What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Newaterman]

Is the tug yours for work use, or just for pleasure?

I’m the captain and one of the original employees of the company. We operate nine vessels on the east and gulf coasts doing a variety of towing, dredging support, and offshore services.

for this boat this is a normal day at work.

 

[RichardAaronlx2610]

My original Kubota battery lasted 12 years, and it was an Eastern Penn. In my new Ford the battery lasted 6 months, and then crapped out. It was replaced with a new "factory" battery, and that one lasted about 2 1/2 years. My wife has the same car like mine, we bought them a month apart, and hers lasted 4 years. You never know how long a battery is going to last, even when they both start off equal. Her car moves every day, and mine can sit for a week at a time, and the battery gets no exercise.

Interesting. And you are right. Usage has a lot to do with them lasting

 

[GrampaJeff]

Who's the artist for the fence/gate painting? Very nice, indeed!!

Prev owners daughter.

 

[fried1765]

I’m the captain and one of the original employees of the company. We operate nine vessels on the east and gulf coasts doing a variety of towing, dredging support, and offshore services.

for this boat this is a normal day at work.
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Dredge spoil in picture?

 

[Newaterman]

Dredge spoil in picture?

that is correct.

 

[fried1765]

Love your avatar...

Thanks!
That is our "Lady Sadie"
We got her at 7 weeks, she turned 2 on July 24th., is spoiled rotten, and we love her dearly.
She is crazy for the tennis ball, but recently has become addicted to a hose toy called a "Jolly ball".
It is a 10" dia. non inflatable ball that weighs 2 lbs.
It has a large carry handle, and she carries it everywhere!
For two old people, Sadie is an absolute delight.

 

[fried1765]

Interesting. And you are right. Usage has a lot to do with them lasting

In my opinion, the Walmart Everstart Max batteries are the best bang for the buck.
The "Max" is apparently not available in all sizes.

 

[rockster]

I just installed a PTO switch on my L3560LE that mounts on side of seat to keep tractor running when I get out of seat with PTO engaged. How come the tractor still shuts down when I get out of seat. The connector was there already just had to plug it in and screw it down.

 

[dirtydeed]

Another broken, root infested house trap replacement today.

The dig:

Here's what we found:

camera:

More digging:

Lunch:

and the best part of my day, teaching the young guy how to dig with a mini-ex. Just look at his face. That was all I needed to see.

one more time....look at his face...awesome.

Done.

headed for home...all in all, it was a great day.

 

[dirtydeed]

Loaded up, heading for home...

 

[Deleted member 47704]

I got a rear blade it the works, couldn't get the one I wanted.

 

[B737]

@dirtydeed you hit all the reactions there, that guys face is priceless! and only a super duty can deliver a super duty lunch like that. The root damage to the plumbing is pretty alarming to see! awesome pix

 

[NCL4701]

Another broken, root infested house trap replacement today.

The dig:
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Here's what we found:

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camera:

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More digging:

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Lunch:

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and the best part of my day, teaching the young guy how to dig with a mini-ex. Just look at his face. That was all I needed to see.

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one more time....look at his face...awesome.

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Done.

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headed for home...all in all, it was a great day.

Very cool!

Long ago I was a grunt running a shovel, manual post hole digger, and driving the truck for a cable laying crew. I could drive a small manual dump truck trailering equipment and had a clean driving record unlike the rest of the crew, which is why they gave me the job.

Crew boss ran the machines 90% of the time. Second in the pecking order ran them the rest of the time. I still remember the first day the crew boss, with no warning, told me to get on the big Case cable plow to start a run with the chain ditcher, then turn it around and plow in a little 1000’ run. That was the first and last thing I’ve driven that steered with a joint in the middle and used a single joystick for steering, speed, and direction. If it didn’t have a hydraulic offset on the plow so I could adjust to cover for my crappy driving it would have looked like a half asleep drunk plowed it. Seems almost silly now how exciting it was but I can understand a bit how your man was feeling getting his hands on the controls of the mini-ex.

 

[In Utopia]

@dirtydeed you hit all the reactions there, that guys face is priceless! and only a super duty can deliver a super duty lunch like that. The root damage to the plumbing is pretty alarming to see! awesome pix

If all the glue joints were done right, how do roots get inside PVC piping?

 

[fried1765]

If all the glue joints were done right, how do roots get inside PVC piping?

Probably not ... "done right"!

 

[D2Cat]

If all the glue joints were done right, how do roots get inside PVC piping?

That's my question also. Looks like sch 40 PVC and roots don't grow through that.

 

[dirtydeed]

If all the glue joints were done right, how do roots get inside PVC piping?

This time, it "looked" like all joints were primed and glued properly. But, there was a break between the foundation and the trap. I think the roots entered that break and the rest is history. As for how the roots went thru the pipe down further, I can't answer that. I should have spent more time looking at that. Perhaps that joint wasn't properly glued.

I have seen many times that when people glue a joint, they don't spin the fittings a quarter turn. I have another one coming up at that same condo assoc that we did one a couple of months ago. That was one job where we didn't see any primer used, only glue. Fittings separated, and pipe dropped.

 

[Bmyers]

Mowing and stopped and looked at the corn, getting close to time to harvest. Still has a little green in it.

Continued with more mowing. Once the weather changes, will hopefully start in to clearing the area to the right and getting rid of some of the brush and leaving the bigger trees.

 

[RCW]

Mowed yet again. Also grabbed the carry-all for a little firewood. My girlie and I are doing a fire out back while we can. Having reubens and Rachel’s fireside…..

 

[S-G-R]

Pulled the deck off again and pressure washed and greased it. Moved some gravel with the boxblade and cleaned the windows.