Waste of Cash? Kubota Commercial Front Mount Snowblower Review on BX2380
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- We've been using a #Kubota BX2822 front mount blower to clear our almost 800' dirt driveway this winter. After putting it through the paces for the better part of a season, hear our likes, dislikes, and what we are changing.
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I just built and installed a set of steel wheels on the sides of my front blower. I've got the 50" unit and I was always plowing some rocks with the runners. With the wheels it's a dream. I cut down my time almost in half because I can travel so much faster. It is always a pain on the first snow of the season so I'm not sure how the wheels will work but I'm on my 3rd snow fall and it's amazing. I am able to go literally flat out fast and the blower just eats anything I can throw at it. But NO rocks or dirt. Good video.
Interesting. Would love to see some pics of that.
Nice seeing a video from someone in NH and shouting out to local businesses. Great review on the blower/ tractor combo and what to do and improve snow removal.
Thanks for watching! Love the folks at Chappell!
I WANT to say, "THANKYOU." Time and effort - and a lot of great, upfront knowledge coupled w/experience and put to vid
for all of us to see and learn from. 'Been more than curious about small tractors and snowblowers for quite a while. Just
like the vid states, there didn't seem to be a whole lot or USEFUL information on Kubota and snowblower/options "out there."
NOW THERE IS. SUPER THANKS. Great job.
Dennis White You’re welcome! Hoping to do an update on it at the end of this year.
I have the same BX2380 and blower setup here in Michigan. Love it! It makes very short work of my 700' driveway. I got the back blade with mine and it really helped pile up the smaller amounts of snow for just one pass with the blower.
a BX 2680 with a front blower. I'll keep the blower but I'm considering repurposing a 7 ft
Meyers plow blade cut down to a 6 footer front mounted. I'm still looking for ideas for the best way to do t
I have a Model 1870 Kubota w/50" snowblower and a 350' half circle gravel driveway. I also have a couple of neighbors with 4 Wheelers and blades who I have watched clear their drives. Once a base is set, I use the blower as a blade and stack the snow from hard to reach blower areas and then use the blower to finally relocate the snow according to the wind. A lot less frustrating than blowing snow in your face the whole time.
Good call.
Ran a BX2300 for 5 years blowing a hospitals sidewalks, replaced the scraper with the edge of a snowplow blade, welded on, not those stupid bolts. Best move ever.
Good call.
Thanks for the straight forward and honest review
No problem! Glad it could help!
Great video. Solid content. No fluff. Extremely helpful in my near future purchase for this coming year. Thanks.
Adam Smith if you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to reach out either on her or Instagram.
Hi, I have a front mounted 50 inch blower on my BX25d, the only mod I did was fabricate some extra large shoe skids using 2.5 angle iron cutting and bending to bolt on, also added some baler belt cut to fit impellor to take up any gap between the housing, improves throwing wet slushy snow.
I’ve been thinking of doing the conveyer belt mod. Does it work well?
Great INFO- STRAIGHT TO POINT
Thanks!
I live North of Toronto. We usually get a fair bit of snow. 2 acres with a walkout basement and property slopes every which way to get to the backyard. Last summer I bought a BX-2380. I got a 2618 front blower. There are 4 hydraulic lines and they are operated with the regular joystick. Blower up, down and float and chute left and right. The chute tilt is electric. A lot cheaper than hydraulic and so far has been reliable. I have a 5 foot blade on the back with a quick attach hitch. The blade is very handy close to the house or cars but you do have to remember how far behind you it is. No chains and tires are not loaded. I keep the bucket in the garage but with the quick attach I could likely change from blower to bucket in about 10 minutes. Love the setup.
Tim P Awesome to hear. The Kubota blowers are a great set up. Thanks for the info on the blade. We keep thinking it’s in the cards for next year.
I bought everything last June. They had a deal that every implement up to number 4 had a bigger rebate. Considering the rebate, the salesman included the blade at no cost to me. Everything came as a package.
Tim P great deal!
Hi... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍
Thanks for the helpful video. We live in Durango, CO, and I have the exact same tractor and snowblower with a long gravel driveway and a loose gravel yard. In an attempt to reduce gravel blowing, I welded some 4" wide "skis" onto the stock skids for more float on the gravel. They are working great and have exceeded my expectations. I'd be glad to send you a picture if you'd like...
Adventures for Life sure! Shoot us a message either on Instagram or to MindfulHomestead@gmail.com
I just emailed you a link to three photos I took yesterday evening...
I was just checking to see if you got those photos and what you thought...
I also have the heavy duty front blower and it was not very dependable during one particular snow storm where the depth was about 20 cm and mixed with rain. The snow was akin to wet concrete. The chute clogged up every 30 feet. I didn't think of it at the time but I now have some anti snow/ice spray that hopefully will work on the auger and chute system.
That is a nice set-up
Hello Mindful Homestead, I just ran across your channel. I just started my own channel this weekend. I have grown up on a farm in Iowa and many of the things that I took for granted in life are coming back around as more and more people are wanting to have their own land and raise their own meat, eggs, and have their own gardens. Certainly a much better and healthier choice than the Frankenfoods that are so commercially sold to an undereducated population.
Enjoyed the review and with how you folks are liv ing I would like to welcome you to a little bit of Heaven.
Thanks for the comment. We certainly love the lifestyle we are able to have here on our small chunk of property!
We'll be sure to check out your channel!
Thanks for the review. This is my 2nd winter with a BX2816. Started having some issues with my chain coming off, ended up needing to replace it and noticed the teeth on my sprocket had gotten all ground down. Not sure exactly how that happened but with help from my neighbor got it replaced fairly cheaply. So a chainless set up sounds interesting to me. I have a BX23S.
Very professional review! You do a great job giving a honest review of the snow blower well done!
Thanks!
Before you use the blower, pack the driveway and let it freeze. With any luck, the ice pack will last you the winter. For my rear blower, I also raise the blower an inch or two above the driveway until the frost provides a smooth surface. This winter with the frequent thaws, I left it in that setting and scraped lower with the loader if I needed to, using the blower to clear the banks.
Nice 👍
To the point, very helpful thank you
No problem. If you have any other questions or want to see more on any particular aspect of the blower, let us know and we’d be happy to shoot some more video.
Hello, just came over from Lost Nation Homestead. I am in N.H. too, near Newfound Lake. I have a Massey tractor. I went with the rear mount snowblower because i use my bucket to move snow during the winter. It does get a little tiring being turned around, but that's the trade-off. Just subscribed too! Take care.
Thanks for stopping by! Love it up your way. Lots of good trout fishing in the Newfound.
@@TheMindfulHomestead I hear there is good fishing. Can't say personally. I never had the patience for fishing. Lots of good fishing spots but I havent gone since my son was small. Did catch some bass though!
We've been using a front blade on our farm tractor for 60+ years now. The SAME blade..for 60 years. Less moving parts means less to break.
Front blades are nice but unfortunately with 900ft of driveway and trees on both sides, we need to throw the snow into the woods. Otherwise it won’t be wide enough if a fire truck or ambulance had to make it up.
I was using a shovel too but not ready to stick with that
Well done video, to the point and helpful in making a choice.
I deal with Chappell Tractor and will say you're right, they are amazing to deal with, their slogan "you'll notice a difference" is right!!
SteelFabMechanic 100% true. They are one of my accounts I work with at my “day job” and the entire organization is upstanding from the top all the way down to the bottom.
Nice straightforward review. I live in South Central Massachusetts and I still go to visit Chappell Tractor for my parts, filters, and equipment needs. They're super knowledgeable and customer oriented. Thanks!
Window Geek No problems. Thanks for the comment!
Our family loves Chappell too. Always big supporters of our 4H kids programs.👍👍
Great video, very well done and a good insightful review, thank you.
Not a criticism, but I noticed when leaving and coming back to the house you started and ended on the outside of the driveway.
I haven't read all the comments so not sure if it has been mentioned before. A word of advice to make your snow removal easier and more efficient. When clearing the yard or driveway, always start in the middle and work your way out from there. This will save you having to move some of that snow twice.
I used to do this for highways maintenance for many years and I know from experience that you'll automatically do what works best for your yard once you develop a pattern that works best for your situation. Everybody wants to do it as efficiently as possible.LOL
Thanks again for an excellent review! Nice machine!
With the 55” blower, we are able to do the full width in one pass down and one pass back up. With the ruts as bad as they are, a pass down the middle would scoop a lot of dirt.
@@TheMindfulHomestead I was referring more to the wide apron in front of the garage that tapers down to the driveway more than the driveway itself which I see is adequately done in two passes.
Yeah nothing like having the driveway all covered in compact snow to make things a whole lot easier on both you and the machine. Also by that time all of those little hidden treasures are gone by that time. I haven't taken out a shear pin in quite some time, sure nice to not have kids and dogs in the yard to drop those little surprises. LOL
Gotcha. Unfortunately, our house is on one side of the apron, so I usually just blow down one side of the apron, blowing the snow away from the house, and then I blow across the apron and shoot it directly ahead into the woods. You can see the pattern here at about the 1:30 mark. ua-cam.com/video/TN4S3XM4yTY/v-deo.html
@74Willy, I have noticed the same thing on many snow blowing videos - guys blowing snow over what was just cleaned. BUT, every situation is different, and as mentioned, he has the crown of the dirt driveway to contend with.
Great video! It’s making me think of getting from behind my Ariens 28SHO walk behind (a great machine) and getting a real tractor like this, which my Ariens dealer happens to sell also. More Power!
Very nice machine 👍
Nice
The people at Chappell Tractor are amazing.
Great video, looking to purchase a Kubota BX.....mainly for the snowblower and our large driveway and side portions of the house. Currently have a Honda HSS1332A snow blower but it struggles when it comes to more frozen snow. Looking to have the tractor take care of the frozen portion of our winters:):), thank you for the share!!✌🏻✌🏻
No problem! The Kubota blower does great, even when the snow is pretty firm. Large ice chunks are a problem, but they are a problem for every blower.
I have always had 3pt mount blowers because of the pain of mounting front blowers. I could not go without my loader on for even a week, and I like having it to use along with my blower for snow clean up. As for blowing in reverse, I wouldn't want to do it all day, but a couple hours is no problem. You did a good job with your video providing good info. My 3pt blower is a Kubota which looks similar to your front mount, I believe they are made by Ber Vac / Blizard.
With as long as our driveway was, the front mount made a ton of sense. The other factor was that, while I (Jack) do most of the snow removal, if I was away on a work trip, the front mount is easy enough to use that Jackie can pull it out and get a path cleared.
It takes me about 15-20 min to remove the loader, mount the blower frame, and mount the front blower on my Kubota b3000. Quick and easy.
Thanks.. I am getting that same set up I the fall...
It should work out great for ya!
Agreed with the Chapell tractor likes
They are an awesome business. We need more of them out there.
Thank you for your review. I am in the market for something just like that
You won’t regret it! We have lots of other tractor videos to check out as well.
Good video, as usual. I'm in NH and have contacted sales people at Chappelle and found them to be very civil, knowledgeable, informative and helpful and will most likely purchase a unit from them in the very near future. The heat just came on today in our hose so it's time to get serious about test driving and deciding on which one to buy. Good luck with your homestead. Keep these videos coming.
I'm a new bx23s owner and new to this channel. Thanks for the information. By the way, we're in Chester, NH! Great videos.
Your video popped up on my sidebar so I watched it. I have a Massey GC 1720 and I just picked up the snowblower for it. It was expensive, and my wife was upset, but I said when I bought the tractor that I'd be getting the blower for it as well. Mine came without skid shoes. And it eats a ton of dirt as I'm on gravel as well. I need to make some skidshoes like yours has. What I can say about my blower is that I can take the blower off and put the loader back on while the front mount PTO is still in place. Makes the tractor still useful if I want to grab something with the bucket or pallet forks but still be ready for snow. Nice review. Appreciated it.
Thomas Paine That’s a great feature being able to keep the front hitch on with the loader! Thanks for the comment!
That new front mount hitch looks like a great feature to have installed, and they only have I think 3 attachments for it right now but I bet as time goes by they'll be able to expand upon that with some additional attachments. I am just getting ready to make the jump to my first tractor and looking at the BX2680 with a loader, roto tiller, box blade, and have no idea what else yet, but with that K-Connect front hitch option I may get that and the front blade, I have a snow blower for my lawn tractor that seems to do fine so I'll keep running it for the few times that I get enough snow to use a blower, I think the front blade would be used more in my case.
William Sevier Yea, it’s an excellent feature AND it mounts to different Kubotas as well. So if we upgrade down the line, it and any implements we have for it swap right over.
Hello from Connecticut. Good job my friend
Found your channel from you helping Morgan and glad I did. I have a 50” front mount on my 09 BX 25. I have two big driveways, easier that they are paved.but I haven’t used my plow in the eight years I’ve had this setup. Not far from you in Metrowest Ma.
Great review you have made my decision a bit easier on this exact unit thanks from Lions Head Ontario
Chappell is a great dealership. I just purchased a new LX3310 from them - great customer service so far...
I bought my used JD4600 from Chappell in Milford. They definitely are the best. Love your videos. Very helpful as I'm looking to do some homesteading on our new 5acre home here in Raymond.
About to confront my 3 rd winter using this blower on my BX 2680. I do not have 1 negative thing to say about this combination. It handles everything we have thrown at it up here in Ontario Canada. I will say that you will notice a big difference in this set up as far as performance albeit BX2380 vs. BX2680
Good luck! It’s been just great on our 2380. A 2680 must really be a beast!
a BX 2680 with a front blower. I'll keep the blower but I'm considering repurposing a 7 ft
Meyers plow blade cut down to a 6 footer front mounted. I'm still looking for ideas for the best way to do t
Fantastic video! Very well done 👍🏻
Thank you!
I don't own a Kubota, (I have a JD 1025R with loader\mower\snowblower) but I thought your video was really informative. I do like the PTO quick connect more than the regular shaft on my 1025R. I'd love to see more videos on the tractor as we progress into spring\summer. I'm a little jealous you still have all that snow, I'm only a couple hours away from you to the west in northern NY and we've lost most of ours.
Definitely a good quality video, not to long and not too short. I could see your channel taking off, and I look forward to seeing what you'll be putting up in the future.
Nick R Thanks! Most of the snow has melted off in the last few days, but I fear taking the blower off for the season. April can be a pretty snowy month around here!
More tractor videos will definitely be happening. We are planning to resurface the driveway, level the backyard, fill a bunch of raised beds, and do some light logging next winter. So it’s going to get a workout!
Your voice has been haunting me for a while... where have heard that voice? Finally....Letterkenny
Haha. Which character?
@@TheMindfulHomestead Squirrelly Dan😁
Buttshole
Hey I live in NH as well!. I have a John Deere x350 with a 44" snowblower on it. Searching for something that is a bit heavier and I just blow through sheer pins on it.
My work has a different, more popular, snow blower attachment. Ours sucks, it only throws the snow a few feet, chute gets clogged easily with heavy snow, and keeps breaking shear pins every snowstorm. Around 3 pins a day. Ours is very similar, except ours seems to be junk.
Is it the non-commercial model?
Great blower and review. If I had a long driveway I would surely get one too. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for commenting!
Great video right to the point. Couple quick questions: 1) How does it work going through the mound of heavy snow at the end of your driveway where the road plows have come by? 2) Would your tractor start on a very cold morning (also in New Hampshire) if it were not stored in a garage? - Thanks for your help!
We’ve never had an issue with it in the mound of snow at the end of the driveway. If there are huge ice chunks in there it can mess up a shear pin, but otherwise it’s all good.
We very rarely store it in the garage, and our garage is not heated. It has never not started.
Well, Thanks so much for such a full reply -- loads of help!!!
Tractor Supply sells good back blades at a fair price. I have a 5 footer on my Kioti and it works great
I' ve got a BX 2680 with a front blower. I'll keep the blower but I'm considering repurposing a 7 ft
Meyers plow blade cut down to a 6 footer front mounted. I'm still looking for ideas for the best way to do this.
I could push snow with the regular bucket a lot faster than I could do it with a blower
How long would it take you to move it 30 feet into the woods though along an 800’ drive?
@@TheMindfulHomestead does it need to be thirty feet in the woods? If that's what you need for the snow to be hurled in the air 30 ft in the woods well then I guess you need to spend the extra money LOL I live in the woods and my driveway is around 500 ft long on a hillside and I'm at the bottom of the hill so I have to push the snow up the hill the first pass. No shear pins to worry about or getting slush clogged up in there and the blower not working not having to worry about chunks of ice and gravel or who-knows-what getting lodged in there causing Havoc bending everything to heck LOL. the bucket is much simpler cheaper and faster the more I can make my life simpler with less things to fix is better for me and if it saves me money it's a double bonus lol
It’s gotta be far enough off the driveway to pull a fire truck up, and we have trees right down to the edge of the gravel.
I’d plowed it for years before buying the blower and always had to hire a guy with a bucket loader a few times a year to move snow at the rate of $200/hr. Moving the snow up and down the driveway to spots I could stash it would take hours.
I have the exact same equipment with a backblade. I bought them three years ago for my northern Minnesota driveway, which is not nearly so long as yours. Most of the time, it cuts my snow removal time by 75%. I had to stop paying a guy to plow it, because he kept piling it up in the only places where it could drain away when it thawed, so water would collect by the house and get into the basement. The front loader is much better for moving heavy snow, and it leaves less on our blacktop driveway, but by now, the piles are too high for the loader, and I need to throw the snow over them; I share your problem that it's not convenient to swap between the two implements as needed, so the blower stays on all winter once installed. I am surprised you left the fork on the front of the chute. When the snow is wet, it just creates backups in the chute. I took it off, and simply avoid sticking my hand in the chute while the tractor is running. It's also less than optimal on some steep slopes. As you begin the descent or crest the peak, the blower won't sit down on the pavement. That's where I need to use the backblade to pull snow down to a flatter part of the driveway.
jstein6870 I’ll probably pull the fork off. It’s a pain when things get gummed up. How do you like the blade with the blower? Do you find the combo works as well as you’d like?
@@TheMindfulHomestead It could always work better, but I would be unhappy without it, now. I use it in the summer for potholes on the private road, as well.
For taking snow off my long gravel driveway with a backblade, I rigged up a simple pair of snowplow "shoes" to keep the blade up just a bit -- similar to your snow blower's shoes but I opted for cast mushroom style (rather than sled or slipper type yours has). Made the holding rig from pipe and square tubing, attached by using longer plow bolts on the back of the back blade edge. Works pretty well.....
I have this same tractor and snowblower, but I also have the angle plow that swaps on and off the same mount the snowblower uses. I have a 1200' dirt driveway and found the snowblower is great for clearing it, but then you have to swap to the plow blade (3-4 minutes) to to get the last 1" of snow that the blower leaves behind, The plow works great, and you don't get the snow blowback like you do with the plow.
When you have the snowblower on and the bucket loader off it takes me about 20-30 minutes to swap from one to the other. I would like to buy the bobcat quick attach hyd blade, so I could leave the loader setup on the tractor and easily swap out the bucket, fork lift or plow.
The blower is powerful and has no issue going through the plow snow at the end of the driveway.
Thanks for the review I didn't realize I had a more heavy-duty option until now !
You’re welcome! It’s a great piece of equipment!
Great honest review
Thanks!
I have a BX2380 and I found a F2450 front mount snow blower for 250.00. Going to pick it up tomorrow, a too good to be true deal. I am not gonna mount it the standard Kubota boat load of $$ way. I am going to make a quick connect mount for my FEL and mount her out there. The quick connect mount will have a mount on upper left for a riding lawn mower engine. I'll fab it all up and do what I have to do to get it working. If the engine turns the "wrong" way I'll remove the rear gearbox and make a bearing supported shaft that takes a belt or chain with proper size pulley or sprockets for the right RPM. If I don't need the gearbox I can probably sell it for twice what I paid the for snowblower. Be so much nicer then pushing the snow with a blade. What a pain. Me welder/fabricator/machinist retired so yes, I can do this. maybe I'll make a video lol...
Great review thanks!! I haven't seen ANY on the commercial model for this tractor so this was very much helpful! I am searching for my next tractor, this one with a darn factory cab for the winter lol. I know after watching your review it will be this type of model over the other model which is chain driven . I have a BX2350 and have the chain model. I do 6 driveways with it on my street all 120 feet + long and it has held up well but I would much rather have a gear driven one like you purchased. Cheers!
The bass in this video had me thinking a train was about to mow down my house. I think it's the wind in the camera mic but I was streaming it to my television and the surround subwoofer was shaking the house. I went to yell at the kids and then realized it was me. Haha. Nice video and nice setup.
Oh wow! I just did the same to see how bad it was and I never even realized it through the crappy Apple earbuds I was using when I edited this. I’ll have to plug in the good ones next time and keep an eye on my audio levels! Sorry about that!
Acoustic solo guitar music seems to be a constant on all the homestead channels.
There’s a lot of it out there that’s royalty free.
@@TheMindfulHomestead No music needed.
Wonderful presentation, you got a new subscriber here
Thanks! We’ll have some more tractor stuff coming out soon!
@@TheMindfulHomestead looking forward to it!
My dad just retired from Chappell Tractor! He was based out of the Milford location. We love our Kubota tractor and blower mount. Just wondering if you've floated the blade vs drop it?
I kinda prefer a paved driveway myself, melts off after blowing and no running dirt and stones through your expensive blower, but that's just me, anyway, very nice unit.
Larry Woodruff $25k. Not in the cards. And the electrical runs under it. So if there was an issue, we’d have that pony to ride.
10 4 !!!
Nice setup. Looking for tractor/snow blower combo, then bucket/backhoe for the rest of the year. I live within 30 minutes of Deere, Massey, Kubota dealers. The Kubota dealer is Chappelle. Deere is expensive, Massey is slightly cheaper for slightly more horsepower than Kubota. But, I keep looking at Kubota. Must be the color orange.
Orange is a great color! And Chappell Tractor are some of the best in the business. You won’t be disappointed if you buy through them! Tell Jason Cote that Jack from The Mindful Homestead sent ya!
@@TheMindfulHomestead If I go Kubota, I will. Do you get commission? Haha
@@VideosfromNH I wish! I don’t know if Jason even remembers me, but I’ve sent more than a few folks his way! Maybe I should begin bargaining.
Nice review, if I ever wear out my 1999 version B7300 tractor /B2550 blower I'd like to get a newer BX with the quick attachments.
Good luck! We went with Kubota because we saw so many old tractors still truckin’!
how deep was that snow? maybe its just the camera but it looked like you left about half behind. I was wondering if a blade wouldn't have been faster and cleaner. I do love the video cool to see people having fun.
Dave Z There’s footage from a few days of blowing in the video. I have the skids set up to always leave some snow behind so I’m not scraping up the gravel from the driveway and shooting it into the woods. On an asphalt driveway, you can drop the cutting edge down and scrape it totally clean.
Blower is decent, Gearbox on the blower has a bronze gear that is horrible, the shearbolts are stronger than the gear and strips the gear easily before either shearbolt breaks. I've changed 2 boxes already in 3 years.
On the commercial model or the consumer? I’ve changed in the neighborhood of 60 shearbolts on this blower so far and no issues with the internals.
@@TheMindfulHomestead I have the commercial model.
Interesting. When you’ve had the gearbox off, have you tested the runout on the input shaft? That’s the first I’ve heard of anyone having issues with the gears on these. Are you replacing just the gear or the whole box?
FWIW, I’ve beaten the piss out of mine for 2 winters now and am well into the third, and it’s been rock solid.
Thanks for the video. Well done. I've been curious about front mounted blowers and how they perform. If you don't mind a few questions, how long is your driveway, what's the surface material, and how long does it take you to go out to the end of your drive and back? Thanks in advance.
We are about 800’ long. It’s a dirt/gravel drive, and the speed depends entirely on how much snow and what consistency it is. Usually I can have the driveway itself cleared in 15-30 minutes. The kicker is if it’s an early storm or branches have fallen and I have to start changing out shear pins. Then it takes longer.
@@TheMindfulHomestead Ah, okay, thank you. That's very useful information. I have about a quarter mile of dirt/gravel, forested road to clear, but that would still extrapolate to about 25-50 minutes, all other things being equal. Sounds like I want plenty of shear pins on hand at the start of snow season. Thank you!
hilohaw Yup. The first few snowfalls you’ll want to have plenty on hand. Once a layer of packed ice/snow forms, you’ll be fine though.
I had a local welder weld curved 6" plate steel to the blower shoes/sliders so that it won't dig into my gravel driveway as much. The stock sliders are far too narrow. It made a big difference on how many stones I send flying.
That sounds like an awesome idea.
I'm curious to see how this one would perform on an LX like Tim's of TTWT.
Could you measure your tractor from the front of the snowblower to back of the rear tires? Also, would be great to know the height of the rops. Looking to put in a 7ft garage with a cab and also be able to put on a 12ft trailer. Thanks for the video!
Just ordered a B2601 with a BX2822A snowblower. I was just told today the snowblower is back ordered until February..............#@$^$%@!!!
I am trying to find this model snowblower on my own now.
Where are you located? We’ll keep an eye out here in NH.
wonder if this would work well on my 23s. oh and hello from NH :)
You meantioned cutting edge may dig up dirt/gravel beforfrozen ground & you were going to fabricate something out of pipe... ever do that & how did it work?
I did. There are a few videos about it.
ua-cam.com/video/7ng7vNiCdMo/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/7jJ7Ayx_nbg/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/GpdRWyQF3_Q/v-deo.html
Cliff Notes: It works great.
@@TheMindfulHomestead Thx!
I was wondering if you ever installed a shaving edge on the bottom of your snowblower. I have a piece of polymer that I want to install but not sure how
Nope. But we did this. ua-cam.com/video/GpdRWyQF3_Q/v-deo.html
I assume the blower floats? Thanks for the video.
It uses the standard loader hydraulics, so you can either apply down pressure if there is ice buildup you want to scrape, or you can float it.
ayy southern NH, plaistow here. Good video man, hope to own one of these someday
Totally worth it!
Excellent video. Very helpful and well done. I too wonder if the BX2822 is that much better than the BX2816 snowblower. You say you like the gearbox on the 2822 better than the chain on the 2816 and prefer the durability of the 2822. Can you please expand upon the reasons for your preference. Thank you.
Thanks for the honest review I'm about to purchase a BX2380 with loader and back blade. After watching your video I'm less apprehensive about a front mount blower. I wasn't aware the blower drive chain was replaced with gears at least with the k connect. I have 3 acres with well over 1300' of driveway 400' paved. I believe this size tractor can handle the amounts of snow we get. We just got 25" yesterday thru this morning here in Upstate NY @ 1325' above sea level. Any thoughts?
So, the piece of chain that’s replaced with gears doesn’t have anything to do with the K-Connect. That’s still a straight PTO shaft to a lovejoy coupler and it’s the same with the HD and Regular Duty snowblowers.
But with 1300’ of driveway, 900’ unpaved, I’d definitely go with the commercial model BX2822. And buy lots of sheer pins!
Did you fabricate a modification for the cutting edge? If you did, it would be great to hear about it and how it worked out.
I see you had chains at the beginning of the video ? Are those helpful ? Any experience on pavement, will they mess them up ? I ask because I am looking in to getting this model snowblower. Snow removal with the bucket and get tricky with our hilly driveway as far as slipping and sliding. Wondering if I should obtain chains along with the blower.
Liked and Subscribed, Sir. You should have WAY more subs. than you do. Really enjoyed this video. Im going to check out more of your content.
Mitchell Griffin Thanks! Let’s us know if you have any suggestions!
You made a good purchase with the Kubota product. What is more important than the brand is the dealer and after sale service. After working as a mechanic for John Deer and New Holland dealers i have come to the conclusion that they are almost all good equipment if used as they were intended.
Now the most important thing is the dealer. Will they answer questions OR always tell you to bring it in for service.
Are they willing to give you tips or not???
While working as a mechanic for John Deer and New Holland i would give customers tips and tricks on how to better use their machine. Tips i would get from other customers that had similar equipment an pass it down to others.
If a dealer is not willing or ready to help and advise you in small maters?
Change dealer!
Here is a story that happened to me as a JD road service mechanic. I was sent to this customer for a seemingly problem with his lawn tractor. I get there and checked the problem and found non. I redo the inspection to make sure and tell him that it looks ok.
He then tells me i know!
All he wanted to know is if we the dealer were ready to road service a lawn tractor. Oh he payed for the road service, he also bought and traded for 1.5million dollars worth of JD equipment after my service call.He wanted to know if we were ready to do what was needed for the customer after the sale.
You’re totally correct. We’re lucky to have an excellent dealer with Chappell Tractor just a few towns over.
tractor looks like it does awesome wonder how it will handle deep snow 15 /18"
kenneth connors As luck would have it, we’ve only gotten one storm like that since we bought it! Haha. This was the biggest storm we’ve gotten with it so far. ua-cam.com/video/PnTvWcZuhbM/v-deo.html
pvc pipe1/2 works to stop ure problems
How’s it work on deep wet snow? Any clogs?
How much was the blower and the tractor? I`m thinking of getting one.
Thanks for this review from a fellow New Hampshirite. How well does this tractor/snowblower combo do in heavy, wet snow?
It's good. I haven't had any issues with any of the storms we've gotten in the last 2 years here in NH.
@@TheMindfulHomestead thanks so much, good to hear.
So is it waste of cash? More specifically, what is the price difference between this blower and a traditional rear mounted one and can that difference be justified?
Only the owner can make that call! I I can say that any price difference is justified for us when we don’t have to back down a 900ft dirt drive with our necks cranes around.
I have a few questions. First you have your ROPS halfway up, did you make a bracket to hold it half way up? Also you said this model would not fit older units like the bx2370. I have a bx2370 and i am in the market for a blower. This is a great video and is very good information.
That’s the factory folding ROPS on the BX. It sits at half mast on its own.
The BX2822 blower will only mount to a K-connect quick hitch, and the K-Connect hitches are only made for the BX80 series at present.
How long does it take you to put on and take off that snowblower?
Not too long. You can see me install it here. ua-cam.com/video/C99fKMAIzqQ/v-deo.html
Nice review man, I’m still using the front loader bucket.. sometimes it can be tough plowing using anything on a gravel driveway specially if it’s not frozen yet so don’t worry too much about that. Youll see that in my plow video.
Great overall review and nice job on the driveway!
Thanks for the comment!
Right on
Check with your dealer but I have heard that Kubota strongly discourages the use of chains on the tires. Something about it having adverse affects on the transmission.
I bought the chains from my dealer.
You don’t want to run them in the summer, but in the winter, they are fine since the tires will slip anyway on the snow and ice.
Does Kabota make wheel weights ? Nice unit in general and I know cabs are very expensive , but with that much to clear I think it would be a good investment to make perhaps for next year ?
They do make wheel weights, but we have the rears loaded already and haven’t had any issues getting teeter tottery with the blower. Cabs are nice but $$$ and make it so we can’t store the tractor in the garage. Our ROPS doesn’t clear the door without folding down.
@@TheMindfulHomestead That's good on the wheels , I understand about the negatives of a cab , as long as you can stand it in winter without suffering that's good too.
@@heartland96a I worked for The North Face for 5 years, so I have a plethora of cold weather gear. It can be a little trying, but more just because I'd rather be warm inside then out on the tractor.
Your skids may be too high. No need to take it down to bare driveway. You might weld wider shoes on the skids and if possible tilt it back towards the tractor a few degrees.
Skids are as high as they’ll go on purpose. Gravel driveway. We have 4wd. An inch left behind is no issue and saves wear and tear on the gravel.
@@TheMindfulHomestead If you LOWER the skids, the blade will be higher and not dig in.
Gord Baker That’s what I meant. They are dropped as low as they will go so the blade is up high.
@@TheMindfulHomestead At 2:08 thru 2:15 the Black Skids /Runners are shown in their Highest position allowing the blade to be at its' Lowest position, grabbing high spots easily. The Bolts should be at the Top of the Slots for most Clearance . Have a look.
Gord Baker that was footage from later in the season when there was a layer of ice built up on the driveway. The footage here is from the entire season.
How is the power with the 23hp and the 55-inch blower? How deep is the deepest snow you've moved with it?
Marc Pagnucco Gone into 2 foot plow piles at the end of our driveway. It’s been fine, as long as you don’t expect to speed through tough snow.
I just signed for my 2020 BX2380 with 55" commercial blower, 54" mower, and LandPride Back Blade. Did you need wheel spacers to put those chains on?
Hey brother. Great video. I purchased a new BX this Spring when we moved back up to Upstate NY... grabbed the snowblower as well. Any chance you've got an installation video up your sleeve? I'm a former BX25 owner... but this snowblower is new to me. Thx!
I don’t have one, and am hoping the snow holds off until December 7th and 8th when we have to butcher the pigs, so I can use the loader to hang them. Once we make the swap, I’ll put something together.
What is the total length of your tractor with snowblower on? Need to see if it will fit in my space for one