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I've been noticing that my rear grass box on my STV36 is getting feeble. To empty it you've got to actuate two rams, one to raise it and another to open it. Hmm - could it be the hydraulic oil is low? When I bought it, I pulled all the dipsticks to see a) if there was any oil in and b) what...

Now that spring has arrived in rain soaked Wales I've been getting busy mowing: Loads of lovely grass clippings for making compost: The great thing about grass clippings is they heat up and kill the weeds and seeds, so I'm looking forward to nice clean compost in due course. Also, I've been...

Looks like fun. How does that attachment work? Is it PTO driven? There doesn't seem to be anything in the hydraulic ports so I'm guessing it must be.

Come to think of it, where my ancestors are from @McMXi, around Newcastle on Tyne, leeks comprise one of their major food groups, along with Newcastle Brown Ale.

Hello there @Vincecj and @McMXi Seems like a very friendly bunch on here. That looks like a decent piece of kit you've got there. Whilst idly watching Youtube a while ago I came across this video featuring Rory Sampson from Scotland with a truly enviable fencing machine: Having spent a...

People who live in glass houses shouldn't mow stones. Or something like that . . . .

At the moment, if I want to dig holes and there are rocks in the way I use the ripper hook I've got to go on the JCB backhoe, which seems to be able to shift most things with a little patience. For work in confined spaces I've got one of those 2 stroke Atlas Copco breakers, and with a 3ft long...

I'm on glacial clay which is full of stone, from the size of gravel to 'glacial erratics' the size of a car. Digging post holes can be a slow process. I'd not thought an auger would be much help, as it would jam on the rocks, but maybe there's hope for me.

Thanks for all the likes everybody!

That's impressive. That ground looks too stony to get an auger into, but you've succeeded. That bodes well for my property which is in Wales. UK and is a mass of stone. Maybe I'll invest in a post hole auger too.

What have you done to your Kubota today? Well, I've bought it! I've just transferred the money for a 12 year old STV36 complete with an underbelly mower deck and PTO powered grass collector. I had a good look at it at the dealers and there are a couple of jobs they promised to do on it. It needs...