What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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dirtydeed
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sewer line repair done. it turned out to be a foundation wall/pipe penetration leak.
start:
hole/seal:
backfill (added 1.5 T stone since it had settled big time there).
done. a little messy due to snow and the grade was terrible.
home at noon.
start:
hole/seal:
backfill (added 1.5 T stone since it had settled big time there).
done. a little messy due to snow and the grade was terrible.
home at noon.
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NCL4701
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As noted on another thread, I finally got the skidding winch I’ve been driving everyone around me nuts talking about for dang near a year.
Farmi W50R from Northeast Implement. Picked it up from the nearest XPO terminal late yesterday. Put it together today. By the time it was ready to take out on a shake down run a predicted 3 day rain had started. Thankfully it wasn’t raining early in the process. Started with it laying on the already half busted pallet.
Unpacked everything and was left with the main portion of the winch still laying on the pallet. Wasn’t quite sure how I was going to go about standing it up.
Plan A: Just stand it up and lean it against a wall or something. How heavy can it be? Worst case I’ll call a couple of friends to help man handle it when they get off work later. Pick up the top end to see how heavy it is… at least I think I got it off the ground a little. Check bill of lading. Shipping weight 775lb. This is not a job for muscle and bones.
Plan B: Take it outside and stand it up with the forks. It’s sitting on the blade that’s well behind the center of gravity so even standing straight upright it’s leaning hard toward the tractor. But I need to take the tractor out of the equation briefly to turn it around and hitch it up the 3 point. This is still a job for equipment, cribbing, etc. and no way me or anyone is getting between the winch and that wall. My skills, or more accurately lack thereof, with the forks totally destroyed what little wasn’t already busted on the hapless pallet.
Enter the little winch. A shackle in one of the lower pulley mount holes and the 3500lb winch on the Mule held it nicely to allow setting down the parking stand and hooking to the 3 point.
Hooked to the 3 point, it was back inside to fit the PTO shaft and finish assembly.
Now I need a little dry weather to put this thing to work and see what it will do.
Farmi W50R from Northeast Implement. Picked it up from the nearest XPO terminal late yesterday. Put it together today. By the time it was ready to take out on a shake down run a predicted 3 day rain had started. Thankfully it wasn’t raining early in the process. Started with it laying on the already half busted pallet.
Unpacked everything and was left with the main portion of the winch still laying on the pallet. Wasn’t quite sure how I was going to go about standing it up.
Plan A: Just stand it up and lean it against a wall or something. How heavy can it be? Worst case I’ll call a couple of friends to help man handle it when they get off work later. Pick up the top end to see how heavy it is… at least I think I got it off the ground a little. Check bill of lading. Shipping weight 775lb. This is not a job for muscle and bones.
Plan B: Take it outside and stand it up with the forks. It’s sitting on the blade that’s well behind the center of gravity so even standing straight upright it’s leaning hard toward the tractor. But I need to take the tractor out of the equation briefly to turn it around and hitch it up the 3 point. This is still a job for equipment, cribbing, etc. and no way me or anyone is getting between the winch and that wall. My skills, or more accurately lack thereof, with the forks totally destroyed what little wasn’t already busted on the hapless pallet.
Enter the little winch. A shackle in one of the lower pulley mount holes and the 3500lb winch on the Mule held it nicely to allow setting down the parking stand and hooking to the 3 point.
Hooked to the 3 point, it was back inside to fit the PTO shaft and finish assembly.
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Pushed ice and slush for about 2 hours in preparation for tomorrow's rain, which will hopefully eliminate what is left of the snow.
Bladed and blew a bit of snow. Still haven't gotten enough to give the blower a good workout.
Rainy day in East Tennessee today so I also took a nap and didn't do anything at all.
After 8 inches of rain this week(1/3 of our yearly avg) it was past due to get hay out to the cows. I haven't seen the ground saturated like this in a few years.
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Nice ruts grabbing bales.
Hay, Have A Beautiful Day!
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Nice ruts grabbing bales.
Oh, Happy Friyay Y'al! Another stressful load for the SVL this morning, all 115lb cull spike.
I've been thinking about opening a new business. I figure I'd be a pretty good trainer for naps.
fried1765
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fried1765
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mcmxi
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Installed a canvas seat cover in the MX this afternoon after more than 2 years of ownership. The old t-shirt I was using to protect the seat can live out its remaining days with other t-shirts relegated to the oil rag pile. I've sat in the seat a few times and got a feel for the cover and it appears to be shaping itself rather nicely.
