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Read articles →A hobby homesteader uses a Kubota BX23S to rehabilitate a dried-out duck pond, dredging silt, rebuilding a dam, and repositioning an overflow pipe. The video's real draw is watching an admitted novice work through genuine mistakes: getting stuck in mud, nearly bending a loader bucket by towing from the wrong hook, and discovering that 4WD was never engaged. Useful mainly to new BX owners curious about real-world mud performance and the R14-versus-R4 tire difference.
An owner-operator sharing candid, learn-as-they-go impressions from their own hobby homestead, with no apparent commercial affiliation.
Yes, the owner says R14 tires are a thousand times better in mud than R4s, allowing him to go deeper and accomplish more work.
No, it is a bad idea because pulling sideways even slightly can easily bend the arms on the loader bucket.
The dam blew out because the overflow pipe was in the wrong spot, draining the water too low; it was fixed by rebuilding the dam and repositioning the overflow.
