PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM

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Published 2022-10-11
I bough this Kubota BX23S about a year and a half ago and since then I have put less than one lonely hour on it. There just isn't a reason to use it when so many other better tractors exist (and since I own them too, I guess). Now if you think I'm just a John Deere Fanboy, you've got to check out our other head-to-head videos. That will change your mind. But as for the BX23S, I just can't endorse a customer to buy it when so many other good options are out there. Except for this one though... someone should definitely buy this one from me.

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All Comments (21)
  • I have a bx23s, 54” snowblower, 60” brush hog, 48” box blade, 72” landscaping rake, love this trouble free piece of equipment. It works like a mule!
  • @CorkeryCoop
    I have a BX23S. 2 years, 360 hours, no problems. I have removed my FEL a number times, without issue. This tractor is the perfect size for my three acres. Anything larger would be too large for my property. The 1025R was thousands $ more. I found it a little ridiculous that you were taking issue with dings and scratches, when they’re caused by the owner, not the manufacturer: mistreat it, it will get damaged. I could go on, but it seemed like you were looking for excuses to diss it. I have the HLA light 36” forks, and the HLA1500 54” snow pusher. They all work really well for this small tractor. I love my BX23S.
  • Not every piece of equipment jives with every landowner. I own this tractor and love it. I have mowed grass, cleared rough fields, cleared small tree stands, raked weeds and pine needles, moved a household of boxes and furniture, dug numerous water mains, dug stumps, yanked truck engines, cleared snow, pulled trucks from ditches, loaded and unloaded machinery, and built driveways. This is at home. I liked it so much I had the school I work at purchase one to replace a Toolcat and a zero turn. Now we have one of the best grass high school football fields in western Montana. We have saved thousands on digging and hours pushing snow, spraying herbicide, fertilizing, and grading. 5 acres of grounds with this machine working Monday through Friday in the summer and snow dependent during the winter. Again, some equipment doesn't mesh with an owners operation style, but credit where due, this tractor will work for most everyone who needs a multitool of a tractor but don't farm. Edit: I bet It'll small farm just fine too.😂
  • @allengodsell260
    Absolutely love this machine. Had mine for six years and it’s never given me fits. Paid for itself three to four times over.
  • Hey Courtney, the front wheels rub the mower deck because of the wheel spacers. If you remove them from the front you should find your clearance issues resolved. I do sell a kit to eliminate the single point connector, as they do commonly fail and are expensive to fix. Let me know if you have any Kubota BX questions! I love these things!
  • I have an older 25D that never ceases to amaze me. I don't use the mower deck with it and have made a few mods like rear wheel spacers, bucket cutting tooth, skid plate, larger stabilizer feet, ROPs lights etc. While it can't lift the most it can push a ridiculous amount. It has been problem free with exception of front steering boots and the recalled dash cluster from moisture. This tractor gets more time in the seat than my two larger kubotas and my skid steer. Everyone that uses it wants one. I will NEVER be without one. It's like my wheelbarrow but with a motor, shovel, rake.....a Swiss army tractor lol
  • I own a bx23s and love it. Perfect size tractor for our yard. Sounds like you bought too small of a tractor to begin with. Perfect size tractor for our 5 acres. No leaks, but I never have disconnected either bucket, nor backhoe attachment for I bought the tractor for those two reasons
  • I own a BX2380 and it been trouble free for the 250hrs I've put on it thus far. By the looks of your BX it's had a very hard abusive life with the scratches, dings and bends on it. The previous owner just abused the crap out of it IMO. I run a 60" mower deck (yes, I agree. It a PITA to install), 60" rear blade, 60" rear box blade, 48" rough cut mower, and BX36S Wallenstein wood chipper and front pallet forks when needed. My Kubota BX has been trouble free and never let me down.
  • I hope anyone watching this reminds themselves that this is an opinion and for $20000+ investment you do more research. I have this machine and can't think of anything I don't like. This guy bought the wrong machine for his situation. As a lawn mower you wouldn't buy a tlb at all.
  • @05blackduramax
    I had a 1025r and it spent more time in the shop then it did at my place I finally got john deere to buy it back. Bought a kubota and have over 500 hours on it,its been problem free so far.
  • Have a friend who has one. Solid, bulletproof machine, owned for 3 years, no issues. Tons of holes and ditches dug, snowplowing, logging. You name it, it's done it!
  • Great video Courtney. I have both the 1025r and BX2670. The 2 big things I can think of where the Kubota shines is the mower deck can be raised much higher than the 1025r mower deck and the Kubota BX always starts easier when cold. The 1025r smokes and coughs like crazy and will fill my entire shop with smoke! Other than that I've found the 1025r to be a notch ahead in almost every area.
  • I've got a bx25 that I bought new and just cracked the 800 hour mark. I love my little orange tractor. Loader, backhoe, box blade tiller, rear mower, and snow blower. I'm not even close to gentle with mine and it's been 100% reliable!
  • @muyoso
    Look at those cute little wheels, about the size of my zero turns. What a cute toy it is.
  • @MikeHeath
    I've had a BX23s for more than a year and I love it. I use it for maintaining my rental properties. I need something on the small side that can fit through 4' gates. I tow it in my dump trailer and it barely fits so it would take a significant investment for me to get something bigger. That being said, if I had something bigger, of course I would use it instead of the BX23s. The BX23s doesn't weight very much so digging with the loader is difficult. A skid loader would work so much better. The backhoe is small so you have to move the machine frequently when digging trenches and this isn't easy because you have to turn the seat forward to move it. The factory pads on the backhoe outriggers are too small. I replaced mine with larger aftermarket pads which work great but they're heavier so it doesn't take much time at all before the outriggers start to droop when the tractor hasn't been used. There have been many times when I wished for a mini excavator but I can't afford one and don't have room to store it. This doesn't make the backhoe on the BX23s bad as it's still WAY better than a pick and shovel. So, as someone who owns and loves his BX23s, I don't know why would have one Courtney. You have bigger machines that will do the job better. So sell that machine to someone like me that can get some value out of it. :)
  • Love my BX23S. My water line to the house broke a week after I bought my bx23s, so I learned how to use a backhoe digging and replacing 1250ft of water line.
  • @dougc2604
    Thanks for your comments and take on this machine. Your points are valid and I appreciate your perspective. I have a BX24 with 1300 hours on it. It has been a work horse for me and for most of my projects it has performed really well. Since it is my only machine I get lots of time on backhoe digging stumps and digging hydro trench on my new 92 acre property. I have often wondered whether to trade up to a newer unit with some more bells and whistles but seems like I should keep what I have and go with a second bigger tractor down the road when I need more capacity. Cheers!
  • @ellenmontiel845
    I have one for over 5 years and i use it for my business and never had a problem with it, You probably have a lemon. You can't get better!