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Got 4-5 of snow, they it turned to rain so when I got home I plowed about 3" of slush. Did it 2 wheel drive and hardly spun at all.
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Finally got home four days late after my normal 14 days on the boat. Relief had covid and ended up in the hospital at one point. So really I got off easy. Did manage to make it home just in time to clean up 12-14” of snow here in Northern VT.
jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
Since I took delivery of my MX and bought my Bison blade last month we have only had one snow event of 5” of wet snow; not worth plowing. Recently it’s been a warm, open winter so I decided to grade and shape our gravel road. I spent a few hours pulling gravel from the ditches with the blade offset and tilted, then leveled the blade and graded and crowned the road. I only have 1/4 miles of my own road to maintain, but I was enjoying the new machine and implement, so I graded the road to the end, serving 3 more neighbors. I was very pleased with the heavy 1000# blade and how it cut and spread gravel, compared to the old lightweight blade I used in my smaller tractor. That blade just skipped across the road surface. Weight matters (and hp to handle it).
Was doing a little firewood today and picked up the last of the what I thought were 60" logs to take to the splitter. One of the logs wasn't 60" and fell thru the forks. Somehow it got caught by the other two logs. Made it all the way to the splitter that way.
Magicman
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Two nights ago we had a round of snow/rain that froze and left the driveway a mess. Yesterday I used the toothbar to really rip up as much as possible in anticipation of some promised 40* temps today. Its supposed to really cool down over the next several days so I may go out again today and try to remove whatever doesn't melt.
I also added a new receiver for the tractor's garage door. Our existing one is so old I couldn't find a key fob for it. Now the tractor has its own fob.
I also added a new receiver for the tractor's garage door. Our existing one is so old I couldn't find a key fob for it. Now the tractor has its own fob.
Thinking back to the warm weather days. The pup on the RTV out on the working grounds...
Got my ea toothbar installed and put a few hours on it until it started sleeting. Temps dropping to low teens- don't know how you northerners with open station do it. Neither me or my tractor is prepared for single digit operating.
I probably moved about 15-20 tons judging by the size of the pile. Something I never would've been able to do with a wheel barrow.
Toothbar is definitely not as refined and precise as a box blade but it cuts sod easily where the box blade won't without rippers.
I probably moved about 15-20 tons judging by the size of the pile. Something I never would've been able to do with a wheel barrow.
Toothbar is definitely not as refined and precise as a box blade but it cuts sod easily where the box blade won't without rippers.
dirtydeed
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Quick, evening rescue mission to backfill a trench. I had offered to dig this one several weeks ago but someone, in their infinite wisdom, decided that it was too small of a job. Well, two plumbers spent all day digging it by hand and they were running out of daylight to do the backfill.
Those two are going to be hurting tomorrow.
Temps are about to plummet after a chance of snow in the am...better get it done now.
About 10 mins with a box blade saved them hours of work. Who knew?
Those two are going to be hurting tomorrow.
Temps are about to plummet after a chance of snow in the am...better get it done now.
About 10 mins with a box blade saved them hours of work. Who knew?
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BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
Ouch - - by the looks of the stone in the spoils.....wasn't easy digging for dem boyz either....
Maybe they should have planned it the other direction...you dig, they fill...
Dirt goes much easier DOWN the hole.....
That project is an example of how someone LEARNS common sense. Yep, no one is born with it, it's learned. When one has the ability to evaluate the results of a decision and improve on the choice next time, they are on the path to common sense!!!!
Did the 50hour service on the BX. I went ahead with the revised service interval in the newest manual and changed the HST fluid and cleaned the screen. Pleasantly surprised w/ how clean the screen actually was -- just 2 flecks of grey sealant was about all there was. I'd seen some pictures of the screen being nearly completely covered in errant sealant bits.
In other news, I'm actually shocked that I put 50 hours on in ~9 months. My biggest worry was it'd become a garage queen with hardly any real usage. From spreading ag lime, to post hole digging, to clearing snow, I'm only kicking myself for not jumping in sooner.
In other news, I'm actually shocked that I put 50 hours on in ~9 months. My biggest worry was it'd become a garage queen with hardly any real usage. From spreading ag lime, to post hole digging, to clearing snow, I'm only kicking myself for not jumping in sooner.
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Was that powdered lime? Any reason you went with that over granular?
We did our ballfields a few weeks ago with granular.
Primarily cost: powder is ~25% lower cost here.
It may also be better for no-till, top-dressing applications like this. The idea that there's more uniform mobility into the thatch than a denser, more concentrated granual (debatable).
I can see that, literally. Rye grass and little brown marbles is hard to see where you’ve been!
We got lucky and had a nice soaking rain the following day.
Yes, my applications were timed to the calm just before rain showers came.
Soil test says I need 2.9 tons/ac for a fully tilled application to ~6" depth. My plan is to put on a 1+ ton/ac for 2 years and then retest on the 3rd year to see if I need to keep going. No-till ag studies show that given enough time (years), top-dressing will work down to a depth of 3-4", which is where most of the roots are anyway.
Who knows, it might all be a waste of time and $$
Certainly debatable. Having managed golf course grounds for years, all I have ever used is granular lime when needed. A properly calibrated spreader with a good operator yields the needed results. Applying on top of snow cover would be common practice as well. Snow melt takes it right down.
What spreader is that on your BX?
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Lime is never wasted if needed. It is the cheapest and probably the most overlooked soil nutrient. Some tool rental stores have Spike Rollers available which will aerate and allow water to more easily penetrate the surface. Of course that won't work if the ground is frozen.