What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Flintknapper]

Are those poison ivy vines?
If I cut that up at the fire wood working spot I would be covered in it.

Yes, poison ivy. But I had cut those vines at their base about a month prior to felling the damaged tree, so they were dried and dead.

When I was young lad....I could roll in poison ivy any never get it, but at some time after 30 yrs. of age it started to affect me. Now at 68....I can scarcely walk past any and not have a reaction.

So strange.

 

[Bmyers]

Worked along the edge of the field cleaning up piles in the water way and edge of field. Moved several logs and old branches. Started spreading out the dirt with bucket and box blade until it got to muddy and we had to stop.

 

[RCW]

Admit a detour, but not worthy of a new thread.

I got this Dewalt 18 gauge finish nailer on sale for $40 (?) years ago. Love it. There’s lots of fancy versions anymore, but this one has been very handy.

Downside is pneumatic can be a hassle for interior work if you don’t have a very portable pancake compressor.

 

[trueg50]

Note to self, when clearing blow down, trim down to the stump...or when it settles people will find puzzling 10-30ft tall stumps.

Tuesday:

Saturday:

 

[DustyRusty]

Poison Ivy doesn't ever die! It seems to be like a snake that you cut off the head but the head can still bite you and kill you. If you burn poison ivy, the smoke can contain the oils and get into your lungs. Not a good thing!

 

[Old_Paint]

I am clearing some areas on my property of small saplings (up to 6" in diameter) and a bunch of Privet Hedge. So would mostly be using it to grab piles of that stuff and move it to a burn pile.

BUT sometimes I have trees blow down and it would sure be handy not to have to 'buck' the trunks into sizes I can handle by hand and load on a trailer.

My Loader will probably lift 1,000 lbs to the heights I would normally 'transport' cut pieces... but will only lift 800 lbs to full height (about 6.5 feet).

Sure looks like a labor saving device.

Most of the stuff I wouldn't be able to lift (or even grasp) I can 'push' with my
tractor....and do that now.

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Gonna echo what @trueg50 said. If you can lift that chained to your bucket, then it should be no problem with a grapple. The main reason I buck stuff like that short is so that I can get between the trees with it and not damage the bark on the trees I want to keep. My LX has an LA535 loader, meaning about 1200 pounds of lift at the boom knuckles. Pretty sure it would balk on green log that size, too.

No question that's PI. I've seen enough of it to know. Fortunately, I'm not allergic. I can pull it up by it's roots with my bare hands. Unless I have a scratch, it's just another invasive plant to me. If I get it on a scratch, I'll get a few blisters along the scratch, but they're typically gone in a couple days, quicker if I put calamine on it.

 

[mcmxi]

I'm going to use the M6060 this morning to haul the elk carcass up the hill and into the woods. The remains are currently in a polypropylene sled. The carcass will feed coyotes, birds, worms, bugs etc. I then plan on cutting up some downed trees and bringing the wood back in the sled. Before I do that, I want to rig up something to keep the sled from running into the back of the tractor. I could use the tow bar I made up for the Jeep or cobble something together. Maybe I'm over thinking it.

 

[S-G-R]

Picked up a couple cans of diesel and some suitcase weights.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Picked up a couple cans of diesel and some suitcase weights.

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You should have also picked up a couple of these.

 

[mcmxi]

You should have also picked up a couple of these.
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Ha! That's the truth! The suitcase weights I bought for the M6060 are kind of Kubota grey.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Ha! That's the truth! The suitcase weights I bought for the M6060 are kind of Kubota grey.

Grey would work too!
I need to get some more weights but I can't bring myself to go to the JD shop I did however, see that they will supposedly ship free on Amazon. Everyone else wants your first born in shipping fees.

 

[S-G-R]

You should have also picked up a couple of these.
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In time, need warmer weather.

 

[mcmxi]

Grey would work too!
I need to get some more weights but I can't bring myself to go to the JD shop I did however, see that they will supposedly ship free on Amazon. Everyone else wants your first born in shipping fees.

EA was very reasonable for shipping over 1,000lb in weights to the local FedEx depot.

 

[S-G-R]

Grey would work too!
I need to get some more weights but I can't bring myself to go to the JD shop I did however, see that they will supposedly ship free on Amazon. Everyone else wants your first born in shipping fees.

They're a conversation piece and ballast

 

[mcmxi]

They're a conversation piece and ballast

That orange Kubota paint is very good stuff, but expensive for sure.

 

[The Evil Twin]

EA was very reasonable for shipping over 1,000lb in weights to the local FedEx depot.

Yeah, I actually asked about it when I ordered my grapple. Thing is, I only need another 4 or 5 of them and they only sell them by the half ton. Shipping would have been super cheap if I had ordered them with the grapple.

 

[River19]

Installed the "Tractor Caddy" that I bought myself for Christmas........

Slick piece. Solves the age old "where do I put my chainsaw/clippers/drill/etc." issue. A couple rubber bungees and we will be good.

I like how I can pull the Caddy off easily with 4 cotter pins then put it back on in 3 mins.....

 

[ctfjr]

I finished up quick attach automation project. I am including some details here for those who indicated an interest in trying this.

There was some deflection that was caused by the placement of the hole in the 1-1/4 OD tube on the left side. There was 1/8" + of space that allowed that connection to flex. That issue was solved by drilling out a large washer so it would fit over the protruding actuator stub.

As you can see there is very little space left now.

I also changed the wire feeding the actuator. There was a very real possibility that it could become entangled in the bucket during curling. I took a retractable 6ft 16ga extension cord and cut off the connectors. That is now spliced in with spade connectors and it stays safe when curling from one extreme to the other.

For now its done I have practiced dropping and picking up the bucket several times with no uh ohs.
It remains to be seen if that retractable cord can stay safe in the woods or is the actuator going to take a hit with something. Time will tell. I am already thinking of version 2.

 

[woodman55]

I finished up quick attach automation project. I am including some details here for those who indicated an interest in trying this.

There was some deflection that was caused by the placement of the hole in the 1-1/4 OD tube on the left side. There was 1/8" + of space that allowed that connection to flex. That issue was solved by drilling out a large washer so it would fit over the protruding actuator stub.
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As you can see there is very little space left now.

I also changed the wire feeding the actuator. There was a very real possibility that it could become entangled in the bucket during curling. I took a retractable 6ft 16ga extension cord and cut off the connectors. That is now spliced in with spade connectors and it stays safe when curling from one extreme to the other.
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For now its done I have practiced dropping and picking up the bucket several times with no uh ohs.
It remains to be seen if that retractable cord can stay safe in the woods or is the actuator going to take a hit with something. Time will tell. I am already thinking of version 2.

I do like that cord, and the stick on cord mounts.

 

[ctfjr]

I do like that cord, and the stick on cord mounts.

I have had some not so great experiences with them. The sticky connection to the tractor is fine but the problem has been the other side of the foam pad that connects to the plastic plate. Some of them have just separated leaving the pads on the tractor. . .
So right after I shot these pics I ran a coat of silicone rubber all around the edges and over the top of the plastic base.