What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[NCL4701]

Joking aside....is it pretty normal for the bucket to curl up like this when the tractor's been sitting for a few weeks? Yes.

If so is there a better position to put it so it doesn't do this? Unlikely

Or is it just the nature of hydraulics in tractors? Yes. If it sits there long enough it will eventually relax into whatever position gravity dictates. What position that is depends on the designed shape of the bucket.

 

[jimh406]

Did more road maintenance of the community road. The neighbors L3400 blew something to do with his injectors and asked if I would finish what he had filled in. I did what I could with the grader/scraper, but I'm going to switch to my offset rear blade to pull a bit more dirt into the rut.

I needed to do the same down the road in any case. Probably not going to be today though. The big rut is handled. I filled it in last year, but I hadn't made it up the hill this year after the snows melted.

The power company did quite a bit of damage to our road and along our driveways changing our (the community) underground power lines. Mostly, they just left their messes. Oh well, we'll clean it up.

 

[SAR Tracker]

Removed the snowblower and put the FEL on. Pretty much guaranteeing another 12+ inch snowfall is coming. Sigh.....

 

[forky]

Dropped the quick attach bucket and drove the tractor over
to a neighbor that sells tractor attachments and picked up
some new made in the USA 48" pallet forks with 2700lbs
lifting capacity for $599.
They seem decent enough for loading logs onto the trailer
for the most part.
Just need the ground to dry up enough to give them a try.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Changed the oil and filter. Greased everything. The ol girl then decided to dig her own grave.

 

[NordTrac]

Started work on the ballast project.

 

[Old Machinist]

Put my mower deck on for the mowing season.

 

[ken erickson]

Spent 7 hours yesterday and today grappling deadfall and freshly chainsawed trees of all sizes and species. I am forestry mulching and clearing along my north border leaving mature oaks and a few white pines.

all was good till a cotter key disappeared and let a pivot pin walk out un-noticed on the grapple.

 

[DirtbagSurfer]

After marrying a horse woman, I learned that you move hay twice. There's an entry wound and an exit wound. The weatherman predicted a clear day on Saturday, so we ordered 15 bales to (hopefully) tide us over until we get a few days of sun and we can get all our summer hay delivered and stacked. Took advantage of the sunshine to get after the manure pile, too. The wife ran a local ad online Saturday morning offering free manure, and within an hour we had plenty of takers. Used the Kubota to fill up a bunch of pickups and dump trailers. Why we haven't done this in the past is beyond me. Had quite an operation going for most of the day. We shut it down, and used the box blade to smooth over her riding arena that got trashed by our manure-hungry neighbors. Put the tractor in the shop, and as I walked up to the house, it started pouring. Timing's everything, I suppose.

 

[mdhughes]

I spent sometime yesterday cleaning leaves off the driveway with the grapple so I could pull the rock back up the hill. We had around 6" of rain from Friday to Saturday. Driveway still needs some work, but it isn't as back as it was.

 

[g_man]

You could build a frame from 4x4 or whatever size fits the best. Level that frame as you build it the fill it with compacted gravel. Place shed on the gravel base.

Here is a video on what I mean for the base. This guy does some odd stuff but gets there eventually. I would have used Timber Screws and not deck screws.

if you set it on cinder blocks, I assume you mean using them “incorrectly“ on their sides so you get a solid surface? I would figure out a way to fill them with gravel so they can channel water through and drain.

As far as moving it, lift it up and get some boards under it then pull the boards and shed like it is skiing.

That is how I built my 10 X 16 wood shed. Used 6X6 PT with 2X8 corner braces dado'ed in. leveled the corners with flat slabs in the low spots. Filled with 3/4 crushed stone. It has been there over a decade now and still square and level.

Then

Now

gg

 

[fried1765]

That is how I built my 10 X 16 wood shed. Used 6X6 PT with 2X8 corner braces dado'ed in. leveled the corners with flat slabs in the low spots. Filled with 3/4 crushed stone. It has been there over a decade now and still square and level.

Then

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Now


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gg

Very nice looking shed!

 

[BBFarmer]

Drove by and said, "Sorry ole girl, can't hang out this weekend, wifes got other plans

 

[nerwin]

Drove by and said, "Sorry ole girl, can't hang out this weekend, wifes got other plans
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Look at her, she's gonna cry

 

[Bmyers]

Drove by and said, "Sorry ole girl, can't hang out this weekend, wifes got other plans
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I think you need to bring her to my house and I will keep her company and treat her right (I'm talking about the tractor, not the wife).

 

[McMXi]

Changed the oil and filter. Greased everything. The ol girl then decided to dig her own grave. View attachment 151911

Is a part 2 coming soon, possibly featuring a Ford Super Duty and a winch or strap?

 

[nerwin]

I have a dilemma. A couple years ago my neighbor wanted me to clear a little bit of land behind her house to make it more mow-able and less vegetation around her shed. I did a lot of it by hand but was unable to finish it because it really required a tractor due to discovering the previous owners dump pile that was full of metal debris.

I cleaned a lot of it up by hand with a large magnet on wheels, I filled up two 5 gallons bucket worth of metal.

Now that I have the tractor, I'd love to finish this job because it's a huge hump of dirt and rocks where they left the spoils from the shed they put in and was covered was overgrowth. I am able to mow part of it now but I have hit the blades a few times on big rocks that I couldn't see.

Is it worth the risk to clean it up because I don't want to damage the tires or puncture them. I know the R4s are tough with thick sidewalls and are what 6 ply? But even rusted out metal is still pretty hard.

What would be the safest thing to do? Take one scoop at a time and run the magnet over the area and collect any metal debris as I go?

Have you ever dealt with cleaning up a "dump site " with your tractor before? If you do, please share your experiences.

Thanks

 

[NCL4701]

I have a dilemma. A couple years ago my neighbor wanted me to clear a little bit of land behind her house to make it more mow-able and less vegetation around her shed. I did a lot of it by hand but was unable to finish it because it really required a tractor due to discovering the previous owners dump pile that was full of metal debris.

I cleaned a lot of it up by hand with a large magnet on wheels, I filled up two 5 gallons bucket worth of metal.

Now that I have the tractor, I'd love to finish this job because it's a huge hump of dirt and rocks where they left the spoils from the shed they put in and was covered was overgrowth. I am able to mow part of it now but I have hit the blades a few times on big rocks that I couldn't see.

Is it worth the risk to clean it up because I don't want to damage the tires or puncture them. I know the R4s are tough with thick sidewalls and are what 6 ply? But even rusted out metal is still pretty hard.

What would be the safest thing to do? Take one scoop at a time and run the magnet over the area and collect any metal debris as I go?

Have you ever dealt with cleaning up a "dump site " with your tractor before? If you do, please share your experiences.

Thanks

We’ve cleaned up a couple of dump sites left by the prior owner of the property. Grapple is better than bucket. Either will work but you’ll have more hand work with the bucket. Start at an edge, clear debris as you move inward so you’re not running over debris.

Edit: And if there’s stuff buried that you’re OK leaving buried, just dig down a few inches with the loader and backfill over it so anything you leave buried is at least a few inches below final grade. Right or wrong, that’s what we did but we were just grassing over it.

 

[Russell King]

You could also buy some horse stall mats and lay down on the ground to cover up what you just scraped up. That would protect your tires as you move forward.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Is a part 2 coming soon, possibly featuring a Ford Super Duty and a winch or strap?

Sadly, no. It was threatening rain so I was in a hurry.
I took some skinny pine logs and dropped them in the ruts. Then I lifted the front wheels with the bucket and hammered the logs in as far as I could. Same for the rear, although I couldn't lift the rear. With a little nudge of the bucket curl I was able to get the tractor up on the logs. That unstuck the box blade (which is really got me hung up. I layer a few more logs down and drove on out.