What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[biketopia]

Our little private road needed some attention. Wheel tracks were worn in just enough to create a little berm between the wheel tracks and ditches, which is often the beginning of decline of gravel roads. There was plenty of gravel at the edges of the road so I decided to break out the old Leinbach backblade that’s older than I am (that’s old) to windrow gravel back toward the center of the road. Yes, I can pull it back to center with the boxblade but the backblade works better.

View attachment 147793 Usually I don’t much like working the end of the road that ties into the public road where traffic flies by as I’m having to get right to the edge of the pavement. Have to watch traffic and what you’re doing to the road. Today, a crew from the power company was running new lines to service an adjacent development under construction. They had one lane shut down in front of our road with flaggers controlling traffic. Didn’t speak to them due to the noise of each other’s equipment but they saw me and made it clear they’d stop traffic for me for a bit. That was nice and of course I thanked them.

For grading, hydraulic toplink and sidelink is nothing short of amazing for an old guy like me that’s turned turnbuckles for decades.

I think that settles it, I need to add tilt to my hydraulic top link set up and use that second remote I added!

The high torque m18 is an absolute beast of an impact. We use em all the time at work, love it.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Siesta, what would probably work easily is to us a two bottom plow to form your terrace. That's how they get maintained once they are built by Natural Resources Conservation Service, except they use a 5 bottom plow.

Interesting. Thanks.
I do have 3 plow row cultivator, it's not offset like a typical 2 bottom plow. But has similar type share(blade), I refer to them as a shoes. I guess I could cut a line and then use the grading blade across it.

You know I'll figure this out once I finish the last swale, lol, that's how it usually works out.

 

[Yotekiller]

New front blade - from Homestead
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Homestead makes some nice stuff and they have great customer service.

 

[Yotekiller]

Gave my L3130 a colonoscopy, as recommended by @North Idaho Wolfman due to my glide shift trans not responding well to the hydraulic fluid I had in it.


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Also bought it a new friend for it. Just arrived before dark today, so no time to unbox. 48" from Titan attachments. I know there are "bigger/better", but I am a light duty user, and I have CNC plasma and several welders if I decide to beef it up or add width.

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Looks well made to me!

 

[McMXi]

Not sure if an offset hitch or arm would work, but definitely something worth looking into.

Axis Tool Arm

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Now that's awesome and it would absolutely work but I'm already $3,600 into this rear blade so will try to go the cheap route.

I did take some measurements yesterday with the rear blade swung over to the left at maximum cylinder extension, and then with the cylinder disconnected. I could gain 12" to 14" of offset if I add a 6" extension between the end of the boom cylinder and the boom. The boom wouldn't crash into the 3-point mount and that might be enough to roll all of the snow over the edge. I already looked in my steel pile and found some bits and pieces that would work with minimum effort so my plan is to fabricate an extension and test it out. If nothing else it'll tell me how much steel to bolt to the left side of the blade to get the job done.

It's amazing how some members are doing what I consider to be summer work, and others like me are stuck in a Groundhog Day routine if blow, push, repeat. Making the first pass down the lower driveway.

 

[nerwin]

Made some big snow banks today. I can't believe how much snow I moved today haha. My side by side could never make them this big lol. Its nice having the loader to push the snow up.

 

[BBFarmer]

The cab sure is nice when it's 15 deg outside. This was the primary reason for the tractor. All of the other uses are just gravy lol.

That's exactly what I say, only I did it for the 115 we get not the 15 lol.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Now that's awesome and it would absolutely work but I'm already $3,600 into this rear blade so will try to go the cheap route.

I did take some measurements yesterday with the rear blade swung over to the left at maximum cylinder extension, and then with the cylinder disconnected. I could gain 12" to 14" of offset if I add a 6" extension between the end of the boom cylinder and the boom. The boom wouldn't crash into the 3-point mount and that might be enough to roll all of the snow over the edge. I already looked in my steel pile and found some bits and pieces that would work with minimum effort so my plan is to fabricate an extension and test it out. If nothing else it'll tell me how much steel to bolt to the left side of the blade to get the job done.

It's amazing how some members are doing what I consider to be summer work, and others like me are stuck in a Groundhog Day routine if blow, push, repeat. Making the first pass down the lower driveway.

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I have seen a much cheaper product/brand before. I can't remember who makes it and I think that company called it something different because of copyright issues is my guess.

 

[McMXi]

That's exactly what I say, only I did it for the 115 we get not the 15 lol.

I opted for cabs for both ends of the spectrum i.e. -20°F to 100°F and everything in between! But honestly, it was the dust that was the biggest issue for me. The dust can be so bad that I ordered the rear defrost and wiper upgrade for the M6060 so that I can see out of the back window.

Sitting for hours on end in the cab and not having to deal with the dust is a game changer, but I'm not going to complain about the lack of horse flies, mosquitos, bone-chilling wind, powdered snow, rain, noise, heat and humidity either.

 

[BBFarmer]

I opted for cabs for both ends of the spectrum i.e. -20°F to 100°F and everything in between! But honestly, it was the dust that was the biggest issue for me. The dust can be so bad that I ordered the rear defrost and wiper upgrade for the M6060 so that I can see out of the back window.

Sitting for hours on end in the cab and not having to deal with the dust is a game changer, but I'm not going to complain about the lack of horse flies, mosquitos, bone-chilling wind, powdered snow, rain, noise, heat and humidity either.

It's funny you mention the wipers.

They're primarily used for wiping dust for me to. I got the LE so I didn't get a rear wiper either. And the amount of dust that collects on that back window is just astonishing lol.

I cannot imagine dealing with the amount of snow all y'all deal with either. Totally different world to me.

 

[McMXi]

It's funny you mention the wipers.

They're primarily used for wiping dust for me to. I got the LE so I didn't get a rear wiper either. And the amount of dust that collects on that back window is just astonishing lol.

I cannot imagine dealing with the amount of snow all y'all deal with either. Totally different world to me.

When I ordered the MX6000HSTC I added the rear defrost and wiper to the build and it's invaluable when blowing snow or running the flail or rotary cutter. The M6060 was sitting on the lot in Sheridan, WY and didn't have the rear wiper. Even as I bought it I figured I'd add rear defrost and wiper at some point. Luckily I discovered that it's a lot cheaper to order the kits from the sales department vs. ordering parts from the parts department.

The dust gets so thick on the rear and side glass of the M6060 when pulling the folding cutter, and when the sun is low I wouldn't be able to see an elephant, even if it was riding on the cutter!

 

[matt-m]

How wide is that plow? I'm kind of looking at one for my B2650 but not sure how I like all that width and weight out front, but I guess it's ridding on the ground so you're really doing "work" with it up in the air like a bucket.

I went with the 60" wide version, which is the narrowest Homestead offers. I'm impressed with the build quality. If we get another big snow this year I'll report back on how it went with this setup on the little B.

 

[nerwin]

Now that's awesome and it would absolutely work but I'm already $3,600 into this rear blade so will try to go the cheap route.

I did take some measurements yesterday with the rear blade swung over to the left at maximum cylinder extension, and then with the cylinder disconnected. I could gain 12" to 14" of offset if I add a 6" extension between the end of the boom cylinder and the boom. The boom wouldn't crash into the 3-point mount and that might be enough to roll all of the snow over the edge. I already looked in my steel pile and found some bits and pieces that would work with minimum effort so my plan is to fabricate an extension and test it out. If nothing else it'll tell me how much steel to bolt to the left side of the blade to get the job done.

It's amazing how some members are doing what I consider to be summer work, and others like me are stuck in a Groundhog Day routine if blow, push, repeat. Making the first pass down the lower driveway.

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It's been like that for me lately. Swear I'm plowing my driveway 4 times a week lately. The snow is now above my knees and sometimes waist height from the snow drifts!

The snow banks along my drive way are like 3 feet high, almost looks like a tunnel going down my drive way now.

I am getting sick of the cold though. I don't mind cold weather but when it's under 20f, it gets old quick. When it's around 28f, that's not bad to me. That 8 degrees is a huge difference..also some sunshine and it's comfortable.

 

[BT3101]

I got my new Titan brand "48 Economy Grapple" out of the crate and on the tractor. No hydraulics yet.
Just wanted to pass on a few things. It was delivered 3 days after the order was placed. Free shipping but a $75 handling fee. It's on sale for just under $1700.

First, I was able to get it out of the crate and on the tractor by myself. I turned the crate up on the end, cut off two of the container members, then connected by the quick attached. After that I could lift it and disassemble the rest of the crate.

Second, I'll say it seems well made with one exception: the welding is poor. I am a decent amateur welder, and my welds are better than the ones on this implement.

Typical of the welds:

Sure looks sexy though! Hydraulics next week then let the abuse begin. We had an ice storm 2 weeks ago and I have 15 trees down.

 

[Mitjam]

lol, rarely I will wear shorts/t-shirt.
I'm outdoors all of the time, always long sleeve, pants and straw hats.

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Your forecast almost looks the same as mine just in Fahrenheit

 

[ItBmine]

Looks like I'm not the only one doing the driveway.

 

[McMXi]

It's been like that for me lately. Swear I'm plowing my driveway 4 times a week lately. The snow is now above my knees and sometimes waist height from the snow drifts!

The snow banks along my drive way are like 3 feet high, almost looks like a tunnel going down my drive way now.

I am getting sick of the cold though. I don't mind cold weather but when it's under 20f, it gets old quick. When it's around 28f, that's not bad to me. That 8 degrees is a huge difference..also some sunshine and it's comfortable.

I've been blowing snow recently in 1°F weather but have blown snow in -20°F weather too. Having a cab makes it a far more comfortable task of course, but I've been on two open station tractors in -20°F weather and it's not a whole lot of fun. Do you think a blower is in your future? The ability to send snow 50ft to 75ft away can be very useful.

As for frequency of snow removal, this is affected by the kind of snow removal equipment you have, which is related to how long it takes, which also affects how good of a job you can do, and how enjoyable the work is. I don't mind spending 30 minutes moving snow in the morning and in the evening if necessary, but I wouldn't do that if I didn't have a good set up and certainly wouldn't be on that schedule if paying a contractor as my neighbors still do.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Started on the 1st swale on the front 10acre pasture. I will have to look at the elavation drop from the top of the hill to the bottom. It's probably 20' or so drop in elvation. Anyways, I need to capture as much moisture I can for forage grasses. I'm just winging this, never done this type of work before, lol and I'm eyeballing the routes for the swales. I probably need 6 or 7 swales and I don't want them higher than 6in. I want to keep the surface shredded or cutter friendly as much as I can. I'm gonna put the grading blade on the L305 tomorrow for a bit of a finish touch.

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JP, my bull approach me while I was on the tractor, he never does that unless I have a round bale of hay. Anyways he gave me this crazy look, and I thought I better get the camera going. Look between the lift arms.
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I wasn't able to catch all of his shenanigans, but here is a 7 second clip.

Bull Having Fun

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Distance pic of swale with a cow. She is probably checking it out to see if it's level or not. I probably failed, lol
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Pushed hay into piles in old feeding areas with tractor. Use broadcaster to spread sungrazer rye grass seed over the swale. I did a very light drag with chain and pvc pipe. Filled up the small trailer with hay and then hand pitched hay onto the swale. If there is cow chit patties within 20ft I have been pitching those on too. I have about 150ft left to do.

 

[Sawburner]

Installed the heated set my wife bought me. She asked if there was anything I wanted to add to her Amazon order and here we are.

 

[Old Machinist]

Did a little tilling today. The once every 35 year snow and ice storm we had a couple weeks ago killed all my ferns behind the house. I cut them all down and tilled that area so they can start fresh. I also tiled up a patch of ground to throw out some early zinnia seeds. I have a burlap sack of those from last years flowers so I will gamble some to see if I get a early crop.