What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Pretty dry here (river and streams barely had any water in them)…mowed the north pasture at the new place and bowling ally. Then stopped to say hello to EM light (lot of chaff on the radiator fins and screen). and gave the tractor a blow job…then we got back after it. Sure appreciated the canopy.
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You need to remember to blow off all those seeds at a place you want that plant to grow! That's how the county gets all the wild garlic, lespedeza, thistle, etc growing everywhere.
Sure is handy to have a leaf blower I’ll tell you that…there is not a good way to get into the radiator fins on an MX in my opinion with out a blower or radiator genie. The screen slides out one side then you can get to the opposite half of the tines and vice versa. I can’t manage to get my hand in there, so God bless the leaf blower.
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Shortly after i got my first tractor I got it stuck in the mud trying to clear some brush around an area I need to dig a ditch. Today I spent a good while digging that ditch, was interesting doing it from the side. Not perfect but itll do so far. Now I just have to figure out how to keep going because its so muddy theres not a real good way to get to it...yet.
I built a crane to mount on my L3010 and Farmi JL290 winch to use as a mini forwarder. Crane mounts like this.
Then I add my trailer.
I gave my crane a field test Friday. I picked up wood in 3 spots. Each spot had bigger wood, getting a feel for things as I went. I knew that the boom hinge post needed to be plumb. If it is at an angle the boom will seek the lowest point and rotating it from there is like pushing up hill. When released it will rotate back down on it's own. I use this to my advantage when traveling. By tilting the post back the boom will drop to the back and follow behind the tractor. I use the tractor TnT hydraulics to plumb the post. I was surprised how quickly the cylinders drifted and I needed to continually readjust to plumb. I see some check valves in my future. Other than that there were no nasty surprises. I picked up a strong half cord.
I made a video. Half hour. It has two parts. The first spot, just starting out, with small wood and the third spot after a little practice. I work slow and try to keep my mind on what I am doing. Even so, I push the hydraulic lever to hard relative to the weight involved once in a while.
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Then I add my trailer.
I gave my crane a field test Friday. I picked up wood in 3 spots. Each spot had bigger wood, getting a feel for things as I went. I knew that the boom hinge post needed to be plumb. If it is at an angle the boom will seek the lowest point and rotating it from there is like pushing up hill. When released it will rotate back down on it's own. I use this to my advantage when traveling. By tilting the post back the boom will drop to the back and follow behind the tractor. I use the tractor TnT hydraulics to plumb the post. I was surprised how quickly the cylinders drifted and I needed to continually readjust to plumb. I see some check valves in my future. Other than that there were no nasty surprises. I picked up a strong half cord.
I made a video. Half hour. It has two parts. The first spot, just starting out, with small wood and the third spot after a little practice. I work slow and try to keep my mind on what I am doing. Even so, I push the hydraulic lever to hard relative to the weight involved once in a while.
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Excellent, nothing wrong with that. I love my winch, but it is just a winter time tool for me, as I hate dragging stuff in the dirt.
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This is my favorite time of year in Montana and any chance to be outside. I did some late season mowing this afternoon/evening, first with the MX and then the M. With the sun setting it's a great feeling to be pulling the RC3712 around. It's the bee's knees and I should have bought one quite a few years ago. Better late than never I suppose, and I know I'll be using it for years to come.
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I hope we get a lot of snow this winter since I enjoy using the blower and snow blade and would be thrilled if it's a daily task for a few months.
I'll be in England for a few weeks over Christmas so very little chance of snow there.dirtydeed
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Wacked a few more trees to open my shooting lane. The two Oranges make a good team.
More to go, but a good start.
More to go, but a good start.
Montana sounds amazing this time of year! I’m down south, so we’re still getting some warmer days, but I’m definitely looking forward to putting in some good hours when the leaves really start falling.
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It's in the mid 40s in the morning and mid 60s in the afternoon so these are the times when an open station would be great. Saying that, there was a lot of dust on the M after cutting yesterday so I still see the benefits of a cab.
With colder weather on the way I drained the hot tub yesterday (I never use it over the summer months), did some maintenance on the internals and ordered a new cover.
Finished my tractor compost. First cut down sumac bush, ripped up the ground, smoothed out the area. Collected free pallets and tied them to fence posts. Cheap and effective. If they don't last, I'll replace as needed.
The idea is, 3 stages of compost in compartments 6ft wide. Just wide enough for the loader to turn it every so often.
The chickens approve, however they remind me I should have 4 walls and not 3.
The idea is, 3 stages of compost in compartments 6ft wide. Just wide enough for the loader to turn it every so often.
The chickens approve, however they remind me I should have 4 walls and not 3.
Ahh, for therapy regarding the love of those cold Montana Winters?
You have a beautiful State, but I just can't stand the cold. When I was younger, I spent 6 weeks of Summer at the IU geology field camp near Bozeman. Incredible scenery and climate.
I live in Southern Indiana and it's too cold for me here. Average snowfall is maybe only 10"/year. Honestly, it's the power outages and the fact that I have to keep all my garage doors closed for 3-4 months. I feel like I am in a dungeon.
Our utility rates are so high I have to keep my thermostat at 60 degrees or live just to service the utility company.
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I started mowing at 6pm this evening with plenty of light, and called it quits at 8pm with the light fading fast. It's a slow process at 2mph, even with a 12ft wide cutter. The constant rpm management control works very well and I need it with such a hilly property. It automatically maintains engine rpm and consequently pto rpm as the load on the engine changes.
I managed to run over a short t-post that used to hold a 200 yard target. I thought I was going to miss it but the cutter broke the post in half and dinged up one of the blades a bit. Nothing that a grinder won't fix in 20 seconds.
I managed to run over a short t-post that used to hold a 200 yard target. I thought I was going to miss it but the cutter broke the post in half and dinged up one of the blades a bit. Nothing that a grinder won't fix in 20 seconds.
I have a very similar setup using pallets for compost station. It’s not uncommon to push/stab/lift the pallets when turning the compost with forks. If those are attached to that fence behind it could damage your fence if not real careful. Good luck.Finished my tractor compost. First cut down sumac bush, ripped up the ground, smoothed out the area. Collected free pallets and tied them to fence posts. Cheap and effective. If they don't last, I'll replace as needed.
The idea is, 3 stages of compost in compartments 6ft wide. Just wide enough for the loader to turn it every so often.
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The chickens approve, however they remind me I should have 4 walls and not 3.
Central Wisconsin where I'm at was 86 °F and 100% humidity this past weekend, even the mosquitos were sweating. In fact, it was so hot the mosquitoes had to walk to their victims.
Cut and chipped "the little stuff" on a windfall. (more pictures in this OTT post)
Oh, also made cookies.
Cut and chipped "the little stuff" on a windfall. (more pictures in this OTT post)
Oh, also made cookies.