Keep the rpm's up, won't hurt your tractor and if that doesn't work try this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMAgb3QNEE8&t=4s
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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When the frost is in the ground and the top couple of inches thaw during a warm up, I am not sure if anything will float on top without digging in. That top thawed layer is pretty much saturated with water that has no place to go with the frost below. You probably can't walk across those areas without sinking in to your ankles. If the area isn't flat the scalping and digging in will be even worse with something as long as a snowblower.D2 like a stretched out contact lens, a long oval to support the edge of the blower which is about 18" deep where the skids are. Bearbait I'll look forward to hearing about your next experiment
You're right about the thaw after there is some frost in the ground, you should see what the 3560 did to the pasture yesterday, but I was thinking about the snow falls before the ground even thought about freezing. Snow nicely insulated that grass, gravel. Had a nice base built up,'but it melted off on Monday
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Melting???
What is this obscure principal you talk about???
We have 18" of snow and more on the way!
What is this obscure principal you talk about???
We have 18" of snow and more on the way!
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Normally this time of year that's what we'd be looking forward to but this week it's worst....raining that hard the dog's are looking at me as if I'm crazy when I ask them if they need to go pee. Looks like we'll be leaving the suv out the road this week and be going back and forth on the atv so we don't tear up the road.Melting???
What is this obscure principal you talk about???
We have 18" of snow and more on the way!
https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/ns-31_metric_e.html
We got 14" on christmas/boxing day and more coming today. I hope it isnt too much, have to catch a plane for our vacation on the 1st. Temp is droppng in the next few days so our timing cant be better.
All I did was go pick mine up from the dealer. No time to play with it yet but that will come in time. Now I have to order some hooks from Ken, then paint and install them.
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Now that's purdy!!
I even see some green grass - not much of that 'round here!
I know you've been researching here at OTT for a bit getting ready for today....now it's time to put that puppy to work!
Enjoy!!
I even see some green grass - not much of that 'round here!
I know you've been researching here at OTT for a bit getting ready for today....now it's time to put that puppy to work!
Enjoy!!
Thanks, that picture was 2 hrs north of here, even more green grass here at home.
I won't get to use it until March but I have plenty work for it next year. It's going to kill me just looking at it for the next 2 months.
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I won't get to use it until March but I have plenty work for it next year. It's going to kill me just looking at it for the next 2 months.
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If it's parked nearby, you may find it's the most expensive wheelbarrow you ever owned!!
(I did, and don't use a wheelbarrow anymore
)Again, it's a beauty and hope you enjoy it as much as I do my little BX.
Oh, and welcome to OTT! Like you, I joined shortly before I bought my tractor, for all the same reasons you obviously did. Great group here!
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If it's parked nearby, you may find it's the most expensive wheelbarrow you ever owned!!
(I did, and don't use a wheelbarrow anymore
Again, it's a beauty and hope you enjoy it as much as I do my little BX.
Oh, and welcome to OTT! Like you, I joined shortly before I bought my tractor, for all the same reasons you obviously did. Great group here!
Thanks, and yes there are some terrific members here. It is parked in my 2nd driveway in front of my camper for now but will be relocated some 2 hrs north at my property in Mississippi and I am sure I will enjoy it as you have yours.
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Funny - I don't think anyone on OTT would ever think of you as a bad influence! Now I don't know anything about your reputation in Michigan.....Not to be a bad influence
Bowhunter - if you ever have regen/Tier IV or dash control questions, sheepfarmer is the expert. She's done her homework!
Best wishes, and Happy New Year!
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Nice! Sick day? MLK day? Presidents day? Not to be a bad influence
Well actually I could quit and go back into retirement tomorrow but they called me back asking for my help and paying me well so I can't do that to them. It's a great company with great employees and they treated me well for 35 years so I will just have to suck it up till March, oh and yes you are a bad influence
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Sheepfarmer - I bet your snowblower shoes are different than mine, but here is what I did last summer.D2 like a stretched out contact lens, a long oval to support the edge of the blower which is about 18" deep where the skids are. Bearbait I'll look forward to hearing about your next experiment
Excuse my crappy welding and crude finish work, but so far they have been great on my stone driveway.
http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26494&highlight=skid+shoe+modification
One thing, a PTO driven snowblower really doesn't like to be "steered" much. Try to keep most of your passes in a straight line, more or less...
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Those would definitely be an improvement. My current ones look like grouse feather's, about an inch wide. Good point about the steering, I generally tried to pick the blower up when backing up or changing directions, but figured sooner or later I'd forget when I was imagining the "improved" skids.
