I have one of these. Currently have a 10” slider on it. Overall quite sturdy. Only real downfall is lifting it on the “wheel” end to set the legs. Should have been designed with a handle to lift from. Unfortunately it doesn’t have one. All you can do is lift but it’s sharp (not cutting sharp) but “very” uncontrollable on the hand with a saw on it. A serious design flaw! Hopefully Harbor Freight can engineer a hand grab as an accessory that can be attached at a later date. Try it in the store. You’ll see what I mean.
I did all that but now my light won’t come back on, unless I touch 2 wires together at which point it flashes indiscriminately. Any idea what I’m doing wrong? I have not changed the alignment, shut off the power or anything. Just stripped the wires and reconnected. 🤷🏼♂️
Harbor freight features your first video, I watched that and then came over to this followup. Thanks for a detailed review. I think I'm sold. Tired of lugging my heavy Hitachi in and out of the shed every time I want to use it.
.8 acres here, BX2380 with 175h. I’ve done a lot with mine, very versatile to lift, mulch and mow. Use lightweight implements, especially in front. I built an 8” x 15” long shovel to dig shrubs etc.
Great review William! I did notice, however, that you had not yet installed the stop screw on the material support shaft. It helps by keeping you from inadvertently pulling the shaft completely out when using it to support the unit on end for storage. That given, I really like my stand and have a DeWalt double bevel Sliding Compound saw mounted which is pretty heavy. It takes a little muscle to lift one end to set the legs, but it is a very stable stand and works well. It makes transport a breeze too versus carrying the saw around. The only real drawback is you need a couple of saw horses to have a table to store your moldings, etc. while you work since there is nowhere to lay things anywhere on the stand. That's really not a big deal but I know you are going to enjoy your stand as much as I do mine. Enjoy!
A friend of mine stad recently died and she wants me to sell her machine . It has the front end loader and the three points in the back same model is yours and only about 59 hours on it. What's the minimum that I should accept for it ?
Hi Cindy. Sorry for your friend's loss. Hard to say what the minimum value would be, as that will vary from location to location. By me, I would guess $13k-$16k.
Great review! You taught me a thing or two. One thing I would like to pass along to everyone is that other than the 2, 15724 mounting brackets, there are no other parts available. I had an unfortunate incident with mine. It was standing in my garage. There was no saw mounted on it at the time. I didn’t have the lower support by the wheels extended far enough to keep it balanced, and it went over. I thought everything was fine with it. I got the stand out this fall and I noticed the Support with the roller was bent. I managed to straighten it out. I went to reassemble it, and I realized that the upper black plastic guide with the lever on it was cracked. I called Harbor Freight thinking I could buy a replacement. They told me there were no parts available other than the aforementioned mentioned mounting brackets. I took the cracked bracket off, you will have to drill out the rivet in the extension tube, I took the plastic part and cleaned It with rubbing alcohol. I ran a bead of crazy glue along the crack, and clamped it in a vice with the hollow cavities on the backside facing up and left it overnight. I mixed up a batch of JB well, and after cleaning that cavity out with more rubbing alcohol, I filled it up to the top. I let it set for at least two days. I will add that I didn’t remove the guide from the vice after gluing it. I left it in the vice I just didn’t want to take any chances. After a few more days I took it out. I cleaned it up thoroughly, and I dusted it with a light coat of spray paint for plastic. I slid the bracket over the extension tube, popped a rivet back in and reassembled it. It turned out perfect. Sorry for the epistle, I want everyone to know. I do like my stand in spite of the lack of parts. Thank to all for your patience.
doing some research on these. Just found a 2200 for $3500 but it doesnt have the belly mower. Does have a pull behind finish mower. I think he said it has about 600 hours. For doing mowing and food plot work, what are you thioughts? Good price for it, worth the price? Are parts readily available? I like the small size of this because I have a lawn care biz. I dont need a larger tractor and dont have much use for one. But this could be used for mowing properties, and if I can find additional implements, I think it might be a good option because it will get into tight spaces.
That tractor is over 20 years old. So trying to find a mid mount mower for it might be close to impossible. Regular maintenance/repair parts are generally available, through your Kubota dealer of course, but you can get parts for them for sure. If you keep in mind these are very small tractors, and work with them accordingly they're great. Just remember you are buying an old tractor so there's probably a lot of maintenance you gotta do to it.
I want to know what the silver bracket under the back, bottom of the saw is for. It looks like it’s to wrap a cord on but it is too close to the main base for even a lamp cord to wrap onto.
Is there away to fix the bottom drawer issue? I'm looking to get one but the locker would be against wall. On the side is that going to be a issue that can't be fixed. Kinda limited on space So I can't move it away from the wall.
should we be concerned about water or electrical wire running along the joists underneath? I don't think it's supposed to, but are these nails not deep enough for those lines if installed properly?
Water and elec lines, if any present, should be tacked to the side of the joist. You’re screwing into the top. But if you’re worried, I’d confirm you’re above a joist before you drive a screw in
I love this stand, I don't keep my saw attached when I break it down. I use a 24' x 32' 3/4" plywood as a base for the saw to sit on. I clamp the plywood to the supports at the backside of each support, then I screw the miter saw to the plywood with two deck screws in the front. This way the plywood acts as a table. I don't have the wheels attached, It's unnecessary because without the saw attached it's light enough to carry with the handle mounted on the underside. This way it's easy enough to put in the truck. To setup and breakdown takes me about one minute. The supports are way better than the lame stamped steel my delwalt stand has.
Superb quality throughout, easy to assemble. I found the saw to be highly accurate and a delight to use (I am a homeowner using this saw for various projects). I attached the saw to a folding mobile stand to save space and that works great ru-vid.comUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe as well. However, you have to be sure the saw is securely locking in position before collapsing the stand. I've had many of the brands over the years and have come to point where I only buy Bosch, the extra money is a small price to pay for the quality and ease of use. Treat yourself to the best.
I have the BX2680....had it almost 2 years, and on an acre of land. I've only put about 80 hours on mine, but its saved me a heck of a lot of manual labor. Mainly bought it for the loader, but got the 60" mid mount mower, I've used it a few times to mow my own yard, does great, overkill? Yes, but not any worse than a lawn tractor for maneuverability. I have the reverse rotation roto tiller, box blade, and grading blade. Don't use the tiller or grading blade very often, but they work very well when I need them. I also have the quick hitch, find it very handy when switching implements, only thing is you still have to get off to hookup or unhook the PTO shaft, but saves a lot of time messing with hitch pins. I have a heck of a time getting the mower deck height adjustment to the TOP position, have to crawl under the tractor and mess with the linkage to get it to lock in the TOP position....not a very good design, you'd think after 20 years they would have come up with a much better solution. I have the 3rd function valve on my loader, haven't got to use it yet, just wanted to have it installed before it was discontinued and had to buy every part individually, I want to get the rear remote kit as well before that gets discontinued. I have the adjustable stabilizer bars as well, great investment, although now with my quick hitch I don't have to mess with them too often, but makes it easy to swap to attachments that can't use the quick hitch. The skid steer coupler on the loader is great, makes swapping from the bucket to my pallet forks very quick and easy...too bad it don't have what some skid steers have and have hydraulic latches too so you don't have to get off the tractor LOL. The fuel filter under the tractor is a PITA, pretty piss poor design and a horrible location...for what the tractor costs to see a fuel filter that is commonly found on a box store lawn tractor, its not exactly the best for Kubota's image...obviously whoever come up with that idea has never had to change that filter under the tractor. I haven't had any issues with the hydraulic coupler leaking for the loader. I bought the Kubota after my negative dealings with the Green dealer. Won't do business with them for any reason. My neighbor had an old B-Series Kubota for several years, and moved up to the LX which he still had when he passed away....he'd had the LX for a few years prior to his death, he'd go around roto-tilling everyone's garden with it in the spring. At the estate auction that tractor sold for what he paid for it, they hold their value very well. I doubt I'll ever need a larger tractor, my BX is perfect for my 1 acre property, and its small enough to fit in my shop and still have room to maneuver to move my wood working tools around when needed.
My bx 23s I've had for almost 4 years and I haven't had any leaking from my Coupler for the loader. Also the armrests are adjustable, if you looking in the backside there is a cover that pops off and there is an Allen screw to adjust the height.
@@pensfan907 I haven't noticed any leaks from the coupler for the loader hydraulics on my BX2680 either, but I only have 80 hours on it and about 2 years of use. Time will tell I guess. I don't take the loader off very often so that might be part of the reason I haven't had leakage problems with it.
The mower deck top adjustment is very easy to fix. The adjustment is a linkage sticking out next to the left rear tire. It has a bolt on the end with a jam nut. Lower deck and loosing the jam nut. Next, turn the bolt in a little and raise the deck all the way up and see if it will go into the top setting. If not, lower the deck and turn it in more and raise the deck all the way up and see if it will rotate to top position. If not, keep repeating process until it will. Once you have it adjusted leave the deck all the way up and tighten the jam nut. Now enjoy your top position.
Thanks for the video! I'm considering the DCL286ZWX1 and I wondered if that may be your buddy's white version? I don't know if there are many differences between that and your one, as you mentioned. At a cursory overview it seems like the power/trigger is different, with the DCL286ZWX1 having more of a 'house appliance' design compared to the tool feel of your one, and it's also brushless. I'm not sure if there are many significant other differences. Thanks for the vid anyway!!
