What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[S-G-R]

Done. Need to get a few buckets of soil to clean them up.


Next victim. A lilac bush.

 

[MOOTS]

I have a ‘76 model that my mom bought after I graduated high school and left home. It’s the model that was designed to allow other attachments such as a generator, but I think TroyBilt elected to not get into the attachment biz. I’m thinking it probably had something to do with the changing culture of our litigious society and the obvious increase in liability for dangerous rotating things being exposed. Probably the end of the days when manufacturers assumed most people were familiar with Darwinian Theory and didn’t need to hold cell phones while they were working.

The only thing I don’t like about it is that it has twice as many grease seals and a two piece PTO shaft. I want to completely overhaul and restore it because of the sentimental value. The problem is the old Tecumseh cast iron engine is too old for parts availability unless I have them made. I wont take it apart until I get a reliable source for parts, so I put a new Predator 6HP on it. Fit perfectly except for the throttle control. The whole bottom needs to be disassembled, cleaned, repaired and repainted. I think the original decals are still available from TroyBilt. Say what you will, but I figure 50 years support is good support. I still have the original owners manual and repair manual.

A ‘76 model wouldn’t be a PTO. Shoot me the serial and I’ll date it. PTO’s were first produced in Sept of ‘82.
There was a generator, log splitter and brush chipper available for the PTO models. Stickers are no longer available, but there is a guy on eBay selling very nice reprints. And custompartsinc.com will have everything you need to refresh that transmission.

 

[g_man]

Last March the top of a pine broke off and landed in the access to where I keep my summer/dirt work implements.





I couple days ago I hooked a choker onto it and dragged it out into the woods and out of the way.





Today I put the BearCat manual feed chipper on the M5640.





And cleaned up the slash and debris that broke off the pine when it fell





There is more there than it looks and it made a pretty good pile of chips





I can get at my blades and LandPlane now - going to need them





Five years ago I had a similar mess to clean up and I took a video of some of it to show how my manual feed chipper works if you are interested.

gg

 

[Bisleybob]

well, i must say, i was skeptical when i bought the pat's easy change. NO MORE! i'm totally sold on the thing. took less than 5 minutes to take the wc-68 off and put it back on. i can only hope that it'll hold up to the abuse of the box blade and tiller. pics to follow. tomorrow maybe.

They hold up, no worries. Been using them for years.

 

[Gaspasser]

I think you have greater powers than I realized. This morning!

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But at least I'm not about to roll a tractor into a pond like this guy with a Woods 10ft cutter on the back.

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No worries Mc. I am often underestimated. Usually by my wife. And she's always right. ( she's looking over my shoulder as I type ).

 

[S-G-R]

I think you have greater powers than I realized. This morning!

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But at least I'm not about to roll a tractor into a pond like this guy with a Woods 10ft cutter on the back.

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I hope your snow melted. What a awful sight to see this late in the month.

Buddy was lucky he didn't end up in the drink. Nice recovery video.

 

[Bisleybob]

Blizzard warning for New Hampshire...

With apologies. I washed out and removed the sander today. Standby for whiteout conditions.

My god, that thing looks tiny on that tractor!

 

[GrumpyFarmer]

I think you have greater powers than I realized. This morning!

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But at least I'm not about to roll a tractor into a pond like this guy with a Woods 10ft cutter on the back.

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Yep that looks like a MF. (pun intended…and it’s literally a Massey)

 

[Gaspasser]

My god, that thing looks tiny on that tractor!

It is. Electric..... runs off of rear defog circuit (see my install posts). Just need a touch of stone dust to provide traction where needed. Easier than pto driven spreader and can use in any vehicle with trailer hitch.

 

[Killer Bee]

14yo son and I got grandma's house and the farm yard mowed with ZD21 60" deck and ZD331 72" deck.

and I got a little mowing done in the lane across the east creek before it rains again.

got some of the deep ruts cleaned up Friday from previous rains with our new/used SVL75-3. we'll see what happens this week with more rain expected.

not terrible for my first time in the machine.