What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[McMXi]

I need to get a shelter
up for my equipment as well. Any specific plan/blueprint you are following or are you building from scratch de nova? Gravel floor or concrete oad?

Home grown and gravel floor to start out with. All steel construction since I despise wood unless it's in the fireplace. The smaller shed might eventually get a concrete floor but the 30'x70' shed will just be gravel to store trailers, implements and my boat.

So far I've managed to drill one hole in the ground through rock so it's going to be a while, not that I've being putting any time or effort into it. I'm always triaging projects and storage sheds don't take precedence, but they're creeping towards the top of the list.

 

[nerwin]

When you have a welding machine you can put D-rings wherever you want them.

True...but man sure hate to mess up the nice powder coating.

 

[McMXi]

True...but man sure hate to mess up the nice powder coating.

One of the appeals of the Kaufman trailer is that it's painted and not powder coated. Admittedly it looks like a 3-year old painted it using a garden hose but I'm ok with that. I've already ground off some paint to weld on two hooks and a chain link for the tool box lid. Paint is so easy to fix so it works for me.

For years I thought that powder coating was the ultimate finish, but I'm not of that opinion any more. It's the nicest looking finish, and in applications where there's little to no wear it's great, but when it's getting chipped or abraded or exposed to road salt it's not the best solution ... to me at least.

 

[nerwin]

One of the appeals of the Kaufman trailer is that it's painted and not powder coated. Admittedly it looks like a 3-year old painted it using a garden hose but I'm ok with that. I've already ground off some paint to weld on two hooks and a chain link for the tool box lid. Paint is so easy to fix so it works for me.

I need mine to be polished and waxed to have a shine that is blinding, like my tractor

 

[McMXi]

I need mine to be polished and waxed to have a shine that is blinding, like my tractor

That's not news!

I tend to buy stuff to do a job and focus more on the job than how the stuff looks. I do put an emphasis on maintenance since that directly relates to the ability of the equipment to do the job. I buy a drill because I need a hole, not because I want a drill. But we're all free to do what we want.

 

[nerwin]

That's not news!

I tend to buy stuff to do a job and focus more on the job than how the stuff looks. I do put an emphasis on maintenance since that directly relates to the ability of the equipment to do the job. I buy a drill because I need a hole, not because I want a drill. But we're all free to do what we want.

I'm just kidding. Although I do find maintenance is important. Why let something rust out? Especially where I live. I try to take care of my stuff.

 

[McMXi]

I'm just kidding. Although I do find maintenance is important. Why let something rust out? Especially where I live. I try to take care of my stuff.

There's a member here who hasn't been around for a while, but he's constantly putting people down who don't store their tractors or other equipment under cover. I think he made the comment once that people shouldn't buy a tractor unless they have a place to store it out of the weather. That's an elitist and ignorant position to take and not reality for many tractor owners, but I realized that it's because he never actually uses his equipment. Having something sit outside that isn't used is less than ideal, but many of us use our equipment and simply have to live with the fact that we don't have a place to keep them all nice and clean and shiny.

I wash off my tractors when necessary but waxing them just isn't important to me. I'd prefer to keep them under cover and out of the elements, particularly out of the sun, and I'm working on that. Fortunately I've been able to keep sun damage to a minimum by parking the tractors on the North side of the house in the warmer months. The roof has a large overhang and that side of the house gets a lot of shade. Corrosion isn't an issue up here if you keep stuff off the roads in the winter.

When I got my "new" truck, I made sure I could get it in the garage so I modified the garage door opening. It's dirty but it's out of the sun and free of salt.

 

[nerwin]

There's a member here who hasn't been around for a while, but he's constantly putting people down who don't store their tractors or other equipment under cover. I think he made the comment once that people shouldn't buy a tractor unless they have a place to store it out of the weather. That's an elitist and ignorant position to take and not reality for many tractor owners, but I realized that it's because he never actually uses his equipment. Having something sit outside that isn't used is less than ideal, but many of us use our equipment and simply have to live with the fact that we don't have a place to keep them all nice and clean and shiny.

I wash off my tractors when necessary but waxing them just isn't important to me. I'd prefer to keep them under cover and out of the elements, particularly out of the sun, and I'm working on that. Fortunately I've been able to keep sun damage to a minimum by parking the tractors on the North side of the house in the warmer months. The roof has a large overhang and that side of the house gets a lot of shade. Corrosion isn't an issue up here if you keep stuff off the roads in the winter.

When I got my "new" truck, I made sure I could get it in the garage so I modified the garage door opening. It's dirty but it's out of the sun and free of salt.

I'm lucky I can park my tractor in the garage. I know many others don't or don't care to. For me the tractor is a very expensive investment with my budget I'm keeping care of it. I used to do a lot of polishing and waxing for classic cars so it's just part of my skills haha. Not that I need to do it because I don't care that much. Yeah yeah, it's "just" a tractor aka a piece of equipment. My brother has dents, scratches, smashed headlight, bent bucket, bent brush guard etc. I still use mine.

But I still think it's OK to keep it clean and looking good. I watch LetsDig18 and he is critical about keeping his machines clean haha. Maybe some of us just have OCD, which I actually do. I label my linen closet once

 

[McMXi]

I'm lucky I can park my tractor in the garage. I know many others don't or don't care to. For me the tractor is a very expensive investment with my budget I'm keeping care of it. I used to do a lot of polishing and waxing for classic cars so it's just part of my skills haha. Not that I need to do it because I don't care that much. Yeah yeah, it's "just" a tractor aka a piece of equipment. My brother has dents, scratches, smashed headlight, bent bucket, bent brush guard etc. I still use mine.

I take care of things regardless of my budget, and I've noticed that people that don't take care of their own things don't take care of other people's things either. If I had millions of dollars I'd still take care of the things that I have, particularly the things that affect performance and longevity such as maintenance and service.

I bought a '98 Jeep TJ in 2000 for $14,000 that had 17,000 miles on it. I still have the Jeep more than 25 years later and drive it more than any other vehicle. It's never let me down and continues to run well because I take care of it. I'm not from the disposable generation and tend to hang onto things. I have a diving watch that I bought in Australia more than 42 years ago! I wore that watch every day for close to 20 years.

If you have an open station with ROPS it's a lot easier to get the tractor in a standard garage. I used to park the MX6000HST in the garage (7ft door) but once I got cabbed tractors it was a different story. The MX is listed as having an overall height of 92.7" which would most likely fit under an 8ft door, but the M6060 has a listed height of 100.6". I have a new 10ft roll up door for the smaller shed so both the MX and M will fit under the header if that's what I decide to do.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

.... My brother has dents, scratches, smashed headlight, bent bucket, bent brush guard etc.

He must date rough women...

 

[nerwin]

I take care of things regardless of my budget, and I've noticed that people that don't take care of their own things don't take care of other people's things either. If I had millions of dollars I'd still take care of the things that I have, particularly the things that affect performance and longevity such as maintenance and service.

I bought a '98 Jeep TJ in 2000 for $14,000 that had 17,000 miles on it. I still have the Jeep more than 25 years later and drive it more than any other vehicle. It's never let me down and continues to run well because I take care of it. I'm not from the disposable generation and tend to hang onto things. I have a diving watch that I bought in Australia more than 42 years ago! I wore that watch every day for close to 20 years.

If you have an open station with ROPS it's a lot easier to get the tractor in a standard garage. I used to park the MX6000HST in the garage (7ft door) but once I got cabbed tractors it was a different story. The MX is listed as having an overall height of 92.7" which would most likely fit under an 8ft door, but the M6060 has a listed height of 100.6". I have a new 10ft roll up door for the smaller shed so both the MX and M will fit under the header if that's what I decide to do.

Oh yeah. I couldn't imagine letting someone borrowing something that can't take care of their own stuff. You know it will come back broken! I never let anyone borrow stuff unless you really really know them well.

The L2501 fits perfectly in my garage. I am considering a canopy, but it would need to be one that sits flush or just under with the rops. I seen some really cool ones out there. But running without haven't been that big of an issue. I sometimes get close to trees limbs when doing tree work and I fear the canopy would be an issue. They're expensive and can break..however....during winter it MIGHT be useful to keep snow off from you a little. It's better than nothing you know? The cold doesn't bother me much. Used to it up here. Plus it really doesn't take long to plow my driveway with the tractor!! The side by side was slower surprisingly. The tractor just pushes so much more stuff at once, the weight is a huge benefit.

An open station with heated seats and steering wheel would be nice. Heated joystick! Hahaha, I'm just being silly now.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

A heated hydraulic control would be easier than a heated steering wheel, but heated gloves are easier yet. I have a fully heated suit and gloves that plug into the motorcycle, and now tractor thanks to some fancy wiring.

 

[g_man]

I've got a wooden culvert in a tractor road down in the woods that I put in over nine years ago.

Here it is 6 years ago during the spring run-off. The only time it really flows.

But now it is living beyond it's time. The sides washed out some in a huge storm last summer and the planks are punky and broke without any support under them.

Last week I decided to do a half-azzed band-aid fix to to see if I could get a couple more years out of it. I headed down into the woods with some pre cut planks, screws, my old 14 volt DeWalt driver, and a half bucket of gravel in the M5640. After about the third screw the DeWalt just quit - bang - like the drive gear stripped. Call that broken number one. No problem - I walked back the the house got my 120 Volt drill/driver, hung my portable generator on straps off the L3010's bucket and headed back into the woods. I set the generator up on the ground and pulled the recoil starter. Second pull - bang - the starter rope jammed. Would to move in or out and I could see the spring all uncoiled inside the housing. Call that broken number two. Starting to get irritated I packed up the generator and drove it back home. When I got there I could smell gas in the garage and saw the generators plastic shut off valve was bent over and dripping gas. Apparently in my frustration I was not careful how I ran the straps under it coming home. So that is broken number 3. All in one morning. I find things brake in bunches.

I bought a new driver. Replaced the gas tank bushing and shutoff valve, and fixed the recoil starter ( the screw that holds the spring and pulley assembly together came unscrewed ?? ) on the 25 year old Generac 5000 and "fixed" the culvert yesterday.

gg

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I've got a wooden culvert in a tractor road down in the woods that I put in over nine years ago.


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Here it is 6 years ago during the spring run-off. The only time it really flows.


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But now it is living beyond it's time. The sides washed out some in a huge storm last summer and the planks are punky and broke without any support under them.


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Last week I decided to do a half-azzed band-aid fix to to see if I could get a couple more years out of it. I headed down into the woods with some pre cut planks, screws, my old 14 volt DeWalt driver, and a half bucket of gravel in the M5640. After about the third screw the DeWalt just quit - bang - like the drive gear stripped. Call that broken number one. No problem - I walked back the the house got my 120 Volt drill/driver, hung my portable generator on straps off the L3010's bucket and headed back into the woods. I set the generator up on the ground and pulled the recoil starter. Second pull - bang - the starter rope jammed. Would to move in or out and I could see the spring all uncoiled inside the housing. Call that broken number two. Starting to get irritated I packed up the generator and drove it back home. When I got there I could smell gas in the garage and saw the generators plastic shut off valve was bent over and dripping gas. Apparently in my frustration I was not careful how I ran the straps under it coming home. So that is broken number 3. All in one morning. I find things brake in bunches.

I bought a new driver. Replaced the gas tank bushing and shutoff valve, and fixed the recoil starter ( the screw that holds the spring and pulley assembly together came unscrewed ?? ) on the 25 year old Generac 5000 and "fixed" the culvert yesterday.


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gg

Nothing beats persistence. Looks good!

 

[L35]

After loading the firewood racks this morning I used the machine to load my dump trailer with loads of dirt to move it from one side of my property to another for a future project. I didn’t take any photos in the moment but here’s the result at least…I estimate 30 yards of fill based on number of 1/2 yard bucket fulls.

 

[L35]

Man that picture does not do it justice, it was a lot of dirt

 

[McMXi]

Man that picture does not do it justice, it was a lot of dirt

Looks like you're burying people at your place.

 

[lynnmor]

Man that picture does not do it justice, it was a lot of dirt

Ain’t it crazy how much the dirt shrinks when dumped on a pile.

 

[nerwin]

Got the mini split installed today! I didn't do it...had the pros do it. It's working great! The garage is now even more comfy! It's warmer than the house now

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

Plumbed the stick grabber last night, the electrical is sketchy but the hydraulics work. The 1/4" QCs make it slow, but I'm new so that'll work until 3/8" are ordered.

Love may make the world go round, but it's not hip to be square. At least not with pin-on attachments.






Picked up twigs, a random root ball, "big" rocks (for a BX), three previously felled trees, and loaded the neighbor's trailer with logs for their fireplace in nothing flat. Definitely worth it.