What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[mcmxi]

First thing this morning I serviced the Del Morino flail mower. I greased all 12 zerk locations, cleaned up all 24 hammer edges (so easy to do with the cutting head vertical), and used some old garden hose to protect the hydraulic hoses where they pass through metal keeper rings (one hose was getting chaffed fairly significantly).

Next I used the flail for what I primarily bought if for, i.e. to cut the weed patch along the lower driveway. The ground gets very unstable near the edge of the driveway and rolling the tractor becomes a real possibility so I could only go as far out as I felt was safe.

 

[Lil Foot]

I like the hose hose guards!

 

[mcmxi]

I like the hose hose guards!

Ha! Ha! Thanks! I was only going to add four short sections but since it was so easy to cut and slice the garden hose I made eight. Then it occured to me that I could have cut four longer pieces to extend between the upper and lower keepers rather than have eight short pieces so I might do that at some point. The hydraulic hoses slide easily inside the garden hose which they need to it seems as the head moves in/out/up/down.

 

[Snowman7]

Giving the FDR2584 a cleaning and greasing. The tiller is next.

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Is that an 84” RFM?

 

[S-G-R]

Is that an 84” RFM?

Yes, Landpride FDR 2584. Great piece of equipment.

 

[dlsmith]

Installed a set of Oregon Gator blades on my BX. I also leveled the deck, it was 1/2" high on the right side, greased all the spindles, idler pulley, center pivot, gauge wheels, and checked the oil in the gearbox. It's good to go for the rest of the season, if we get enough rain to make the grass grow. After an unusually wet spring, it's been almost two weeks with no rain, and looks like it might be a couple more before we get any decent amount.

 

[RichardAaronlx2610]

Let us know what you thought of the U-25. Was that an 18" bucket on it?

I'm thinking of snagging one for myself when the opportunity presents itself for a decent price.

It’s not a bad machine, my biggest complaint is that it has a quick disconnect bucket on it so the bucket won’t go straight, so you can’t clean a wall off with it if you are digging the face of a wall. And when you are digging a bigger hole you can’t dig the wall facing you square on the bottom. Other than that it’s A great little machine. I’d love to own one.

 

[S-G-R]

Used the forks and a pallet to move some outdoor furniture and a couple implements around.

 

[ve9aa]

It was just too hot and horseflies were killing me, so no pix :-(
(I love pix, but none this time)

In 2.5hrs I :

-Mounted a new Land Pride weight box (WB10), just rec'd , filled it and put it on the 3pt (see thread elsewhere)
-Moved 150lbs of bricks from point A to point B
-Dug up some compost and remnants from a burn barrel for a garden, elsewhere on the property
-Moved my old utility trailer and then mowed around where it was sitting
-Other misc mowing here and there.
-Moved a giant roll of heavy fencing from a "bad spot" to a better spot (Gawd I love pallet forks!)
-Patched a couple small holes on the lawn *(where I caught the bucket a few weeks ago....only had a bucket a few weeks now. Learning to keep it pointed up more.

 

[RCW]

Installed a set of Oregon Gator blades on my BX. I also leveled the deck, it was 1/2" high on the right side, greased all the spindles, idler pulley, center pivot, gauge wheels, and checked the oil in the gearbox. It's good the go for the rest of the season, if we get enough rain to make the grass grow. After an unusually wet spring, it's been almost two weeks with no rain, and looks like it might be a couple more before we get any decent amount.
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Be curious how you like them.

I’ve used them several years. They do chop up the discharge, and do a good job on leaves.

I like them, but they’re not super-duper in my opinion.

I will get another set when the time comes.

 

[AGMartin]

Cottonwood stump vs L2501

 

[Mowbizz]

Since I got my Kubota zero turn, my BX25D is lonely. I do have some ground work for it myself n the future but waiting on estimates for stones/boulders.
I did fab up a new pedal for the ZT to lift the deck over roots and other obstacles. When mowing (with the lap bars down) in mowing mode, I can’t reach the stock deck lift pedal while mowing as my long legs are trapped by the lap bars. I bent a piece of steel to bolt under the pedal so when the deck is lowered to mowing height (4”) I can now just move my foot forward to the new pedal and raise the deck a couple inches to clear roots while mowing.
Came out killer if I do say so myself! I even gave it a custom touch with a bicycle pedal bolted in place as well.

 

[NCL4701]

We’ve had campers for many years, the last one a 27’ Winnebago trailer with a huge slide. An Airstream has been on wife’s bucket list (really the only thing on her list) for almost as long as we’ve had campers. With just the two of us now we downsized into a 20’ Airstream. Had to adjust its location a little bit in preparation for getting it ready to use. Had the tractor out anyway so the trailer mover made moving a bit easier than using the truck. (And no, the trailer’s stabilizers weren’t down when I moved it.)

The reason the tractor was out anyway. Storm damage to Dad’s apple trees. Two big chunks came out of two adjacent trees. The deer are already eating the apples so we grappled the two pieces into the edge of the woods where they can finish them in a less unsightly area. After the deer are done with them we’ll add them to a brush pile for chipping this fall.

 

[OrangeKrush]

Have a couple new mods for the BX but have been on hold due to shoulder replacement. I took my son out to help me put the front receiver on that I got from a great EBay seller. Got it for more of a tie down but never know when you might need front towing or pulling.

Also got a nice one for the rear from Ai2 but I could not break the bolts loose with one hand and I could not get impact on it due to space. Does Kubota usually put the lock washer on the bolt head instead of the nut? I could not budge it with my breaker bar 18" or so. I'll try a cheater bar next time I go out there.

Here's the Ai2 receiver

This is what actually comes with the front receiver from EBay.. very well made!


Oh yeah another small item for fun.. Angle finder.

 

[pokey1416]

Moved a ton pallet of Grand Canyon Flagstone and it was all the LA805 loader could handle. Kept her low and slow! I don’t think the LP 2142 forks liked it either.

 

[OrangeKrush]

I was able to get the rear Ai2 receiver on the BX today with the help of a 3' cheater bar. I took the original plate and placed it on the bottom sandwiching the frame in between both plates. I just need to get some 1/2" longer bolts to make it more secure.

 

[S-G-R]

Added a set of brackets from Ken's Bolt On Hooks. @B737 has a set on the rear of his LX rops but I didn't see a spot for them so I put them on the front of mine.

 

[B737]

@S-G-R those came out great, did you use existing holes in the frame? I may have to do this

the holes to look for in the rear are the ones the backhoe frame attaches to, its at the lower part of the rops bar where it attaches to the case.

 

[ACDII]

Doing surgery on my F350 truck bed to remove rusted supports and rotted out bed. Pallet forks are Da BoMb!!

 

[dan_m]

I was able to get the rear Ai2 receiver on the BX today with the help of a 3' cheater bar. I took the original plate and placed it on the bottom sandwiching the frame in between both plates. I just need to get some 1/2" longer bolts to make it more secure.
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That's a long cheater bar! Glad you got those nuts broke loose.
I have a set of old (now called vintage) craftsman pocket sockets which I've used with mallet/sledge to beat nuts lose before.

Dan