What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[fried1765]

Since I do better reading from a physical document I took a pdf of my wsm to Staples and had it printed out. It wasn't cheap but still less than buying one through a dealer.

We think alike!
I actually have 2 WSM's for my L48 TLB.
I keep one in FL to refer to when I am there, and one in New England, where the machine is.
I really should sell the WSM in FL, but over the Winter I do find it handy to check on OTT postings.
How did I come to wind up with two.?
While in FL for a Winter, I forgot that I actually already had the manual.
The dysfunction is commonly called......Old Age!

 

[S-G-R]

My heavy hitch arrived today. Opened the box and put in the lower pins. After how the rest of my day went I didn't go any further.

 

[DaveFromMi]

My oldest son came out to visit today. He wanted some seat time, so I set him up.

 

[dirtydeed]

water service from h*ll today. The bank was so steep there was now way i could climb it with runner tracks on wet grass...dug from both ends and finished in the middle in a very strange position as the trench started to collapse when I jumped it.

also, when the tech cut the old galvanized water service, the homeowners/ power went out...WTF? Power was overhead so what just happened. Then it dawned on me that we basically cut the house ground and he must have an open neutral somewhere. His power was "restored" when we bonded the ground to the new copper water service line...yikes man.

anyway, just a few pics. Note, the pics of the bank don't look nearly as steep as it was. Trust me, it was my a$$ in the seat.

diggy:

connected, "cleaned up" a bit. Got out of there.

oh, here is a fun one:

 

[ajschnitzelbank]

Today I used the tractor to help a neighbor plant some trees, and to get my kids new play set (Craigslist free score) out of my truck and in to the yard. Both things could have been done with some muscle, but what fun would that have been?

 

[Flintknapper]

I assume you are referring only to the units built /intended for cold water.

Correct. As you know they use the cold water to cool the pump which if overheated will ruin the seals.

Pumps run the gamut from cold water only, either/or (mid-temps) and dedicated hot water (very HOT temps).

 

[DustyRusty]

water service from h*ll today. The bank was so steep there was now way i could climb it with runner tracks on wet grass...dug from both ends and finished in the middle in a very strange position as the trench started to collapse when I jumped it.

also, when the tech cut the old galvanized water service, the homeowners/ power went out...WTF? Power was overhead so what just happened. Then it dawned on me that we basically cut the house ground and he must have an open neutral somewhere. His power was "restored" when we bonded the ground to the new copper water service line...yikes man.

anyway, just a few pics. Note, the pics of the bank don't look nearly as steep as it was. Trust me, it was my a$$ in the seat.

diggy:

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connected, "cleaned up" a bit. Got out of there.

oh, here is a fun one:

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The homeowner needs to have an electrician check his electrical service because the lights shouldn't go out when you broke the ground. There should be 2 hot and a neutral from the utility pole, and the water line should be his ground. The utility runs the two hots to the meter socket, and there is a third wire that the utility supplies to a ground rod at the side of the pole that is independent of the water line. In a lot of jurisdictions, the neutrals and grounds have to be separated in the electrical panel today for new homes. That is how it is done where I live.

 

[g_man]

Nice.

Here it's cheaper to get the belly dump ~22 to 23T each load, $400 to $500 dependant on dsl costs, just got to inform driver to set locks at the lowest setting, and drive faster.

Most drivers I know you don't want to tell them how to do it. Just tell them how heavy you want it spread. Just sayin.......

gg

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Most drivers I know you don't want to tell them how to do it. Just tell them how heavy you want it spread. Just sayin.......

gg

Most drivers want to drop the load quickly as they can so they head back to get another load before their buddy picks it up. Am I wrong??

With respect, every job and road is different, there is nothing wrong telling the driver how I want/how the material dropped. I have worked over 30 truck loads of material. Guess who helps the drivers pin/un-pin the doors? Me or ranch hand.

GG you don't know my personality or friendliness inperson, and maybe I'm not as irrorgant as you think. This is not New England territory. I'm a Texan with true hospitality. All the drivers I have dealt with have been awesome.

 

[g_man]

Most drivers want to drop the load quickly as they can so they head back to get another load before their buddy picks it up. Am I wrong??

With respect, every job and road is different, there is nothing wrong telling the driver how I want/how the material dropped. I have worked over 30 truck loads of material. Guess who helps the drivers pin/un-pin the doors? Me or ranch hand.

GG you don't know my personality or friendliness inperson, and maybe I'm not as irrorgant as you think. This is not New England territory. I'm a Texan with true hospitality. All the drivers I have dealt with have been awesome.

Ouch - I thought I was being funny. Didn't mean to insult you at all.

gg

 

[DustyRusty]

Most drivers want to drop the load quickly as they can so they head back to get another load before their buddy picks it up. Am I wrong??

With respect, every job and road is different, there is nothing wrong telling the driver how I want/how the material dropped. I have worked over 30 truck loads of material. Guess who helps the drivers pin/un-pin the doors? Me or ranch hand.

GG you don't know my personality or friendliness inperson, and maybe I'm not as irrorgant as you think. This is not New England territory. I'm a Texan with true hospitality. All the drivers I have dealt with have been awesome.

In New England, we give free one-way tickets to the oppressed and ignorant people to go to Texas for training on how to be polite. Please be on the lookout for one more coming your way. Possibly you can drill some holes manners into g_man?

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Ouch - I thought I was being funny. Didn't mean to insult you at all.

gg

lol, not insulted a bit, I got thick skin, I'm just a detail-oriented person, retired military.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

In New England, we give free one-way tickets to the oppressed and ignorant people to go to Texas for training on how to be polite. Please be on the lookout for one more coming your way. Possibly you can drill some holes manners into g_man?

lol, I'll be up in NE area(from Boston to Bangor) soon. I do not like most folks from the inner cities of mASSachusetts to be honest. lol I'm not sure if they drink Michigans polluted water or what.

 

[fried1765]

Most drivers want to drop the load quickly as they can so they head back to get another load before their buddy picks it up. Am I wrong??

With respect, every job and road is different, there is nothing wrong telling the driver how I want/how the material dropped. I have worked over 30 truck loads of material. Guess who helps the drivers pin/un-pin the doors? Me or ranch hand.

GG you don't know my personality or friendliness inperson, and maybe I'm not as irrorgant as you think. This is not New England territory. I'm a Texan with true hospitality. All the drivers I have dealt with have been awesome.

I hear the "most drivers thing", but that is not the way it works for me.
I would ASK the driver to do it the way I want, and have never met a driver who would not.
I AM a New Englander, and if a driver refused, I would send him home..... with his load intact!
I just don't see such a scenario occurring.
There are always other places to order stone though.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

I hear the "most drivers thing", but that is not the way it works for me.
I would ASK the driver to do it the way I want, and have never met a driver who would not.
I AM a New Englander, and if a driver refused, I would send him home..... with his load intact!
I just don't see such a scenario occurring.
There are always other places to order stone though.

Right on!

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Forgot to take before pics.

There is a negative slope towards house and new concrete patio. I graded it about 1in below the concrete and left the side near the concrete with a slight bump of about 1in. to help the runoff flow in the direction that I heading in the MX.

As I grade, the ranch hand pulls excess material out so that the ground remains level during each pass with box blade. Also the L25 is used to pull excess material away from the slab by back dragging the bucket.

Its difficult to see elavation changes within pictures.

At the corner of the patio, the water either flows towards the pasture or flows down the driveway.

Just needs some sod/seed now.

This picture helps shows the grade/slope that I'm working on.
Est. 7% to 8%.

 

[beckmurph]

Did a little bush hogging on my cousin’s property.

 

[fried1765]

Forgot to take before pics.

There is a negative slope towards house and new concrete patio. I graded it about 1in below the concrete and left the side near the concrete with a slight bump of about 1in. to help the runoff flow in the direction that I heading in the MX.

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As I grade, the ranch hand pulls excess material out so that the ground remains level during each pass with box blade. Also the L25 is used to pull excess material away from the slab by back dragging the bucket.
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Its difficult to see elavation changes within pictures.

At the corner of the patio, the water either flows towards the pasture or flows down the driveway.

Just needs some sod/seed now.
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This picture helps shows the grade/slope that I'm working on.
Est. 7% to 8%.
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Not to worry......
Texas is dry....right??

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Not to worry......
Texas is dry....right??

Well not exactly. West TX can receive 6in and East Texas can be over 4ft. of rain a year. Tropical weather can drop 4ft in a few days near the coast to about 90miles inland.

Last couple years the avg. in our area has been slightly above 23in, supposed to closer to 29.5in, been under because of droughts.

 

[RMS]

After doing the 1st lawn cut of year I put the chipper on and started to work on the pile of limbs from the winter storms. Still more to haul to the pole when the fields dry out.