What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[g_man]

Cutting some fir stud wood.

gg

 

[RCW]

Cutting some fir stud wood.



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@g_man - - Welcome to OTT.

When you say stud wood, is that destined for a sawmill for dimensional lumber? Maybe your sawmill?

Not a member of Forestry Forum, but watch it often.

Seems you're a regular there as well, along with Magicman? Magic is a great addition here. Good guy.

You've got your tractor well-equipped for your use.

 

[skeets]

I just loaded up the bucket on the B, and trailer and brought up the last of my fire wood. Good thing I have a gas boiler, if it stays like this much longer

 

[fried1765]

@RCW, it's not worth the effort. I always enjoy your posts and the fact that you use your equipment regularly. I don't give a toss about how little someone paid for a piece of equipment that they never use or how great that piece of equipment is. I have more regard for a member that paid a premium or overpaid for something and then uses the heck out of it. That's probably the thing I've come to realize more than anything else on this forum. I pay a lot more attention to members who actually use their equipment rather than those whose experience seems to be based more on what they've read rather than what they've done, or preferably, what they do. You are certainly in the last group and I appreciate your contribution here.

MCMXI + RCW= a matched pair of verbal bullies!

 

[g_man]

@g_man

- - Welcome to OTT.

When you say stud wood, is that destined for a sawmill for dimensional lumber? Maybe your sawmill?
You've got your tractor well-equipped for your use.

Thank you RCW. The logs are balsam fir which is in the S/P/F group (Spruce/Pine/fir) and used for dimensional (framing) lumber like you said. If I was a younger man I would have a sawmill. I sell what I cut to a local log yard or sometimes called a concentration yard. They buy logs, pulp, and bio-mass from local loggers and land owners. They then resell to mills far and wide. It's most likely that the final destination of my logs will be a stud mill. Here is a picture of part of the Spruce/Fir pile in the log yard in February 2022.

I am a very small operator. Here is a picture of one of my loads on the ground and me backing in to dump a second load. There is about 500 BF (board feet) in each load. They look silly up against that big pile.

gg

 

[BX23S-1]

Realized the 3x3 boom on the 5 Foot County Line back blade was collecting water.

Drilled an 1/8” weep hole in it to drain water out. Bet there was almost a gallon in it.

It’s chilly in the garage…..I had to pee almost immediately….


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I did the same thing with both of my Tractor Supply (6ft & 7ft) rear blades. I also removed the original lock pin that is hooked on by the chain & welded on the top, replaced them with a 3/4" hitch pin that had a large diameter washer welded to it to keep the rain and snow from going down inside the square tube. I packed some grease around the holes under the hitch pin washer area to help defect water from seeping in. So far so good, it has help tremendously. By design its never going to not have water in it, the best that can be done is drilling a weep hole like you an i both did.

If i can ever get a picture uploaded here, i`ll post what i did when i replaced that pin. Its really easy and simple, and it really helps. I can copy/paste a pic of the hitch pin i bought from TS. At least you`ll be able see what it looks like.

As you can see, that wide washer will cover the hole pretty well and keep water shed away.
EDIT: i want to add, that i did have to cut the new hitch pin shorter to fit in the shallow hole.

I used a connecting link to reattach the chain onto the new pin.

 

[BX23S-1]

I made a kickstand for my TS rear blade (why don`t they come with them)
Simple 3/4in galv pipe, flange, mounting flange, drilled& tapped 3/8ths holes.
The "pin stay" thru holes are also 3/8ths. Still need a chain put on the pin so it don`t get lost.
I screwed a square piece of pressure treated decking board on the bottom for now just to keep it from sinking in the ground when parked outside for long periods of time. But that was after i took the picture.

I also added large flat washers to the 3pt pins to remove the side to side slop on the QA hitch.

 

[Flintknapper]

I made a kickstand for my TS rear blade (why don`t they come with them)
Simple 3/4in galv pipe, flange, mounting flange, drilled& tapped 3/8ths holes.
The "pin stay" thru holes are also 3/8ths. Still need a chain put on the pin so it don`t get lost.
I screwed a square piece of pressure treated decking board on the bottom for now just to keep it from sinking in the ground when parked outside for long periods of time. But that was after i took the picture.

I also added large flat washers to the 3pt pins to remove the side to side slop on the QA hitch.


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OK that's pretty darn slick. I like it.

 

[fried1765]

Cutting some fir stud wood.



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The Northeast Kingdom is a beautiful place!

 

[BX23S-1]

OK that's pretty darn slick. I like it.

Thanks Flint!
I tried to keep it simple so that if someone wanted to copy it, they can get every piece at their local Lowes store.

 

[Magicman]

Cutting some fir stud wood.

Hello g_man. I thought that I recognized your work Sir. Welcome to OTT. MM

 

[BX23S-1]

Looks like a good amount of snow is going to hit us. So there`s something to do with the BX today

 

[mcmxi]

Cutting some fir stud wood.



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That's an awesome tractor and set up.

 

[mcmxi]

I made a kickstand for my TS rear blade (why don`t they come with them)
Simple 3/4in galv pipe, flange, mounting flange, drilled& tapped 3/8ths holes.
The "pin stay" thru holes are also 3/8ths. Still need a chain put on the pin so it don`t get lost.
I screwed a square piece of pressure treated decking board on the bottom for now just to keep it from sinking in the ground when parked outside for long periods of time. But that was after i took the picture.

I also added large flat washers to the 3pt pins to remove the side to side slop on the QA hitch.


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Very nice! I need to make something similar for the JD 825 turnover plow. I like that mounting flange.

 

[BX23S-1]

Very nice! I need to make something similar for the JD 825 turnover plow. I like that mounting flange.

Thank you mcmxi
You can buy all of it right at Lowes. Everything i bought was right in the pipe/plumbing department. It was very cost effective with this mod because it was really the simplest way i could do it with limited SS funds. I`ve seen so many different ways and mods that other`s have done. Some were kinda scary looking, lol. My own idea came to my brain just on a whim when i was walking around Lowes one day. I just happened to see the mounting flange, and said, yeahhhhh, i can make that work, lol. (my gears are always turning, lol) Later this summer, i plan on pulling it all back off and paint it so that it looks a little better than it does right now.

 

[g_man]

I made a kickstand for my TS rear blade (why don`t they come with them)
Simple 3/4in galv pipe, flange, mounting flange, drilled& tapped 3/8ths holes.
The "pin stay" thru holes are also 3/8ths. Still need a chain put on the pin so it don`t get lost.
I screwed a square piece of pressure treated decking board on the bottom for now just to keep it from sinking in the ground when parked outside for long periods of time. But that was after i took the picture.

I also added large flat washers to the 3pt pins to remove the side to side slop on the QA hitch.


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That is a good question !!

I did the same type thing with my LandPride blade 20 years ago. Very nice job by the way. Great for non-welders !!

gg

 

[skeets]

Now thats pretty slick,, what year is the block head in the back ground?

 

[BX23S-1]

If anyone is interested in a parts list to my kickstand build for my rear 3pt 6` blade, here you go.
I have added a galvanized 3/4in top cap on the top (that was not in the picture)
Adding the cap will keep the pipe from falling thru the mount flange.
If i missed something, let me know, i`ll post it.

Hopefully this will help some folks out here looking for a simple kickstand idea.
Everything was bought at my local Lowes

Pipe

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Southland-Pipe-3-4-in-x-24-in-150-PSI-Threaded-Galvanized-Pipe/3418988

Bottom Flange

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Mueller-Proline-3-4-in-dia-Galvanized-Floor-Flange-Fittings/4330094

Mount

https://www.lowes.com/pd/SteelTek-3-4-in-Silver-Galvanized-Steel-Structural-Pipe-Fitting-Swivel-Socket/999931118

Top Cap

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Mueller-Proline-3-4-in-dia-Galvanized-Cap-Fittings/4330102

Cotterless Hitch Pin

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-2-1-8-in-Cotterless-Hitch-Pin/3012940

Flange Mount Bolts (3/8 x 16 x 1-1/2)

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-3-8-in-x-1-1-2-in-Zinc-Plated-Coarse-Thread-Hex-Bolt-3-Count/3024624

 

[BX23S-1]

That is a good question !!

I did the same type thing with my LandPride blade 20 years ago. Very nice job by the way. Great for non-welders !!

gg

Thanks g-man!
Yes sir, thats how it all happened... my welder was down, and this was an easy idea/fix.

 

[BX23S-1]

Now thats pretty slick,, what year is the block head in the back ground?

Thanks Skeets!
If you are referring to the Harley in the background, that is my wifes 2004 Softail Twincam