What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Bmyers]

Did a bunch of mowing. Hadn't mowed in three weeks and with the rain and the heat, everything decided it really need to grow. Had to stop twice to clear the screens. Also, found an old dead tree had to decided to come down in one of the storms, so spent about 30 minutes grappling and cleaning that up.

Took pictures, but my phone and I aren't seeing eye to eye right now so I can't get the pictures over to my laptop.

 

[NCL4701]

No heavy tractoring today but it was still an important part of the activities. Wife decided our indoor cat needs to be able to go outside but only into a screened enclosure. So she bought this cat enclosure to put in front of one of the basement windows. Put it together in the basement this morning while it was raining.

The Kubota served as a big wheelbarrow while I leveled a spot with a rake and shovel for the pressure treated mud sill foundation.

After the mud sill was in place forked the enclosure from the basement to the window. Good thing I had the boxblade on for ballast. That thing weighed at least 50lb. Just no way for one person to pick it up without breaking it.

Done, including a little ditch to direct water away from the enclosure.

 

[Pinger05]

Got my bx2380 yesterday (Friday the 13th). Pulled out 5 stumps with the loader. Ended up getting her stuck in a ditch. Had to get my ATV to rescue. I have lawn tires.

 

[MOOTS]

Got my bx2380 yesterday (Friday the 13th). Pulled out 5 stumps with the loader. Ended up getting her stuck in a ditch. Had to get my ATV to rescue. I have lawn tires.

Pictures, or it didn’t happen. Rule 32.

 

[dlsmith]

Mowed the yard for the second time this year, and cleaned up around the septic tank where I had to dig up the lid to get it pumped for the first time in 15-20 years. (I live alone most of the time.)
Digging up the tank lid was one of those times I wish I had a backhoe on my BX. I ended up digging a hole 2 feet deep, 2 1/2 feet wide and 6 feet long to find the lid, since I buried it 48 years ago. I put a riser on the tank so access will be as simple as removing three screws in the cover at ground level the next time I get it pumped.

 

[ACDII]

Finally got the right lights on the rear of the cab, so now it lights up a LOT of area at night. Trying to figure out where it mount the sprayere control box in the cab. I don't want to drill any holes in anything to mount it, so finding the right place to velcro it in place. The rest of the day was spent rebuilding the sprayer cart. Finally ripped the axle off and moved it to the rear after all these years of thinking about it. Built a new boom and laid out all the controls, but have the wrong sized fittings for the valves, so have to go get those and a new tire tomorrow, then reassemble everything so I can put it to work, then figure out a way to carry my 25 gallon atv sprayer and try to find the power cord for it so I can spot spray the weeds.

 

[ajschnitzelbank]

Made some yard art. Wife thinks I’m silly. I like it though!

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Checked trails yesterday.

Found the top of this big maple across one trail. It hit a limb on another one coming down and stripped a couple of small trees.

So after sharpening 6 or 8 chains, Katy took the saws and me to the site. She mostly just sat there on her big fat 15-19.5 rears while I worked, but at least she wasn't drinking $6 diesel.

After a few hours, the top blocking the road was cleaned up. The main trunk is still across the stream. I think it'll just stay there.

 

[Pinger05]

Pictures, or it didn’t happen. Rule 32.

What would you like pics of? Me on the tractor (not recommended ), tracks I dug in the lawn from getting her stuck in the ditch, or maybe the cypress stumps I ripped out with the loader? Sorry I missed rule 32. Could you let me know the reference please?

 

[Bmyers]

Made some yard art. Wife thinks I’m silly. I like it though!

I haven't seen a grapple like that before, what brand is it?

 

[MOOTS]

What would you like pics of? Me on the tractor (not recommended ), tracks I dug in the lawn from getting her stuck in the ditch, or maybe the cypress stumps I ripped out with the loader? Sorry I missed rule 32. Could you let me know the reference please?

Whatever you would like to post. We like pictures around here. Rules of the internet.

 

[mdhughes]

Ran the chipper yesterday for almost an hour clearing low hanging branches off the road frontage.

 

[ajschnitzelbank]

I haven't seen a grapple like that before, what brand is it?

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There are similar ones made by Fransgard, and Sundown. And I think a couple other smaller makers.

I bought this kind because I figured my primary uses would be loading the sawmill and cutting firewood from delivered logs. I imagine it’s not as good for brush, but hopefully still works somewhat, I haven’t tried yet. It’s also good for big rocks, not good for smaller rocks (they just fall through).

 

[ctfjr]

Day off from landscape projects because of rain. Yesterday I finished mulching the bed along side part of the driveway with the boxwoods. The Boss wanted the bed wider than I had originally made it. Of course she was right. The Kubota makes a nifty wheelbarrow and allows easy dumping of partial loads. Then i just have to rake.

Also got a start on creating a new bed for the trees / bushes I planted at the edge of the woods / front lawn. That's when I ran out of mulch.

Learned a couple of things. 8 yards of mulch wasn't enough and the Boss wants to change the size of the bed (bigger). Also, if you put down fertilizer the friggin lawn grows like hell.

That lilac tree is a real survivor. I planted it about 12 years ago. The deer are relentless on it every winter. It's finally tall enough that it has significant flowers that make it now.

I can't imagine how I could have spread that mulch without the tractor.

 

[B737]

@ctfjr you're property has come out so nice, all the work you've done in the last year or two!

 

[radas]

Used my diesel wheelbarrow to move about 10 buckets full of firewood from the front yard where I processed it from my woods clearing project to the backyard near the fire pit. Now it can dry and the designated neighborhood Karen doesn't report me for blight.

 

[radas]

Didn’t think of pics…all done now. Not hard to imagine though…set blower on bucket, secure with ratchet strap, secure nozzle in an applicable direction, and BLOW! Of course had to get off the seat and start the blower first…
Best part is you can tilt the bucket for maximum blow (angled more to the ground’for stubborn debris) and also tilt the bucket up for distance blowing. My blower is a very powerful Redmax blower that I used to use for my lawn mowing business.

Who needs a PTO blower when you can strap a blower with throttle lock on your bucket... Genius!

 

[radas]

Day off from landscape projects because of rain. Yesterday I finished mulching the bed along side part of the driveway with the boxwoods. The Boss wanted the bed wider than I had originally made it. Of course she was right. The Kubota makes a nifty wheelbarrow and allows easy dumping of partial loads. Then i just have to rake.
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Also got a start on creating a new bed for the trees / bushes I planted at the edge of the woods / front lawn. That's when I ran out of mulch.

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Learned a couple of things. 8 yards of mulch wasn't enough and the Boss wants to change the size of the bed (bigger). Also, if you put down fertilizer the friggin lawn grows like hell.

That lilac tree is a real survivor. I planted it about 12 years ago. The deer are relentless on it every winter. It's finally tall enough that it has significant flowers that make it now.

I can't imagine how I could have spread that mulch without the tractor.

Beautiful property! That private drive is pristine!

 

[ctfjr]

@ctfjr you're property has come out so nice, all the work you've done in the last year or two!

Thanks

Its been a great learning experience for me. I've been working from home now for over 2 years. Gives me flexibility.

 

[ctfjr]

Beautiful property! That private drive is pristine!

TY!
Wasn't always. . .
The driveway is about 500' and has a pretty good elevation drop in one area. With my previous tractor I graded truckloads of 3/4 process trying to keep it up. The issue was the rain water would run straight down the fall line and erode some serious ruts.
With this tractor I decided to pitch it all to one side. The box blade / back blade and top n tilt have made it really easy. I am still working on the lower section but don't want to bring in more process until I'm through with most of the landscaping.