What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[NCL4701]

I've been fooling around with an experimental crane for loading my trailer down in the woods.


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Nice winch accessory you have there. Does it pivot somehow or is the boom static with the winch line pulling logs up loading over the back?

 

[fried1765]

We have a little seating area by the pond. Nothing fancy at all, just a collection of stuff sitting on the dirt in a clear spot on the shore. Wife likes to move and rearrange stuff a LOT, so when she set this up I agreed to grade level it off after it had been stable long enough to be confirmed as a long term setup. After numerous iterations it has been unchanged for a while. She asked a few days ago if I was ever going to level out the area and clean up the exposed trip hazard roots where the chairs and table sit. The area is on a little hump so just a bit unlevel in all directions. Agreed no changes in past 6 months so I’d put it on the list.

This is kind of a piddly nothing of a project but it’s a good example of why I really love both the SSQA and the hydraulic top link/side link. The furniture is Amish made solid plastic-wood so it’s pretty heavy and cumbersome (forks). The footstool log that had to be moved weighs somewhere between two stout dudes can roll it uphill but can’t lift it and no problem for the loader (grapple because if it rolls off the forks it will be in the pond). Needed to move a little dirt and a couple yards of wood chips (bucket).

To level, started off with the tractor sitting at an angle and boxblade tilted to level. Next pass, tractor was a little closer to level so had to adjust tilt on boxblade. Could have done static adjustments between passes without the hydraulic sidelink but would have been much slower and wouldn’t have been able to adjust while moving, which is helpful maintaining level while the contour of the land the tractor is on changes. If I was better with the blade I could have gotten it done with fewer passes but I didn’t want to take out more roots than necessary or have to finish with backfill after over cutting so took it slow.

Need one more bucket of chips to finish. Got close, but was in a race against the rain and didn’t quite get it in before being rained out. At least got the bare dirt covered and the furniture back in place. View attachment 123185 View attachment 123186 View attachment 123187

Where do you place the mosquito trap?

 

[Siesta Sundance]

61 degrees today in upstate NY!!! In February!!! All dressed up and nowhere to go!

Edge tamers for the bucket, front & rear chains, rear wheel weights, 450 lbs. in ballast box, canopy, LED light bar (forward) and spots (rear facing). I've moved snow twice this year so far and the second time was just for S&G's, only a couple inches.

Made the canopy from a old 2007 Subaru Legacy hood, all aluminum. Support rods are from an old satellite dish. Chains and 50# rear wheel weights are from the old Craftsman G6500 the 1880 replaced - just happened to fit perfectly.

You know the minute I take anything snow-related off we'll get a freak 18" of the white stuff.

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93* degrees here in S. TX

Texas Bluebonnets

 

[NCL4701]

Where do you place the mosquito trap?

The two sticks to the right of the logs are citronella torches. Combination of those and about any moderate strength insect repellant is sufficient to keep irritating bugs at bay. Between the fish feeding on the larva and the dragonflies and bats feasting on the adults, the mosquitoes aren’t very bad at the pond.

They’re much worse in the swampy part of the creek bottom where there are no fish to eat the larva and the foliage is too thick for the bats. Not quite sure why I’d want to chill in a nice chair with my girl in a swampy creek bottom so not a real problem.

Edit: The little sapling trees in the foreground have been gone for a while. Otherwise that’s basically the view this time of year.

 

[Trapper Bob]

The two sticks to the right of the logs are citronella torches. Combination of those and about any moderate strength insect repellant is sufficient to keep irritating bugs at bay. Between the fish feeding on the larva and the dragonflies and bats feasting on the adults, the mosquitoes aren’t very bad at the pond.

They’re much worse in the swampy part of the creek bottom where there are no fish to eat the larva and the foliage is too thick for the bats. Not quite sure why I’d want to chill in a nice chair with my girl in a swampy creek bottom so not a real problem.

Edit: The little sapling trees in the foreground have been gone for a while. Otherwise that’s basically the view this time of year. View attachment 123192

How deep is it? What kind of fish are in that lake?

 

[NCL4701]

How deep is it? What kind of fish are in that lake?

It’s about 20’ at its deepest point. Crappie, bream, largemouth bass, a handful of elderly grass carp.

 

[g_man]

Nice winch accessory you have there. Does it pivot somehow or is the boom static with the winch line pulling logs up loading over the back?

I like to use that trailer when I'm thinning. It is easier to winch out short logs than long ones when you don't want to bark up the keep trees. I used to load it by hand which has become a problem.

I wondered if I could put a crane on my winch and make it work. Last January, as an experiment, I made that crane to see. The very first time I tried it I made this video - all small wood just a test. Several years ago I put the automatic brake on the winch which helps a lot.

Since then I have used it in the woods just to play even though in winter keep trees are much tougher and with snow on the ground skidding long logs is easier and faster. The wooden boom is stronger than I thought. I am building a steel version now.

gg

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Katy moved her bucket rack so I could install insulation and pegboard behind it.

 

[earlphillips]

Stuck trying to get the steering cylinder off... didn't have 22mm and 32mm spanners it my toolbox. I ordered two open end wrenches from Amazon and the 22mm I will have to resurface so that it will fit the space available on the piston rod.
2017 B2650HSDC-TLB

 

[The Evil Twin]

We have a little seating area by the pond. Nothing fancy at all, just a collection of stuff sitting on the dirt in a clear spot on the shore. Wife likes to move and rearrange stuff a LOT, so when she set this up I agreed to grade level it off after it had been stable long enough to be confirmed as a long term setup. After numerous iterations it has been unchanged for a while. She asked a few days ago if I was ever going to level out the area and clean up the exposed trip hazard roots where the chairs and table sit. The area is on a little hump so just a bit unlevel in all directions. Agreed no changes in past 6 months so I’d put it on the list.

This is kind of a piddly nothing of a project but it’s a good example of why I really love both the SSQA and the hydraulic top link/side link. The furniture is Amish made solid plastic-wood so it’s pretty heavy and cumbersome (forks). The footstool log that had to be moved weighs somewhere between two stout dudes can roll it uphill but can’t lift it and no problem for the loader (grapple because if it rolls off the forks it will be in the pond). Needed to move a little dirt and a couple yards of wood chips (bucket).

To level, started off with the tractor sitting at an angle and boxblade tilted to level. Next pass, tractor was a little closer to level so had to adjust tilt on boxblade. Could have done static adjustments between passes without the hydraulic sidelink but would have been much slower and wouldn’t have been able to adjust while moving, which is helpful maintaining level while the contour of the land the tractor is on changes. If I was better with the blade I could have gotten it done with fewer passes but I didn’t want to take out more roots than necessary or have to finish with backfill after over cutting so took it slow.

Need one more bucket of chips to finish. Got close, but was in a race against the rain and didn’t quite get it in before being rained out. At least got the bare dirt covered and the furniture back in place. View attachment 123185 View attachment 123186 View attachment 123187

We want to do something similar on our creek bank. My wife found a spot. To make a semi direct path has got to be through the most dense woods on outer property

 

[fried1765]

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Katy moved her bucket rack so I could install insulation and pegboard behind it.

If you try using some "3M 303" on your (plastic) console/cowl you may be able bring it back to an almost black original color, but it would need to be applied repeatedly.

My console/cowl looked dull like yours, and I used ..... "Dupli-color Vinyl & Fabric"..... spray.
It is available on Amazon, but a local source might be better, to get the appropriate color.
I sprayed that 3 years ago,.... and it still looks like new!

 

[Bee-Positive]

93* degrees here in S. TX

Texas Bluebonnets
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Beautiful Bluebonnets, I'm jealous.
At 6:15 pm today it was 57*F
Now at 8:15 pm it's 31*F and still dropping.
Wind gusts of 40-50 mph - horizontal snow/rain mix.
Dogs wont even go out.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

If you try using some "3M 303" on your (plastic) console/cowl you may be able bring it back to an almost black original color, but it would need to be applied repeatedly.

My console/cowl looked dull like yours, and I used ..... "Dupli-color Vinyl & Fabric"..... spray.
It is available on Amazon, but a local source might be better, to get the appropriate color.
I sprayed that 3 years ago,.... and it still looks like new!

Thanks, I may do that when (if?) I put a volt meter and 4wd indicator in the dash. Poor Katy led a rough former life, she could use some TLC. I noticed from ladder-top that the top of the canopy is showing some rust and needs repainting.

 

[X-Man]

I have issues turning my head. So I got a cheep rear camera and screen, I have tested it looks ok. Now I have to install the thing.

 

[NCL4701]

I have issues turning my head. So I got a cheep rear camera and screen, I have tested it looks ok. Now I have to install the thing.

If it works well, post up some pics and details when you get it installed!

 

[fried1765]

My old girl lived outside

Thanks, I may do that when (if?) I put a volt meter and 4wd indicator in the dash. Poor Katy led a rough former life, she could use some TLC. I noticed from ladder-top that the top of the canopy is showing some rust and needs repainting.

My old girl lived outside for her first 13 years, and had a lightly rust covered top also.
I lightly sanded, and applied a coat of OSPHO.
Then sprayed a thick coat of Valspar equipment enamel (with hardner).
Now looks very nice!

Then took my ROPS... OFF, and stored it.
I don't like the ROPS, for working among low hanging branches.

 

[Moose7060]

Did 6 inches of wet snow yesterday and woke up this morning with another 6 inches of snow but light and fluffy. Defrost on, classic rock turned up, and the pull type blower did the rest. Beautiful sunny day, -4 Celcius.

 

[rc51stierhoff]

Did 6 inches of wet snow yesterday and woke up this morning with another 6 inches of snow but light and fluffy. Defrost on, classic rock turned up, and the pull type blower did the rest. Beautiful sunny day, -4 Celcius. View attachment 123282 View attachment 123283 View attachment 123285

Nice pics!

What options did you add when getting the pusher? How do you like them? Do you mind sharing pictures of the pusher from other angles? Thanks.

 

[Moose7060]

Nice pics!

What options did you add when getting the pusher? How do you like them? Do you mind sharing pictures of the pusher from other angles? Thanks.

As per your request Sir,

Ordered with the steel cutting edge and the drag back option. Really like it, snow doesn't stick in it but can still lift and pile so some extent if one wishes.
I much prefer it to just using the bucket.

 

[rc51stierhoff]

As per your request Sir,

Ordered with the steel cutting edge and the drag back option. Really like it, snow doesn't stick in it but can still lift and pile so some extent if one wishes.
I much prefer it to just using the bucket. View attachment 123299 View attachment 123300 View attachment 123301 View attachment 123302

Thank you. That looks like a great set up. Happy Leap Day!