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.
Spec overview
Kubota BX23S
PTO horsepower
17.7 hp
Loader lift capacity
6258 N (1407 lbs) [LA340] / 5719 N (1286 lbs) [LA340S]
