Kubota BX- Exhaust Stack MOD Revisited!! (Repairs!)

[@chiefkyle1098]

I don't own a Kubota, so I live vicariously through these videos.

[@robertprice6359]

Hey Biff, thank you for taking time and making all these videos. They do help us fellow BX owners. I also see a severe safety issue with this video. I didn’t see you lock loader in up position somehow, I don’t trust any hydraulics. If for some reason a hose failed or something else failed,I’d hate to see the loader come crashing down on you. I was thing of some kind of cylinder locking plate you could place over ram against edge of cylinder to brace/lock cylinder in position..

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Robert! I’m glad you enjoy and appericate my videos as they take a lot of work and time to make! As for the loader I usually to chalk the rams but didn’t have my chalk stick as I forgot where I placed it. Thanks for your concerns tho, your 100% right, always chalk your loader if your gonna be going under it especially to do any kind of work!

[@Ron-0417]

Good job Biff. Can't wait to see the turbo install.....

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Ron, I’m as excited as you guys prolly are! It’s been a long time coming, I had originally planned to do the turbo project as soon as my garage was done but building the garage took so much longer than I initially thought it would that it put my whole life behind so now I’m just trying to catch up. We have a few more maintiance items to do on the BX to get her back in “Tip/Top” shape but once we do you can bet the turbo will be coming out!

[@timothyjerry1177]

Looks proper. Just need a hinged rain cap. Good for you on the new shop 👍🏼

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! Hope you have a happy Easter! Sorry I’m just seeing your comment!

[@jmailbell]

Glad the stack is back, The BX looks sporty again! As much as you could accomplish in your small shop I’m really looking forward to see what you can do in this nice shop. Excellent Video!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy I think so too! Def missed the stack myself and love the look of it. Thanks for watching!

[@rickpacheco8864]

A man of many talents.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Rick! Hope you and the Mahindra are doing good! Hopefully you didn’t get pounded too hard this winter 🥶

[@D70340]

MORE VIDEOS MORE VIDOES! lol Nice having the room to work Mike. When that muffler breaks again, make a new one out of well casing.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy, man it sure was nice having all that room, I almost didn’t know how to act! It was the first time doing mechanical work at my home where I didn’t have to struggle, trip on things and loose my tools! Haha. Stay safe!

[@billjohnson8079]

Like the stack, and good to see Diesel again!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha Thanks Bill! He sure is loving the new shop too! Eventually I gotta buy him a proper bed for out there!

[@tekker8308]

I always learn so much watching you repair stuff. Thanks!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Tekker, Glad you enjoyed! You guys were def over due for a “BX mechanical” type video as it’s been so long since Iv made one, I hope to do many more though now with the new garage so stay tuned and thanks for the years of support 👍🏻

[@daveharper5655]

Your new shop is fantastic.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Dave I really appreciate that!

[@pauljelen2330]

Wow, I was admiring all that workspace in the new shop in comparison to the old wood shed shop. And you have heat. You must just be loving it. Well done on the exhaust repair. Looking forward to the future turbo mod.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Paul, I really am! It’s crazy how much easier it is to work in there now! I’m super excited to do more videos in there with you guys!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Looks great. I like it. Always liked stacks. Tractors should have a stack. Great video. I enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Oh man I totally agree! I feel like tractors are made for stacks.. though I can see why they could be an issue but I feel that you should be able to have the option when you buy your tractor if you want a factory stack exhaust or a regular exhaust.. I bet if they gave that option we would see alot more vertical stacks out there!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

@@BiffsEquipment I agree.

[@garymonsarratt6048]

First repair work in the new shop NICE. I liked how your cab held up so good that I got one for the 23s hell there still giving away free heaters with it ..haha . Looks like a lot of room in the new shop.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Gary glad you like the new shop! It’s been a lot of work, a lot more than I ever anticipated but it’s almost done now and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel finally! Can’t wait to make many more videos just like this one for you guys! As for the cab that’s great to hear! Your correct, mine has held up perfectly all these years and I have yet to have a SINGLE issue with it.. no rips or tears either and it still keeps me warm in the winter. What more could you ask for out of such such a cheaply priced cab! Thanks for watching, hopefully your enjoying staying nice and dry this winter 👍🏻

[@32modelbford39]

Good video, keep them coming!! I enjoy watching! Who cares why, if you like it you like it!! Shop is coming along nicely!!👊🏻

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha thanks buddy, that’s what I say! I got a ton of comments on my original hood stack video like “why would you do that” and “you must like soot in your face” but this was years ago.. I don’t get comments like that anymore thankfully and if I did I’d just laugh. Have a great week!

[@daleriggenbach2842]

What you can do with your BX tractor is amazing !! I fallow your channel Thank you

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Dale I really appreciate that! I appreciate you subscribing and following my videos!

[@brian1110]

Everything looks great,Biff! Coming along nicely. Nice job getting the stack back together too👍🏻

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Brian, excited to do more in there!

[@PathfinderExcavating]

Great video, Mike. glad you are enjoying that new shop. When you getting bunk beds out there, lol. Can't wait to see the turbo addition.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Joe, it really is a night and day difference from working in my cramped shed to now a nice spacious garage! I couldn’t be happier, was like a kid in a candy store making this video 😂 I’m excited for the turbo project too, we should be able to start on it before spring hits as long as I can get my other maintenance items done to the Bx first, thanks for watching!

[@number40Fan]

You're description issue has been fixed. No more "strikes" through it.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks for letting me know man. This time I didn’t put a dash before and after the description and I think that was the issue.. so strange cuz Iv always done that since the start of my channel and suddenly it seemed to start crossing the description out. So it may have been some type of KZbin update or something that changed the way the dashes behaved with the text. Hope your doing well!

[@worklife5094]

Man I love this channel You're the only one I know that has the same bx 25 I have And you always give me new ideas of things to do with my tractor Not to mention the jobs you do with it I doubt I would have enough confidence to do the stack but I love it Reminds me of the older tractors I grew up with

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey thanks buddy I’m glad to hear it! It’s always nice to get new ideas for new mods and upgrades to your tractor and even better when you can see step by step how their done so you can follow along with your own tractor! As for the exhaust stack, it def wasn’t easy, there is such tight tolerances under the hood of the BX that the angles on the elbow I made had to be JUST right for it all to work and not cause any issues.. the best thing about this mod tho is it doesn’t change the tractor itself in any permanent way which is something I def wanted incase I didn’t like it. Hope you have a great week!

[@rvnmedic1968]

Good going on that, Biff. She'll be ready for the snow on Wed/Thurs/Fri of this week. I had my 52" snowblower replace my FEL. It was ok for last winter but not as good as the blower. Have fun! Cheers, Bob (from NE of Syracuse)

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey thanks man! Yes indeed she is! Though it desperately needs its hydraulic/hydrostatic oil changed also which I plan to do with you guys very soon, as soon as my shop is 100% done which it’s getting very close, I’m maybe 3 weeks out or so now to finally having it DONE. Can’t wait. As for the snow this week, I sure hope we get missed! I’m not sure if you will tho as you seem like your gonna be more in the storms path.. they are saying we could get up to an inch of ice from the storm.. I sure hope not! Stay safe buddy!

[@rvnmedic1968]

@@BiffsEquipment Super! I look forward to the oil change vid and all of your DIY maintenance vids. And your shop looks great! I now have shop envy...

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@rvnmedic1968 hey thanks man l really appericate it! I’m glad your just as excited as I am to get doing some Kubota Bx maintiance and other projects!

[@RavensRidgeNC]

Shop is lookin' awesome - must be great to work there rather than the cramped quarters of the shed!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man, it really is a night and day difference from working in my cramped shed to now a nice spacious garage! I couldn’t be happier and I’m glad I can get better camera angles for you guys 👍🏻

[@johnhershey4010]

Love the Stack

[@macdawg6403]

dude why was I not getting notified about your vids ????..........Nice Vid!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Damn buddy! Thanks for telling me that! You aren’t the first to tell me this either! It makes me SOOO damn angry that KZbin does this! Basically if you don’t continue to put out the same exact content or don’t upload at bare minimum one video a week KZbin will start hiding your videos from your OWN subscribers! Like wtf? If they are SUBSCRIBED to MY channel then WHY would you hide my videos from someone who clearly likes the content? Do they think they know what’s better for you then you do? Like that’s how I feel.. I feel that they think they know what you should be watching more then you yourself knows.. so instead they are the ones able to control and depict what you see.. whether your subscribed to a channel or not. I often get recommended channels I have never seen in my life over brand new videos my subscriptions have uploaded.. that’s a crock! Anyways man I’m sorry that happened.. Iv head this from 3-4 other people now and I knew that’s exactly what was happening when nobody watched my gas line video .. cuz I knew that was right up my subscribers ally yet only 1/4 of my subscribers actually watched it cuz KZbin never showed it to them.

[@BiffsEquipment]

In my honest option it’s basically KZbin telling you to upload more often or else.. or stay on your exact same tractor content or else.. or else they will not show it anymore to your own fans/subscribers! So annoying. Building the pole barn made my video scheduals go out the window.. I was not only uploading totally different content topics like “building a barn” but also was uploading on random days for awhile during the week and such.. none of which should change how KZbin shares or alerts my new content to my subscribers.. but it does cuz they make it that way.. so because of this my channel has taken a huge hit since last summer.. and now it’s hard and slow going to get the momentum back to somehow bring my own subscribers back to me.

[@georgeschuster8718]

Looks great

[@atv660]

Good stuff!!! Love the Shop!!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man, it’s coming along slowly but surely! In another few weeks or so it should be about finished. Can’t wait to do more work in there like this with you guys 👍🏻

[@jeffwilliams4676]

Well done

[@michaelc6633]

Nice…hafta make it a chrome stack when you get the turbo on there haha

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey that’s a good idea! I think I may just do that! 👍🏻

[@kagnewmp12]

Love what you do and enjoy watching your new shop come along but I have one concern and that is about that Dog laying there while you weld. My Uncle had a Dog that did the same and he never thought about it till he noticed the dog was running into walls and such. He took him to the Vet just to find out that he was almost blind and after putting 2 and 2 together they realized it was from the welding. My Uncle always used a welding shield but never thought about the dog. He always put his other dogs outside after that.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey thanks buddy I appreciate it as well as the words of advice! That’s one reason I hated having the dog out in my shed with me when I use to have to do all my welding out there because there just wasn’t enough room for him to get away from me and not see the light so I would often have to put him outside.. thankfully tho the new shop is large enough to where the light shouldn’t blind him so long as I am able to keep him a good distance away from the arc.. you really gotta be focusing on the arc for it to affect your eyes I feel and it’s more looking at and watching me then watching or staring at the arc but I’m glad you mentioned this so I can be even more cautious.. I def don’t wanna ruin my pups eyes that’s for sure! Thanks for sharing your story!

[@davidmartin7660]

Nice job Mike. Nice having room to work isn’t it?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Dave! Oh man it sure is, I almost didn’t know what to do with myself! For once in my life I wasn’t bumping and tripping over things.. I could actually find all my tools and actually had the space to freely do the work and still get great camera angles! Thanks for watching!

[@RossOnTheLand]

Any thoughts on adding an exhaust flapper to stop water, snow going down it? Nice first video in the shop! Congratulations.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Ross! I actually bought a flapper a few years ago but never added it because it was too large. I keep forgetting to order another one that’s the proper size but I should do that soon. Thankfully the tractor is often parked inside.. but even if it wasn’t and water got down it the water would get stuck in the muffler before going down into the head of the engine.. so long as it wasn’t parked with out starting for years and years lol.

[@4SeasonsWithMartin]

Nice !

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! I saw you posted some other comments on a few other videos recently I just havnt had a chance to respond to them yet. Have a great week!

[@4SeasonsWithMartin]

@@BiffsEquipment all good man! Never feel obligated to reply bro! Your videos motivate me, i do landscaping and the BX would be perfect for me, I’ve been nervous thinking it couldn’t do as much but your videos show I was wrong it’s definitely on my list of things for this year!

[@baker4030]

Do you have anything done to the injection pump? Is it turned up at all. Yours smokes alot more than my 2680

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey man, yah I modified the injection pump.. I have a video on it.. I installed lather plungers inside the injection pump to allow for more fuel all the way through the RPM curve.. as far as turning the pump itself up I won’t be doing that until I need to with the turbo add on

[@baker4030]

@Biff's Equipment I'll have to look back through your vids for that. I'll be watching for that turbo

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@baker4030 no problem! Just go on KZbin and search “Kubota BX injection pump modification” or Kubota BX injection pump upgrade” one of those searches should bring the video right up for you.. if not then add “Biffs Equipment” at the end of your search. Let me know if you can’t find it 👍🏻

[@cowrocket3870]

A Support brace from the end of the bends to the muffler would help the cracking issue, but if you going turbo soon, not worth the effort. ☺

[@BiffsEquipment]

Great idea, yah that would surely help keep the weight and stress off the elbow! Can’t wait to add the turbo tho, hopefully this spring or summer!

[@JM-sy5qv]

What kind of performance gains do you expect to get out of the turbo?

[@BiffsEquipment]

I’m really hoping to see 28-30hp out of this engine give or take!

[@howardmiller4241]

Can you just run it with no muffle ? Maybe straight pipe it from the manifold ?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Great question Howard.. Well you could do that but the issue then is that you won’t have proper back pressure for which the engine was designed to have when it’s running.. so over time it could hurt the valves and will also be very loud. Once I add a turbo to the engine tho i may not put a muffler on it because a turbo itself will give back pressure and act as a muffler in some ways to quiet the motor down.. on my Cummins diesel pickup I deleted the muffler and it sounds fine, but if it didn’t have a turbo on it I wouldn’t have deleted it. Thanks for watching!

[@SchnuckySchuster]

Hi Biff, you took an interest in European bx configuration and I sent you some pictures via email but you never responded. Did you get it?

[@BiffsEquipment]

I don’t think I did, please email me them again as I’d love to see them!

[@HuserHelpers]

The EPA haha. They are concerned about our little tractors but could care less about a train mess.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha! Dude I actually said this in the original video but I edited that part out in fear of some getting upset. I try not to get political on my channel but yah it’s a disaster. Thanks for watching!

[@tempboy99]

Be careful with that brush guard. You could have scratched it.

[@BiffsEquipment]

😂😂 That’s the least of its concerns being on my tractor lol. Still love it tho just as much as the day I installed it! Hope your doin well bud!

[@Chestnut0923]

You don’t even need a muffler with the turbo. The turbo would be a muffler itself. It wouldn’t be loud to just straight pipe it.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Yah I’m prolly going to. I was talking more of like a resonator if anything. I straight piped my Cummins and it sounds great, I’ll have to see how loud it is once it’s done, I tested the turbo once quickly already on this motor and it was quite loud but that was open turbo. Hoping that with just a straight pipe that the sound tapers down quite a bit which I’m sure it will

[@Chestnut0923]

@@BiffsEquipment you can attach it to the turbo, run the straight pipe out and if you want to continue to use the hood you can get a removal small tractor muffler that has the built in resonator in the stack

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@Chestnut0923 yah I planned to still use the same exit out of my hood if I had the room.. so it would look much like my current stack.. though if it’s too loud I will have to add a muffler/resonator .. like you said maybe I can find one from an older ford tractor or something back when they came from the factory with a compact muffler/stack all in one 👍🏻

[@Chestnut0923]

@@BiffsEquipment that would look great! But I don’t think you’ll be to loud. Can’t wait to see the progress!

[@danielschultz3019]

What kinda welder you have pm me

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey buddy, it’s a Titanium Mig 140. Works great, has a lot of amperage for what it costs and works better than the Hobart we have at work!

[@D70340]

FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Your the best man! Hope you and your wife are doing well!

[@danyoder3534]

Just run a straight pipe

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha hey Dan! Long time no talk buddy! I saw you replied on one of my comments recently but havnt had a chance to read it yet. I hope you and your BX80 are doing well!

[@Lucas-rh8sw]

*Promosm*

[@worklife5094]

I got that same bx 25 tractor you got And I got oil leaking from the crankseal The one close to the radiator Its not leaking bad now Can you recommend anything to put in it without having to replace the seal now I know I'll probably at some point in time have to do it I have 1300 hrs on it now

[@BiffsEquipment]

Oh wow, that’s the first Iv heard of a crank seal leak on a BX motor before. Hope mine doesn’t leak as I’m almost to 1,000 hours myself but so far she’s still doing fine. As for what to run, you could add some Lucas motor oil treatment in there, the stuff is thick like hunny. I wouldn’t add a lot tho in such a small engine, try adding maybe 1/2 a quart or a little less on your next oil change and top it off with regular 15/40 diesel oil and see what that does. The motor oil treatment by Lucas is good stuff Iv sworn by that and their products all my life.. and it’s guaranteed to mix with any oil I believe and guaranteed not to hurt your engine as it’s all synthetics.

[@worklife5094]

You know where I can find an engine repair manual for that 2015 bx 25

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey buddy! I would search on EBay.. they have tons of manuals and service manuals for tractors and the Kubota BX.. eBay is even where I found a service manual from the 1940s for my new fork lift project as I explained in my most recent video so I’d def check out eBay!