What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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The winch is is far exceeding my expectations so far. If I had to choose between grapple and winch, I would take the winch. Grapple is is very helpful, but I could make do with forks for a lot of things if I change order of operations. I feel like I am still learning some technique between the clutch and brake. Not sure how many times I stalled it from seat stop switch when I start the pto. 🫣. (Procedure slightly different from my B and I rarely run pto when I get off the MX so need some repetition.All looks good GrumpySome firewood and crops. Are you liking the winch yet
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The winch on the other had is a team of horses…it’s hard to believe how much you can accomplish in short amount of time with it. I can’t wait till I k ow what I am doing. We are still honeymooning and learning curve still has a bit to go.
I would absolutely buy it all over.
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Ring the trees with a machete and spray the ring with TVC, but do it before the leaves start to fall. The TVC will be moved with sap flow in both directions if it’s done while active sap flow is at its peak. Or so Mississippi State says.
The problem with the Callery pear is that it’s very existence is because it’s drought, disease, and pest resistant, which makes it the perfect rootstock for grafting and so many more sensitive thornless European cultivars are grafted to the saplings to create a hardier tree for fruit. The European part dies., and Hell itself can’t kill the Callery. The Bradford ornamentals are just a thornless cultivar of the Callery and are self contained as long as no other pyrus family trees are around. Bradfords bloom and make seeds, but they’re not viable without cross pollination. Enter the wild callery, and now the bradfords are extremely invasive and prolific and one of the favorite foods of larger birds. The bradfords eventually revert to their callery origins.
Another species that is a monster is the Locust which actually sheds its thorns with the leaves and drops more limbs than a sycamore. I can’t count how many mower tires I repaired or replaced because of punctures. I hate thorny trees.
The thorny olive is another extremely invasive plant that someone thought would be a pretty hedg because it stay green throughout the winter.
Yeah ... They are pretty, but I cut every one I found on my property, this is the last one!
Those thorns will puncture you as easily as a tire!
I also have gotten rid of Hundreds of the rotten Multi-flora roses! Another "good idea" gone bad!
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Yesterday while mowing with my Z-turn around the barn area, I spotted a "ring" in the ground, at first I thought it was the top of a pipe the previous owner had buried along with lots of other junk I've found ... But no ... It was actually one of the castor spacers to my FDR 3690 mower! It's partner was right there too!
I washed and waxed the L5030 ...
Along with the rest of the family!
Those thorns will puncture you as easily as a tire!
I also have gotten rid of Hundreds of the rotten Multi-flora roses! Another "good idea" gone bad!
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Yesterday while mowing with my Z-turn around the barn area, I spotted a "ring" in the ground, at first I thought it was the top of a pipe the previous owner had buried along with lots of other junk I've found ... But no ... It was actually one of the castor spacers to my FDR 3690 mower! It's partner was right there too!
I washed and waxed the L5030 ...
Along with the rest of the family!
More track maintainence. Turns out the speed bump I installed before a corner was not popular with the other riders. So I removed it and spread the dirt around else where.
I carried one load all the way through the woods to drop midway up the steep hill climb in an attempt to fill in the rain rut. As always, pictures don't do it justice, but this hill is pretty steep and I was white knuckled so to speak. I can't climb up to the drop point, so I had lower in from the top and then back up hill. Success, could use another pass or so, but good enough for dirt bikes.
I carried one load all the way through the woods to drop midway up the steep hill climb in an attempt to fill in the rain rut. As always, pictures don't do it justice, but this hill is pretty steep and I was white knuckled so to speak. I can't climb up to the drop point, so I had lower in from the top and then back up hill. Success, could use another pass or so, but good enough for dirt bikes.
GibbyESS9
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2020 Bx23s,BX2672 plow, Titan Forks, Land Pride 48” BB, FEL, Bestco Flail mower
Got a wood shed delivered and stocked it up with seasoned wood, and put small wood chipper in the truck to sell to a friend.
good tractor day.
good tractor day.
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Used the L3901DT and box-blade to grade the driveway. Was way to dry to use the land plane.
Got to try out my hydraulic top-link. Can believe I wanted as long as I did to get one.
Got to try out my hydraulic top-link. Can believe I wanted as long as I did to get one.
It was a little cooler today so I went out in the woods and did a little clearing around a promising looking red oak sapling about 15' tall that looked like it wanted to grow. The goal was to let in more light on the south side. I cut this black cherry to put a hole in the canopy. It had a pretty good lean so I went with it.
The top was pretty snaky and I felt lucky that it made it down to the ground.
I cut a 20' log off the bottom and winched it to the tractor.
Then I used the self release snatch block and winched in another 20'er and an 11'er.
And skidded them out to start a new firewood pile for '28-'29 wood.
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The top was pretty snaky and I felt lucky that it made it down to the ground.
I cut a 20' log off the bottom and winched it to the tractor.
Then I used the self release snatch block and winched in another 20'er and an 11'er.
And skidded them out to start a new firewood pile for '28-'29 wood.
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NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
Up until today, still running the OEM pencil box toolbox. It has held up well, it’s just kind of small.
Kind of surprising to me, this is what all fit in the pencil box with zero room left over. Not sure why some of this stuff was in there.
Was at the dealer a little while back and they had a nice metal toolbox about a time and a half bigger for $45. Wasn’t sure how much room there was between the ROPs and rear remote mount so I didn’t pick it up, but it got me to wondering if I might have a toolbox on hand that would be a bit more practical than the OEM.
Found a rather beat up, thin box that fits just perfectly. I don’t know its origins other than it is older than I am, probably by a good bit. Still perfectly servicable, but with more dents than I could count and dark brown paint splattered with white like someone accidentally hit it while shaking out a paint brush, it wasn’t exactly aesthetically pleasing. I guess it still isn’t aesthetically pleasing despite a spray can of orange paint sprucing it up a bit.
Regardless of its lack of beauty, I can now keep the extra pins, shear bolts for the chipper and bush hog, and the paint stick/binder clip seat switch over ride in the removable tray so they don’t constantly rattle to the bottom. Plenty of room for bigger stuff underneath and a good bit of room to spare.
Kind of surprising to me, this is what all fit in the pencil box with zero room left over. Not sure why some of this stuff was in there.
Was at the dealer a little while back and they had a nice metal toolbox about a time and a half bigger for $45. Wasn’t sure how much room there was between the ROPs and rear remote mount so I didn’t pick it up, but it got me to wondering if I might have a toolbox on hand that would be a bit more practical than the OEM.Found a rather beat up, thin box that fits just perfectly. I don’t know its origins other than it is older than I am, probably by a good bit. Still perfectly servicable, but with more dents than I could count and dark brown paint splattered with white like someone accidentally hit it while shaking out a paint brush, it wasn’t exactly aesthetically pleasing. I guess it still isn’t aesthetically pleasing despite a spray can of orange paint sprucing it up a bit.
Regardless of its lack of beauty, I can now keep the extra pins, shear bolts for the chipper and bush hog, and the paint stick/binder clip seat switch over ride in the removable tray so they don’t constantly rattle to the bottom. Plenty of room for bigger stuff underneath and a good bit of room to spare.
I like your "new" tool box - a honey for the money as they say ! You gave me a good idea by showing it so thanks. Pictures are good!! I have a similar tool box except on mine the tray is full sized so I have to lift it out to get at the stuff in the bottom. Easy enough as there is a nice handle on the tray but when I get it out there is no place to put it so I turn it 90 and set it on the box. Then hope I don't knock it off while I'm digging around in the bottom. I think I will cut the tray in half so it will slide yours. It will make life easier.
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I replaced the gear shift boot on the L3901DT, the factory one had cracked.
I guess I should have cleaned up the rust on the shifter leveler.
I guess I should have cleaned up the rust on the shifter leveler.
The ROPS on my LX has predrilled holes about 18 inches above the fenders. I made some spacers with 1” box beam and mounted ammo boxes on both sides of the ROPS with the option of adding two more if needs dictate. I keep a 20 foot 5/16” chain and an assortment of clevises in one, and a few basic tools (rubber mallet, water pump pliers, large flat screwdriver, adjustable wrench, and an oily rag to wipe them off after use) in the other. I left the “pencil box” on the crossmember and put all the spare pins, hair pins, bushings, and a few bolts in that. Like you, I wonder how the lid is still attached. I rarely open it because I keep a full set on my attachments too, especially if they have special pins for them. I never seem to be able to find anything that I put away so I don’t lose it.
I typically use a handheld GPS (Garmin 60CSX GPSMAP) to track my day’s activities which I keep clipped to a small “go-bag”. It’s more a curiosity than anything else. The bag holds all my other electronic support (phone, cables, backup batteries, etc) and has a shoulder strap that I wrap around the ROPS right above the 12V socket on the right fender. A USB adapter lets me keep the phone plugged in while I work and fully charged all day. The GPS is pretty handy for evaluating my techniques with the tractor when mowing or moving brush to see if I can improve my diesel consumption, as well as marking where gates and access points are when I’m on a property that I haven’t been on before. I also look up the property boundaries on the county GIS websites and draw a map of the property so I know exactly where I am on the property. Pop on my Work Tunes headset, turn on Sirius XM Classic Rewind or Classic Vinyl, and have a good day in a very isolated space as big as all outdoors.
Stinky day that turned into a sloppy day when the rain hit.
Replaced 13' of the stinky pipe and added a cleanout. There was a large tree root that was running parallel with the pipe that pushed its way into and through the outer wall, blocking close to 2/3 of the flow.
Replaced 13' of the stinky pipe and added a cleanout. There was a large tree root that was running parallel with the pipe that pushed its way into and through the outer wall, blocking close to 2/3 of the flow.
putting the snow pusher to work cleaning the horse drylot while they are on pasture for the afternoon
taking out a bucket of poop bringing back 1/8" crushed gravel with fines to finish the gate mudgrid install massive multi tasking day
i got one of those harbor freight compactors that thing is a beast.
their dry lot is almost 3/4 acre and they have arena access when the arena is not being used for shelter. plenty of room to move as a herd when they are not on pasture. our horses are not stalled still have to do a clean out on their sheds which they use as their primary pooping spot lolol but thats for tomorrow.
and my my boy is a huge kubota fan. if he has access to the tractor thats what he does nose on the hood. he will do that for as long as i let him
filling water troughs in the pasture i get plenty of herd help
taking out a bucket of poop bringing back 1/8" crushed gravel with fines to finish the gate mudgrid install massive multi tasking day
i got one of those harbor freight compactors that thing is a beast.
their dry lot is almost 3/4 acre and they have arena access when the arena is not being used for shelter. plenty of room to move as a herd when they are not on pasture. our horses are not stalled still have to do a clean out on their sheds which they use as their primary pooping spot lolol but thats for tomorrow.
and my my boy is a huge kubota fan. if he has access to the tractor thats what he does nose on the hood. he will do that for as long as i let him
filling water troughs in the pasture i get plenty of herd help
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i had opposite problem had to wait for rain and some growth to mow so i didnt kill the grass we had even though it needed a good mow
Took delivery of my L2502. Put it to work grading our mile long road. Absolutely love this thing. I have a Ford 3000 and was expecting it to be pretty underpowered compared to that, but was very impressed at just how capable this thing is. The HST is awesome, makes loader work a breeze.
Used L6060 and mini-ex to continue building up road for water well rig access. About 300 feet with a 90 turn to future home site. Dug and dropped in 12 inch culvert. Will continue to grade and level today so I can eventually put geo textile down and top finish with stone. Been so wet this summer so was glad to have these dry days for a change.
