What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[fried1765]

Sewer (cesspool) line repair.

Not much to see here as it wasn't very thrilling. I'm just very happy that I checked on the condition of the "tank" lid. It was about a 1/2 thick concrete in some spots. Thankfully I didn't put the mini on it or I would've gone for a swim for sure.

Looks like someone just kept adding to the system with one final cesspool with ultra thin lid.



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Cesspools of that vintage in this area, were built up of slightly curved blocks, and have a beehive top, with a heavy 36"+ round concrete cover.
If the top is more than a foot below ground surface they can support something such as a mini-ex , but not a loaded single axle dump, or a ten wheeler.

Some years ago I installed a 1,000 gallon precast rectangular septic tank, (for myself) with a "heavy top".
I can drive my 7,800 lb. L48 TLB over it, but I prefer to avoid doing so.

For a leach pit I have a precast pit, similar to highway catch basin pits.

 

[hope to float]

Nothing; and more nothing. June...no rain. July 7.5" rain with scattered days of suffocating heat and humidity. I was lucky to get the mowing finished on the handful of hours available.

Apparently, around here has been the wettest July on record. We are now at 38 consecutive days with rain

 

[aaluck]

Had a full weekend. Used my new cherry picker with my son, finally got the burn pile going and my daughter graduated from college.

 

[RCW]

Had a full weekend. Used my new cherry picker with my son, finally got the burn pile going and my daughter graduated from college. View attachment 108453 View attachment 108454 View attachment 108453 View attachment 108454 View attachment 108455 View attachment 108456 View attachment 108457

Congratulations to your daughter!!

 

[rc51stierhoff]

The only thing I did today with my B was feel emasculated . (The log is off to a local mill)

 

[ve9aa]

Did some driveway maintenance after I got home from work. (no pix of that) but these two gals were watching me for a while. When I veered off the driveway and drove towards them, EVENTUALLY they decided to run.

Not a chance I could ever get close to them with the car (have tried) but I seem to confuse them with the BX or TG and can sometimes get pretty close !


BTW, from spring through fall we see anywhere from 2-8 deer on a near daily basis.

 

[Trimley]

I "virtually" did a TON of things on my New BX2380

 

[dirtydeed]

quick (read: drama free) water service for a guy with a really nice lawn today. Fortunately, I was able to get the new copper service into place by pulling the old galvanized. I was surprised as I didn't think that it would be successful since the old line didn't spin at all with a pipe wrench.

Start:

Dig:

pull:

Connect:

backfill:

Done. Home by 2pm

edit: I'll say it again...the U-27 is an impressive digging machine...not necessary on this job but, overall, I'm impressed with it's capabilities for a 6K lbs machine. If it only had A/C.

 

[soloz2]

Removed 10 more dead trees.

 

[dirtydeed]

Removed 10 more dead trees.

Same here...all the ash have been decimated.

 

[soloz2]

Same here...all the ash have been decimated.

Yeah, it's absolutely devastating. When we bought our property it was just park like, trees everywhere. Since then we've had to remove all but 3 ash we were able to treat, but that isn't cheap! (We have 4 left to go out of about 85), a maple has been struck by lightning and then last year a microburst took out half a maple, the maple that was struck the year before, the tops of 4 of my mature pines, and a cedar tree. To say I've been busy with tree work is an understatement! Just stopped by and bought another couple saw chains this morning.

 

[NWAZL3560]

The prior Owner of our property put in a wood fence with insufficient post depth and materials. When we get a heavy thunderstorm and 60 mph winds I usually lose a section of the fence, and that happened this week. My tractor is worth its weight in gold in holding up these sections so I can take them apart.

 

[D2Cat]

The prior Owner of our property put in a wood fence with insufficient post depth and materials. When we get a heavy thunderstorm and 60 mph winds I usually lose a section of the fence, and that happened this week. My tractor is worth its weight in gold in holding up these sections so I can take them apart.

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Bruce, why were the post set so shallow, installer didn't know better or unable to dig deeper? What are you doing to fix it?

 

[Bmyers]

Bruce, why were the post set so shallow, installer didn't know better or unable to dig deeper? What are you doing to fix it?

Based on the picture, I think he just parks his tractor there and when the next section goes down he buys another tractor.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Started clearing a wider path along my South fenceline for more of a fire break and fence maintenance. The ground is like concrete.

 

[fruitcakesa]

Cleaned out the town road ditches by my house after they all washed out or silted in during the torrential rains we have still been getting. No pics as it was pouring rain

 

[hoot owl]

I drove out and back our 6/10ths mile driveway marking trees that need to come down.
We had a lot of wind sheer last Sunday night at 12oclock that took the top out of several and lots of large limbs. I have 15 trees that will be coming down Monday.
Our youngest's son and I are going to cut them up into 10' logs that one of the local saw mills will pickup at no charge and pay me for the logs.
We plan on getting good stone to cover all of the Ozark rocks we drive over every day.
I will cut the tops up for fire wood.

 

[Trimley]

I've been watching for the right trailer for quite some time.

Yesterday I picked up a 2020 year, real decent (single #5,200 axle) 6ft × 16ft (4ft front, 12ft back) split deck (with shocks) equipment trailer with a triangular junk box on the tongue for a real bargain.

It needs a little paint touch-up. Next year I'll change out all the deck boards to Extruded Aluminum, and add Aluminum Side Boards

 

[ajschnitzelbank]

Cut some more firewood today. I feel very far behind. Just about done with wood for this coming winter, buy really aught to get started for next — my Jotul likes it very dry.

 

[Trimley]

Cut some more firewood today. I feel very far behind. Just about done with wood for this coming winter, buy really aught to get started for next — my Jotul likes it very dry.

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I grew up helping my dad, doing it all by hand.

Cut it, throw it, stand it, chop it, pick it up, toss it in the truck, get in the truck, grab it, stack it, load the tools, go home, toss it in the wheelbarrow, wheel it, pick it up, stack it.

Clean up the mess.

I do not miss it.
Now I make sure the tank is full and turn up the propane thermostat.