Finally got around to moving the hydrant from the field to the front of the barn. Wish I had a smaller bucket, the 16" on takes too long to trench with, but gets the job done any way. I have about 25' of trench left and locate the water line without breaking it and dig around it enough to get down to it to cut an splice the new line in left to do. It was getting late and one of the lines for the curl cylinder started to leak. Thought a line was going, but turned out the fitting was just loose.
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What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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lakehouse_dreaming
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L3901HST, LA525 FEL, RGA1258 tiller, RCR1860 rotary cutter
Got the EA wicked 55 in on Friday so I got it hooked up and hauled back to the house. My old roommate and now neighbor is putting up a fence in his back yard so the dogs can enjoy it safely so I donated the chain link from my old dog pen (I put in an electric underground fence) and dropped it off with the help of the grapple. Then went out to the horse barn and tilled up the boss ladies riding area which I have neglected for a while and grass was taking over.
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It's amazing how many N tractors are still in use after all these years. I see them all the time.
Today was the virgin run with EA garden bedder.
Way better than an cheap hoe
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Then we mowed trails.
Way better than an cheap hoe
.Then we mowed trails.
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Is that on your 6000? Is it the GB70? Thinking of one myself, would like to hear your thought on it.Today was the virgin run with EA garden bedder.
Way better than an cheap hoe
Then we mowed trails.
Yep, it’s the MX, and is the GB70 deluxe. Deluxe means you get the sweeps and furrowing attachment. I would mention My QH20 does not dock to the GB without modification (I think if I find a long enough pin I might be able to make it work, but it is not intended for cat 2 QH…EA told me that when I called to ask them about it pre purchase…they were helpful. I would also mention have a back ho subframe, and the link arms when set to dock to the GB has only about 1/4 a 1/2 inch clearance to the subframe….where I work a mm is a mile, so it’s fine but it’s close in my mind for something that has some sway to it. There were no assembly instructions but its very easily to figure it out. The GB is very well made (heavy gauge material…The welds aren’t very pretty, but it’s fine in my mind. I was really surprised how well the sweeps did…I’ve only ran really large stuff…actual farm stuff for friends, so this is is like a matchbox toy compared to that but it worked well and was fun like playing smash up cars. It was so much easier than hilling potatoes by hand or a wheel ho…in the first pic above I used the wheel ho…the finished pic was after the bedder. We have a clay type soil up here and the bedder was awesome. I sort of wish I had a smaller one now for my B at home (the pics are at our other place). But for money I can put it in the truck or on a trailer. It’s not something I want to lift into a truck by myself though…it’s not thin material. I would likely need to adjust the sweeps to put on a smaller machine. I am not sure my B would lift it high enough either to drive around, but maybe it would be fine? Next year I would plan to use the furrowing attachment to leave the furrow for planting…tractor was out of commission from an oops the day we planted so I used the wheel hoe for the furrow and to cover the cover the potatos. Overall I am very pleased. Compared to doing by hand or with a wheel ho it’s really helpful. A wheel how could in no way make as wide or as tall of a hill. There is no comparison there. I set the sweeps so that they are dead center of the tire track. I think with an Mx a GB60 would be fine however you would lose some adjustment room. I think the 70 is correct for a 6 ft wide tractor and the sweeps can swivel in or out if you so choose. With a 60 if you wanted to make a wider bed I think you could run out of room maybe? But I am not sure. I did not adjust the discs beyond my set up as they did what I wanted to do but that would sort of be the question I think is how wide and how to configure the discs for a raised bed….I did not try so I can’t say…I do know that I pushed the 3pt down to far in one pass and covered up more than I wanted. It would do great to create any sort of raised beds I think. It’s just trial an error. If you have any questions or want any measurements let me know. I hope this helps.
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fried1765
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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
A smaller bucket is not always good.
I would certainly like a 12" bucket, but my thumb pivot measures 14" wide at the dipperstick/bucket connect when it goes 2' below the surface.
Not a suitable depth for water lines.
I have a 24" bucket now, but am looking for a 16".
I could dig only about 2' deep with a 12" bucket, before the thumb mount would continually chafe the side of the trench, stuffing excessive sandy grit into it's pivot points.
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The mesh came from Home Depot; it is aluminum, decorative grill material. The Z-channel was a spare piece from joining air duct for the addition, and the rubber was a strip of leftover EPDM roofing from the sloped roof I put on the same addition.
Very helpful. So if I order the GB70 deluxe, I don’t have to add the optional furrow attachment, it comes with? I don’t think I’ll be using the disc hillers that much, unless they make it easier planting. This will be for next year as we have already got everything planted this time around.
Mine came with the furrow for the center, 2 sweeps and 2 discs. I don’t mean to pry, but if not using the discs what would be the main use of the bedder? If Just for the furrow…I think a potato plow or middle buster or a simple attachment to go in a 2” hitch to make the furrow might be a lot cheaper. Or maybe you have some use for the sweeps? If you don’t need the discs I’d ask them (EA) if they would keep and reduce the price. It’s not cheap and neither are the discs. If you are wanting a raised bed I think the discs would help with that. After I hill again in a couple weeks I will decide I want to add another set of discs…I suspect I f I want a wider raised bed that is what I will need to do to move more soil. I think the discs would be very helpful to cover the furrow. Anyways I was just curious.
No idea! This is what I made the rows with then removed the furrow shovel to clean up weeds later.
This is the FIL’s attachment and older than the dirt it’s plowing. Wanting something of my own that will work with my pats and euro ball hydro top link. Just trying to pick the best implement. Either the GB70, 110 cultivator or a Fred Cain 11 shank plow are in the running. I have a set of disc coming also. I don’t mind removing something for weed clean up once rows are established.
If you just want something to make the furrow for you seeds…
https://heavyhitch.com/product/ripper-sub-soiler-potato-plow-middle-buster/….however for that price you could get an actual middle buster / potato plow. Either of those options would be much cheaper than an EA garden bedder. I’ve thought about a cultivator, however I have not figured out the spacing for everything just yet to plant stuff so I have not pulled the trigger on that…it’s on my list though.
I need the furrow to make rows, then once planted, something to clean up the weeds/grass that grows before the garden shadows it out. Just can’t make up my mind or know what is the best implement. I don’t mind having to add or remove something for clean up once the beds are laid out.
GB would be adding/removing the furrow shovel.
Cultivator would be removing sweeps and adding furrow to lay off rows. Reversing for clean up.
Fred Cain would be pulling middle shank for clean up.
I think the GB is the best value, as it can lay out rows and clean up with furrow removal. And, unlike the cultivator it will cover my 73” tracks.
That makes sense. I think you could add additional sweeps in place of the discs if you wanted, however I am not sure cultivators always have the shovels on them or is it just the tines? I don’t think it matters if it works…it’s all some form or another of tilling/cultivating. Trial and error and experimenting to find what works best. I think the beer tastes better when your done. It’s better than my normal weekly job…you can believe that.
True. Think I’m just gonna get the GB and ask if I can swap the disc for another set of sweeps and tips.
ken erickson
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B7100 hst, 2650 front mount snowblower, L2501 hst qa loader
I spent my day mowing my trail system and the area around my little wildlife pond with the 6 foot Landpride cutter. The pond is doing well after putting down the sodium bentonite. Water level rose 3 inches with the 1 1/4 rain last night. Very happy with the performance of both the L2501 and Landpride cutter. The ride is a lot nicer than I was used to with my B7100.
My concrete piers showed up, all 2600lbs worth. They palletized them on pallets that would not accept a pallet jack without us busting them up with a crowbar (loaded by forklift). My driveway is also relatively steep so the driver let me hook up to the pallet jack and easily pull each busted up 1300+lb pallet up the drive. Then we placed the piers alongside the house until they are ready to install. I love my Kubota 
mcmxi
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***Current*** M6060HDC, MX6000HSTC & GL7000 ***Sold*** MX6000HST & BX25DLB
I moved a bunch of dirt yesterday afternoon/evening with the MX in preparation for a new 16'x24' storage shed for one tractor and some firewood. I still have quite a bit more to do but it's going well.
When I was done last night I removed both oil pan drain plugs and the engine oil filter, and let the tractor sit overnight to drain. Early this morning I completed the 50 hour service at 49.8 hours. I changed all three filters, added Schaeffer's 9000 SynShield OTR Plus Full Synthetic 5W-40 oil and topped off the hydraulic system with 2 quarts of Kubota UDT2 hydraulic oil. It could be the placebo effect but the engine sounds even better after the oil change.
Here's the hydraulic oil filter that came off the MX6000 HST last year at 49.6 hours.
Here's the MX6000 HSTC hydraulic oil filter removed this morning after 49.8 hours. I would say that there's a similar amount of metal shavings on both magnets. The local dealer doesn't change the hydraulic filter at the 50 hour service which seems odd to me. It's easy to swap it out and only lose a couple of quarts of hydraulic fluid at the most.
When I was done last night I removed both oil pan drain plugs and the engine oil filter, and let the tractor sit overnight to drain. Early this morning I completed the 50 hour service at 49.8 hours. I changed all three filters, added Schaeffer's 9000 SynShield OTR Plus Full Synthetic 5W-40 oil and topped off the hydraulic system with 2 quarts of Kubota UDT2 hydraulic oil. It could be the placebo effect but the engine sounds even better after the oil change.
Here's the hydraulic oil filter that came off the MX6000 HST last year at 49.6 hours.
Here's the MX6000 HSTC hydraulic oil filter removed this morning after 49.8 hours. I would say that there's a similar amount of metal shavings on both magnets. The local dealer doesn't change the hydraulic filter at the 50 hour service which seems odd to me. It's easy to swap it out and only lose a couple of quarts of hydraulic fluid at the most.