What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Deleted member 47704]

Put skids shoes on the bucket. We're getting snow overnight. At the rate they are down grading it will be sunny and 60.
The idiots started at 5-7 at noon, now (6:30 pm) its down to 1-3.

 

[dmbjohn]

Put skids shoes on the bucket. We're getting snow overnight. At the rate they are down grading it will be sunny and 60.
The idiots started at 5-7 at noon, now (6:30 pm) its down to 1-3.

I wish I could be as accurate as a weather forecaster, while we got some snow (maybe 12”) it was forecast 12-20 inches and started out as 2-9

 

[mcmxi]

My neighbor sent me a text at 4:30pm this afternoon asking me if they could pay me to clear off their 300 yard driveway since their contractor was AWOL and one of their tenants keeps getting stuck on the driveway. I told them $100 would cover my time, fuel and possible damage. I spent 1-1/2 hours getting their driveway cleared. They've been driving over lots of snow and frankly I haven't seen anyone doing snow removal for them this winter. The snow was well packed and quite deep in places. It's not hard work sitting in a warm cab listening to music and the $100 seems fair to me. Their driveway is steep so it took me a few passes before I could even begin to push snow uphill.

The lights did well but I'd still like more ... a lot more. I'll put the $100 towards something for the new tractor! This is my first time receiving money for tractor work.

 

[DustyRusty]

My neighbor sent me a text at 4:30pm this afternoon asking me if they could pay me to clear off their 300 yard driveway since their contractor was AWOL and one of their tenants keeps getting stuck on the driveway. I told them $100 would cover my time, fuel and possible damage. I spent 1-1/2 hours getting their driveway cleared. They've been driving over lots of snow and frankly I haven't seen anyone doing snow removal for them this winter. The snow was well packed and quite deep in places. It's not hard work sitting in a warm cab listening to music and the $100 seems fair to me. Their driveway is steep so it took me a few passes before I could even begin to push snow uphill.

The lights did well but I'd still like more ... a lot more. I'll put the $100 towards something for the new tractor! This is my first time receiving money for tractor work.

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I suggest that you post back the sides of the driveway because the next storm you will be out of places to move the snow. I learned this over 60 years ago from an old-timer that used to plow where I lived. If you are not certain what is under the snow, then angle the blade and put it 2" above the driveway.

 

[mcmxi]

I suggest that you post back the sides of the driveway because the next storm you will be out of places to move the snow. I learned this over 60 years ago from an old-timer that used to plow where I lived. If you are not certain what is under the snow, then angle the blade and put it 2" above the driveway.

Great advice for sure! I don't know if I'll be clearing their driveway again but if they want to make this a regular event I'll definitely need to do something about all that snow building up. I have a blower on the back of the tractor and now I know that the driveway is clear of rocks I could blow the snow off in the future.

 

[DustyRusty]

Spent some time hooking up my new LandPride QH05 quick hitch to the 3 point arms. Then I backed up to my B8160 16 years old weight box, only to realize that it will not attach to the quick hitch. That was an hour wasted, and my hands were starting to get numb from the cold. Got it hooked up to the 3 point hitch, and spent more time adjusting the lower arms to take the sway out of it. This spring I will be breaking out the plasma cutter (friends) and cutting that weight box apart and fixing it to work with the quick hitch.

 

[ctfjr]

The blower works and my chute motor conversion was GREAT
The 2-4" forecast turned into close to a foot

Using the chute rotation

 

[SteveBX23]

 

[Diamond Jim]

Loader finally came in. Purchased with tractor in May but did not make it to us until Dec. 23rd., crazy!
Yes, dealer installed and delivered two days before Christmas.
Put it to work immediately.. I didn't even know that Ash tree was in my line of Locust trees. Took out 1 fence post and 6 boards. Had to get the fallen tree out of there before I could tackle the fence.

 

[michigander]

-13* this am/ garbage 65* .. I needed to get car in garage for repair. B2601 has summer untreated diesel in it .. so figured out how to park B2601 side ways .. room for both

 

[RCW]

Not much. Cold this morning, and sounds like Chanceywd and I are getting some ice early tomorrow.

Just started and ran it a while to warm up. Topped fuel tank off too.

Just an aside, the new shop stool isnext to tractor. Amazon. Taller and bigger seat than the HF one I broke, but like it so far.

 

[dirtydeed]

Waste line dig turned into a muddy, slushy mess of a time. Why don't tenants understand that when you say, don't use any water, that means sinks as well??? WTF?

Starting the day off in the snow:

Backed into a corner to dig along short wall:

Repair:

The cleanup in the dark looked like a bomb went off. Probably need to return at a later date to finish grade. It was a cold, wet, miserable day, but the line has been repaired.

Two thumbs up on the HDPE dig mats. They work awesome making backfilling much easier.

 

[dirtydeed]

Wednesday dig. Deep root infestation between PVC and SDR pipe at 8.5 foot depth. Be careful where you plant those trees as the roots WILL go deep to find that yummy water source.

Root mass:

Done

Now the can "close" on their sale. So many municipalities are requiring full sewer line inspections (camera) and many are failing...

 

[S-G-R]

Pushed some snow and then used the blower to send it on its merry way.

 

[ve9aa]

Snowblowed ! (-9*C and 40km/h winds)

(that's actually my neighbours house across the street and I am about 1/2-way down my 225' driveway when I took that picture. Not seen is a 40' x 40' or something "parking lot" and a few paths to outbuildings I do also.

 

[Mike9]

Got 2" of snow yesterday, but the ground is too soft to go fetch the back blade from the back field. Oh well - one of these days.

 

[DustyRusty]

Snowblowed ! (-9*C and 40km/h winds)

(that's actually my neighbours house across the street and I am about 1/2-way down my 225' driveway when I took that picture. Not seen is a 40' x 40' or something "parking lot" and a few paths to outbuildings I do also.

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1 comment: You need a cab to keep you out of the elements. 1 question: Where did you get the shoes on your snowblower? They look like they go from the back of the blower to the front edge of the blower.

 

[ve9aa]

1 comment: You need a cab to keep you out of the elements. 1 question: Where did you get the shoes on your snowblower? They look like they go from the back of the blower to the front edge of the blower.

They came with the blower...which is a model BX2830......I am in Canada (if that matters)
They still dig up gravel like mad if the ground is not frozen.

 

[BozenBota]

Yesterday I went out to finish with our new LX2610 mowing the 2 acres I mow once a year for the local land conservancy. I say finish because I had started with our old BX last August but didn’t finish due to multiple flat tires. (Using a bike pump I was able to limp home.) I’ve still got the RCR1542 which was good for the BX but is a little small for the LX with Kubota wheel spacers.

First time really using the 1542 on the LX—and first time cutting on snowy, frozen ground. The goal is to keep the woody stuff down so I figured it wouldn’t make much difference if the grasses were frozen to the ground and did not get cut. It worked well (temps were 4 deg yesterday in the AM here, and there’re 30 min of roading each way involved, so the cab was nice), and I was able to finish the job. I’d say the main issue was how bumpy the frozen ground made the ride. It’s been very wet here until recent cold temps; frozen ground meant no rutting — or bogging the machine. Position control is sweet for this type of work.

 

[Quick]

Added 3" wheel spacers from Bro-Tech to my little B today. Grappling logs out of the woods was a challenge to keep the little girl upright with original rear wheel spacing. Had to keep the FEL almost dragging the ground to keep her upright... Too wet out to test her out today, but they are definitely needed.