What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[dirtydeed]

I'm gonna plead ignorance here and ask why three standpipes at the house. Go easy on me, because that's just not something I see done around here. I've noticed that on all your work. Is that for two separate cleanouts that will allow inserting a snake in both directions, plus some kind of vent in between? I would think the LAST thing you'd want that close to the house is a vent. Why 3, and not just 2? Is that something that is required by code in your area? Around here, you're lucky to see ONE clean-out outside near the house, and luckier still if it isn't buried. There's usually one inside where the line comes out of the house, which is apparently good enough for the codes of the time when this house was built. Is that something of your own design that gets repeat customers/work? A side view of the whole thing would be interesting to see. Is that a series of Y-T-Y fittings? I can grasp why two Y's (directing a cleanout snake), but not sure what the T in the middle would be for.

It's code. This allows for clean out to be accessed from outside the home. The riser closest to the wall is the vent. The vent pipe is supposed to be at least 12" higher than the cleanouts. You can see the last cleanout in this case is a routing wye (not a 2 way cleanout). Also, the trap is not the same on both sides, inlet side has a bit more restriction than the outlet side (hard in - easy out).

edit: and no "Tees" ever in the trap.

side view:

Then, we do add some 2 way cleanouts occasionally down the line after a significant change in direction.

You're probably used to seeing the 3" cast iron 2-hole traps. Those are a real pita to get a snake thru.

here's a pic of the one we replaced yesterday...it was a handy man special...they used Tees, unreinforced fernco bands, and the lack of stone bedding was the death nail. The left side was the inlet, right side outlet. You can see how it sunk on the right side because their was no stone base (and there was a rain leader draining into the whole area).

 

[Old_Paint]

It's code. This allows for clean out to be accessed from outside the home. The riser closest to the wall is the vent. The vent pipe is supposed to be at least 12" higher than the cleanouts. You can see the last cleanout in this case is a routing wye (not a 2 way cleanout). Also, the trap is not the same on both sides, inlet side has a bit more restriction than the outlet side (hard in - easy out).

edit: and no "Tees" ever in the trap.

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side view:

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Then, we do add some 2 way cleanouts occasionally down the line after a significant change in direction.

You're probably used to seeing the 3" cast iron 2-hole traps. Those are a real pita to get a snake thru.

here's a pic of the one we replaced yesterday...it was a handy man special...they used Tees, unreinforced fernco bands, and the lack of stone bedding was the death nail. The left side was the inlet, right side outlet. You can see how it sunk on the right side because their was no stone base (and there was a rain leader draining into the whole area).

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The trap is what I couldn’t see. Normally in this part of the world, the vent ties into the subfloor header and goes out through the roof. No trap (that I know about). Probably is on no-basement houses. Code might be considerably different for new construction, though Inspection here is rolling a 3” ball in the header end and waiting for it to hit the main sewer, or even something simpler if you have the right color pocket change. The inspector just wanted to see the plumbing with the water turned on when I built my shop.

 

[fried1765]

It's code. This allows for clean out to be accessed from outside the home. The riser closest to the wall is the vent. The vent pipe is supposed to be at least 12" higher than the cleanouts. You can see the last cleanout in this case is a routing wye (not a 2 way cleanout). Also, the trap is not the same on both sides, inlet side has a bit more restriction than the outlet side (hard in - easy out).

edit: and no "Tees" ever in the trap.

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side view:

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Then, we do add some 2 way cleanouts occasionally down the line after a significant change in direction.

You're probably used to seeing the 3" cast iron 2-hole traps. Those are a real pita to get a snake thru.

here's a pic of the one we replaced yesterday...it was a handy man special...they used Tees, unreinforced fernco bands, and the lack of stone bedding was the death nail. The left side was the inlet, right side outlet. You can see how it sunk on the right side because their was no stone base (and there was a rain leader draining into the whole area).

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Different requirements for different soil conditions.
No clay/mud here.....just pure sand.
No stone base required.
Compacted sand does not settle.

No trap here either, just basement T-Y cleanout, and vented through roof,.... per Old_Paint above.
New rules may be different?

 

[matt-m]

A real *hayday* for the pasture critters

 

[S-G-R]

Mowed for the first time in two weeks.

 

[MOOTS]

Loaded the old girl up to do some hoggin’ at one of my rentals. Not to be confused with the kind I did in my 20’s!

Hopefully I’ll get the yard back in shape for listing pictures.

 

[Fordtech86]

Tree company was supposed to drop off a load of mulch today…got email saying it was dropped, asked wife where they left it…she said what mulch, nobody has been here

son said the neighbor got a load dropped off . They dropped it in the wrong yard…

told him to grab the tractor and start moving it

 

[MOOTS]

Tree company was supposed to drop off a load of mulch today…got email saying it was dropped, asked wife where they left it…she said what mulch, nobody has been here

son said the neighbor got a load dropped off . They dropped it in the wrong yard…

told him to grab the tractor and start moving it

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I am so scared of this, yet can’t wait!

 

[Fordtech86]

I am so scared of this, yet can’t wait!

Once it starts you will never get your tractor back

 

[radas]

Ok now weld a QH on it and you can move 3PH attachments easily. I had my fab shop add about 2" at the bottom so I have longer motion range. There are plenty of threads on this here on OTT.

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I go backwards and rake leaves with the 3PH harrow.

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Excellent idea! I'll look into that. It'd be a godsend to be able to use my BB on the front loader as a "leveling rake".

Here she is installed.

 

[Old_Paint]

Excellent idea! I'll look into that. It'd be a godsend to be able to use my BB on the front loader as a "leveling rake".

Here she is installed.
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There are already SSQA - 3PH adapters out there, but none I've seen with QH connectors. I do like the idea of a multi use adapter, though. Pin connections is all I've seen. Having the BB on the front in float mode could be quite handy. Not sure I'd want all the forces from the scarifiers on the SSQA, though, nor would I think I'd want to 'doze' with it. Not sure my FEL would put up with that. Dragging with a land plane on the front would be the bee's knees for smoothing gravel, though.

 

[S-G-R]

Tilling what was the garden. The weather was not kind and the seeds either rotted or didn't germinate. More lawn to mow.

 

[David Page]

Yarded some firewood for the neighbors. Yes I just like driving the old tractor!

 

[forky]

Tilling what was the garden. The weather was not kind and the seeds either rotted or didn't germinate. More lawn to mow.
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Yep, the no germination of seeds is a common topic this growing season. My worst garden in 50 years. There will be a harvest, but down prolly 80%

 

[S-G-R]

Yep, the no germination of seeds is a common topic this growing season. My worst garden in 50 years. There will be a harvest, but down prolly 80%

I've heard that as well. It's discouraging to put all the time and money into it and have a complete failure. I'm going to seed it and just try a small raised bed style next year and a couple of pads for tomatoes and cucumbers.

 

[forky]

I've heard that as well. It's discouraging to put all the time and money into it and have a complete failure. I'm going to seed it and just try a small raised bed style next year and a couple of pads for tomatoes and cucumbers.

Prolly a good idea. I'm thinking of the same thing for some crops. Lack of rain in the first 8 weeks of growing season can be and was the problem here.

 

[OntheRidge]

I've heard that as well. It's discouraging to put all the time and money into it and have a complete failure. I'm going to seed it and just try a small raised bed style next year and a couple of pads for tomatoes and cucumbers.

My brother in Maine had the same issue, almost no crops. Do yourself a favor on those raised beds. put in drip irrigation with a timer. Cheers!

 

[S-G-R]

My brother in Maine had the same issue, almost no crops. Do yourself a favor on those raised beds. put in drip irrigation with a timer. Cheers!

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Trustable]

There are already SSQA - 3PH adapters out there, but none I've seen with QH connectors. I do like the idea of a multi use adapter, though. Pin connections is all I've seen. Having the BB on the front in float mode could be quite handy. Not sure I'd want all the forces from the scarifiers on the SSQA, though, nor would I think I'd want to 'doze' with it. Not sure my FEL would put up with that. Dragging with a land plane on the front would be the bee's knees for smoothing gravel, though.

they Sell land planes built for ctls that do that exact thing. I think they work in either direction.

 

[BirdTRD]

Designed and 3D printed some cup holders for my B7100.