Kubota BX- Stripping Land + Grading Topsoil With FEL (Mini Bull Dozer!)

#KubotaBX #Stripping Stripping a rough patch of lawn on a new job site. Clearing overgrowth and debris with the bucket and spreading/grading topsoil with the FEL. #Grading #TopSoil
#BiffsEquipment
‪@BiffsEquipment‬

[@plumbsavvy]

I didn't click on this to get straight to the point I really enjoyed that 3 minutes and some change worth of an intro worth it. Yes, I paused it to make the comment. Can't wait. Love your videos, keep up the good work.

[@ToniMattTony]

Beautiful I always wanted a Farm and machinery 6 years ago I was diagnosed with giant brain tumor Im still alive and kicking maybe someday!

[@jackworsley2562]

Rent one for a weekend have some fun 😊

[@Mydriasis100]

Still alive?

[@jimmyhorton1504]

Another example of what a great operator and a smaller machine can accomplish in a residential area. Awesome video as always! 👍

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Jimmy!

[@jeffwhiteside1124]

Skill putting that loader on ! Good stuff

[@racepnd]

Just recently bought an acreage and tractor and have been watching everything tractor on KZbin for two months. This is easily and by far the best tractor video I’ve seen yet, music and cinematography top notch thanks very much.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey thanks a lot man, really appreciate the kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully you got something from it as well! I have a new video coming out at 9pm tonight, if you liked this video then your REALLY gonna like my new one!

[@racepnd]

@@BiffsEquipment yes I’ll watch the new one for sure. Thanks

[@rox9975]

@@BiffsEquipment haha, I’m doing the exact same thing 😂

[@cameronmurray4479]

Biff man, I can’t get over how easy you make this stuff look. Today I tried dozing/digging topsoil for a garden (late, I know, just moved) and it was pretty tough! Loving your content; it’s helping me build a little confidence with my own bx2380.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Cameron I appericate it buddy. I have quite a lot of hours in the seat of my bx so as they say practice makes perfect! Just keep at it, don’t be afraid to try new things and def don’t be afraid to watch others work as see their techniques as all of this will help you grow. You’ll have to let me know how your garden comes out, sounds like the ground may have been pretty dry/hard which can make it a bit difficult but too wet and it also makes it beer difficult so you really want the ground dry but moist on the surface and that will give you the best results. PS. I have a new video dropping at 9pm tonight, check it out, if you liked this video then your gonna LOVE my new one!

[@Dream4Design]

Box Blade would be ideal work tool for this job! good video, good skills you have!

[@glennvengroff7235]

The Fel Master back in action...Gotta love it. Tyvm keep up the Great work.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy!

[@therealbenjamin789]

Don't quit youtube your content is amazing and you are a surgeon with that thing

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy I appreciate that, glad you enjoy watching it! I have a blast working my little Bx and making it do work that most people wouldn’t dream of tackling with such a machine. The machines are capable of so much more than people give them credit for that’s for sure.. it’s all in how you use it haha. Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@treefiddy2470]

I just had my property mulched. Its now full of ruts, muddy, uneven terrain. Renting a small tractor soon. This is the exact video i was looking for. Good job

[@GPOutdoors]

Great job Biff! I really enjoy watching you manage that FEL and bucket. And hey, loved the drone action. LOL! Hope you are keeping well. Cheers!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! I’m glad you enjoyed the extra footage, I’ll have some more drone footage in my next video (a huge driveway job) so stay tuned! Also send me an email sometime if you would [e-mail] .. would love to catch up with you some time 👍🏻

[@Zfirearms]

Biff i recently found your channel and subscribed. I have to say you have one of the best tractor channels on KZbin. I own a small ranch in AZ. And I’m shopping for my first tractor, I’m trying to decide brand and size. Your channel has helped more than every other channel. You don’t talk about the specs of the tractor or all the available attachments. You just show us what these compact tractors can do. I was worried a compact tractor wouldn’t be enough for what I wanted to do, but after watching your videos and seeing what these little tractors are capable of. I’m sold on a compact tractor. Great videos, keep up the good work.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Matt! Sorry I’m only just now seeing your comment buddy. Thank you VERY much for the kind words and comments I greatly appericate it and I’m glad you feel my channel Is one of the best. You hit the nail on the head because the whole reason I started this channel was cuz I was tired of people showing videos on these small tractors and making them look like they were incapable of any real work.. me having already owned my tractor I knew I could do better as I was already using it for massive jobs before I even started my channel.. so one day I decided to start recording my jobs to show people what these machines can really do with the right operator in the seat and I’m glad you were able to see that. If you need any help or have any further questions feel free to email me at [e-mail] and I’ll do my best to help you out! Thanks

[@theoracle5265]

Your sick, you make changing out those attachments look super easy!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha thanks buddy I appericate that!

[@bowdoin5063]

Another skilled operator video 👌👍

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy!

[@ritterjon]

💥 Another great vid! Keep up the great work Mike! *Keep on tractoring!*

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Jon!

[@davidmartin7660]

One job leads to another. Great work.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha you got it Dave! I have a HUGE driveway Job video coming up next so stay tuned, I think you guys are really gonna love it!

[@jeffwilliams4676]

Awesome. I like all of your videos.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Jeff! Hopefully you’ll get your Cummins video this summer, I feel bad I havnt been able to show you my new upgrades yet!

[@pauljelen2330]

Good job of scraping up the ground and spreading the top soul, I know how hard it is to do when its muddy.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Paul! Your right, I’m glad you realize how tough it is to spread and grade when it’s so wet like that, I was doing my best to spread the topsoil and not drive over it as I was spreading it which was why I was driving around the piles so many times avoiding going over the middle haha. Was a bit of a challenge cuz as soon as I drove over it the topsoil would clump and would no longer spread.. I hate spreading wet/heavy topsoil but it all worked out in the end. Thanks for watching!

[@k6outdoors]

Nice work man, looks like an enjoyable day on the tractor!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! Even tho it was very wet which made everything I did that day more difficult I still had a blast! Hope your doing well yourself!

[@jackworsley2562]

Fun video thanks for making it Looking to do some jobs like this You live in a nice area 😊 Hi from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@MegaKg9]

Thanks for sharing

[@HuserHelpers]

Big job, nice work

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Jay!

[@trevorburton2718]

Great Job mate, you do wonders with such a small machine, shows size isn't everything.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Trevor, you got it! A lot of guys laugh at the BX or a sub compact saying “what are you gonna do with that thing?” Then they see me use it or I show them my videos and I say “that’s what!” Then they are blown away Lol Thanks for watching!

[@trevorburton2718]

@@BiffsEquipment A good operator helps and every hour you put in makes you better. Your welcome.

[@balconio1172]

Awesome knowing the BX can handle this kind of work. I have a kart track that's way too bumpy and I figured it would take a box scraper to level it out but looks like with some skill you can do it with the loader. Now I just need to buy a BX...

[@BiffsEquipment]

Takes a bit of practice but it’s deffinelty doable! I felt in this situation the loader worked better because some of the bumps and humps were like 2’ high.. that woulda taken me forever to knock down with a grader box plus being so muddy it woulda never spread the material well so I feel the loader was the best choice on thus given day but had it dried up it a bit before I came it woulda been better. Thanks for watching

[@mailmanx69]

And I just need some skill!

[@mikereed3093]

Would a BX 2200 Kubota have enough horses to create a dry lot for horses? Lot would be 20x40 and 6 inches deep. Absolutely fantastic video!

[@stevenhicks6504]

Another great video from you! Another situation I wonder where’s the box blade lol

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Steven, as for the grader box in this situation, being that the ground was still so wet the grader box woilda never been able to spread the material out well.. it coulda cut and knocked down the high spots but then I woulda been left with thick clumps of mud getting stuck in the grader box and not being able to slowly disperse them. Also some of the humps were 2’ high it was really rough so I felt the loader woulda still worked better but had things been dryer I think the grader box coulda given it a run for it’s money if I removed all the large rocks/stumps first possibly

[@MINItraktor196]

Классная работа. 👍 надеюсь я скоро тоже так смогу😊

[@terrychristle1477]

Nice video, looking into a used 2670. Is that front end stock or do you have wheel spacers on there? Thanks

[@No_bread-and-circuses]

Wow! And I was wondering if a John Deere 3039R with a bucket would be able to do any type of land stripping and grading. Now I'm wondering if it might be too much tractor. lol

[@tacomafan7488]

Great job for lil toy like bx

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks but the tractor isn’t a toy, hence all the work and monster jobs for its size it’s completed over the last 3+ years of my KZbin channel. If it was a toy it either woulda struggled to get any of the work done or woulda broke down long ago from all the abuse.. it’s never once not completed a job for me and rarely struggles

[@tacomafan7488]

@@BiffsEquipment nice to hear that !

[@circuitgr8660]

Can you share info on your weights, weight holders front and rear, and where you obtained them?

[@mvlouman]

Thanks for the video. I have about half an acre in the same situation and I'm thinking about hiring a machine like this to level it out however I have no idea how to do it. It would be good if in the future you did some voiceover explaining what you're doing for the non-savvy people out there.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Will do buddy, next time I do a “video review” I will see if I can touch on this video for you and explain what I was doing in a bit more detail. Thanks for watching and best of luck clearing your land!

[@johnaustin6067]

Kabota to Kubota! Mandella Efect!😂❤

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha 😆

[@InspiredCraftsman]

Are your tires loaded? I see that nice set of weights on the back. I couldn't believe the difference fluid made in my b2601 especially when using the box blade. Just found your channel, subbed.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey thanks for the sub and Welcome to the channel! As for my rear tires I do have them loaded with beat juice.. it was the first thing I did when I purchased the loader for my tractor.. Your correct having proper ballast makes night and day difference with a tractors performance, often these small tractors have way more power than you can put to the ground so the more ballast you can add to them the more powerful and productive they become. I made a few videos last year when I added even more rear suitcase weights to the rear of my tractor and explained at the end of the video just how big of a difference it made going from 4x 42lb weights to 8x 42lb weights.. the 4 weighs I added were those 4 John Deere weights. I think In the video I was digging up huge stumps.. I’ll leave the link below if I can find it where I talk at the end of the video of how much having more ballast helped 👍🏻 Video where I added 4 more weights: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qloH9slNSrY7s Video where I showed and talked about the improvement it all made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqekmYGafd6hetU

[@maxpat82]

the mower linkage can easily be push up while turning the height knob to TOP. save you a couple min to start back up and crounch down again to remove the pto shaft ;)

[@BiffsEquipment]

To be honest I just leave the tractor running and don’t shut it off at all when I install or remove the deck but I knew if I did that on video guys would freak about it being unsafe which I realize so I shut it off this time. Plus I’d rather have the tractor do the work instead of tryin to push the linkages up by hand, sometimes the linkage grabs or rubs against the mower deck too and gets pinched so I feel it’s always easier to just let the tractor do it but thanks for letting guys know!

[@maxpat82]

@@BiffsEquipment totally understand.. I always put and remove my mower in my garage(concrete floor is way easier) so I don't want the fume ..so I keep it off..hehe

[@Ron-ds2ob]

Great job as always Biff. Now, .... is that a 67 Chevelle? Looks great from far away. I was hoping you would walk right past it with the camera.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Ron! I did want to record some close up shots of his Chevelle but at the end I forgot to take some shots. Maybe next time I’m up there I’ll have him explain a little about it and do a walk through. It’s a nice car needs a little TLC here and there I think but overall it’s in great shape. Stay tuned for my next job as your gonna know exactly where I’m working! Got a massive driveway Job video coming up and I thought of you the entire time!

[@mailmanx69]

Dang son! I've had my tractor for a year and I'm still trying to figure out how to know when my bucket is flat. I tried leveling a small bit of ground just for a test. When I was done, it was bumpier than it was when I started. Can you telepathically send me some of your skills? I sure need them! My entire lawn (3-acres) needs to be leveled. Ahhhhh! I'm actually thinking about cheating and putting a backup camera aimed at the bottom of the bucket so I can see where it's at!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha thanks buddy! Yah it deffinelty takes time, I have a lot of hours in the seat both on my own tractor as well as others.. you’ll get there tho as practice makes perfect! Have you thought about buying or building your own “loader level indicator”? A level indicator is a must have for anyone new to tractors or even if you have a machine that’s new to you as every machine is slightly different. A loader level indicator for the BX is only about $70 from Kubota and it’s VERY easy to install. Infact I have a video where I talk about my level indicator and show how it bolts on tho I no longer use it even tho I still have it on my loader.. I’d say I used it for the first month I had my tractor but after that I no longer needed it since it showed me where level was I got the hang of it with out when looking at it after awhile which is a good thing. I have a new video coming out tonight at 9pm you should watch it as I think you could get a lot from it! Keep me posted on how you make out! 👍🏻

[@mTechPenn]

I'm new to having acreage. I didn't know you could grade like that with such a small tractor and bucket. I'm on clay...I wonder if this would work well on clay soil too? Would love to avoid giant machinery

[@toddcaskey9984]

Great job

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Todd, hope you and the fam are doing well!

[@toddcaskey9984]

@@BiffsEquipment very cool 😎 introduced you are a pro at taking & putting the mower and bucket on and off🤪

[@garymonsarratt6048]

Hi Mike .What was that you were greasing by the brake hold down lever, My 23 s doesn't have that ??? is that for the foot pedal ??? Nice job for as wet as it was........

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Gary, what I was greasing was the pivot point on the treadle pedal not the brake pedal.. you def have this same grease fitting so be sure not to forget about it, my floor mat is from a Bx80 series so I know you also have it, look for the small tab in the rubber Mat and lift it and under it you’ll find a grease fitting for the pedal.. you may have to clean it out with a screw driver to actually see the grease zerk like I did as it often gets buried in debris. This is a fitting many guys forget about and keeping it greased will keep your forward and backward movement of your pedal smooth and tight. Lmk if you can’t find it. Thanks for watching, it was def a bit of a challenge being so darn wet but it all worked out in the end!

[@garymonsarratt6048]

@@BiffsEquipment Thanks for the reply Mike and yes { your right } there is one .I thought the linkage might need adjusting cuz it wants to crawl forward real slow. I greased it { bone dry } and no more crawling .Cant thank you enough Mike ............

[@michaelsheeder148]

Thanks for the video, hi Biff I watched a few of your older videos and you had a skid steer whatever happened to that? Thanks Michael

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Michael! As for my skidsteer I ended up trading a commercial scag zero turn for that skidsteer, the skidsteer needed a lot of work .. I then fixed the skidsteer up and traded it for my cummins pickup truck! So with out that skidsteer I woulda never had my Cummins work truck.. otherwise I woulda loved to keep it!

[@michaelsheeder148]

@@BiffsEquipment I have actually been amazed of all the things you could manage to do with your BX.

[@mcfwelding]

would a tooth bucket have helped? im thinking of making a tooth bar for my machine for stripping dirt

[@BiffsEquipment]

I always wanted to build my own tooth bar also so lmk if you do how it turns out! As for this particular job I don’t think a tooth bar woulda been any help aside from digging out some of the stumps/roots I had to dig up because since the ground was so wet the tooth bar woulda only made the bucket harder to control as it woulda wanted to make it sink down into the ground more than it already was. Where a tooth bar really shines is when stripping or digging in hard/dry or rocky ground.. it allows you to break the surface much easier with less effort being put on the machine.. in soft ground like this it would have the opposite affect tho, making it sink more and dig up more than you’d want. Thanks for watching!

[@iwantosavemoney]

Would a box blade not done that?

[@TheHomePros6221]

That things a beast!! How do u like the deck you have vs the drive over decks? Love the vids great content!!!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man! As for the deck I have, I like it better than the drive over but I have never personally owned the drive over. The drive over has more parts that can wear out, more parts to mess around with and adjust/maintain.. and no drive over deck ever worked perfectly.. for me I go with the simpler regular deck option because I can install and remove the deck in just 5 minutes time or less.. I can pretty easily drag the deck out from the mower or just as easily push it back under with out even turning the guide wheels like a lot of guys do.. I don’t bother turning the guide wheels cuz for me it’s just a waste of time.. long as your not in the mud or on soft ground the deck slides really pretty effortlessly. Hope this helps 👍🏻

[@TheHomePros6221]

@@BiffsEquipment that was my thoughts exactly, simpler less parts to go bad thanks for the info

[@scottdesart275]

I don’t know how you skim the surface so cleanly? I’m a BX tractor owner with a whooping 15 hours and I’ve tried to do what you do and best I can do is scallop the ground in waves. We have had so much rain I can’t get out a practice. Do you use the float feature? Once the rain lets up and things dry out, I’ll be out trying again. I have a yard and driveway to put in. Thanks for your video, it teaches me what experience and a sub compact can do.

[@eviloctober]

Me too. I hope he can shed some tips

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Scott I really appreciate it. Below I’m gonna link a video that I did a year or so ago that got a ton of views because people have told me how much this video has helped teach them about grading and stripping with a bucket.. so I think you both should check it out and it may help. For practicing make sure you do it when the ground is mostly dry but still contains a bit of moisture.. too wet and it makes the bucket want to sink easily which makes you have to constantly adjust.. too firm/dry and it can be hard to even get a good start. Also always be sure to have your tractor on a level surface, if one side of your tractor goes over a bump then one side of your your cutting edge will follow leaving you with a terrible grade.. if everything is bumpy then do your best to get one small section or bucket width flat and graded.. once your have a section that’s flat and level that you stripped always keep your tractor on that path and use the debth you stated wirh as a guide to continue working out word from there.. always get your first cut done at the depth you want and use it as a template to follow and this keeps your entire grade level and clean and the same. Hope this helps! Video Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJWyan6lpJdqmdE

[@BiffsEquipment]

I do plan to make another video this summer on going into detail about how I use my loader, tips/tricks and how I strip so stay tuned! Been wanting to do this video for a year now for people just something always comes up. In the mean time check this video out and see what you can get from it 👍🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJWyan6lpJdqmdE

[@collingrogan7242]

Mike, what are you thoughts on toothbar vs straight edge on the bucket for digging potholes out of stone driveways?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Collin! A tooth bar would surely work better on tough driveways that are packed in tight but a toothbar will also limit your abilities to back drag how you want which is the ONLY reason I don’t run one. Ideally it would be best to have 2 buckets, one with a toothbar and one with a flat factory edge. Thanks for the question!

[@nonyabeeswax2967]

@@BiffsEquipmentRe: Toothbar. I have the BXPanded tooth bar and it makes a huge difference in breaker out of a dirt pile, etc. if I were to buy again, I’d go with the Ai2 reversible tooth bar: Just leave the center bucket bolt in, remove the other bolts and spin the bar 180°.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@nonyabeeswax2967 that’s a great idea too!

[@Vigo327]

I like my loader as much as the next guy but I would have done all of this with my box blade rather than loader (60"bb, 48" fel bucket) or even regular rear blade if i didn't have a box blade. But, I would still say this is a lesson in not thinking that you can't or shouldn't do any kind of grading/scraping work with FEL. It certainly can be done. I'm sure plenty of skilled skid steer operators have no interest in having a 3pt, but for this I would have been happy letting my 3pt stuff drag along vs relatively micromanaging my loader. My .02.

[@BiffsEquipment]

I’m with you there.. I didn’t realize when I came on this job just how much work he wanted done.. had I known it was this large of an area I woulda brought a back blade or grader box with me.. at least for the very end where I had to spread 20 ton of stone in that corner, it certainly woulda been faster tho it wouldn’t have been as precise. I agree if the tractor was larger or if it was a skidsteer/skid loader I’d much rather use the loader/bucket on that then this small 48” bucket.. not only would I have been able to move material faster but the skid loaders grade even better as well as they are wider, heavier, and do a better job staying flatter. Thanks for wafchjnf’

[@rorycrotty4604]

Isn't the Kubota too heavy for a single-axel trailer? The reason I'm asking is that I bought a New single-axel PJ trailer 14X6.5 with a max weight load of 1550 lbs. I believe my Kubota BX2370 with the front bucket weighs 2300 lbs. I would love to use the single axel trailer for the Kubota if I knew it wouldn't bend the axles.

[@danielmeyer403]

A land plane would be the ticket for this job. I normally rototill everything, then use the box blade and landplane. On this job I would have used the landscape rake first to clear the debris, then till. He's hauling away a lot of dirt for no reason.

[@BiffsEquipment]

I get where your coming from but you gotta remember how muddy it was, no land plane or grader box woulda spread that muddy soil around and been able to slowly disperse it evenly or at all.. most the mud woulda just got clumped up and stuck on the cutting edges of the land plane or stuck inside the grader box.. also there were a ton of large rocks, debris, and stumps mixed in as well, and the soil wasn’t good soil that’s why he wants to top it with some nice topsoil so he can actually get some nice grass to grow. I agree if the ground were dryer, and I removed all the stumps, and big rocks first then the grader box or land plane coulda done a great job.. but there were also some huge humps that were 2’ high which were hard to see on video .. these woilda taken Quite a few passes to cut down with a grader box or a land plane. Lastly I’ll say I didn’t realize how large this area was before I started this job.. I was under the impression it was a smaller area and didn’t realize how muddy it would be.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Also with a tiller I woulda been hitting all kinds of stuff, lots of big rocks and smaller stumps with many roots that were buried under the soil.. the tiller woilda been bouncing all over the place plus being how wet it was.. you can’t till mud lol

[@pascalfo6014]

You would do a very good teacher men nice machine

[@mikec8123]

Would a tooth bar make it easier or not?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Mike, great question.. in this situation a tooth bar would not have helped.. the ground was so soft that the tooth bar woulda only made the bucket sink in more and be harder to control.. tooth bars shine the most when the ground is really rocky, or very hard like it is mid summer when things are super dry.. that’s when you’d wanna use a tooth bar the most .. I always planned on buying one just never got around to it. Thanks for watching!

[@stephan24297]

Curious if you have a skid plate under yours?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Stephan, no unfortunately I never bought the skid plate From BXPanded. I always wanted to tho.. the BX has a factory skid plate to cover the HST fan but it’s very small and undersized.. but that being said Iv never had any issues with all the acres of land Iv cleared with my bx. Thanks for watching!

[@tomki6asp]

Are you on Long Island?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Tom, no but people always say I have an accent to my voice haha. I actually live about 45 min from Buffalo NY. Thanks for watching!

[@Austin1994Suloff]

I really think the box blade would have been better here

[@Dirt_mountain-earthworks]

Mike or Biff??? :)

[@BiffsEquipment]

Either or! Haha

[@mightyminifarm]

Anybody that advertises a subcompact as a mini bulldozer is just misleading people.

[@mr.e.chemist9750]

Love the videos, but cannot stand that music!

[@scrapperstacker8629]

Yeah I watch it with the sound off. Lol

[@BiffsEquipment]

Iv been using the same style music .. many the same exact tracks since I only had 200 subscribers.. I now have over 6k.. I get not everyone is gonna like the music type but most do. Country music/slow music does not go well with tome lapse videos IMHO… I mainly stick with rock/modern tech type of music because of this. Thanks for watching anyways tho guys 👍🏻

[@seanmccafferty2197]

Must not care for your loader bucket working without a cutting edge. ...

[@tylerkirbyson1921]

Hey man sorry about your dodge truck.

[@BiffsEquipment]

It’s all good, just glad it’s got a Cummins lol

[@tylerkirbyson1921]

@@BiffsEquipment lol hows the tractor runnen im about a month away from mine.