My neighbor has very deep pockets, his arms are not long enough to reach down to the bottom to even give me a few dollars for fuel.
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
I replaced the near worthless small plastic toolbox with a useful one. Now I can carry a tow chain plus extra pins and other assorted things
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Looks great, wish I could add something like that but with all the 'stuff' I have added back there not much chance.
jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
Latest is the waterproof connector on left (wires weren't trained under crossbar yet). Two cameras to the right.
mcmxi
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***Current*** M6060HDC, MX6000HSTC & GL7000 ***Sold*** MX6000HST & BX25DLB
I got back yesterday afternoon from a long weekend in Great Falls and Billings to find about 5" of snow around the house. I was finally able to use the SB1574 snow blower that I bought a few months ago.
Craigslist comes through again with a snow blower and a 3-point receiver. | OrangeTractorTalks - Everything Kubota
The frame is adjustable so I shortened it up one bolt hole spacing. I'm going to swap out the hydraulic top link for the factory one so that I can run the chute angle off one of the rear remotes. I figure that the hydraulic side (tilt) link is more useful than the hydraulic top link when running the blower. I managed to suck up a flat rock that jammed up the auger and rather than shear a bolt it moved the idler (tension) sprocket to take tension off the chain so I need to see what's up there. Not sure if that's a feature or a problem or whether or not the chain was then slipping off the other sprockets. I'll need to figure that out.
I didn't get a photo of the blower on the tractor but it works very well and the results are excellent (see below). I plowed the common gravel driveway with the hydraulic angle STB1596 snow blade also with excellent results.
Craigslist comes through again with a snow blower and a 3-point receiver. | OrangeTractorTalks - Everything Kubota
The frame is adjustable so I shortened it up one bolt hole spacing. I'm going to swap out the hydraulic top link for the factory one so that I can run the chute angle off one of the rear remotes. I figure that the hydraulic side (tilt) link is more useful than the hydraulic top link when running the blower. I managed to suck up a flat rock that jammed up the auger and rather than shear a bolt it moved the idler (tension) sprocket to take tension off the chain so I need to see what's up there. Not sure if that's a feature or a problem or whether or not the chain was then slipping off the other sprockets. I'll need to figure that out.
I didn't get a photo of the blower on the tractor but it works very well and the results are excellent (see below). I plowed the common gravel driveway with the hydraulic angle STB1596 snow blade also with excellent results.
Had the same problem here last winter. The road contractors are doing a horrible job. But unlike all the facebook warriors that just cry online I sent many calls and emails to my member of parliament and offered to take him for a ride in my dump truck so he could see how bad it is playing chicken with cars going down the middle of an unplowed road.
So far they have been out plowing this season.
I'm just getting ready to go plow my yard. Try out my new RTV and Boss plow. Then I'll probably use the B2620 and blower around the house.
Got this pic from my friend. He was out with his SVL75.
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Can't say for certain exactly what damage you did by sucking up a rock, but I can tell you what happened when I did. The auger was bent, and being it was in the middle of the winter, and I needed to get it back in service, I heated the auger with a torch, and using a 6# hammer, beat it back to where it looked correct and reinstalled it. I used it like that for the next 10+ years, even though it did have a vibration, but it wasn't so bad that I couldn't live with it vs. taking it apart again to replace it. Today, the auger is about a $400 (US) item which makes one think long and hard about replacement. I also snapped the chain and the chain was also bent, so it was totally trash at that point. I purchased a 10-foot length of #40 chain at Tractor Supply inexpensively and used that for years. When the replacement chain got too much slack in it, I would just put another on. Hopefully, you will have a better experience than I did.
mcmxi
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Once I removed the rock and tensioned the chain the blower ran fine so I don't think any damage was done. I was just surprised that the shear bolt didn't break. I might not have had the nut tight enough on the bolt that the idler sprocket rides on which allowed the sprocket to move which then took some strain off the driveline. With the idler sprocket out of the equation the very loose chain might have allowed it to jump the sprocket teeth. Not an ideal situation but so far everything looks and runs fine.
I swapped out the top link this morning and connected the chute angle hydraulic lines and everything seems to work great. Now I'm hoping for a lot more snow.
jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
I have considered that but wonder how much it obstructs vision of rear implements, particularly back blade and box blade, which I’m not skilled enough to run without looking at them at least part of the time.
I suppose I could throw an old 50 cal ammo box up there and take a look. Does it cause any significant obstruction or you can see over it with no issue?
jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
The box is shorter than my seat back, so no visual obstruction.
Quick
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B2601, LA435, BH70, LP SGC0554 Grapple, LP RB1672 Rear Blade, King Kutter 60" BB
Got the yard done. Tried out the RTV. Works good and the heater will melt you. My driveway isn't a hill, but drops about 30 feet in just under 300 feet (which I found out when I did my septic with laser)
I had a bit of traction loss when I tried a full blade pass up the driveway. But it is all glare ice under the snow because we had rain one day that froze again. And there was also a frozen crust under the fresh layer.
All in all I'm happy with it.
But still can't beat a tractor with a loader and a blower in my opinion. I took the B2620 out to make a base so hopefully it sets up without melting again now.
I had a bit of traction loss when I tried a full blade pass up the driveway. But it is all glare ice under the snow because we had rain one day that froze again. And there was also a frozen crust under the fresh layer.
All in all I'm happy with it.
But still can't beat a tractor with a loader and a blower in my opinion. I took the B2620 out to make a base so hopefully it sets up without melting again now.
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BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
Looks like you're all set. Looks like a great setup.
Do you think chains will be needed for the RTV, or will you just go with the B2620?
I have a large gravel area and drive to clear and keep open. For the first few snowfalls and til the ground really freezes solid......I have my snowblower set to leave about two inches of snow on the ground. That layer gets driven on and packed down and will cover the larger loose stones that always seem to pop up througout the year.
Waiting to set up and give your graveled area a buzz cut with the snow blower till some of the loose gravel/stones are packed and frozen down will save a lot of it from being thrown out the chute or locking things up.
Your new blower sure looks like it does a terrific job, though!!
David
Refueled, changed primary air filter, added some SUDT to transmission. Guy at the dealer said I could probably get away with just bangin' out the air filter, but I got a new one anyway. Tapped the filter against the front tire, and got a cloud of dirt out of it. Changed it for peace of mind.
Thanks. I think it will be alright. I had left the driveway for a week with everyone driving on it so it was pretty hard and glare ice underneath. If the base freezes up now it will be good. If it gets bad again I can always put some weight in the dump box.
The RTV will be nice on those minus 40 days with 50 MPH winds. Be a lot warmer than getting snow in my face on the B, LOL
I do like using the tractor though. I had an F550 with a 10 foot Boss vee plow that I sold to buy the RTV and it always sat and I used the tractor. The tractor just does a nice neat job and has the best visibility. I can clean within an inch of objects. Not to mention just starting the F550 burnt a months worth of fuel for the Kubota, LOL
jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
The only small issue I have is that I need to slide the seat forward to fully open the toolbox lid. But with the lid closed, I can slide the seat all the way back.
mcmxi
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I used to do the same thing when I used the front blower on the BX25D for the entire gravel driveway. The sound of small rocks or gravel going through the blower is kind of distressing, and when I had 9,000 sq.ft. of asphalt put down I was pleased to put those days behind me.
I'm not using the blower on gravel this year since I have the front snow blade for that. This past spring/summer I've been dumping dirt along the edges of the asphalt driveway to provided support to the raised edge. The asphalt company advised me to do this. I got a little carried away and ran the blower past the edge of the driveway, hence the rock!
Ideally I would have sifted the dirt first to remove the larger rocks. I just need to stay on the asphalt and not venture off into no man's land.The blower is great and will be even better now that I have rotation and angle hooked up to the rear remotes.