What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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So I got my new BX 1880 about two weeks ago (but I traveled for my daughter’s wedding for one of those weeks). I enjoyed putting about 5 hours on it so far. I moved an awful lot of heavy stuff that has been piling up around here. Got an amazing amount of work done in those 5 hours. I‘ve had, still have, a fair amount of logs and stumps on the ground, combination of a back injury in recent years and taking down some junk wood. In Vermont it’s hard to get motivated to wheelbarrow big poplar or basswood rounds to split and stack when I can buy hardwood cut, split and delivered next to the woodshed for under $300/cord. So those big junk wood logs have been rotting in place, some in the way, all ugly.
I wasn’t expecting the new tractor to come in until Jan 1 ‘21 or so, but it came in early October. It took them a couple of weeks to get around to putting it together. I wasn’t going to bug them about it, but when I finally called after they had it in a crate for 3 weeks, they put it right together. They did not install the block heater they had promised, haven’t gotten around to asking about that. The mower deck hasn’t come in yet, but I asked if they wouldn’t mid delivering the tractor without it. Done mowing, and I would have taken it off for this period anyway. Lucky I didn’t have it one now, maybe.
So yesterday late afternoon I moved some slabs of stone that had been cluttering the front of the driveway, and then some logs, and I did a sweep to pick up some poplar logs that were rotting in the ferns by my little pond. Oops. It turns out the ground is soft even a couple of feet away from the water. One front wheel is mired about as deep as the depth of the wheel in the mud. It was getting dark, and then it got dark as I tried to winch it forward with the hook they welded onto the front bucket. That didn’t work, and there she still sits, as it seemed better to wait tit light and a cool head. Did not have a cool head all night, thinking about it.
I’ve had a Kubota 2WD for about 20 years, but I’m new at 4WD and a bucket. The weight of the bucket was a factor, of course, and I think using 4WD was a mistake there by the pond, as the front wheel was the one digging itself in. Differential lock didn’t help either. I think my next step is to unhook the winch from the front bucket, float the bucket, 2WD, and back up with the rear wheels still on pretty solid ground. Also maybe see if I can unweight the front wheels pushing down on the bucket and stick something under the bogged wheel. We’ll see. Otherwise I’ll try winching from the rear, trickier, as the closest tree is farther, my winch isn’t very long, and I don’t have any attachment points I can see in the rear — 3 point hitch is bare.
I wasn’t expecting the new tractor to come in until Jan 1 ‘21 or so, but it came in early October. It took them a couple of weeks to get around to putting it together. I wasn’t going to bug them about it, but when I finally called after they had it in a crate for 3 weeks, they put it right together. They did not install the block heater they had promised, haven’t gotten around to asking about that. The mower deck hasn’t come in yet, but I asked if they wouldn’t mid delivering the tractor without it. Done mowing, and I would have taken it off for this period anyway. Lucky I didn’t have it one now, maybe.
So yesterday late afternoon I moved some slabs of stone that had been cluttering the front of the driveway, and then some logs, and I did a sweep to pick up some poplar logs that were rotting in the ferns by my little pond. Oops. It turns out the ground is soft even a couple of feet away from the water. One front wheel is mired about as deep as the depth of the wheel in the mud. It was getting dark, and then it got dark as I tried to winch it forward with the hook they welded onto the front bucket. That didn’t work, and there she still sits, as it seemed better to wait tit light and a cool head. Did not have a cool head all night, thinking about it.
I’ve had a Kubota 2WD for about 20 years, but I’m new at 4WD and a bucket. The weight of the bucket was a factor, of course, and I think using 4WD was a mistake there by the pond, as the front wheel was the one digging itself in. Differential lock didn’t help either. I think my next step is to unhook the winch from the front bucket, float the bucket, 2WD, and back up with the rear wheels still on pretty solid ground. Also maybe see if I can unweight the front wheels pushing down on the bucket and stick something under the bogged wheel. We’ll see. Otherwise I’ll try winching from the rear, trickier, as the closest tree is farther, my winch isn’t very long, and I don’t have any attachment points I can see in the rear — 3 point hitch is bare.
Use the bucket to push the tractor backwards to get it unstuck.
Lift it up a bit and dump the bucket all the way, then lower bucket into the ground, curl the bucket back while also using reverse and you can get it to push itself out.
No problem. Depending how bad its sunk in you may have to reset the bucket a few times in the process, but it should push itself out.
Worked! Though I backed up to a tree, still close to the pond, so I had to go forward and do the same kind of trick in reverse to pull myself forward to a spot where I could pull away from the pond. I had some plans for this tractor close to the pond, but I think I will cancel them unless it’s a very dry spell.
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Nothing.....I checked the battery maintainer. 
Hope it stays that way until April.
Now that is has it's "winter clothes" on, it's not too handy for other work. The ground clearance for the blower is real low, and the underside is very open to damage from sticks, limbs, etc.
Hope it stays that way until April.
Now that is has it's "winter clothes" on, it's not too handy for other work. The ground clearance for the blower is real low, and the underside is very open to damage from sticks, limbs, etc.
Now that logging is finished for the season, it was time to how out the woodchips, dust and mud that accumulated in the cab over these past couple of months.
Vacuumed and cleaned the interior and pulled the cabin filter [see photos for before and after shots]
Which lead to a prewinter check.
Hydro was down 1 gallon.
Engine oil, and coolant all good.
Blew out the air filter, a bit dusty.
Still have to pull the roof and check out the radio as it quit a while back.
Vacuumed and cleaned the interior and pulled the cabin filter [see photos for before and after shots]
Which lead to a prewinter check.
Hydro was down 1 gallon.
Engine oil, and coolant all good.
Blew out the air filter, a bit dusty.
Still have to pull the roof
and check out the radio as it quit a while back.Attachments
It was time for the rest of the 400 hour servicing. I had completed everything except the hydraulic oil n filters change. Did that today - not without some tension. I thought I had plenty of udt2. Did a quick check just as I was about to tip the 1st gallon in. DOH! Kubota motor oil, containers look deceivingly close. Short 2 gallons to finish.
Waiting on a delivery from Coleman now.
Waiting on a delivery from Coleman now.
50 hour service today, also changed HST fluid.
it didnt look as bad as my B2601 did at 50 hours but still a little gnarly.
someone on this site suggested this little piece that fits under the engine filter to stop the oil from dribbling down everywhere and it worked quite well
48 Hour old HST fluid:
it didnt look as bad as my B2601 did at 50 hours but still a little gnarly.
someone on this site suggested this little piece that fits under the engine filter to stop the oil from dribbling down everywhere and it worked quite well
48 Hour old HST fluid:
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That orange drip catcher thingy looks neat. What is it called and where is it available from? Looks like a good idea for a "stocking stuffer" to myself this Christmas!!50 hour service today, also changed HST fluid.
it didnt look as bad as my B2601 did at 50 hours but still a little gnarly.
someone on this site suggested this little piece that fits under the engine filter to stop the oil from dribbling down everywhere and it worked quite well
Also, what brand of floor wax do you use for your garage floor?
Looks GREAT!!
Thanks. Minor tree pruning, digging out of underbrush, and pushing years of layered debris and it came out nice. Guy wanted to open the space for future use
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OK, I found it: Oil Filter Funnel
But I think that I like Ford's better:
With a knife and an empty 1/2 gallon milk bottle, you too could have one
But I think that I like Ford's better:
With a knife and an empty 1/2 gallon milk bottle, you too could have one
your fancy lift will work even better when it's on epoxy floors and paired up with a mini-split!That orange drip catcher thingy looks neat. What is it called and where is it available from? Looks like a good idea for a "stocking stuffer" to myself this Christmas!!
Also, what brand of floor wax do you use for your garage floor?
A cut up milk jug, thin cardboard works, but I learned about that bib here on OTT someplace, looks like its doubled in price
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"Touche!", on the lift. LOL!your fancy lift will work even better when it's on epoxy floors and paired up with a mini-split!
A cut up milk jug, thin cardboard works, but I learned about that bib here on OTT someplace, looks like its doubled in price
Thanks for the heads up on the filter drip catcher! I searched this on ebay " Orange Set Primary Oil Fill Funnel+Drip Free Oil Filter For Harley Touring Dyna" and found the set with a few extras for $11.29 + tax.
It may be a knock off but should work just as well.
Plus, the extra funnel will make a nice gift for the wife.
David