How To Plow With A Subcompact/Kubota BX Tractor

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[@danielgoen9452]

Man do you know your stuff!!!! Very enjoyable to watch a man that knows what he's doing

[@troykeys-applyingprinciples]

It's nice to hear you thinking and working through it. Thanks

[@EverythingAttachments]

Thanks for watching!

[@Gr8Layks]

You guys are the Top Gear of the tractor world. "Peanut" is the Stig. Best channel I've subscribed to in years! Love it! Great videos, guys.

[@guitarman13021]

except it doesn't look like peanut knows how to drive. Doesn't know to use the diff lock even when told. Doesn't know to lift the plow a little.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Seems that one could design a plow which will actually shift to the left far enough so that it doesn't have to be pulled sideways, or with the tractor's 3 point hitch offset. As other commenters have mentioned, the coulter needs to be 1/2" or so to the left of the plow bottom to leave a clean furrow. This plow just looks to be built for a wider tractor than a subcompact. Are you guys planning to build a plow which will better fit a subcompact?

[@justincampbell6657]

I bought a brand new bx 1880 about 6 months ago i love it but the attachments are expensive .. So far I hace the 54" belly mower .. Front loader with a cutting-edge and a ballast box .. I did get some kagnetic lights and modified the ballast box to accept a reese hitch and i bought a rear blade and added snow skids to it .. So far it has been great .. I also put a quick hitch on it and am looking for a york rake now .. Everuthing adds up so damn fast.

[@wildbill23c]

Attachments for any tractor are expensive, BX has nothing to do with attachment cost LOL. I had ordered my BX2680 with the 60" mid mount mower but never received it so in the process of trying to come up with another $2500 to purchase a mower from a different dealership. Love the tractor, but my dealer and salesman need a swift kick in the ass for their piss poor communication and management of customer accounts. I have the SSQA loader, 50" RTR0550 roto-tiller, box blade, 5 foot grading blade, pallet forks, quick hitch, sub-soiler (converted to a single bottom plow blade that I use as a ditcher), and a 3 point receiver hitch for moving trailers around. Future attachments/implements: 4' rotary cutter, 3 or 4 inch chipper, and possibly a grapple at some point. Asked my salesman for a refund on the mid mount mower, said he'd get me a check, that was 3 days ago, so who knows, I highly doubt I'll see either at this point, and tired of waiting on it, its been 9 months, way too long of a wait for a mower.

[@brentcowan5124]

I'm here to learn a few things and I'm actually learning a lot this is a great channel. thank you! Like I said I'm not claiming to know what I am talking about, I do have to ask Who so deep? I mean it seems way too deep as it doesn't need to be as such, the way the mold board is struggling to fold over. I do know it's wet but that shouldn't be the issue here and like you said the moldboard is too big for the tractor and this is definitely evident.

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Something Ive noticed is the plow can shift 3 inches, but the sod cutting disk cannot. If you look at the sod being turned over, there are two lines of sod being turned. One has a nice clean edge from where the disk is cutting, and a second torn up line from where the plow is literally ripping through the sod. If you engineer a way to make that cutting disk adjustable laterally, you could improve the efficiency and have cleaner turnover.

[@daveknowshow]

+Rosehillfarm I used a longer axle bolt on the coulter with a spacer which off set the disc where it needs to be. very simple fix.

[@rachaelrogers8059]

[@kumarak2101]

Explanation is more than the performance!!!!!

[@perryjenkins2281]

I run a 14" plow so it's cutting behind the rear tire and I stay out of the furrow. The axle clearance on the BX is too low to run in the furrow. Staying on top and driving on the edge of the cut allows a deep and wider cut without bottoming out tractor.

[@harveyrousejr.2069]

You are very creative and engineering savvy. How hard would it be to build a middle buster that has the wire wings used for digging potatoes? The Italians build them to go behind the two wheeled walk behind tractors. It allows allot of dirt to fall of the potatoes while digging.

[@theklrdudeoo9173]

i think you need to move the coulter to the left a few inches , you can clearly see two strips of grass being turned over , in the top view . 14.30

[@tonysicily2687]

A great instructional video, I loved the detail and problem solving advice

[@stelviodelbrava6218]

7:05 Such an interesting soil color! Is that fertile? Location??

[@4-LOW]

Is this a BX1870? 2370? I'm looking at them right now but from what I've seen the 1870 has smaller tires and this video proves why that wouldn't be good.

[@damodoesall6240]

BX2670

[@cliffvetter]

might try letting then the top link out a bit. plow point is digging , draging interfereing with the total plow. might help.

[@roflstomps324]

Need me a plow for fall. I have to turn it because the guys who used to farm my site used tractors so big they seem to have created another layer of fragipan.

[@andrewbrenneman9592]

Could the pin on the right side be installed on the inside of the mounting plate? That "should" get you where you want your plow to sit.

[@EverythingAttachments]

We've since enhanced the hitch design, and it's now at the sweet spot!! www.everythingattachments.com/EA-Subcompact-Tractor-12-Plow-p/eta-12-subcmpplow.htm

[@guitarman13021]

That plow works on that tractor well enough but still needs some work to make it really work right. It is overshooting the furrow a bit because its not taking a big enough bite. The 3" or so of adjustment to move the plow over was not enough to get it aligned quite right. A narrower tire, at least on the furrow side, may help move the tractor over a bit to take a bigger bite. It's hard to say if that will be enough to stop it from overshooting the furrow. Maybe wheel spacers as well, if such a thing exists for these tractors. The problem that you have with a rough edge on the cut looks like its actually because the plow is crooked behind the tractor. The coulter disc is making a nice cut, but the plow blade is actually going beyond it and having to cut a new edge farther out. This is easy to see from the overhead shots around the 15:45 mark. That's why from the overhead shot it looks like its cutting two strips instead of one clean one. That one should be able to be fixed by cutting that corner off that bracket so that you can use those other holes like he said at the start of the video. Maybe a smaller plow would set up easier on this tractor but it was interesting to see that you could probably use this bigger plow if you really needed to.

[@EverythingAttachments]

Thanks for the comments. Actually, we did tweak the subcompact plow design after making this video. Check out the newest version here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHPIl6ewqsqhrZo

[@NCOliverfarm]

Are these not available anymore?

[@EverythingAttachments]

Yes, it is here on our website www.everythingattachments.com/EA-Subcompact-Tractor-12-Plow-p/eta-12-subcmpplow.htm

[@sthrnvoice3198]

So I've noticed in your older videos you have Bobcat compact tractors, newer seem to be Kubota.... Which are better? If you were buying today, which would you go with?!

[@wildbill23c]

I would go with Kubota....Bobcat doesn't build their own tractors they're built by Doosan Group of South Korea. Kubota or John Deere would be my choice. Maybe Kioti in a pinch, but gotta be careful about being able to get parts in the future is the big thing when buying stuff like this...the tractor will last for decades, if you can get parts.

[@sthrnvoice3198]

@@wildbill23c I went with a Bobcat... They come to my house and service it... I've loved it. Honestly I went and drove a John Deere, it felt really cheap (the body of it). And it was grossly overpriced. The Bobcats are basically Kioti's... as of right now (with a bobcat brand and a few minor differences. I got a good price and I've put it through some paces thus far. I really appreciate the comment, just a little late for my purchase! I considered Branson also, but read some mixed reviews on them. I've got 70 hours on it, and I really like it. Probably done a few things I shouldn't ;-)

[@sthrnvoice3198]

@@wildbill23c Wanted to add also... I got a 45hp... not the dinky one that's 1025 model (I believe), they have had problems with those smaller ones in Bobcat brand. What I got was basically a rebranded Kioti with some Bobcat modifications... They will be making their own soon.

[@wildbill23c]

@@sthrnvoice3198 Kubota comes to my house and services my tractor as well. I have my 50 hour service coming up, so they'll be out towards the end of May for the service. Kind of nice to not have to worry about that stuff. But I think that's more of a local dealer thing, not all dealers do that, especially for no additional service charge. I've heard Bobcat was supposed to start building their own tractors but as of now they're still Korean built and renamed. Never understood why Bobcat wasn't in the tractor market a long time ago anyways, they'd sell a lot of them solely based on the Bobcat Skid Steer sales...I bet if they started building them in house they'd see a huge increase in sales...don't see many around here in Idaho, its a Kubota, Mahindra, and Kioti area. That is until you get into the big agriculture stuff then you see John Deere and New Holland mostly here. I see that Massey now has a sub-compact tractor, not sure how long they've had one but drove by a Massey dealer a while back and saw one. I keep thinking about starting a side business doing roto-tilling and pasture mowing, but my little BX2680 wouldn't hold up to doing that every day LOL.

[@billastell3753]

I made a BX work for plowing for a few years but I traded in for a B2620 to get more clearance. I have only had turf tires on my tractors. The 2620 works much better for all ground work.

[@harveyrousejr.2069]

you could turn the Cat 1 hitch pin around and that should give enough clearance to miss the stabilizer as well as the coulter.

[@EverythingAttachments]

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[@milkman1944]

Does the coulter run in the correct position on the new plow, the one in the video need to run to the left a few inches.

[@EverythingAttachments]

The hitch assembly was redesigned and now fits the subcompacts perfectly and produces beautiful results, even with the inside 3pt stabilizer linkage.

[@45von]

The coulter is Not in front of the plow... it looks to be about 3 or 4 inches to the right.

[@connorlenhardt3369]

45von I know right

[@sendme63]

Colter should be adjusted to cut about half an inch to the LEFT of the share point.

[@travelinthru9519]

What size is that plow ?

[@newbie_nugs]

Would you plow in 4wd or 2wd?

[@pbc1951]

Top link needed to be longer to set rear tang of plow in the bottom of the furrow.

[@allterralandscapeservices3112]

Is there an implement out there that isn’t as aggressive? I’m looking for something I can use to dig a shallow trench for silt fence installation

[@jamesdunphy6262]

Nice but seems too deep? What veletable for this pototoes?

[@EdStaniszewski]

how deep max can that thing cut? wonder how well it could be used for french drains? or at least half depth

[@karlolson4655]

How do you plow with a set of wheel spacers ..? I have a JD 4052r with factory spacers (about 9 inches wider). I also have a middle buster and am wondering how you line up the rows with one of these? So 2 questions....plowing either with the moldboard plow or middle buster ....with wheel spacers? What's it look like? Thanks K W Olson, Novice farmer PS love your demo videos. Am looking at your grapple...future birthday present.

[@EverythingAttachments]

The bottom plow gives you the ability to adjust it based on "normal" widths, but problems setting it up could arise if your tractor is 9" wider than normal. For further discussion, feel free to email us at [e-mail] and leave your phone number. We'll be glad to get you in touch with Ted. Thanks for watching! A #WickedGrapple is the best birthday present a guy could ever ask for!!

[@STEVENRAY18]

it looks like the cutter wheel is cutting a little off to the right hand side a couple of inches maybe 3 inches

[@STEVENRAY18]

yes after seeing the view of the plow from the air the cutter wheel needs to go over 3 inches over to the left side of the track

[@jamescole3152]

Can the plow be offset to the right so the tractor is level?

[@EverythingAttachments]

The ideal way to plow is with your two right wheels in the furrow. If it was offset, traction would be severely lacking.

[@craiglacount89]

What would happen if you were tilling virgin ground that likely would have large rocks. Would the BX series work or should I go to the B series?

[@chucknorrisvsbarney1]

Dang it Peanut, use the diff lock!

[@cartercogle241]

That’s what it’s there for!!

[@mysterioussquirrel4456]

Can you not get a swing plough attachment? I know you need a bit of weight to make the plough spin over but it would save time in not having to keep reversing up.

[@EverythingAttachments]

I don’t know of any mfg. currently making one of those. If there were, it would be really expensive and take some HP to pull it!

[@mysterioussquirrel4456]

EverythingAttachment Yes, I suppose it would rather nullify the 'compact' nature of things.

[@philipjp01]

Would you use this kind of plow on ground that may have large rocks ?

[@EverythingAttachments]

The plow is very rigid and durable. It also has shear pin protection, in case you hit something solid. As with any attachment, just use caution and use a low speed in really difficult terrain. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Earl-vo7gf]

Don't know what's keeping it from turning over

[@nicke1903]

Hi, my uncle just got a BX1880 with a Belly Mower, Its basically going to mow but a box or blade would be nice for the 3pt, what width would be good to go with? I'd rather give up width for better performance..may push a lil snow, mess with a gravel driveway nothing too crazy.

[@wildbill23c]

I have a 4 foot box blade, seems to be about all the BX will handle when you get that box full of gravel, dirt, or whatever you are moving, it'll stop the tractor in its tracks, not from lack of power but lack of traction. The tractor has plenty of power, just a lack of weight to keep up with traction needs. I have a BX2680, one of the thumbs down from my dealer was the complete lack of implements/attachments, so I have an A&B Eagle Brand 4 foot box blade...it works great for my gravel driveway. I recently purchased a 5 foot grading blade from Tractor Supply which I will use for snow removal. I can use a box blade for snow removal, but a regular grading blade is much easier.

[@MetaView7]

It an amazing little tractor

[@peterjames2004]

i agree put the coulter on the other side of the frame

[@southernwulf530]

So a jd 3r could do a 3 or 4 blade and a jd 4r can do a 4 or 5 blade plow

[@ru42112]

how does a gage wheel work? I thought the hydraulic position did that. It does pivot at the bottom pins but the top is stationary..I have a Bx 2200 kabota

[@EverythingAttachments]

+ru42112 Since many smaller tractors do not have position control, only up and down lift, it is hard to keep the plow from going too deep without a gauge wheel. You simply adjust the gauge wheel to the desired depth. The plow will then dig down to the desired depth, riding on the wheel. I hope this helps. Thanks

[@ru42112]

Thats what the problem is. It only goes up and down. So when in its position the attachment stays at the height. I dont understand where the pivot point is to allow the wheel to take over.

[@lukejones1244]

Could you dig a 2m deep trench with this tractor?

[@contripodis9338]

great stuff is this plow attachment available outside the U S A i am in melbourne Australia

[@arkyump]

Can you use this with a quick hitch?

[@EverythingAttachments]

The geometry of a true bottom plow, if it is made properly just as in the old days, prohibits using a quick hitch. You hear people say "they just don't make em like they used to"...well, this one is made like they used to be!!

[@fightingbear8537]

Thanks for the video!

[@jackjohnson6230]

Excellent video the kabota does a really good job

[@oldfarmer9004]

Where are you located? That’s the “reddest dirt” I’ve ever seen!

[@EverythingAttachments]

Newton, NC, thanks for watching!

[@trytobetheballpeople]

Love your videos guys! Keep on keeping on.

[@thesteveprichard]

Good job! What horsepower is that model?

[@EverythingAttachments]

The tractor featured in the video is our Kubota BX2670, which has 26 engine and 19 pto horsepower.

[@jasonfleck123]

steve prichard. Hp is 25.5

[@mi2tn]

What size plow is this? Looks like a 14".

[@EverythingAttachments]

This is our 12" plow.

[@donniebargo964]

Why don't you guys back land

[@briankirkland5327]

That tractor with plow a lot better if you start in the center and work your way from the center to the outside

[@culmalachie]

Hoh! what a rupach job you are making - sorry to be blunt but I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, the tears are just streaming! I have to put up with fowk working " small 80 hp tractors suitable for stable work and grass topping" which in actual fact can pull up to 5 furrows in 2WD but struggle with 2 or 3 fur's because no one knows much about it. May I suggest to one and all here, - go research Harry Ferguson's System - the linkage geometry is half the battle - lost on ALL the big and modern tractors of today, you will find all you need to know about good plowing and ploughing wherever you live. Good Luck

[@erikneland8632]

Harry Ferguson's weight transfer system made lightweight tractors able to pull attachments which required much heavier tractors before.

[@Larry342516]

If you hit a stub or hidden rock how much damage would it do to this plow? Do you have accessories to remove stubs? Thanks for the video.

[@EverythingAttachments]

+Larry342516 The plow has shear pin protection, which is a bolt that is designed to break and allow the plow assembly to kick back if you hit something solid such as a and embedded rock or root. Some people will use a ripper for initial ground breaking to loosen up such debris: www.everythingattachments.com/Tractor-Ripper-Field-Cultivator-Tillage-Tool-s/6095.htm

[@Larry342516]

+EverythingAttachment Thanks Ted for the information. I watched the link to the ripper attachment. Appreciated.

[@ArcadiyIvanov]

How deep can this plow go?

[@EverythingAttachments]

Generally a 12" bottom plow will go around 6-8 inches deep depending on soil condition. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelscott7963]

I use a compact massy 1233 with single row plow. I get better results by using a higher gear. I uses speed to keep the rolling the soil upside down. I plow bottom up to top down and pickup the plow at the end of the row then drive to the top of the then drop the plow at top row. I never backup this way and use the last strip in the middle of garden as a path. Keep up the speed, timing of the lift and drop there is no need for coulter at all.

[@bones549]

I really like how you show the good the challenging too. I grew up on a farm, and its an art to get them rows perfect with a big tractor (try it with a mule). Goin ofer to check your facebook page. cheers.

[@semco72057]

That plow and tractor seem to be doing a nice job in that field, and the tiller can take over after that.

[@dankimball579]

After watching your most recent plow video's, can I be confident that I can use a colter on the compact plow (yellow) I bought from you last year on my 2-yr old B-26?

[@perk.isaksen7765]

No.

[@panzerdan867]

Not enough power

[@scottrerko5416]

Your Colter needed to be moved left . It needs to be in line with the plow point .

[@EverythingAttachments]

We've made some changes which optimized the plow even more, and made it easier to hook up. Check out the newest version here www.everythingattachments.com/EA-Subcompact-Tractor-12-Plow-p/ls-12-subcmpplow.htm And the video about it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHPIl6ewqsqhrZo

[@tombyorn8278]

That peanut has definitely been roasted more than once

[@Z71Ranger]

I thought they stooped plowing and went to no till growing... Just spray Round- Up and kill it all then plant crops...

[@richardf9137]

Impressive!

[@pryme2013]

Could a guy run this plow on a bx1880?

[@EverythingAttachments]

Yes, it will fit just fine on the BX1880. Performance/traction will depend on your tire type and ground conditions. Feel free to call us at 866-581-5818 or email [e-mail] with questions! Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@MasterofCrude]

Nice !!!

[@annasanders6819]

Great video. Do you guys ever use any other brand of compact tractors other than John Deere and Kubota? Would be nice to see a Mahindra or something. Regardless still great videos

[@EverythingAttachments]

Mahindra tractors are definitely becoming more popular, but we currently have Kubota tractors because they sell the highest percentage of compact tractors in the US. We've also used Bobcat tractors, which are the same as Kioti. Thanks for watching and give us a call if we can assist you with attachments for your Mahindra!!

[@ВладимирЕрдуков]

Power, cool, like !

[@billstokes6740]

I used a 50lb. wheel weight on the outboard wheel, worked much better.

[@ericfermin8347]

Peanut's stick legs make me laugh

[@chipps1066]

A Farmall Cub would plow that twice as fast and efficient 70 years ago.

[@KevinCoop1]

You need to bring in an old farmer to show you how to set it up. You still don't have it right. The plate in the back is not setting down in the furrow. The plow was pulling crooked too, not straight with tractor. Been too many years ago for me to explain better.

[@woofdog4219]

How come peanut looks like a old man ?

[@johnbates5389]

Woof Dog he is only 39yrs old. He’s had a really hard life but he has a heart of gold.

[@WayneEarls]

That red soil though.

[@HarukiYamamoto]

What's wrong with it?

[@WayneEarls]

@@HarukiYamamoto it's awesome. Our soil is boring brown

[@oskarmatilda4372]

nice

[@EfstathiosOuranitsas]

hi nice video you helped me a lot but i just have a few questions. I have a Kubota gl 23 it not a big one but its enough cause i live in a small greek island and the fields here are small and rocky i have a double plow like this one www.car.gr/classifieds/tractors/photos/1202906/ sorry the advertisment is in greek my problem is that its very light and it can not go in the ground easy should i add some weight on it or the angle must be different for eample the ends must point a bit down please help me out.

[@SCNative_76]

Peanut is gonna come off that tractor one day and fry your jaws barking orders like you do. J/K good videos.

[@phillipknowles1258]

Peanut is gonna blouse your eye good boy! I heard he is a 22nd level ninjutsu master!!! WHOOOOOOAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonanderson4280]

Phillip Knowles he has only been 168 lbs all his life, didn't you hear that?😂😂😂😁🙊

[@volvo24091]

my thoughts exactly

[@daikuone]

I have way more rocks in my soil.

[@Genjokoan]

Two words - Seat Belt

[@jj-iu3ni]

Thats a small tractor for a large continent

[@billywhitmore3147]

Don’t think I’d want them ploughing any of my ground

[@EverythingAttachments]

They don't do house calls, so don't worry! Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@ericfermin8347]

Look at that clay

[@fightingbear8537]

These tractors do what he says if you go slower.

[@oooiii9364]

Taki sprzęt a 1 skiba😶😶

[@reenactorrob7901]

That's totally unfair! No rocks, hunks of marine clay or roots.

[@cartercogle241]

Need to get a gimbal before filming anything else. Your cameraman is making us dizzy!

[@darrelldroke7188]

BX worthless I have one wish bought a B series.

[@milkman1944]

Here's a BX plowing, go to about 700. Good day and lots of fun turning dirt. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoLWe5h_Yq1lqtE

[@claudineiflorentino]

Mini minusculo.

[@philipfarrell8114]

I just am not impressed with the way the furrows are being flipped over there is alot of grass where the plow didnot flip it all the way why or how is this happening it's z good tractor and plow just something is not right

[@EverythingAttachments]

We thought the same exact thing. That's why we went back and tweaked the design so the interface with a subcompact is even more enhanced. The coulter works much better now. Check out the newest design, complete with an informative video here www.everythingattachments.com/EA-Subcompact-Tractor-12-Plow-p/ls-12-subcmpplow.htm Thanks for watching!

[@danfrazier8387]

This video is a joke! The design of the plow is all wrong and you stuck it on a tractor too small to handle it.If the plow was designed correctly it would turn the sod completely over. Your plow does not do that b/c of design. Another thing, the over all plow is too long in length. The closer the plow bottom is to the rear axle of the tractor the easier a plow will pull. Go back to the drawing board

[@travelinthru9519]

Dan Frazier my bx2380 wont even pull a plow or a 4' disc

[@hannahfionaautida7134]

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[@stevem659]

TRACTOR IS IN DANGER OF TIPPING OVER.....You should have had everything adjusted perfect before demonstrating a dangerous episode with the tractor deep in a rut.

[@EverythingAttachments]

Come on, man. If you think this is dangerous, you should dig deeper into our video archives!

[@skoalbanditskoal]

When was it in danger of tipping? Grant it they don’t know much about plowing I can tell ya that.

[@dericklebron3198]

@Steve M going through the adjustment process was the most valuable part of the video. Also, the tractor was never in danger of tipping over, and even if it was, it wasn't gonna tip far. Life in the furrow takes some acclimating.

[@willhorting5317]

😂😂😂😂

[@letserb]

If you are going to do a job that requires a real tractor, you hire someone that owns a real tractor. Pretend is great if you are a preteen, when you grow up, you are supposed to learn the difference between fantasy and reality.

[@EverythingAttachments]

Hi, I'm Ted. Welcome to reality! Thanks for watching and enjoy the ride!!

[@shirleydrury5565]

I could do better with a spade it’s crap

[@maizerbabluani836]

learn first and then do

[@hootche1]

People, should not be allowed to give instructions,when thay are not qualified to do so. a little knowlage is a dangerous thing