What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[DustyRusty]

Me and the B cleaned the 8 year old pile of ashes out of the burn pile. I found pieces of stuff in there I dont even remember burning

Were there any bones in there? Calling CSI to the rescue!

 

[BX23S-1]

Did you read what I had written about the price? This is a common thing that companies do when they don't have inventory in stock. Put the price out of sight or take the listing down and have to recreate it when inventory comes back into stock. Changing a price takes about 30 seconds, creating a whole new item page might be more like 15 or more minutes.

Yes, i read what you wrote. Makes no sense to me why they would do that. I mean i get what you are saying, but it just seems ridiculous that they conduct business that way. Why play games with people. They could just simply say they are out of stock, BUT, the listing for this exact pin i wanted, says it is available. But they don`t actually have it in hand to ship because they are just middle man selling someone else`s parts. Drop shipper i guess. When companies do that, i go somewhere else if i can. Why should i pay their inflated price if i can buy it somewhere else for maybe alot less. Defeat the middle man, saves you money. Why pay extra to make an extra person in the loop, richer, who doesn`t even have the parts in hand. Seems to be alot of that going on anymore. They don`t get stuck hanging onto all that inventory is their goal i guess.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

tackled a SEVERE root intrusion job with a rented Orange mule today...I'll keep it short and just show some highlights.

WOW That's schedule 40 pipe too, I wouldn't think its common for roots to be able to do that.
But all it takes is one little leak and a roots find there way in.
Root issues are one reason I refuse to use DWV pipe, to easy to have issues.

My mains though out the house and all the way to the septic tank are 4" ABS,
That pipe is also 6 foot deep, so I hope the roots can never get to it!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Yes, i read what you wrote. Makes no sense to me why they would do that. I mean i get what you are saying, but it just seems ridiculous that they conduct business that way. Why play games with people. They could just simply say they are out of stock, BUT, the listing for this exact pin i wanted, says it is available. But they don`t actually have it in hand to ship because they are just middle man selling someone else`s parts. Drop shipper i guess. When companies do that, i go somewhere else if i can. Why should i pay their inflated price if i can buy it somewhere else for maybe alot less. Defeat the middle man, saves you money. Why pay extra to make an extra person in the loop, richer, who doesn`t even have the parts in hand. Seems to be alot of that going on anymore. They don`t get stuck hanging onto all that inventory is their goal i guess.

What exactly do you think Fastenal does?
They are a supplier, yes middle man, they source and buy items that people want or need.
They do it in bulk then sell them to people that want just one.

That Pin is just pricey because of it's size!
3/4" / 19MM pin's are not common!

 

[BX23S-1]

That Pin is just pricey because of it's size!
3/4" / 19MM pin's are not common!

Wow, weird, every tractor sub-compact tractor i`ve owned has used 3/4in diameter hitch style pins on alot of implements i own. Not sure how this 3/4in diameter hitch pin would be uncommon for a sub-compact tractor. Every county line rear blade (and many others built by the same supplier that TS gets theirs from) i`ve come across uses a 3/4in diameter pin to hold the L/R angle in place. Are county line rear blades that uncommon, too?

As for fastenal, yeah i know what they do. Alot of their stuff is over priced, in my own opinion, for my needs. So my main point about the whole fastenal thing, still stands, in that i`m not willing to pay $120+ dollars for a simple hitch pin. The Tractor supply 3/4in hitch pin (for $5) has been handling the job just fine for a couple years now, and no signs of wear, or breakage. That`s good enough for me. Lets keep in mind here, i`m only running a Kubota BX23s sub-compact tractor here. It doesn`t need out of this world strength hitch pins like the big boy tractors run.

 

[jyoutz]

Finally had the air ride seat installed and picked up the rear blade for light ditching, driveway stone work and snow removal. I have the camo seat cover for the factory suspension seat - I’ll give it to anyone that can use it.

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How do the side plates on your blade work for you? I have a heavy duty Bison blade and I see that the plates are available. Seems like a cheap way to avoid buying a box blade for moving materials.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Yeah i can understand that ET, and i get it. But i myself, i just don`t find it necessary to spend $120+tax+shipping for a 3/4in pin for my 6ft rear blade just to hold the multi-angle position on it.

Oh, absolutely. If you are shopping online, though, that same pushbutton pin is $14 from elsewhere that has it in stock.

 

[ctfjr]

What are you talking about ?

It's from AliExpress.com - 100% China

 

[BAP]

To be fair, my big win this morning was raking the bottom 8-10" of my roof out front standing in waist deep snow and getting the ice off my impeller on my blower to line up the shafts to replace the shear bolt.

I lined it up, looked at it, looked at the Morton Building only 200' way and said "screw it, I'll do it later" and went in side to warm up.......

My standing seam roofs on my house, garage and sugarhouse all dumped the snow off several times during the storm. Well worth the money spent on them

 

[forky]

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The T2290 was delivered today. Wife was so happy to see it, even though it was sparkling clean from the dealer, she immediately hosed it down to get the “germs” off, then hopped on and started mowing. She kept mowing until she ran through the ~ pint of gas it was delivered with.

Although I’m pretty sure it’s the cheapest self propelled thing the dealer had on their lot, it’s a very nice little machine and exactly what she wanted.

Filled it up with gas, finished the little area where she was testing it, and took it back to the shop to wash off the copious dust that was stuck all over it from mowing dry grass with a wet mower.
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Nice looking machine for lawn mowing. I'm actually looking at the same mower.
Prolly close to 5k delivered I'm thinking. What did it set you back?

 

[dirtydeed]

WOW That's schedule 40 pipe too, I wouldn't think its common for roots to be able to do that.
But all it takes is one little leak and a roots find there way in.
Root issues are one reason I refuse to use DWV pipe, to easy to have issues.

My mains though out the house and all the way to the septic tank are 4" ABS,
That pipe is also 6 foot deep, so I hope the roots can never get to it!

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on which side of the job you are on) it's all too common. I have seen roots down below 6 feet getting into SCH40 fittings. Just did one last week (same issue) as well. It seems like "required street trees" and primer-less joints aren't a good idea...whoda thunk????

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on which side of the job you are on) it's all too common. I have seen roots down below 6 feet getting into SCH40 fittings. Just did one last week (same issue) as well. It seems like "required street trees" and primer-less joints aren't a good idea...whoda thunk????

Have you worked with ABS on sewer lines?
Same issues I would bet.

When I dug the trenches for the lines the deepest my roots went were average 3 foot.
We are just going to say for my sanity, roots will never get to it!

FYI: Our place has a good guesstimate of 10k "required property trees", we love our tree covered property!

 

[dirtydeed]

Have you worked with ABS on sewer lines?
Same issues I would bet.

When I dug the trenches for the lines the deepest my roots went were average 3 foot.
We are just going to say for my sanity, roots will never get to it!

FYI: Our place has a good guesstimate of 10k "required property trees", we love our tree covered property!

We don't encounter much ABS here at all. But would agree the same issues would apply. However, for your sanity, I think you're good.

last week, this was a 5 foot long root plug that entered a joint (looked to be primerless as well) from a depth of about 5.5 feet.

Pulled the roots out and the remaining pipe looked clean as a whistle. Well, not a whistle that I would put to my lips anyway.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

We don't encounter much ABS here at all. But would agree the same issues would apply. However, for your sanity, I think you're good.

Well if it does I'll just call you to come fix it, since you pointed out to me that my self reassurance was flawed!

 

[matt-m]

Installed a set of 2" spacers. Learned that the dealer had fluid filled the tires as a courtesy!

 

[DustyRusty]

Well if it does I'll just call you to come fix it, since you pointed out to me that my self reassurance was flawed!

Did some reading about the differences between ABS and PVC. ABS is stronger than PVC and doesn't require a primer when glued. That alone should give you some confidence. My town required that once the PCV leaves the foundation it had to be steel pipe with couplings. I remember them using some rubber and hammering the pipe together, but didn't pay too much attention to it being done, because the contractor didn't like having anyone watch him working. Almost 40 years later I think that I now know why. He never put a riser at either end of the septic tank, so there is no way to inspect the inlet or outlet, only one over the cleanout hole.

 

[dirtydeed]

My town required that once the PCV leaves the foundation it had to be steel pipe with couplings. I remember them using some rubber and hammering the pipe together, but didn't pay too much attention to it being done, because the contractor didn't like having anyone watch him working.

Ductile or cast iron?

 

[fried1765]

The State of Maine will second that!

I do not understand the problem....in Florida!

 

[fried1765]

tackled a SEVERE root intrusion job with a rented Orange mule today...I'll keep it short and just show some highlights.

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yuck

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rented mule on left

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watch those (HOA) trees...they're the ones that caused the damage coming up... stay tuned...

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diggy

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Well, well well...what do we have here?

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close up of root plug. It was so bad that it actually split the wye after entering the hub connection. I'm betting that the original installers didn't use primer.

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New pipe:

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time to backfill:

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done. happy customer can flush at will.

You rented a U17 ?
Was your wife "driving" your own Mini-Ex..... somewhere else?
We know you make her "work", because we have seen her in the seat

 

[fried1765]

How do the side plates on your blade work for you? I have a heavy duty Bison blade and I see that the plates are available. Seems like a cheap way to avoid buying a box blade for moving materials.

I agree.
I really should sell my unused KK 84" blade. and buy the side plates for my EA Deluxe 6 Way blade.