Magicman
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What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Got it stuck. Sorry only a picture of after, cause I wasn’t going to get off the seat unless necessary . The hoe pulled me out no problem. I was hoping three nights of below zero would stop the frost, we have had way too quick of a thaw this year.
Agreed, but I gotta put a lotta dirt in there to get a significant slope toward the front and make sure it's high enough that water (rain) doesn't come in and force the washing issue. I'm thinking something along the lines of 1/8" per foot slope toward the doors, and maybe put a small interior ramp at the doors to ensure the ROPS doesn't hit. I'm not real keen on raising and lowering the ROPS every time I want to use the tractor. Gonna do the slab with a broomed finish. It's quicker to do, and also cures a little quicker if the surface has some texture. Grout also stays put if I put something on it permanently. In addition, it'll hopefully prevent me from experimenting with self-inversion techniques if I spill something on it.
If my site wasn't currently a catfish pond, I'd be getting gravel today or tomorrow. Unfortunately, a dump truck may go missing in my yard at the moment, and there is some slope to deal with getting close to the site. I can't think of anything I'd like to see less than a 20 Yard dump truck laying on it's side in my yard.
Gonna lay down a base of crusher run then a 2-3 inch veneer of #57 for grade. A lot easier to rake #57 than crusher run and get a smoother grade with no variation in aggregate size. Also have a rather large pile of rocks 2-10 inches in size that I've picked up over the years, and have been wondering what to do with them. I figure they'll make some pretty good fill, if only a tiny portion of what I need. Great way to get rid of them and not have to move them again. But, gotta wait till it dries up a bit now. Lil' Orange will sink outta sight back there at the moment. Probably need to go drain all the water with a shovel/hoe. Sunny, cool, and VERY windy today, so it should start drying up pretty quick. I'll have a good idea where it's not on grade now, anyway.
Maybe I'll go ahead and get a culvert today and put that in the ditch near the site so I don't get the 'bota quite so nasty crossing the ditch. Might as well use some crusher run to set it.
You guys fare ok down there when all the storms came through last week? Our little town got hammered pretty hard, but fortunately most of the damage was tree damage in a little park next to the creek. A little roof/sheet metal damage here and there, but I don't think any houses were destroyed.Wowser!!! That is a huge difference.
The Kubota dealership in Pelham got gutted. Lifted the roof and made water pour in, but didn't pull it off. The tornado made it to Pelham, and somehow managed to pick up an M series, and toss it over the fence and drop it on it's side. Not a wire bent in the fence. It was one in a long line of tractors parked by the fence for display. That's a pretty tight and weird tornado. Weather Service says EF-3.
The Oak Mountain State park just did a control burn about 2 months ago. Now, they have THOUSANDS of trees blown down or broken off. Park's been closed to hikers and bikers since the storm because of the damage and dangers. This storm is very reminiscent of one that hit the area in 1995. Almost identical path.
I had pulled off the snowblower and flipped the bird at Mother Nature. She's a mean old B$$$$ and got even.
We woke up to 8" of new snow overnight. NWS put out a winter storm warning for tommorow for additional 9-13". Dang. Mother Nature. You win. I'll put the snowblower back on the tractor. Springtime in Alaska.
We woke up to 8" of new snow overnight. NWS put out a winter storm warning for tommorow for additional 9-13". Dang. Mother Nature. You win. I'll put the snowblower back on the tractor. Springtime in Alaska.
OrangeKrush
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Lil Foot
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thats amazing hahaha. It’s funny how you can see exactly when I dug the orange shovel in to pull. What would be awesome would be if the diff lock could be engaged while kneeling on the seat facing backwards and pressing the hst peddle. No marks on the front from the bucket cause I had the grapple on.
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Used the B3200 to pull out an Amazon delivery van from my neighbors drive. Worst part was trying to get the chain around the frame support and not rip up that plastic bumper. Neighbor drives a jacked up F350 so he doesn’t care that his drive sucks. UPS and Fed won’t go down it. Add Amazon to that list now. He got home mid pull and proceeded to rip them about messing up his drive. I just laughed. He asked me what was so funny and I said if they could mess that drive up any more than it was, they sure as hell wouldn’t have gotten stuck. Made him stop chewing them out though. Unhooked, said my goodbyes and left
Magicman
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Yes stormwise OK but as some of you, WET. 4WD twice yesterday moving and setting the sawmill up. Thankfully sawdust makes good "pavement" around the sawmill while working.
A few logs.
And 5 hours later a few boards. The customer was happy and I got some jingle in my pocket.
Well done. Hard to do anything in the mud, but yep, the sawdust will absorb a lot of water. Good looking hardwood. White Oak?Yes stormwise OK but as some of you, WET. 4WD twice yesterday moving and setting the sawmill up. Thankfully sawdust makes good "pavement" around the sawmill while working.
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A few logs.
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And 5 hours later a few boards. The customer was happy and I got some jingle in my pocket.
Magicman
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No, Red Oak close that we did not saw and Tulip Poplar in the background.
I have to go back later when it dries a bit and he is able to skid some Pine logs out, too wet right now. I will also saw the Red Oak then.
I have to go back later when it dries a bit and he is able to skid some Pine logs out, too wet right now. I will also saw the Red Oak then.
that is awesome, must feel good to transform some gnarly trees into that!A few logs.
And 5 hours later a few boards. The customer was happy and I got some jingle in my pocket.
Magicman
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Yes, I have a very satisfying (part time) job for an "old" man. This is my 20th year of sawmilling.
nbryan
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Chipped up a trailer-full of birch trimmings from firewood today. Ground is still barely frozen enough to drag the trailer load home without messing up the winter trail any worse than it already is. A winter blast the last 2 days assisted with that. Forecast says warmup now, so this is probably it for a while! I'll be using the chipper around the yard after this. Sure enjoying the WC68!!
It has been between 30-35 degs so far today but I am determined to get all the plantings I had delivered into the ground. Put 4 of the 8 flowering bushes in, staggered in front of the Box plants. My hands were numb or I would have fetched the other 4.
Now the big question is what to use to edge it at the driveway after I put down some bark chips (that the boss approves of).
Now the big question is what to use to edge it at the driveway after I put down some bark chips (that the boss approves of).
But....but....but....but you won't have any leaves left to blow with your new leaf blower!!Box bladed this yesterday, got most of the lumps out....
used to be woods, it's about to become lawn
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Moved this 4x4 5/16th plate of steel I got for free...brought it in the shop to measure it to get 3 inch c channel cut to fit for legs and cross bracing.. will make a great welding/ work table.. have some sold 5 inch iron casters to put under it I've had laying around for years..
