Graded my 1,000 ft driveway and about 1/4 mile of gravel road with my M5400.
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Siesta Sundance
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Nice, and wheres the pictures?
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Excellent job on coping the pipe to fit. Did you eye ball it or do you have a template? I'll be doing lots of coping on my barn build this spring. All steel pipe uprights and trusses. @D2Cat mentioned E6010 but personally I prefer E6011. I spent years working as a welder and 6011/7018 were what I burned 99.9% of the time.
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Did a bit of work with the M6060 last night after taking off the land leveler and putting on the box blade.
Hi, been awhile without updates. I condemned the D902 engine, cylinder 3 had some pretty bad gouging and it would not chooch. I found a D722 a few hours away with 500 hours, and after some months its now installed and running great. I would not recommend such an attempt unless you have patience, welding skills, and more patience. The motor mounts had to be cut and rewelded, the radiator fan, shroud sits a bit too high so more cutting was necessary. The D722 oil pan also didnt fit, but after trimming the cross member it now fits. Happy times ahead with a BX2350 neutered to a BX1850. Learned a boatload along the way. Next up is the Toyota Matrix will get a new engine, but who cares about Toyotas on this forum?
Blowing snow, backed into a berm left by the local plow. All 4 tires spinning. #$%@. Tried using backhoe (left on for ballast) to boom my way out, but the dipper wouldn't dipper. Lever on control station just floppy. #$%@ again. Finally got it unstuck, and moved to the (unheated) garage. Found the bolt connecting the Dipper lever to the valve had come undone. But the nut was still laying inside the enclosure, so re-attached the nut, and everything was good with the world again.
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Adding a 2nd nut on top, helps eliminate some of the pin slop.
Closer look, at me nuts! LOL
Even with heavy wire mesh, and added plate to grapple, I still managed to get a stab pushed through the cheap grill plastic.
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But, Ku bo ta is the To yo ta in the Tractor world....Hi, been awhile without updates. I condemned the D902 engine, cylinder 3 had some pretty bad gouging and it would not chooch. I found a D722 a few hours away with 500 hours, and after some months its now installed and running great. I would not recommend such an attempt unless you have patience, welding skills, and more patience. The motor mounts had to be cut and rewelded, the radiator fan, shroud sits a bit too high so more cutting was necessary. The D722 oil pan also didnt fit, but after trimming the cross member it now fits. Happy times ahead with a BX2350 neutered to a BX1850. Learned a boatload along the way. Next up is the Toyota Matrix will get a new engine, but who cares about Toyotas on this forum?
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Not much today, but a little bit. Drove most of the trails with the Mule this afternoon mostly just checking for any issues after the last rain/wind. Couple of minor obstructions moved by hand and one moved with the little 3500lb winch on the Mule. After having spent a little time with the Farmi, wife and I both said almost in concert how slow the electric winch seemed.
After running across a couple more issues, had enough of messing around with the wrong tools. Wife went home to do I’m not sure what. I returned with the grapple and Farmi. A little more involved than lowering the grapple and bulldozing the trail clear, but not by much.
The only real reason for the below pic is as I was coming back to the house, I got to this little uphill section and thought about some of the discussions here about tractor sizes. Yes, there is actually a trail there. The rear wheels on the L are at their next to widest position. If they were moved to their widest position I’d have to cut about a dozen trees to get home from where I took this picture and it isn’t very far away. We have a couple miles of trails like this. Some places are open enough for a ten wheel dump truck, but there quite a few stretches like this. They’re good for walking, ATV, or UTV. They’re passable for the L and nothing larger would fit. I suppose we could turn them into more substantial roads but we kind of like them the way they are.
After running across a couple more issues, had enough of messing around with the wrong tools. Wife went home to do I’m not sure what. I returned with the grapple and Farmi. A little more involved than lowering the grapple and bulldozing the trail clear, but not by much.
The only real reason for the below pic is as I was coming back to the house, I got to this little uphill section and thought about some of the discussions here about tractor sizes. Yes, there is actually a trail there. The rear wheels on the L are at their next to widest position. If they were moved to their widest position I’d have to cut about a dozen trees to get home from where I took this picture and it isn’t very far away. We have a couple miles of trails like this. Some places are open enough for a ten wheel dump truck, but there quite a few stretches like this. They’re good for walking, ATV, or UTV. They’re passable for the L and nothing larger would fit. I suppose we could turn them into more substantial roads but we kind of like them the way they are.
No pictures but I have been busey. I pulled out about 100' of woven and barb wire fence, moved 3 steal hive stands and made 2 new locations for hives. Yesterday I went to help a friend (83) set up a new band saw. 200lb from Grizzly. I then headed towards home and stopped at a nabors. The power co. had replaced a bunch of polls last year and just left them lay on the ground. They said I could have them with permission from landowners. I loaded up 6 polls on my trailer, from 50' to 40'.It was all the 2501 could do to lift 3 of them. Drove home about 2 miles with a swaying truck because of too much weight on the back of the trailer. I pulled them off with a chain around a big red oak. Then went back for the tractor.
This summer they will become a open front 12 x 50 shed for the tractor and trailers.
I get working and don't even think about pictures. I may have one more to move so I will try to remember then.
This summer they will become a open front 12 x 50 shed for the tractor and trailers.
I get working and don't even think about pictures. I may have one more to move so I will try to remember then.
You know the Matrix and the Pontiac Vibe are basically the same car as far as parts go? They were made on the same assembly lines at the NUMMI plant in San Fransisco. You may be able to find parts you need by sourcing from Pontiac or salvage yard Vibes.Hi, been awhile without updates. I condemned the D902 engine, cylinder 3 had some pretty bad gouging and it would not chooch. I found a D722 a few hours away with 500 hours, and after some months its now installed and running great. I would not recommend such an attempt unless you have patience, welding skills, and more patience. The motor mounts had to be cut and rewelded, the radiator fan, shroud sits a bit too high so more cutting was necessary. The D722 oil pan also didnt fit, but after trimming the cross member it now fits. Happy times ahead with a BX2350 neutered to a BX1850. Learned a boatload along the way. Next up is the Toyota Matrix will get a new engine, but who cares about Toyotas on this forum?
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Resurected my b8200 after 3 years. need it for grading. and getting ready for plowing.
Going to do oil changes and filter changes tomorrow.
Going to do oil changes and filter changes tomorrow.
I had some slash push up one one the SSQA lever arms and one side of the grapple came off. I made a couple clamps that hold the levers closed. Long bolts that pass thru existing holes. The pictures show locking nuts but I changed them to regular nuts and I put a hole in the bolt and use a pin to retain the nut. That way I don't need a wrench to switch implements.
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fried1765
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You guys have got me wondering.....
I have hydraulically operated bucket locking.
I don't think my bucket locks can come undone, while the tractor is running, because the little hyd. bucket locking cylinder is holding pressure on the locks.
I really dunno....
I will need to check that out.
BTW......I LOVE hyd. bucket locking,.....no need to dismount, for lock/unlock.
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The only problem with the hydaulic, if the line gets snagged/damage by debris going through an front attachment like a grapple.
I destroyed a few on some rental equipment, I have since added heavy plate to my tree grubber and grapple, had no issue damaging the line on my own SVL with the hydraulic QA. Knock on wood!