What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[jimh406]

Snow plowed again.

 

[dlsmith]

That looks like the black talon seat without arm rests. Some of us got them for like $40 a couple of years ago. I wish that I had ordered 5 at that price.

That's what it is. I got the extra one online for $50.

 

[je1279]

Added the beacon back for the upcoming snow plowing season.

 

[ctfjr]

How / where did you mount that support post?

 

[radas]

It's certainly disappointing when a new vehicle has issues. I've had such a positive experience with Kubota that it would be very difficult to consider another brand in terms of tractors or excavators. Japanese workers typically have real pride in what they do, regardless of what that is.

Running the MX today and listening to the smooth four cylinder engine purring under load is just music to my ears. Such a great tractor and a real joy to own and use!

Agreed, their craftsmanship and level of quality is unsurpassed in most cases. I am also loyal to Kubota after owning my LX, despite the leak (I won't fault them for that, liquid gaskets are finicky).

 

[fried1765]

Waste line repair with a rented "large orange". It dug great but was a real dog when backfilling/grading with the swing. It had no power at all. 210 hrs on the machine. Slow thumb which I didn't feel like messing with any settings other than flipping it into JD control pattern.

In hind sight, I could've done this one with the KX-033. It wasn't as deep as anticipated.

Edit: I have to remember to dig over the rear end of these machines with angle blades. Those blades stick out too far to dig deep over them. The visibility is terrible. I was hanging out thru the front glass in order to see what I was digging.

Lots of root masses encountered in the terra-cotta pipe between our connection and the sewer main (8 plus feet down). We were able to cut the roots with large trailer mounted jetter. Happy customer can finally user her own bathroom. She had been going to the local grocery store to do her "business".

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I am not certain that you will be happy with an L47 TLB for that sort of work, though the loader would be much better for grading.
I suspect that KX080 with 24" bucket was much faster.
The L47 can use a 24" bucket too.

 

[Fordtech86]

had a fallen pine hung up on his trail today, used the bota to drop it, cut it up and he skidded it out with his tractor

 

[je1279]

How / where did you mount that support post?

The post is designed for an ATV but I removed the tool box and drilled two holes in the rail that goes across the rear. There is a plate welded to the bottom of the post that sits on top of the rail and another plate below the rail attached via two bolts.

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[forky]

Senior moment dusty. More and more of them lately. Takes money to make money for sure.
Amazing how much money some companies have in large equipment. No wonder they charge what they have to.

 

[dirtydeed]

I am not certain that you will be happy with an L47 TLB for that sort of work, though the loader would be much better for grading.
I suspect that KX080 with 24" bucket was much faster.
The L47 can use a 24" bucket too.

Agreed. But, we can just rent an 8 ton for those digs...

 

[fried1765]

Agreed. But, we can just rent an 8 ton for those digs...

Ah Ha.........makes sense to me!
At nearly $1,000 for the rental (incl. del.), how many jobs needing a KX080 size, are you likely to do in a year?
Perhaps what you really need is a KX080 $$$ size machine, and a $$$ bigger truck and a $$$ bigger trailer.
UGH.......probably a CDL also!

 

[GrumpyFarmer]

I took the little girl for a walk in the woods and cut some wood.

 

[Biker1mike]

Turkey hunting season with the B ! Found one !

 

[Tarmy]

Turkey hunting season with the B ! Found one !
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OK…now THAT is a good sized Turkey.

 

[mdhughes]

Turkey hunting season with the B ! Found one !

How long does it take to liquefy a turkey?

 

[DustyRusty]

Senior moment dusty. More and more of them lately. Takes money to make money for sure.
Amazing how much money some companies have in large equipment. No wonder they charge what they have to.

I have no idea what your post concerns unless there is another Dusty on the forums. DustyRusty.

 

[dirtydeed]

I have no idea what your post concerns unless there is another Dusty on the forums. DustyRusty.

I think he meant that for me. Dirty.

I have another one to do tomorrow...with a large Orange I believe. Maybe it will be a different flavor.

 

[lakehouse_dreaming]

The wife's riding area had been neglected for a while due to rain and the time change. Used the tiller to freshen it up. before I could even get out of the pasture I looked over and saw that it was already being used.

 

[Flintknapper]

Following the ingenious lead of others, I stowed some chain away in the cross tubing of my FEL.

Ordered a couple of 3" plumbing test plugs and managed to stuff one 12' long 1/4" chain and one 20' long 5/16" chain in the tube before sealing it off.

I like the idea of 'chain boxes' too...but with a compact tractor I have limited real estate to hang things on.

 

[Flintknapper]

Turkey hunting season with the B ! Found one !
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You gonna 'sip' that or 'Gobbler' it down.