How the hell has this not gotten more views and no comments after all these years???? I browse through cover versions of certain songs and this sounds friggin awesome, almost rendition to the orignal!!!! 🤘
Good video with some good narration. I've had the JB for almost 20 years but recently changed mower brands to the JD X590. Taking off the deck for routine maintenance can be a bugger with some clearance issues with the rear brackets. I'm wondering if the bucket could be used to lift the tractor from just that little bit of clearance to make it easier. Just a thought.
I did a similar install but with the CYC Photon mid drive. One thing I did different is I mounted the motor on top of the boom, up against the tube that held the front derailleur, rather than below it. I felt that the torque produced by the motor will try to rotate the motor up and if I stop quick and the nose dips down the motor is safer on top.
Great video and think I've been to this place! Was also looking at your johnny bucket videos..any chance you would install if I paid you? I have a deere x350 ..in mukwonago could bring everything to you, just lmk. also curious on how youve been liking it let me know if easier I can share my email thx
Jeff - You have a very pleasant welcoming voice! I really like these videos... I have an x580 and am thinking about the JBJr especially for moving mulch. It looks like the options of the toothbar and bucket extension (to hold more) would be useful. Did they ever solve the hood non-full opening problem? And as others have asked, is removal of the bucket easy? Finally it looks like your mower deck was fitted with the bagger...I just ordered the 3 bag bagger for my 54" deck. It looks a LOT better than the 2 bag system I had on my LX280. One more question (sorry!) - are weights and weight bracket really necessary? Thanks!
Hello Jeff. Thank you for doing this video. This entire series should prove very useful for me since i plan to purchase the Johnny Bucket very soon. I appreciate your efforts to produce this tutorial and it should a nice guide for me to follow. I have a John Deere X580.
I live in Indiana, with a rural background. My first purchase last year was an all-wheel steer X584, it blew me away, after using tractors for over 55 years, the all-wheel steer tractor RULES. I'll never go back to anything else. (I agree your X590 is awesome) although it didn't make sense moving away from all wheel steer (2-wheel steer is a downgrade in my opinion). All my mowing and trimming is done with one tractor because of all-wheel steer. It handles implements much better in smaller plots like a garden tilling soil. John Deere should make all their garden tractors nothing but all wheel steer in my opinion!
I have the JbJr on my Simplicity Conquest. The power steering really makes it nice. But your K-72 transaxle shows a lot more power in this vid, than my K-66. Fwiw, you can get much larger scoops with the 'bucket doubler' on the Johnny Bucket. Fewer trips 👍 And also with the toothbar you Can dig thru sod and really do the same basic work that Skidsteer can. (i also have an excavator). Only thing i might add for better digging would be front wheel weights so she'll bite down. With the rear heavily weighted for traction, it makes the front too lite to dig down if you wanted (hence where the power steering shines) 💁 ~
How did you find the Tongsheng? It has a much better pedal sensor than Bafang but I found the Tongsheng 500-watt motor quite a bit less powerful than the Bafang 500-watt mid-drive.
I noticed that your X590 is able to keep pushing into the pile until the bucket is full. Have you tried using it to dig into packed soil? My X320 isn't rated for "ground engagement", so to dig into even a pile of gravel or loose soil, it depends on momentum. So, while I'm in the market for an X5, I'd also like to make sure it can do what I need.
15:12 Hi Jeff, I put one of these on my X320 last year, around the same time you posted this video. I mounted the two switches side-by-side below the throttle/choke levers. You're right about using lift & curl at the same time. I basically hold the lift switch with the side of my middle finger, and use my thumb/forefinger to nudge the curl as needed. Since you can't control the speed (the actuators are either full on or full off), I don't think the joystick control would have made it any smoother, even if it let you control both at the same time.
Lol try doing it without the bucket. Funny how you think it's nothing, sitting on your ass behind a screen. You must have never done any REAL work, if you don't see the benefit of this.
No I didn't. I told the folks at Johnny Products about my issue and showed them video. They didn't resolve it but to be perfectly honest, I didn't follow up either. I decided to live with it. I remove the hood for major service which is pretty easy. It opens enough to check the oil.
Thank you all for commenting on the video. I'll give you an update of sorts... 1. I sold the trike a couple of months after the motor upgrade. Not because I didn't like the upgrade, on the contrary, it performed very well. I sold it because I decided I rather ride a diamond frame bike vs a recumbent. I used the proceeds from the sale to buy a Trek Allant 7+. 2. My future videos include ADR narration and/or music. This was my first "how I did it" video. Like other comments. I dislike a lot of music in videos so I use it vary sparingly. 3. IMO, this is still cheaper than buying one of the Catrike e-bikes. Though they are more "baked", this upgrade was well with it. 4. This is my last comment. This video isn't monetized. I just put it out there because there wasn't anything else like it at the time 🙂
I designed and built a loader for my JD 425. My design blows away anything else on the market, period. The bucket, fully down, is only 9 inches from the front of the tractor. The loader mounts with 4, 5/8 “ bolts to the front frame only. The bucket raises to 77”, easily clearing the sides of a 1/2 ton. The bucket is 32” wide and holds exactly one wheelbarrow full, 6 cubic feet, perfect for a tractor of this size. My design is lightweight, all components are 1/8”, plenty strong for a loader of this size, unlike the stupid JD loader which was far too big and heavy for a tractor of this size. Because the bucket is so close to the front and the correct size, you don’t need a full grown bull elephant standing on the rear. This is a fully functional, true front end loader, properly designed and sized and with enough power to handle any job, even hard packed earth, unlike all other designs that I’ve seen. Have a nice day, from Canada.
Those look like the new Carlisle Versa Turff tire, its a radial tire, just put a set on my JD x495 diesel and quit using the chains and turf tires. What a difference. mine are 26 by 12/12
