What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Very nice looking custom work. I’ll bet that’s pretty useful.
johnjk
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B3200 w/loader, Woods RC5 brush hog, 4' box blade, tooth bar, B1700 MMM,
Should be what I did for my Kubota today. Purchased 25 gal of diesel to get my stock back up to 50 gal
Trapper Bob
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L4701, Wicked grapple, 6’ bush hog, pallet forks, 7’ box blade, 6’ Wicked bucket
I finished my tree removal project (Cedar, Locust, Hedge) for the NRCS. I have been working this project since 2018. The NRCS rep has been out to inspect twice. Not sure if they will come back 1 last time or take my word for it. See my last tree.
I guess I'll jump in and get my first post outta the way.
So I bought this little B7610 a few weeks ago to do some work on our new property.
I was really trying to hold out for a deal on a used LX or L but this B popped up locally for much less $ so I jumped on it.
Anyway, I just picked up this used brush hog and got to give her a good spin today. I was worried the 4ft BH would be too small but I'm hoping it'll work fine for my small 2.5 acre lot.
So I bought this little B7610 a few weeks ago to do some work on our new property.
I was really trying to hold out for a deal on a used LX or L but this B popped up locally for much less $ so I jumped on it.
Anyway, I just picked up this used brush hog and got to give her a good spin today. I was worried the 4ft BH would be too small but I'm hoping it'll work fine for my small 2.5 acre lot.
Siesta Sundance
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Nice! I finished up my USDA Eqip last week of land clearing. She came out Thursday and inspected, took pictures and GPS coordinates of the 20 acre area.
Siesta Sundance
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Lol. I joked with my Brother that the 800 hour service would be $800 in supplies. He pointed out the if I changed the trans fluid again in another 14 years, it would probably be about $2500 and I’d be too old to be crawling around under a tractor so I’d have to pay someone to maybe do it right on top of that.
I know that aftermarket supplies might save a third of the total supplies cost. When I think about the value (close to the replacement cost) of the machine I’m working on, it’s easy for me to see my way clear to spend an “extra” $200 on what would cost me over $40k to replace (0.5%). The fact that there’s a tax advantage to farm expenses softens the blow as well.
Got this one out, but failed to get a bigger one out of the ground. We'll just move that fencepost over a couple feet.
Finally got the WC68 up and running today. Took longer than 2hrs to setup I think, but part of that was because I only had a hacksaw with a well-worn blade to cut the PTO shaft. Did one half, then came back with the sawzall on day 2 (we live an hour away from our property until the house is done..hopefully in a month or two). Sadly, FedEx managed to beat up and bend the metal crate (and do some damage to the chipper, but it appears to just be cosmetic/paint). Not sure I'll be able to make a dolly out of it.
Question for folks familiar with the single infeed roller chippers -- for larger branches (maybe 3" at the base?) it just "hops" on it and won't actually grab it. I assume I need to adjust the infeed roller spring and was thinking I need to loosen it. Is that the right approach? or is there something else I'm likely doing wrong?
Excited to be able to chip rather than burn the branches. Have so many future uses for the chips!
For mine (wc68) it seems just need to shove it a little harder on the larger pieces…if that not the issue then maybe consider how cutting the end (instead of a square end maybe give it a taper). Mine seems a little more finicky the closer to max size though.
And I’m guessing referral to the HR department isn’t working.
It wouldn't be fair in this case. 'HR' would be Mrs. Flinknapper who hates the cat with all her being.
The cat just showed up on our property (already pregnant). So I took it to the Vet had that taken care of and had her spayed.
Then nursed her back to health and gave her a spot to live in the Barn and Shop (cats choice).
She has been an excellent 'mouser' and is no trouble at all.
But I swear.....you'd have thought I brought a Mistress into our house!
Wife hates the cat, blames everything she can think of on the cat.
Crazy.
Like I said, cut the larger stuff on a sharp angle and it’ll feed just fine. The hopping is brutal. I got mine right after rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders, so had to learn to feed it with the least effort. It was actually good therapy because I knew what I could and couldn’t do with my gimpy arms. I had my first cuff (RH major tear) done in 2013, 2019 surgery on the right shoulder was a repeat for reinjury. It’s probably not what the orthopedist would have recommended, but the repetition with small brush helped a lot with range of motion.
Keep a pair of lopping shears and a bow saw and a power saw nearby. It’ll chew up some pretty crooked stuff, but if it’s crazy stuff like water oak, ain’t nuthin straight enough to go through that hole. On occasion, it’ll stall and spin it’s wheel on green stuff. Back it out, flip it over, and try again. Stringy stuff like elm or birch may clog of the knives are properly gapped or are getting dull. When you chip larger stuff, remember there is a 6-8” gap between the roller and knives. The last piece may get sideways and make very large chips, which often catch in the chute. Keep an eye on the discharge as you chip. If you poke something in and chips don’t come out. ,STOP.
New member, first post. New L3902 arrived over a week ago. Have 10+ hrs on it now. This past weekend, cleared some of fence posts piled up and over grown on my property. Almost 8 years of looking at the mess, made easy work of it with the pallet forks in minutes.
First new tractor. Replaced a 73 yr old John Deere A. Will mostly use for brush cutting, building and maintaining a dirt bike track and trails. Love it so far! Got the BB2566 box blade and it's my favorite attachment so far.
First new tractor. Replaced a 73 yr old John Deere A. Will mostly use for brush cutting, building and maintaining a dirt bike track and trails. Love it so far! Got the BB2566 box blade and it's my favorite attachment so far.
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Me either. (My wife is watching me reply).Women behaving like crazy people?
Never heard of such a thing before.
No matter how bad my day is, it is always better than any day with my wife! You ever wonder why men die before women, it is because they want to.Women behaving like crazy people?
Never heard of such a thing before.
Trapper Bob
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My NRCS rep did visit my farm for a final inspection of my work. I passed. He did note that I was getting some root sprout Locust trees (which I knew & plan to address). Said he had a mix he would send my way that would kill anything except Cedars. The rep has been a pleasure to work with. His expertise has helped me. I did struggle with time lines (read - deadlines) that were imposed. But he worked with me & the project is complete. We both signed the papers & now I just wait for the
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