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Read articles →A hobby homesteader installs $120 Amazon telescoping 3-point hitch stabilizers on a Kubota BX, specifically choosing them over the pricier Messick's option to save money. The video walks through the actual install in real time, including a snag removing bent pins, then demonstrates the stabilizers with a box blade on a gravel driveway. Best for BX owners considering the budget alternative to name-brand stabilizers.
An owner-operator channel run by hobby homesteaders sharing hands-on experience from their own property, with an Amazon affiliate link to the product reviewed.
The installer says it took about five to seven minutes once the old stabilizers were off, calling the process self-explanatory and super simple.
The owner chose the $120 Amazon version over Messick's pricier option to save money, reasoning that if the steel and welds are decent they should work fine.
They replace turnbuckles that were a pain to adjust and bent so they would not tighten, making it easier to widen arms for hooking up implements like a box blade or bush hog.