Strengths Very impressive especially for its size. Plenty of power. Turning radius is good. A real workhorse.

Weaknesses Just like everyone else: park brake needs some sort of warning system, headlights useless with FEL, and air filter bracket cracks.

Overall Glad I bought it and not something else.

Strengths Powerful!! Plenty of power to handle even the largest jobs!! Cuts the lawn nicely. Mows uneven and steep grade terrain with ease. Everything built Super - Heavy Duty!! Best Tractor I've ever owned.

Weaknesses Headlights worthless with FEL, though this is not too much of a problem, I had the dealer add two Aux. Lights on each side of my Rops bar and this provides plenty of light for working at night. Hood rattles and the latch could have been designed a little better.

Overall A really nice Estate tractor. Will handle pretty much anything you can throw at it. I recommend having the lights added on the rops and the rear tires filled with Rim Guard if you are going to be using the FEL frequently. All in all, I do not believe you will find a nicer sub-compact tractor on the market.

Strengths Have had the tractor for a full winter. It moved a lot of snow. The turf tires worked great on both paved and unpaved driveways, the 4wd is great. It started well in the coldest weather.I am very pleased. We have an acre and a half and my wife is into flower gardens in a big way and the 2230 is ideal for needs.

Weaknesses A parking brake warning light would be nice and the headlights are pretty much useless with the loader.

Overall The tractor has been trouble free thus far.

Strengths Compact size, versatility, rear pto power. The pto powered bagger ia amazing. It will not clog in 9" tall wet grass! It sucks up walnuts off the lawn if you're not careful. FEL is handy for bark, dirt and gravel jobs. I love the power steering, so nice for everyday jobs. Hydraulic lift on mower deck is a great feature, as is the blade height select-a-dial. You can even lock the mower in its highest position for loader work, etc, without having to remove the mower. Hydrostatic transmission is excellent, love the two-way pedal for quick changes in direction. With the differential lock pedal depressed YOU CANNOT GET STUCK WITH THIS TRACTOR (with bar tires). Post hole digger will dig through hard-pan or clay, 30" deep no problem (Rankin PHD 200 model).Box blade works excellent for grading soil or cutting sod. The Bx2230 starts perfect every time, even in cold weather (works best at 1/2 throttle). Be sure to let the tractor warm up for 10 min. in the winter, because a cold tractor will keep moving, even after the speed pedal is released.

Weaknesses The only major flaw in the tractor is the seatbelt. I have th '05 model, and the seatbelt is attached to the tractor frame. Every bump it goes over tightens the seatbelt a little more, so the belt is virtually unusable. The new models have a seatbelt attached to the seat, so this isn't a problem. One handy thing with the frame-mounted belts--- you can fasten the seat down with them, which overrides the operator presence switch so you can stand up for better visibility when doing detailed FEL work. Also, the factory lower link pins fell off once.

Overall Overall, this is an excellent tractor that will far exceed your expectations. It isn't a huge tractor. It's just a super-handy do-it all tractor that can lift about 700 lbs. with ease (with bax blade as counter-weight). Go get one now! Promise the wife new furniture!

Strengths Test drove . . . runs smooth and 4-wheel drive has plenty of power pulling up fairly steep hills. Hold hill well when mowing along same grade on hill. I'm concerned no body has review use of this tractor with a back hoe. Is there some problem with that (mounting, fit, etc.)?

Weaknesses Not sure yet. Paint on the machine was not as faded as paint on plastic hood of BX2350 that had been out on lot roughly half the time.

Overall

Strengths Powerful and Smooth. I bought this machine used at (21 hours) and now have 120 hours. Cuts wet New England grass with ease and allowed me to move and level 150 cubic yards of clean fill with ease. Backhoe is easy to use and sufficient for everything I can throw at it.

Weaknesses Paint really fades fast even with many coats of Meguiars Cleaner wax. Hood pops open every once in a while when traversing rough terrain (makes it tough to see where you're going) NO Tachometer; I hate idiot lights.

Overall Great Machine! I researched before buying and it came down to New Holland, John Deere and Kubota. I don't regret my choice for a minute. All weaknesses are minor. The only reason I'll part with this tractor is to buy the next one. Best chuckle I had was pulling my neighbour's 30 hp New Holland out of the ditch.

Strengths fuel economy, digging power with backhoe and loader. cuts grass like crazy. can do more than you ever thought possible with a machine of this size. even mowes with the backhoe on

Weaknesses head lights with loader, hood latch

Overall I'm going to put some lights on the rops then I'm good why didn't i buy this sooner

Strengths I have only used the BX2230 for snow removal thus far. The bucket is excellent ant the 4 way control lever is well designed. The blower capability is adequate. Great turning radius with the power steering and the four wheel drive with turf tire has worked well.

Weaknesses I have only had the tractora month and have not really experienced any problems.

Overall The tractor had 54 hours on it when I purchased it. I am pleased thus far. The full winter will be the real test.

Strengths Very powerful small deisel,easy to operate,plenty of power to do jobs it is designed to do.Sips fuel compaired to the John Deere 455 whos place it took,good ground speed.

Weaknesses Bagger is a pain to put on 3 point by yourself,had seal leak and lost gear box on deck at 75 hours,BUT dealer had it fixed in two days.

Overall Very good small tractor for the money i expect it to be around for a long time,have had another Kubota for 23 trouble free years

Strengths Appears to have morwe back-up torque and H.P. than my BX22. Smaller ROPS than BX22 a plus.

Weaknesses If your are going to do significant FEL work get the BX22,23,24. I have abused the BX22 without issues. The BX2230 frame twists so bad when the front end is supported by one front wheel that the hood pops open and the cooling fan grinds on the shroud. This has occured several times. When hauling on a trailer you can see the difference in stiffness between the BX2230 and the BX22. Also, the seat safety switch had to go. It is a hazard esspecially if you have one unit with and one without.

Overall Except for the weak frame and several small details it is wonderful. But, for a few dollars more I would get the BX22 series.