What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[McMXi]

Removed umpteen warning stickers - untold malady and mayhem immediately ensued View attachment 92460

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All you need to do now is add some warning stickers that you do want such as the ones sold by Ken at BoltOnHooks.

Danger Stickers - BoltOnHooks LLC

Danger sticker

www.boltonhooks.com

 

[matt-m]

Removed umpteen warning stickers.....

Note to the boo-birds: This post is much more a statement about my OCD and sense of aesthetics than it is about safety. If you were to take everything I read / watch / have experienced / have prepared for / and the mental checklists I run through every time I (frequently) embark on something with the potential for harm and turn that in to stickers there wouldn’t be any orange paint left to see. This type of thinking includes recognizing the dual folly of rendering opinions when they weren’t asked for and the choice to insult as a first response when you don’t agree. If stickers are part of your safety routine great, by all means do whatever works for you. Tractor-on folks…

 

[NCL4701]

I haven’t intentionally removed any warning stickers from my Kubota (might have scrubbed a couple off unintentionally in normal use).

I do recall when we first got it, my father and I inspecting it closely. After a bit we read every warning sticker on it just because. He said he thought it was funny he had put all the factory decals on his 1939 Farmall when he did an amateur restoration on it and it didn’t have any such warning stickers on it. I suggested if he wanted to put a warning sticker on the Farmall it should be a big one that says, “If you need warning stickers to keep from killing yourself with this thing, don’t touch it. Seriously, don’t even think about it.”

 

[bucktail]

I haven’t intentionally removed any warning stickers from my Kubota (might have scrubbed a couple off unintentionally in normal use).

I do recall when we first got it, my father and I inspecting it closely. After a bit we read every warning sticker on it just because. He said he thought it was funny he had put all the factory decals on his 1939 Farmall when he did an amateur restoration on it and it didn’t have any such warning stickers on it. I suggested if he wanted to put a warning sticker on the Farmall it should be a big one that says, “If you need warning stickers to keep from killing yourself with this thing, don’t touch it. Seriously, don’t even think about it.”

I believe it should have had a warning on the fuel cap to buy clean fuel and keep it clean.

 

[NCL4701]

I believe it should have had a warning on the fuel cap to buy clean fuel and keep it clean.

Possible. Not exactly a safety warning. But possible.

Now I’m curious and I’ll have to climb up there and look next time I’m with it because it’s going to irritate me until I find out. Yeah I’m only 6’ nothing so I can’t see the top of either of the two fuel caps from the ground.

 

[ajschnitzelbank]

Removed umpteen warning stickers - untold malady and mayhem immediately ensued

I removed lots of stickers too. Looks much nicer this way. I do the same with my cars. And I don’t wear many clothes with words on them. Ain’t nobody need to know where I bought my shirt, or what engine is in my truck. I hate being made into a billboard.

 

[Trustable]

I removed lots of stickers too. Looks much nicer this way. I do the same with my cars. And I don’t wear many clothes with words on them. Ain’t nobody need to know where I bought my shirt, or what engine is in my truck. I hate being made into a billboard.

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is that an l2501? What snowpusher is that and how are those ag tires in the snow? Been waiting for the first big snowfall so I haven’t been able to try them in the snow.

 

[Flintknapper]

All you need to do now is add some warning stickers that you do want such as the ones sold by Ken at BoltOnHooks.

Certain warning labels are appropriate.

I have a few.

 

[River19]

Ordered up a Tractor Caddy Tool Box from Ask Tractor Mike.......sure, it is a little speedy compared to some other options but it is exactly what I was looking for and I like the ease of removing it and putting it back on when required.

Always struggle for a place to quickly put the chainsaw and some other supporting items.

I am also considering getting one of the Carry All frames from TSC and making a small carryall for a sand bucket for the driveway now that I have more places to store another large item. with the camper and my 2500 Ram in the Morton I can't get the tractor in with the back blade on so I have been dropping that (quick hitch is clearly the bees knees there) so grabbing the carry all with a sand/salt mix isn't all that inconvenient for me when needed.........currently I stage 3 buckets of sand/salt along the driveway hill, which is "fine"......but........tractor.....why not use the tractor......right?

 

[ajschnitzelbank]

is that an l2501? What snowpusher is that and how are those ag tires in the snow? Been waiting for the first big snowfall so I haven’t been able to try them in the snow.

It’s an L4701. The pusher is the Land Pride SPL1072.

So far (first winter) the R1 tires are excellent in the snow. I see no need for chains, which I’m happy about. That includes, so far, nine inches of nice fluffy snow, and about the same of very heavy sticky wet snow. I’m sure it won’t be as good on ice.

Previously I had a B2301 with R4s and a Land Pride SPL1060, and that was completely useless without chains (had all four wheels chained).

 

[ctfjr]

I am inching along on my 'automate the ssqa' project. The initial led panel light that was going to be used was nixed because it wasn't tall enough to make it through the panel. 3 day delay and I get a 'conventional' socketed panel light in (led - blue, red, green). It gets tested out on my circuit. It works but the light is so pathetically weak. . . Back to plan A.

last night I drilled out the 3.5mm hole to 9.5 mm in the panel next to the emergency flasher switch. Now I can get the base of the led inserted part way in and the 3mm diameter led is flush with the panel. Silicone rubber will hold it in place underneath. A 10mm SS washer was drilled out to use as a trim piece.

This morning I confirmed the silicone had set up and tested the light. It blindingly flashes! Perfect!

All that is left is to run the wire from the panel along the fel arm to the actuator. For a dinky little project there have been way to many starts / stops.

 

[bmblank]

I moved the table saw from the pole barn to the basement. I mean, it's a cheap little harbor freight saw, not heavy... But, you know, I don't want to carry it that hundred yards or so.

 

[NCL4701]

I moved the table saw from the pole barn to the basement. I mean, it's a cheap little harbor freight saw, not heavy... But, you know, I don't want to carry it that hundred yards or so.

Might not be “heavy” but I picked up a 250lb anvil a couple weeks ago and set it in the back of my truck. Didn’t “have time” to mess with getting the loader. Two lessons learned:

1) Just because you could pick up a 250lb anvil and set it on a truck bed when you were 19 doesn’t mean you still can.

2) If the muscles you pulled in your low back are cramping bad enough, a trip to the feminine care section of the pharmacy to get some Midol (only over the counter muscle relaxant/cramp control I’m aware of) is dang near miraculous for controlling back spasms, not just menstrual cramps.

I slid it off the back of the truck into the loader bucket to get it off the truck and onto the other shop floor without busting the concrete or finishing off what was left of my back. Just a pulled muscle or three. All is well now.

 

[bmblank]

Might not be “heavy” but I picked up a 250lb anvil a couple weeks ago and set it in the back of my truck. Didn’t “have time” to mess with getting the loader. Two lessons learned:

Well, besides being slightly awkward to carry, my table saw is all of 40lbs or so. Even my chicken legs should be able to handle that for a while.

 

[Trustable]

It’s an L4701. The pusher is the Land Pride SPL1072.

So far (first winter) the R1 tires are excellent in the snow. I see no need for chains, which I’m happy about. That includes, so far, nine inches of nice fluffy snow, and about the same of very heavy sticky wet snow. I’m sure it won’t be as good on ice.

Previously I had a B2301 with R4s and a Land Pride SPL1060, and that was completely useless without chains (had all four wheels chained).

Awesome, thanks for the info! We are supposed to get a good amount this thursday and friday, so I am eager to try it out. I suspect like you it wont be great on ice, but in snow I dont know if there is anything better due to the paddle like tires. With the snow pusher, are the welds pretty decent on it, quality good? I got a QA landpride bucket with my loader and was disappointing with a couple of the welds, im not a welder but it looked like there was air bubbles in the weld that would just collect water. My neighbor welded it up for me after I ground it down. Regardless I have an old backblade from a ford 9n my neighbor gave me thats been heavily modified over the years thats a little under 5ft that i think will be sufficient for mid Michigan winters.

 

[fried1765]

Definitely Timber rattler. We called 'em Saddlebacks because their markings are shaped like a saddle. Eastern diamondbacks don't get but about half the size of a Timber/Saddleback. Been around 'em all my life. Buried more than one dog that got too close to one, and more than one rattler that erred and showed themselves in our yard. A pair of rubber boots probably saved my life once. Just noticing a different coloration in some leaves did twice, in one afternoon.

When I was a kid, I lived out in the sticks, and if I had on a shirt or shoes, I was probably on my way to church. But 10 times out of 9, I had a .22 rifle with me on any given day. We kept hunting dogs, and in the summers, we'd let 'em roam during the day, but we always put 'em up at night to keep them from getting into trouble. I'd go out in the woods plinking around with the .22, and the dogs would come to me, and I'd take 'em home to feed 'em and put 'em up for the night. I happened to notice a pile of leaves that looked odd, and then saw the rattles, 5.5 footer was sleeping with his head under his body, so I popped him, reloaded and then split his head with the next round. 16 rattles and a button. I grabbed that one by the tail, and walked about 20 yards and found his missus, but she wasn't sleeping. She was 6 feet, and was coiled about to strike if I took one more step. But I saw her first, and won. Split her head with the .22 as well. 2 new rattles, no sound. Figured I'd take both home to show my mom and step-dad. I walked another 20 yards, and common sense kicked in and made me realize that EITHER of those snakes could have killed me, and I got physically ill, because there I was, shorts, no shirt, no shoes, and 2 miles away from home. I finally got it back together, and started dragging the snakes home. I had to cross a small stream that ran cold all summer, and when the business ends of those snakes hit that cold water, both convulsed and hit me in the back of the legs. I was slapping my knees out of my face trying to get away from them, yet knowing full well BOTH were quite dead. I NEVER went in the woods with shorts nor bare footed again.

Timber rattler males take care of their rattles, and give a very distinct warning. Even if you've never heard it, there's no mistaking that sound of pure evil. The females, though, do NOT take care of their rattles, and break them off, so you may or you may not get a warning from a female rattler. Worse yet, the females blend in with fallen leaves better too, because they tend to be more brownish than grey, and typically are larger than the males and have more venom. They're bad business when disturbed. The largest timber rattler I've seen was more than 7 feet. Hard to measure them when dead because they stretch a bit. Seemed like our front yard was some sort of crossing for them. I don't know how many we killed in the yard.

I'll give king snakes and rat snakes a pass because they catch a lotta critters I don't want around, including venomous snakes in the case of the king snakes. I had a 5-foot king in my yard last year that was very docile and would let me pick it up. It got used to me being around, and me it, but the Missus don't like Nope Ropes at all, of any kind. But I brought the big king snake up on the deck and let her touch him a few times and all was good. Next day, we found him out in the yard swallowing a copperhead. She named him SSSSSSSStephen.

Long long ago I was a studly young Naval Aviation Cadet in Pensacola Fl.
At the conclusion of our 1st sixteen weeks of training, we were set loose in the wilds of Eglin AFB for a week of survival training.

Among other things, "survival" meaning no food, unless you can kill something (no gun).
We were in teams of 11.

Our team caught a 6+ foot rattler using a forked branch to hold the head down.
We had been taught to each carry a forked branch for that purpose.

We cut the head off and divided that snake up into 11 equal size pieces.
When you have not eaten for several days roasted rattler tastes delicious.

We found an old rusty can in the woods, threw our snake bones in the can, added water, and made soup.
Delicious again!

 

[Old_Paint]

We call them (Timber Rattlers) a 'Canebrake Rattler' here.

Seldom get over 6' but all of them are THICK snakes.

You wouldn't want to get tagged by one.

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We get a few of the canebreaks here too, but what we called timber rattlers have slightly larger dark markings, 5-6 scales wide instead of the 2-3 on that one. The grey is a bit darker too. Like I said, the pattern looks like a row of saddles on their back. They're gorgeous animals, but I don't want 'em around my home. If I see 'em first out in the woods, I'll gladly let them be on their way to go do snake things while I go do my human things. Typically they reciprocate unless they've just finished molting. After molting, their skin is ultra sensitive and they can't see very well if they haven't shed all the skin on their heads yet. Makes 'em a bit cranky. Not aggressive, just VERY defensive, and they'll strike at almost any movement.

That's an interesting pattern on that one, almost like the rings are wrapping to the right. That yellow line down the middle of its back is a bit darker on our Saddle Backs, more brown.

As @Matt Ellerbee said, that's a lotta Nope Rope. I'm assuming that one paid a pretty high price to get his picture put on OTT.

 

[William1]

I pulled down a widow maker today. A pine had broken off about 20' up and the top snagged in some other trees. Not a fat three, maybe 18" at the base. It had to be roped and pulled, no way was I going to risk being under it and cutting the still standing section.
I've got an arborists sling shot and weighted sack setup, so my second attempt I lopped the twine over the near top section. Tied my rope to that and pulled it over the trunk. Walked back 50+ feet and tied off to my tractor. Backed up 30' and down it came. All safe. Cut down the remaining 20' trunk and diced up the logs for good ground contact and quick rotting.
I'd been looking at this job for over a year and just not caring, until I'd see it and think I need to deal with it. Now I can point to where it was and say "see, that is where the dead pine was....'

 

[Flintknapper]

We get a few of the canebreaks here too, but what we called timber rattlers have slightly larger dark markings, 5-6 scales wide instead of the 2-3 on that one. The grey is a bit darker too. Like I said, the pattern looks like a row of saddles on their back. They're gorgeous animals, but I don't want 'em around my home. If I see 'em first out in the woods, I'll gladly let them be on their way to go do snake things while I go do my human things. Typically they reciprocate unless they've just finished molting. After molting, their skin is ultra sensitive and they can't see very well if they haven't shed all the skin on their heads yet. Makes 'em a bit cranky. Not aggressive, just VERY defensive, and they'll strike at almost any movement.

That's an interesting pattern on that one, almost like the rings are wrapping to the right. That yellow line down the middle of its back is a bit darker on our Saddle Backs, more brown.

As @Matt Ellerbee said, that's a lotta Nope Rope. I'm assuming that one paid a pretty high price to get his picture put on OTT.

Timber Rattlers vary widely in background color. Ours are uniformly tan background, black chevron markings and a rusty brown to orange stripe the length down the center. The one pictured unfortunately was a road kill and a friend of mine took the pic just to show the girth of it.

They were 'protected' at the time (in Texas) but that has been lifted in recent years.

They are beneficial snakes.

 

[beelzebubba]

Signed the paperwork and had the B26 TLB delivered today.

Then I pushed some snow around and promptly got it stuck. We had 21" over the weekend. Unstuck now though and all is well.