Does anybody else keep a mental or written "bucket list"? Easy as it is with to swap between the bucket and the forks (mine are SSQA), I'll still keep a mental list of "next time the bucket is on I ought to move that pile of gravel" or "before I take the forks off that pallet ought to go out behind the shed".
Bucket list? Fork-it list?
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My brain is mush at the end or day and end of week for that matter. I have to put my to do items on the whiteboard (yes, I really have one in my barn/shop 
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Bucket, forks, grapple or whatever on the front.
Rotary cutter, blade, scraper or whatever on the back.
Too many projects, too little time.
And way too much rain lately to get much done these days.
I don't have a mental or written list.... that would be too much work! Lol
Rotary cutter, blade, scraper or whatever on the back.
Too many projects, too little time.
And way too much rain lately to get much done these days.
I don't have a mental or written list.... that would be too much work! Lol
Things are pretty much annual patterns. Road grade/scrape April and September. Brush Hog May and July. Anything loader (bucket, fork, auger, grapple) needs to be done April through September as the loader gets dropped for the snow blower. In winter, a cargo deck goes on the 3-pt for fuel if needed. PTO Genset gets used more in winter. In other words, most things are demand driven.
I read on this forum that a simple solution for this predicament is buying another tractor
Loader attachments are swapped in under a minute using QA so not really an issue for me. The BH and 3PH swap takes about 30 minutes each time so I plan my jobs accordingly. If I'm unloading trailers or making heavy lifts with the forks I try to have the BH on.
Runs With Scissors
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L2501 TLB , Grappel, Brush Hog, Box Blade, Ballast box, Forks, Tiller, PH digger
I do that all the time.
But it rarely works out for me. I usually either forget, or just try to finish the "more important" job and put the job that was on the list, a little further down on the list.
Which begins a "vicious cycle" and your list grows "exponentially".
I think my list is approaching 343,297 "things to do" when I put the bucket on next.
But it rarely works out for me. I usually either forget, or just try to finish the "more important" job and put the job that was on the list, a little further down on the list.
Which begins a "vicious cycle" and your list grows "exponentially".
I think my list is approaching 343,297 "things to do" when I put the bucket on next.
I don't make a list ... Either I would forget where I put it, or if it was taped to my dashboard, I'd forget to look at it!
Takes less than a minute to swap out the bucket to forks, less than 15 minutes to swap out the BH for the 3PT ... So I just do it whenever I need it.
Takes less than a minute to swap out the bucket to forks, less than 15 minutes to swap out the BH for the 3PT ... So I just do it whenever I need it.
nbryan
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B2650 BH77 LA534 54" ssqa Forks B2782B BB1560 Woods M5-4 MaxxHaul 50039
Yup.
I'll line up tasks ahead of starting the tractor, noting what's on the tractor at the moment, where the other ssqa implement is, and time constraints.
Plus whatever the wife says.
Some of my excuses/thoughts
1) Often there's something parked or stacked in front of the other loader implement (and I'm more in the "5 minute" camp than the "under a minute" camp--I need practice,
2) That's just at the distance where I oughta go find my glasses to help line stuff up, but I normally don't. I think it's a contrast issue, so may put some bright paint on the SSQA parts so I can see how far in/out/angled they are, but mainly
3) I've had my Kubota w/ SSQA for five years, but still forget how simple it is to swap these things. For the 20 years before that I had 50s and 60s tractors where taking the loader (arms) off was an all day affair, requiring a come-along and a sky hook. Last week was the first time I took the loader arms off of the Kubota without first finding a video on youtube to remind me exactly how.
Unrelated story, but I also have a whiteboard for "people" to write down what they "borrow". Several years ago I was working on something in the house and couldn't find my framing square. I sent a kid to the shop to get it, and even went and looked myself. I though my my wife had borrowed it but she denied all knowledge. Finally she said "I do not take anything from the shop w/out writing it on the white board". So, I sent a kid out to check the white-board and he came in laughing. Apparently there was an entry on the board stating that she had taken the "Shiny, L-shaped thingy", which was then quickly located.My brain is mush at the end or day and end of week for that matter. I have to put my to do items on the whiteboard (yes, I really have one in my barn/shop
I have started to keep "to do" and "to buy next time i'm in town" lists on my phone. Maybe I need a bucket list there.
I bought this tractor to replace two other tractors and have been fairly content with the one, most of the time. There are times when I wish I had the smaller of the two old tractors back for certain tasks. It's definitely easier to swap implements on both ends compared to the older ones and I really like the HST for moving snow. I think I preferred mowing with the old Ford 861 and liked having a blade on the back of that and a snowblower on the JD for flexibility. OTOH, the Kubota normally starts when needed, so there's that.I read on this forum that a simple solution for this predicament is buying another tractor
Bob
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trikepilot
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B2620HSD w/ LA364 & BH65, 48SQ Bush Hog, LandPride RB1560, Woods 5ft Box Blade,
Agreed on this! I have to plan accordingly when I swap out my 3pt arms for the BH. I keep a list on my phone of jobs that require the BH so I can knock them all out at once. It is only a maybe 20-30 swap as I now have a very efficient system but it still is advantageous to plan ahead.