54" mid mower, 51 rear mount snow blower with quick hitch and rear wheel weights, my unit works OK for my needs.......the loader does have its limitations but it is a lot better than a shovel and wheel barrow.
Enjoy your channel.......I live a couple of towns away and have been dealing with the chipmunks raiding the garden too, deer eating up the apple trees .....no fun.
You may want to look into a rear mount land plane for that gravel driveway - just a thought.
100% better than a shovel. A rear blade or box blade would be great. It’s on the short list for sure.
Dude that was a massive rock.
Haha. It was!
I appreciate your videos I’m considering getting one this week. My question is I have a 6*10 dump trailer would it fit on there? I also have a 8*16 enclosed and I’m sure it would be too heavy for the ramp doors. I use that for mowers and I feel it can’t hold much more. So my question is how big of a trailer do I need to transport this ? Thank you .
I have a mx 5100 kubota the dealer told me a Kubota loader should pick up 2.2 time the loader number. I believe your is a 344 which would be roughly 700 lbs. That is at the bucket pins. You will need enough ballist in back to compensate for that, good video. Kubotas are tuff little tractors. They will flip very quickly if pushed past the limit.
I think I need to check the fluid in my tractor because mine fights to pick a load of rock up 🤷♂️ good video and I’m sure you just sold some folks on the 2380 👍👍👍
Definitely get that checked out bub!
I have a Kubota 23s and that thing can pick up a Full Bucket load of gravel. A Implement is a must the back hole is best because it's small it don't stick out that much and it weighs it down perfect when I tried to lift something without the back hole or a implement this little tractor is very unstable but when it's weighed down it's strong and stable.
using your seat belt is incredibly important I have been a fire fighter for 30 years I have seen tractors role over the ones that had there seat belts on were ok just banged up and need new under garments the last one wasn't wearing his and well lets say he was not ok at all
You’re spot on. It’s so tempting to feel like we can just “jump away” from a rolling tractor, but it’s not that simple. Way easier to just wear it.
I haves moved several large rocks with my BX2380. I remove my front bucket and use a set of straps under the rock then wrap them around the quick attack on the front loader and up it goes. Gives you some extra lifting power since you are not lifting the bucket with the rock in it. I have a weight box with some pea gravel in it and it works great. I also have used my rototiller for counter weight. I also have wheel weight but my tires are not loaded.
That’s a great idea. I wonder what the bucket itself weighs alone.
The Mindful Homestead 132 lbs
Did you upgrade your camera? The new footage looks amazing. What are you using now?
Same camera. Began using a variable ND filter so so had more control over the camera settings.
HAHA, you may need some more ballast for the rock moving season LOL. A bit tipsy there. I plan on getting the 3 point ballast box when I pickup my BX2680. Not sure I'd want filled tires for working in the yard so having the ballast box for when I need the weight I think makes more sense for me at least. Can't wait to finally have a tractor on the property after all these years.
Woohoo for a new tractor for you!
The loaded rears haven't been a problem so much on our yard, but we aren't trying to win any prizes.
@@TheMindfulHomestead Its been almost a year now, my BX2680, loader, box blade, roto tiller, and pallet forks will be delivered to my house this coming Wednesday....oh man I just can't wait, its been a long time of waiting to get things settled so I could make this happen. I'm waiting on the pallet forks and the 60" mower deck to arrive as they had to be ordered, but I'll be getting the tractor, loader, box blade, and tiller Wednesday, the items I really need to start getting stuff done around the property...I only have an acre, but even at that a little tractor like this is going to be so much help.
With the current tractor/implement market a lot of things are slow to arrive as demand has outran the supply chain. They had to send someone to Utah from Idaho to pickup my tractor as they had to get one from another dealer. I did get in on the 0%/60mo financing, but only financing 1/2 the total cost. I'm also getting the latest revision model and apparently the only major change is to the operating lever knobs, they're a different material which is supposed to hold up better to the elements.
Them some rocks
Sic bouldahz!
Brother...90 is warm anywhere once you get working hard. Especially in places with no A/C. So no trash talking there.....Now moving 600 pound boulders in tennis shoes.....That I'll give you a hard time about lol. Thanks for mentioning us my friend. Keep being happy and living healthy!!!
Oh ya, I don't know if there's a market up there at the north pole where you live but back when I did some landscaping in Phoenix...that last boulder would have sold for every penny of $1000.00
Ha! I wish there was a market. I’ve got literally hundreds of these things in the woods, and all my neighbors do to!
(And they are cross trainers. 😂)
I have the same Kubota and I noticed when I didn't have the back hole on it it was the same as yours really unbalanced but with the back hole that thing runs like a dream and can carry tons of weight LOL I beat the snot out of mine I could feel the whole bucket up with gravel or concrete and it will take it like a champ. Those little tractors are way too light in the back but if you weigh them down you can see what they can really do.
Yup. Definitely a little light in the backside.
Did you buy the unit without the backhoe? If you had the backhoe on the back you could lift considerably more up front. I didnt see any weights in back either. These BXs are extremely limited by counter balancing the weight. They lift a lot more than they are rated at and you really can't break a BX without really really really trying to break it(they just simply do not have enough power to break under normal use.)
It would help if you had an attachment on the back of the tractor to add some weight. Counterbalance the weight of the bucket with some weight on the rear. I usually at least have my box blade or bush hog when I’m lifting heavy objects.
I’ve said it before, Heavy Hitch middle weight bracket, 100lb suit case weights, shim the hydro (Mines at 2200psi). Ken’s Bolt On Hooks would have saved a lot of work getting that out with a good chain too.
You need some ballast, mi amigo! Anything on the back makes a huge difference, even just a few hundred pounds from a box blade. I've seen a lot of dudes just cast some concrete around a bar to hang from the 3 point. I can't hardly move anything in my BX2230 without some ballast, but I can do a lot with that box blade on the back. Sometimes I even stack some chunks of concrete on top of the box blade!
Curious if there will be any erosion happening when removing the rocks on the outside edges of the driveway.
There ended up being some issues after this video, but it was more related to removing an acre of trees on either side of the driveway the following winter than it was to these rocks. (This video is almost 3 years old). I’ll have some videos late this fall and next winter outlining the work we are doing to combat water on the driveway.
@@TheMindfulHomestead look forward to the video. The power of water is no joke.
Something to think about with large rocks, get a gas powered rock drill(500$ here in canada at princess auto) and some feathers and wedges. The real big ones you can split in half. Half the rock and twice the trip is better then not being able to move it at all. Good vid though!
For $500 I would just roll them into the woods lol
Get the backhoe attachment to roll the rocks to where you can push them with the loader bucket, no need to carry them. Also put it in 4WD and engage the differential lock lever for the rear tires to get more traction, its the little lever by your left foot.......
I’m trying to decide between the BX23S or the JD 1025R. Just curious why you chose Kubota?
Dealer network. Our Kubota dealer has been around for 100 years (literally).
The local Deere dealers all recently got bought up and many are being closed to consolidate to more central locations. No bueno.
Make yourself aa ballast bucket. A 40 gallon oil drum, some concrete... an afternoons work!
put a box blade on the rear, I put 5' on and makes big differance, My bx 2360 is now really stable
Ballast box is necessary for your small tractor. You can make one much cheaper with a 20 gallon plastic trash can filled with cement. It will weight over 400 pounds and really helps offset the front loads your trying to move around
And man, I may be hitting that old man phase but put some gloves on!
Can't callus up with mitts on!
And boots
What did you mean by the loader in float?
If you push your loader stick all the way forward, it opens both valves on the hydraulics, meaning it will just sit there and move up or down depending on what the ground does. It will “float” in front of the tractor and only provide the downforce of its own weight.
Ok. Thanks, I didn’t know that and I have a BX 2370. I backdrag our gravel lane many times and haven’t seen that happen. Of course, the loader is not all the way forward.
Hey, I bought pins on Amazon for the 3 point, installed with fender washers to a 55 ga. drum, 1/2 filled with gravel.
Then 4” spacers for the rear tires.
My 2200 is so much safer!!!!
YOUNG MAN ,
ONE HYD RAM IS NOT ENOUGH
At what speed will it cut grass?
With the 60inch deck on it, we can cut our whole yard in 20 minutes. But it doesn’t have a speedometer, so I don’t know how fast it goes.
@@TheMindfulHomestead Open your cell phone and download a GPS speedometer and check it. Or what rpm do you set it at in hi range and do you push the peddle all the way down and let her rip? Full rpm and pedal all the way down should be 8 to 8.5 miles per hr with the BX2380. I consider this was probably done as a safety factor by Kubota. I rented a Kubota last fall, it was a larger model but that thing was slow as heck. I had to drive it though town to get to the rental house and darn what a PITA. If I could find 28" Tires for my BX I'd buy and install them if they would fit, even if I had to remount the loader control valve body or flare the fenders and put on spacers.
observation: That rock IS a rock. Boulders start at 400 lbs. That one looks 275#. I have 1500 rocks boulders on hand. You can see the pile in 1 or 2 of my videos but would not have know it was a pile unless. That aside a Deere 3320 with a rear ballast and front bucket or pallet forks is good for 2000# a couple inches off the ground. At least you can go forward. It is good for 1000# loaded gravel/ sand or dirt at 8.5' to dump over a fence and 1200 or 1300 at 4' high tp lace into landscaping. Run your idle higher for more umpff. And you better have a rear ballast at all times if anything is on the front. Even empty loader. Why? your front wheel bearing are at risk and the Kubota manual probably says so somewhere. And if a Kubota mechanic drives by and sees you without a rear ballast he is obliged by oath to stop and punch you in the back of the head. Maybe take some peas from the garden to boot.
I bought a BX1800 in 2000, still runs great but I was told not to lift anything in the bucket without some weight in the back, my box blade stays on and I can lift boulders bigger and heavier than those all day. Give it a try.
We’ve since bought a box blade. Boulder size ability did not change. 🤷♂️
I’m so torn between a 23/2680 or a B2301.
If it will be a mower for you, how tight do you have to turn? Do you have a bunch of trees you have to mow around? If mowing is not your biggest use of the tractor, then, GO BIGGER with the b series. You wont be sorry. I just bought a BX2380 because it will be a mower 98% of the time for me.
I wanted to go bigger but held back due to me needing to mow mow mow most of the time with it. Now if $$ was not an issue for me I would have bought a zero turn mower and got an older cheaper and, "bigger" tractor.
The BX2380 has that nifty easy to remove front end loader setup so I can mow and then put the loader on only when I need it. That was the reason I stepped up and spent more for the newer fancy tractor.
You need some kind of counter weight on the back of the tractor
We had ballasted tires in this video, but now run a box blade. I’ve still almost managed to flip it though. Check out some of our more recent videos.
everyone bragged abt how the john deere 1025R was so much better but the only way they can lift stuff is if they have 120lbs on the back of it and plus they have engine issues... kubota is king 😌
Step on the bucket with someone weighing what you do sitting in the seat... bet it won't lift up the tire. You also need the grappler bigtime.
With a gravel drive a box scraper will be a perfect rear implement / counterweight for you. You need a new toy :)
I’ll forward your comment to the treasurer. 😂
@@TheMindfulHomestead Good Luck Jack, I'm rooting for ya :) LOL
Is your tractor on Facebook marketplace?
It isn’t.
Moving rocks in Crocs. 🤔
Better than socks!
(I did make sure to avoid any situation where rocks could roll, and keep my feet away from any where a rock might roll, if it did.)
4x4 Crocs, just like mine. I’m not being critical, I wear mine for all sorts of stupid stuff...except welding! Ask me why I don’t weld in Crocs. 😂🤣
Get a counterweight box
On it.
They will lift more then you think. you need counter weight in the rear and it needs to exceed what youll be lifting and it will never tip. when using the loader you should remove the deck they will bind you up quickly in the rite situation.
You need to wear boots instead of flip flops
Most of the time I don’t even have shoes on!
i put my tiller on the back of my tractor for ballast
have you watched my son`s channel? (Biff`s Equipment) He is all Kubota BX and has some interesting video's on lifting power of the BX and counter balance. Thanks good channel you have
I have! It’s great stuff!
Your body was just enough to keep the tire down. That little guy is a work horse.
It’s a champ for sure.
Just need to fill the rear tyres with water
They are filled.
Pull the boulder
Dude you must go 280 Lbs of course the wheel is gonna go off the ground with the rock 🪨 in that bucket .
100 lbs of steel on the back - problem fixed done
Great if you got some scrap steel lying around. if not 100 lbs of concrete is a whole lot cheaper.
Even when your tractor gets pushed beyond its limit - its still better than not having one. 😁 Thinking about the alternative to not having even my compact tractor, helps me calm down my frustration. Good video!!! I have subscribed to follow along. If you get a chance, check out our small family farm channel and consider subscribing. Thanks!!!
They are awesome tools! Thanks for subscribing!
YOUNG MAN ,
BEFORE U LIFT ANY THING , U NEED BOX BLADE , WILL HELP U LIFT YOUR LOAD EVERY TIME !.
BX 2380 IS NOT MAKE FOR LIFT YOUR BIG ROCK / BUT ON THE OTHER HAND , U CAN MAKE ANY LOADER TRACTOR DO U WANTED , WILL DAMAGE YOUR TRACTOR
YOUNG MAN ,
U NEED ALL WAY HAVE WEIGHTON THE REAR OF ANY TRACTOR
YOUNG MAN , IF U MOVE ANYTHING U NEED TO HAVE WEIGHT ON THE REAR IN ?
I will not get a useless tractor like this regardless how many acres I have. I need at minimum to be 45hp to do decent job and still on the safe side
I mean, HP doesn’t mean much if there isn’t weight behind it. A 26hp tractor that weighs 5000lbs will do more work than a 45hp tractor that weighs 2000lbs.
Txiv Fab So Lo - Why would you go on TH-cam and insult a content creator that's trying to help people. Kind of a low-class move in my opinion.
Great video Jack on showing us what the little BX can do and the added safety tips for us new tractor owners. 🍻
Txiv - I would put the backhoe on my little BX23S up against the FEL on your 45hp 'whatever' any ol' day of the week when it comes to getting a stump out of the ground. Keep your negativity to yourself next time bud. 😉
@@mikesidden8762 sorry if i hurt anyone feeling. Video content are great but other than that it my personal experiences on small tractor. regard to your low class and high class comment. i careless about that as i have busy schedule ahead to think about. if you want a playing toy, this will be your to play around lawn tractor toy but if you want to get more done and safer, get a beefier one so you won't put too much of your life in danger. as if this is your only tractor and you have to use it, you can put yourself in a danger situation without realize it. you never know when a bigger job call in and can use an extra hp/bigger machine. I have 2 tractor. MX5100 and M9540. more than enough power for 60 acres farm and also for my doing. also a John deer 455 diesel as lawm tractor. I attached a hitch on the back to tow light duty wagon around the yard for small ximple task.
@@TheMindfulHomestead i meant to put hp as the size of the machine. too many model to name.
YOUNG MAN ,
U NEED TO CURVE THE LOADER BUCKEY COMPLETE OPEN THEN BACKDRAG THE ROCK OUT / U BETTER LISTEN TO ME ABOUT U NEED REAR WEIGHT LIKE BOX BLADE WITH SCARIFIER / U WILL BE BUSTING YOUR ASS , FOR SURE !
U MIGHT NEED A BIGGER KUBOTA " L 2501 LOADER TRACTOR " U MIGHT HAVE SAME SIZE OF ENGINE BUT STILL U NEED BIGGER TRACTOR / MAINLY B X SERIES JUST FOR LIGHT YARD / NOT PICKUP BIG DAMM ROCK NOT MAKE FOR THAT KIND OF WORK