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Well as with most things.....it depends.

I would think a Cub Cadet with no attachments and a SCUT with no attachments would be a toss up...maybe because the Cadet is a bit closer to the ground, it might be a bit more stable but not enough to worry about.

If you equip the SCUT with a FEL or a box blade on the back, both will change the center of gravity (COG). If the blade is down all the way, it would be very difficult to tip the tractor. If the blade is up your COG changes appreciably. When I have the blade on and up going sideways across a hill, I am very careful. On the other hand, even with the blade down and in use, one needs to be careful, because the downhill side of the blade might be digging more than the uphill side, and that alone can change the COG a bunch and in a hurry.

Likewise with the FEL. But the FEL is always up some to keep it out of the way and it will change the COG quite a bit, especially with material in it.

If all you are doing is mowing and do not need any attachments, the Cadet would be best for side hills....but then again, it would not be very versatile.

What are you planning on doing with the tractor? That would help a lot in answering your question w/o using a lot of "it depends" responses.

Brian

What s the least tippy on slopes a Garden Tractor or a Sub Compact
Parts and Repair
Replies 14 Post by bvance

Mike,

Good luck and keep us posted as to how it all works out. Sounds as if you are on the trail to the right solution.

Brian

3pt hitch RPM problem
Tractor Projects
Replies 8 Post by bvance

Hi Guys,<br>
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I have noticed lately that the temp gauge on my BX never registers above the minimum level even when I have been working it fairly heavily on a warm day. Is that usual for this model?<br>
The gauge is your typical analog display with a needle that goes from low to high, but the needle never goes above low and appears that it never gets off the peg. Do I have a faulty gauge or do these models just run "cool" and rarely register in the "normal" range?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Brian

Kubota BX2230 Temp Guage
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by bvance

I just logged off and back on and the Premium status reappeared until one refresh and then it dropped back to Upgrade status.

Brian

Anyone else lose their Premium Membership status
Website Operations Howto
Replies 9 Post by bvance

Rembuf,

Will one end of the bar fit in a 2 1/2 inch reciever hitch so you could leverage the other end to bend it back?

Brian

bent 3pt hitch draft link jd 3320
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by bvance

Scotty,

The one thing about the rake is it has no sides to capture whatever you are raking. It will move the items you want (rocks, sticks etc.) to the side if you slant it, but you have to make successive passes to windrow things and then you have to pick them up somehow...not an easy task even if you use the FEL. Also when you make successive passes, the rake begins to pick up dirt as well as whatever you are trying to remove and you end up with a lot of dirt with your rocks or stick. Then disposal is an issue with all of the dirt.

With a boxblade, the box captures it and you can "dump" it in piles and scoop it up easier with your FEL.

I think the boxblade will work better than a rake on a driveway in that it will always have material in the box that will fill in lower spots and take off the higher areas.

I've used both my rake and boxblade doing the things you will want to do and while there are things one implement does better than the other, I would prefer to use the boxblade in mose cases and if I had to choose just one, it would be the boxblade, hands down. Just my opinion.

Brian

Kubota BX2350 BX2200 Price help
Kubota Tractors
Replies 34 Post by bvance

And on some pieces of attachments, the manufacturer installs the CAT 0 pins on the inside of the frame of the implement (pointing in or toward each other)and the CAT 1 pins on the outside (pointing out)so it can be used on either a CAT 0 or a CAT 1 tractor.

Brian

Tractor Implements Category 1 vs Category 0
Operating and Attachments
Replies 12 Post by bvance

Joel,

Where in the H E double hockey sticks do you get all of this info? I do a bit of research and come off like an idiot with my lack of knowledge and you're a walking encyclopedia! :) I give up....

Brian

Kubota B1610 B1410 Reviews Advice
Kubota Tractors
Replies 24 Post by bvance

EW,

I realize big equipment is needed for big jobs....that's my other beef: People using undersized equipment when it is truly overmatched for the job.

I for one believe the SCUT is generally under-rated and will do most homeowners just fine. For the type of work you do, the SCUT would be laughable.

I just wished sometimes that people would match their equipment to the job and not their ego.

I think we are on the same page on this....

Brian

New Holland TZ25 DA - not feeling the love
New Holland Tractors
Replies 23 Post by bvance

Joel,

Good job in finding the example you posted. That is exactly what I was trying to explain verbally. In my earlier post, I even tried to put together some X's and O's to show the picture but that didn't work.

I grew up on a cattle ranch and we built miles and miles of 4 strand barb-wire fences with the exact corner post set up as pictured in your link. If anyone is interested in stringing 4 strands spanning over a hill or over a valley, I can bore you with how that is done too!

Brian

Woven wire field fence construction
Garden and Landscape
Replies 23 Post by bvance

Yooper,

You forgot to mention the part about the missus driving the anchor away while you are happily attached to the other end minding your own business.

Brian

Boom Lift reach
Home Improvement
Replies 25 Post by bvance

KC,<br>
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Get the BX model....it will do just fine. I don't know the price of a BX24 vs. say a B7610 but I'm guessing about the same, but with the hoe you will have a very versatile unit that can do digging to plant the trees you want. You can also trench with it, dig footings for landscaping walls etc. A box blade is the second most useful implement behind the FEL, but not as good for blading snow. Get a straight blade that will angle as well. The FEL is not very useful for moving snow.<br>
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Good Luck,<br>
<br>
Brian

Tractor size needed please help
Operating and Attachments
Replies 6 Post by bvance

Here's an option.

Brian

Kubota BX Grass Leaf Catcher
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 2 Post by bvance

"Dr. Demming's system of management and production controls are still being shunned by American corporate managers."<br>
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At the risk of creating a firestorm here, I would restate the above sentence in this manner:<br>
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"Dr. Demming's system of management and production controls are still being shunned by American Unions."<br>
<br>
The Union's very existence is predicated on inefficiencies to create or sustain more jobs without any concerns to creating more efficiencies that in reality will cut jobs.<br>
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At the same time, American management has much blame as well for managing to shareholders demands at the expense of good, long range planning and management.<br>
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The other problem of American business is a "defined benefits" retirement program vs. a "defined contributions" program. The operative words here are contribution vs. benefit. In the former, the employer is responsible for predetermined benefits at a predetermined time. The later, the employer is responsible only for a portion of the defined contribution to retirement and the future benefits remain undefined. In a defined benefit scenario, management mortgaged their future without figuring out or knowing how they were going to pay the benefits they promised....and typically in response to Union demands, I must add. <br>
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The bottom line: Both management and the Unions are responsible for a declining manufacturing base....likely never to be salvaged.

Bobcat Corporation Sold to a Korean firm
Articulated Tractors
Replies 34 Post by bvance

In areas with lots of snow and wind combined, you will the State Dept. put fencing along a highway that is angled away from the wind so as the wind blows over the angled fence it creates more drag as mentioned earlier, to cause more effective drifting. The fence is about 7 feet high (in an upright position) with flat boards about 6-8 inches wide and then it is laid over about 30 degrees ending up about 5 feet high.

For a residential area, an angled fence may look a bit goofy, but effective.

Brian

Plastic white fence
Garden and Landscape
Replies 6 Post by bvance

Just think of this as the small town feed store with a potbellied wood stove with a mutt curled behind it, your own coffee cup hanging on a nail, a wood keg filled with peanuts in the shell, with a couple of old wooden chairs and several good ole boys passing time until the mail is sorted, just telling stories and giving some advice needed or not and rarely asked for. <br>
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You can join in with your own two cents or absent mindedly stare into the fire and enjoy their company. There might be a windbag, or maybe a know it all, but most have years of hard knock experiences and are worth listening to, but regardless, you will always come back the next morning, grab your cup and pull up a chair.<br>
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I know I do.

Benefit of Web Site
Website Operations Howto
Replies 16 Post by bvance

Mark,

Another classy, funny post.

A thought-provoking eye-opener
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 49 Post by bvance

I might be going against prevailing opinions here, but I think the BX might be just fine. If I read his post right, he has 100 acres but only will work 5 acres. If 5 acres is all he ever plans on working, then the BX will do the job nicely. If he eventually gets over say 15 acres, then a B or even bigger would be the ticket....depending if he want to work most of the 100 acres or not. For most jobs, the BX will do what the B will do....just takes a bit longer.

I agree, a FEL is absolutely essential. I have not used the hoe on the BX, but what others have told me, the hoe would work the stumps out, as long as they are not huge. You might need to cut through a few of the main tap roots, but again with some time, you can probably work them out. If they are large, you will need a commercial sized hoe to get them out.

Just a bit of a different take.

Brian

Kubota BX2350 or B7610 for big acreage small shed
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by bvance

Exit,

If you do any FEL work, you will want some rear ballast.

Do you have any need for a box blade...one of the most useful pieces of equipment to have. You can move and level soil, rip soil that is hard and compacted etc. Just put the box blade on and leave it for ballast and you will be surprised how much you end up using.

Brian

What would you do differently
Kubota Tractors
Replies 13 Post by bvance

I absolutely agree with Mark.<br>
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Any one of the differences are compelling reasons by themselves to go with the 'Bota, but one is perhaps most compelling....and that is the 4 wheel drive. A SubCUT is absolutely worthless without 4 wheel drive.<br>
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It's not even a matter of price, it's a matter of usability. And in this case it is not a matter of Kubota vs. John Deere, because if the features were reversed, I would tell you to go with the JD.<br>
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Brian

John Deere 455 4700 used vs Kubota BX1500 NEW 5700
John Deere Tractors
Replies 5 Post by bvance