What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Old_Paint]

I look out the window at the orange machines and thought of all the stuff I needed to get done but it's like 92 and super humid out there so I got a cold one and headed for the sofa View attachment 83878

That's pretty warm in PA. Sounds like you have a good game plan, though.

 

[2650fan]

I like that design. The only addition I would make is a cover for the can. If you put one on both sides you could keep two chains handy, a biggun and a littlun. I like a 1/4" chain for dragging stuff, but want a 3/8" if I'm gonna get rough with what I want to move. I'll assume you drilled some holes in the bottom to prevent it catching full of water. Was that 4" x 4" x 1/8" steel box beam that you used for the can? That's plenty sturdy looking at the photos. I like the smaller profile, and it's amazing how much chain you can store in a relatively small place.

The hardest thing I've been trying to design is something to carry a double bit axe, SAFELY. Anywhere you put a double bit axe short of the head being stuck inside something leaves at least one exposed blade. I don't think I have to say how dangerous a sharp axe is, especially with young grandchildren that want to play around on the tractor. So far, I just haven't found a convenient/safe place to put my axe. I've had my axe since I was 14 (50 years), so as you might guess, I'm sort of used to it now. Anyone got something they're willing to share? A single bit isn't a problem, only one blade. I just don't like single bit axes.

Only room for one box, other side used for third function valve,
Tube was 5”x5”x1/4” should have used 1/8” though…not drilled yet but will be

 

[ACDII]

Used Herculiner bed spray on the step. Let it cure for 4 days before I reinstalled it on the tractor. We’ll see how well it holds up.
View attachment 83683

Hmm I have some left over from my truck repairs. That should make it less slick when wet. I notice yours is nice and flat, the one on my L4060HST-C is bent. Anyone confirm that it should be straight like this one on the L60 Cab? I should look at the delivery photo and see if it was bent when delivered.

 

[GeoHorn]

Yup, it will. Not much to be done for it. I normally dig 'em out, but that would leave a bomb crater right now, and you'd probably need a yard of top to put back on it. It'll still crater a little with time, but not like the sink hole that will form when micro critters and bugs eat that thing out. The WORST part about a rotting stump in the South is that it makes for a PERFECT homestead for yellow jackets. Yellow Jackets build in the ground because they want to be that little bit closer to Hell where they came from. Ground dwelling bumble bees MIGHT attack a soft pine stump, but they'll typically just build under deadfall.

So far this year, I've stirred up one ground dwelling bumblebee nest (like getting hit with a hammer in the back of the head and a headache that lasted for days), one yellow jacket nest with a couple thousand nest mates (dunno how I didn't get stung), and one baseball sized red wasp nest with about 50 bad boys on it. Fortunately, I'm not super allergic to anything, and even honey bees only swell me just a bit. Anything in the hornet family, however, triggers a rage you've never seen. Doc said it was the pheramones from the sting. Won't hurt me, but sure does piss me off. If one gets me, I locate the nest, then go back at night fall and share a drink of 87 octane or a can of Raid Hornet Spray with 'em. I make sure I get 'em all by waiting for 'em all to come home at night.

It’s been awhile since I visited this tread so forgive me if I repeat myself:

I’m going to share one the BEST things for HORNETS, WASPS, AND BEES. A cheap garden sprayer…with a cup of liquid detergent (any brand,.. laundry, dish, etc. like Dawn or Tide, etc)…and a 1/2 gallon of water. Walk up to that nest and spray gently with that soap mixture.

YOU WILL BE AMAZED at how the insects simply don’t care what you are doing…they act like it must simply be RAIN…and huddle together as you wet them down. THEN, in about 15 seconds they will begin to FALL TO THE GROUND AND DIE before 30 seconds pass. They never get angry or react badly in any way.

Is the nest high in a tree and hard to reach? Simple. Get a ”Scotts” brand sprayer which is designed for web-worm nests, etc., and fill it with liquid detergent, connect it to the water hose…and spray the nest in the same fashion. Fifteen seconds later….that entire colony will be on the ground and calmly lay down and die!

Once you do this..you will wonder why no one ever shared this with you previously. The soap acts as a surfactant and quickly seeps into their respiratory system and they instantly drown. The soap does not harm plants or other animals than insects. It can be washed away a few minutes later with a garden hose….dead insects and all.

I keep a cheap garden pump-up sprayer filled with that solution year-round here on the ranch. Even my grandchildren like to use it on wasp nests for entertainment, it works so simply and safely.

 

[Biker1mike]

It’s been awhile since I visited this tread so forgive me if I repeat myself:

I’m going to share one the BEST things for HORNETS, WASPS, AND BEES. A cheap garden sprayer…with a cup of liquid detergent (any brand,.. laundry, dish, etc. like Dawn or Tide, etc)…and a 1/2 gallon of water. Walk up to that nest and spray gently with that soap mixture.

6 years ago - ground nest- ER doctor and a couple of nurses worked to keep my airway open.
3 years ago - elec. panel box- Urgent care and a IV with a scared spouse pacing the floor.
This year - nest behind garbage can - different urgent care - steroids and antihistamine.

To get rid of nests I send the wife out with a sprayer and hose or I pay the exterminator 350 bucks !

 

[Boatman]

About #1200 front, #400 rear. Three trips with progressively larger logs. Large red maple going to the sawmill.

 

[Bill hopkins]

I finished installing my oil pressure gauge, 35 psi @ idle 45 psi above idle,
I'm happy with that, my Kubota has been rode hard and put away wet before I got it.
My re-wiring repairs worked good, many of the old wires were melted together
so I gutted it and used the search forums and wiring diagrams to fix it.
My Dynamo now puts out 13.2 V @ idle and 14.5V above idle, so today was a
good day!
CAE

I found this old post-ARE you still around?

 

[radas]

I found this old post-ARE you still around?

Last seen on here May 2012, I'd venture to guess he probably won't be back lol

 

[Magicman]

Grandson on the U25 earning it's keep.

 

[Old_Paint]

It’s been awhile since I visited this tread so forgive me if I repeat myself:

I’m going to share one the BEST things for HORNETS, WASPS, AND BEES. A cheap garden sprayer…with a cup of liquid detergent (any brand,.. laundry, dish, etc. like Dawn or Tide, etc)…and a 1/2 gallon of water. Walk up to that nest and spray gently with that soap mixture.

YOU WILL BE AMAZED at how the insects simply don’t care what you are doing…they act like it must simply be RAIN…and huddle together as you wet them down. THEN, in about 15 seconds they will begin to FALL TO THE GROUND AND DIE before 30 seconds pass. They never get angry or react badly in any way.

Is the nest high in a tree and hard to reach? Simple. Get a ”Scotts” brand sprayer which is designed for web-worm nests, etc., and fill it with liquid detergent, connect it to the water hose…and spray the nest in the same fashion. Fifteen seconds later….that entire colony will be on the ground and calmly lay down and die!

Once you do this..you will wonder why no one ever shared this with you previously. The soap acts as a surfactant and quickly seeps into their respiratory system and they instantly drown. The soap does not harm plants or other animals than insects. It can be washed away a few minutes later with a garden hose….dead insects and all.

I keep a cheap garden pump-up sprayer filled with that solution year-round here on the ranch. Even my grandchildren like to use it on wasp nests for entertainment, it works so simply and safely.

I'm gonna say I've never tried the stuff on calm hornets, wasps, etc, because I rarely find them calm. My last episode with 'em was just shortly after I pulled a 4" elm stump out, a yellow cloud formed around the stump. Fortunately for me, I was using my new stumpin' rig (upside down T made with 4x4's and 2x4 blocking/braces, and I was nearly 30 feet from them already when they came outta the ground. I just stood on the treadle a little harder and left the scene in reverse.

What I like about the Raid is that you can shoot a nest from nearly 30 feet away with a fresh can. If you're a decent shot, and hit them flying, they IMMEDIATELY fall. One drop of that stuff, they just curl up and fall. Period. THE END. I normally wait until dark, and find where they've repaired their main entry, and just shoot the Raid into the hole. Or, if I just got close and didn't hurt the nest, I turn about a half cup of gasoline in a plastic bottle upside down in the hole while they're in their jimjams. A dim flashlight is recommended, because they WILL fly to a bright one. I never light the gasoline, I just let the fumes do the hard part. I dug one up a few days later, and it had 4 combs in it, all the size of a dinner plate. There must have been 2000 dead jackets in that nest. The idiots are too stupid to build their nest with cross-ventilation so the whole nest doesn't die from fumigation. Occasionally, I run across one with multiple entries. Those are the tricky ones to deal with.

The dishwashing liquid will work if you can get it ON the bugs, but if you miss, uh-oh, they're coming, and they're not happy. Freakishly, they can figure out the direction an assault came from, and will fly straight to that sprayer. It does work, but it may take them a few minutes to die with that stuff. Normally, if I'm killing a nest, it's because one of them either stung me, or threatened to, and I'm in a rampage. I want them DEAD NOW when I see 'em. I don't play with hornets. Fortunately, I'm not allergic, but I am VERY vindictive when they sting me. If I'm spraying them with anything, I want them dead before they hit the ground if they were hanging, or dead before they leave the ground if that's where they're coming from. The biggest problem with yellow jackets is the first thing they do when disturbed is spread out and find the target. If they get behind you, you have a problem, because they will secrete pheromones which tell all their buddies where they are. I can deal with one or two stings (albeit the whole colony will pay for it) but having some heart issues makes me think I really don't want to test my immunity to them. Not a way I want to die, for sure.

 

[radas]

I'm gonna say I've never tried the stuff on calm hornets, wasps, etc, because I rarely find them calm. My last episode with 'em was just shortly after I pulled a 4" elm stump out, a yellow cloud formed around the stump. Fortunately for me, I was using my new stumpin' rig (upside down T made with 4x4's and 2x4 blocking/braces, and I was nearly 30 feet from them already when they came outta the ground. I just stood on the treadle a little harder and left the scene in reverse.

What I like about the Raid is that you can shoot a nest from nearly 30 feet away with a fresh can. If you're a decent shot, and hit them flying, they IMMEDIATELY fall. One drop of that stuff, they just curl up and fall. Period. THE END. I normally wait until dark, and find where they've repaired their main entry, and just shoot the Raid into the hole. Or, if I just got close and didn't hurt the nest, I turn about a half cup of gasoline in a plastic bottle upside down in the hole while they're in their jimjams. A dim flashlight is recommended, because they WILL fly to a bright one. I never light the gasoline, I just let the fumes do the hard part. I dug one up a few days later, and it had 4 combs in it, all the size of a dinner plate. There must have been 2000 dead jackets in that nest. The idiots are too stupid to build their nest with cross-ventilation so the whole nest doesn't die from fumigation. Occasionally, I run across one with multiple entries. Those are the tricky ones to deal with.

The dishwashing liquid will work if you can get it ON the bugs, but if you miss, uh-oh, they're coming, and they're not happy. Freakishly, they can figure out the direction an assault came from, and will fly straight to that sprayer. It does work, but it may take them a few minutes to die with that stuff. Normally, if I'm killing a nest, it's because one of them either stung me, or threatened to, and I'm in a rampage. I want them DEAD NOW when I see 'em. I don't play with hornets. Fortunately, I'm not allergic, but I am VERY vindictive when they sting me. If I'm spraying them with anything, I want them dead before they hit the ground if they were hanging, or dead before they leave the ground if that's where they're coming from. The biggest problem with yellow jackets is the first thing they do when disturbed is spread out and find the target. If they get behind you, you have a problem, because they will secrete pheromones which tell all their buddies where they are. I can deal with one or two stings (albeit the whole colony will pay for it) but having some heart issues makes me think I really don't want to test my immunity to them. Not a way I want to die, for sure.

Delta dust around the opening helps too, they spread it across the colony over the course of a few days and die off. Better alternative than pouring gasoline on the soil and contaminating groundwater and killing off the surrounding insects.

 

[Old_Paint]

Only room for one box, other side used for third function valve,
Tube was 5”x5”x1/4” should have used 1/8” though…not drilled yet but will be

You have the 534 loader, right? Can't be MUCH difference in that and the 535, but rather than having the valve up front by the cowl, the FEL valve on the LX is down under the seat platform with a VERY long stick. The 3rd function still installs up on the FEL mount, though, meaning a rather long hose on the PB line. Don't have one yet, but pricing them and debating putting it on myself. I'm not afraid of mechanical work, but do have some musculoskeletal issues that make some things hard for me to do these days. I'm certainly not interested in pulling that back wheel/tire off. It has ballast, and probably weighs close to 700 lbs. I'm screwed if it falls over. The valves are pricey, but like the rest of the tractor, I can see where a lot of work would get a lot easier with a grapple. Better yet, the missus gave me the green flag to get a grapple. Now to decide what I want. Don't wanna overload the FEL with it, so extreme duty probably isn't necessary. I want to be able to pick up the volume of stuff, not spend all my hydraulics on picking up the grapple.

I'll have to correct myself. The ammo cans I used are 50 cal, not 30 cal. Mounted the second one on the RH post of the ROPS outside using existing holes in the ROPS. My 20 foot 3/8" chain fits in there nicely, along with all my clevises and chain related stuff. Haven't painted it yet, though. Gotta get some more orange paint.

 

[Chanceywd]

I have used a method

I'm gonna say I've never tried the stuff on calm hornets, wasps, etc, because I rarely find them calm. My last episode with 'em was just shortly after I pulled a 4" elm stump out, a yellow cloud formed around the stump. Fortunately for me, I was using my new stumpin' rig (upside down T made with 4x4's and 2x4 blocking/braces, and I was nearly 30 feet from them already when they came outta the ground. I just stood on the treadle a little harder and left the scene in reverse.

What I like about the Raid is that you can shoot a nest from nearly 30 feet away with a fresh can. If you're a decent shot, and hit them flying, they IMMEDIATELY fall. One drop of that stuff, they just curl up and fall. Period. THE END. I normally wait until dark, and find where they've repaired their main entry, and just shoot the Raid into the hole. Or, if I just got close and didn't hurt the nest, I turn about a half cup of gasoline in a plastic bottle upside down in the hole while they're in their jimjams. A dim flashlight is recommended, because they WILL fly to a bright one. I never light the gasoline, I just let the fumes do the hard part. I dug one up a few days later, and it had 4 combs in it, all the size of a dinner plate. There must have been 2000 dead jackets in that nest. The idiots are too stupid to build their nest with cross-ventilation so the whole nest doesn't die from fumigation. Occasionally, I run across one with multiple entries. Those are the tricky ones to deal with.

The dishwashing liquid will work if you can get it ON the bugs, but if you miss, uh-oh, they're coming, and they're not happy. Freakishly, they can figure out the direction an assault came from, and will fly straight to that sprayer. It does work, but it may take them a few minutes to die with that stuff. Normally, if I'm killing a nest, it's because one of them either stung me, or threatened to, and I'm in a rampage. I want them DEAD NOW when I see 'em. I don't play with hornets. Fortunately, I'm not allergic, but I am VERY vindictive when they sting me. If I'm spraying them with anything, I want them dead before they hit the ground if they were hanging, or dead before they leave the ground if that's where they're coming from. The biggest problem with yellow jackets is the first thing they do when disturbed is spread out and find the target. If they get behind you, you have a problem, because they will secrete pheromones which tell all their buddies where they are. I can deal with one or two stings (albeit the whole colony will pay for it) but having some heart issues makes me think I really don't want to test my immunity to them. Not a way I want to die, for sure.

I used a method in the past with yellow jackets in the ground. If you find the hole, come back at night and put a glass jar over it preferably a gallon one . Leave it for a couple days, they won't be able to get out and will die. I added my own twist and spray the foaming spray around it right after.
But once i got stung mowing the law at my MIL's and tried the jar with a brick on it because I didn't have any spray. Trouble was it was in the catskills and that night a black bear dug it up and the survivors were angry in the morning when I took the dogs out . I was able to get some spray later and finish them off. What was left of the nest after the bear was about football size. Guess I was lucky to only get stung once.

Bill

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Delta dust around the opening helps too, they spread it across the colony over the course of a few days and die off. Better alternative than pouring gasoline on the soil and contaminating groundwater and killing off the surrounding insects.

I'm with Old_Paint. I use a can of the long range stuff in each hand, wouldn't want to run out of ammo in a fire fight. We usually have a can handy on the tractor. I'm not really interested in killing them softly, I want them to feel the same burning death they're trying to inflict on me.

 

[radas]

I'm with Old_Paint. I use a can of the long range stuff in each hand, wouldn't want to run out of ammo in a fire fight. We usually have a can handy on the tractor. I'm not really interested in killing them softly, I want them to feel the same burning death they're trying to inflict on me.

The long range spray is fine, I'm critiquing the use of gasoline.

 

[Old_Paint]

Delta dust around the opening helps too, they spread it across the colony over the course of a few days and die off. Better alternative than pouring gasoline on the soil and contaminating groundwater and killing off the surrounding insects.

You have your ways, and I have several of my own to deal with jackets. I'm no tree hugger or bunny kisser, but I do try to do what I can to avoid significant impact on the environment. I assure you, there are a LOT of things far worse in my soil already than that little teacup full of gasoline that I might use if I don't have a can of that wonderful biodegradable and pet-safe non-toxic (to humans) RAID). I prefer the RAID, because I can shoot 'em on the fly with that and get wasp nests with it I'd otherwise have to get a ladder to reach (very obvious risks doing that).

I'm pretty sure my home was built on a retired land-fill which used to be an open pit strip mine dating back before the Civil War, though the house was just built in 1975. There are a lot of things are buried here, and they wash to the surface after every rain. We've probably picked up at least a ton of glass shards since 2004. I've found old oil cans, boot heels, bicycle pedals, BB guns, toy cars, plastic limbs of dolls, etc, etc. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if I found a piece of the medieval treasure from Oak Island. I'd certainly let Rick and Marty know if I did. I'm relatively certain the Knights Templar used my yard for a dumping ground, albeit I've yet to find anything of value. My yard is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll find. On top of all that, it's also at the lowest elevation of about 30 acres (fortunately hilly) meaning all the run-off from 3 streets (oil/fuel leakage from cars) and approximately 20 houses on that 30 acres (fertilizer, insecticides, etc, etc) come across my yard. When the ditches slow to a trickle, there is ALWAYS an oil slick on the water standing in them, some of which will be leaching from the layer of coal that isn't very deep here. In those same ditches, there are crayfish the size of small lobsters while it's still wet, night crawler earthworms that look like small snakes when it sort of dries out, and cicadas the size of footballs. Moving out from those ditches, I have huckleberry bushes nearly 30 feet tall, dogwoods about the same, pines that are nearly 3 feet in diameter as well as a few oaks that big, poison ivy vines that are 6 inches in diameter, rattle snakes, foxes, chipmunks, squirrels, red-tail and broad-tail hawks, you name it. Even deer walking through my little suburban lot, and I caught and relocated a racoon from my back deck . Somehow, I don't think I've hurt the environment very much at all.

 

[Old_Paint]

I want them to feel the same burning death they're trying to inflict on me.

EXACTLY my point.

 

[Quick]

100° in the shade and about to lose the shade. Been cutting firewood in the morning and staying inside after it gets too hot. Done for the day.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

100° in the shade and about to lose the shade. Been cutting firewood in the morning and staying inside after it gets too hot. Done for the day. View attachment 83918

Pretty good mornings work!

 

[Quick]

Pretty good mornings work!

Hehe! Well, pics include a few mornings worth of work.