What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[utkdoc]

Crazy how small those teeth are with considering the amount of torque that translates through them.

 

[fatjay]

This is one of best pictures I have seen on the forum that doesn't have anything to do with tractors

If you look very closely, there's some tractor tires in the background.

 

[Old_Paint]

Dead pine just across the line in my neighbor’s yard fell yesterday while we were having a bit of wind. Been expecting it to fall for a few years. Very solid stump, though, because it was hit several times by lightning while it was still living. Lightning damage attracted beetles, you do the math.

Before:

The 15 foot tall stump is what this broke off of. Fortunately, it didn’t go north and fall on Cluckingham Palace (my new chicken pen/coop.

Gave the tree and stump and a bunch other crap back to the neighbor after I cleaned it up as well as a bunch of other deadfall that was right on our line, along with a bunch of privet hedge and poison ivy and muscadine vines. Left a pretty big pile in his yard (with his permission, albeit I don’t think he knew how much it was gonna be)

He was supposed to help me, but left this morning before I started. He’s been back for a while (saw their dogs outside) and hasn’t even sent a thank you note or acknowledgment of my good will. He can deal with the pile by himself, or pay me $100/hr to load it for him, or file a claim with his homeowner insurance. I won’t be doing that for free again.

 

[S-G-R]

Using a set of chain harrows to clean up the yard.

 

[fried1765]

Using a set of chain harrows to clean up the yard.

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Shouldn't that ground be plowed for potatoes?

 

[RMS]

Let's try this again

 

[fried1765]

Let's try this again

Too much empty space in that building!
Needs more orange equipment!

 

[RCW]

Not a huge fan of the Gator G6 mower blades, but they hold an edge well and do a very good job mulching leaves, which we have a lot of.

I think this is my third set, probably 2-3 years old. First couple sets had to go through some major house renovations that tore up the yard pretty good and they hit a lot of rocks. Better to just replace. Wasn’t the blades’ fault, they chopped up a bunch of stones….

Don’t have a lot of hours on them as a couple years were pretty dry. Nearly as new.

 

[S-G-R]

Shouldn't that ground be plowed for potatoes?

Nope, everyone growing them says they don't make any money

 

[fried1765]

Nope, everyone growing them says they don't make any money

Down here South of the 49th, farmers are always also claiming that they don't make any money.

 

[Mak65]

Changed the coolant, greased loader arms and top link of 3ph and greased the PTO on the shredder to be ready to go for the season.

 

[johnjk]

Greased up the deck and headed in to the swamp (aka yard) to mow. Power washed her and parked till next weekend.

 

[DustyRusty]

Greased up the deck and headed in to the swamp (aka yard) to mow. Power washed her and parked till next weekend. View attachment 126341

The retaining pin of the front left wheel of your mowing deck is missing and the wheel is going to fall off when you lift the deck. You can buy a couple of kits at Harbor Freight of different types of pins and clips for under $30 and have an assortment that will resolve all these missing parts each time you lose one.

 

[mcmxi]

I'll be interested to know how much the MX takes. My little L calls for 6 quarts but it only took a gallon. To be honest, I did not look for a drain on the block. Working on a lot of Ford trucks, I know a good bit will hide in there. But, like my vehicles, I stay on top of maintenance. So if another 2 quarts are in the block then I'm not worried about it.

I drained and filled the coolant in the MX this morning. At least 7 quarts came out and about the same went back in. I feel kind of dumb though since I didn't do the drain and fill the way you did. I removed the radiator cap and expansion tank cap, removed the drain plug in the radiator and then removed the expansion tank, drained it and cleaned it.

I then used the new EWK oil extractor pump to draw a vacuum on the radiator, then used the vacuum to draw fresh coolant into the radiator.

 

[mcmxi]

I noticed that the idler isn't idling. The belt isn't making contact with the idler when the engine is running. Looks like I need to loosen the bolt and push the idler in towards the belt so that there's contact and more tension on the belt.

 

[Mrlunchbox]

Not a huge fan of the Gator G6 mower blades, but they hold an edge well and do a very good job mulching leaves, which we have a lot of.

I think this is my third set, probably 2-3 years old. First couple sets had to go through some major house renovations that tore up the yard pretty good and they hit a lot of rocks. Better to just replace. Wasn’t the blades’ fault, they chopped up a bunch of stones….

Don’t have a lot of hours on them as a couple years were pretty dry. Nearly as new.

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What don't you like about the G6? I had G5 on my 1880, but I can't find them in stock for a decent price. The G6 is cheaper and readily available.

 

[johnjk]

The retaining pin of the front left wheel of your mowing deck is missing and the wheel is going to fall off when you lift the deck. You can buy a couple of kits at Harbor Freight of different types of pins and clips for under $30 and have an assortment that will resolve all these missing parts each time you lose one.

Thanks. Nice catch. I will grab some when I’m in town

 

[RCW]

What don't you like about the G6? I had G5 on my 1880, but I can't find them in stock for a decent price. The G6 is cheaper and readily available.

Can’t say I don’t like them. Like I said, on third set.

I just don’t think they’re super. Do like the way they hold an edge and are very good mulching leaves. They are pretty stout, and heavier than ORM blades.

I will likely continue to get them. Like you said, they’re pretty economical to use.

 

[trial and error]

Got my 20x30 "parking area/turn around" put in over the last couple weekends. It still needs final grading as there are some low spots but gotta wait to borrow the york rake from a freind for that. The neighbor came over with his Case 580 TLB and excavated approximately a foot down in the footprint area and put the excavated material to the side. Most of it is going around off the edge of the back yard near where the leech field is so I didnt want him driving a 14klb machine back there. The little B moved roughly 22 yards of recycled concrete into the hole and most of he 22 yards of excavated earth that was removed from the hole. She got a bit of a work out over the last couple weekends. All that remains of the excavated fill is the small pile in the background of the photos. Ran out of time today to move the rest of it. The yard is gonna need some cleanup and grass seed from the 2 million trips I made to the back yard but ill take that over a shovel and wheelbarrow all day
Yes, I used geotextile for this and tamped as I went so hopefully it will last

 

[The Evil Twin]

I drained and filled the coolant in the MX this morning. At least 7 quarts came out and about the same went back in. I feel kind of dumb though since I didn't do the drain and fill the way you did. I removed the radiator cap and expansion tank cap, removed the drain plug in the radiator and then removed the expansion tank, drained it and cleaned it.

I then used the new EWK oil extractor pump to draw a vacuum on the radiator, then used the vacuum to draw fresh coolant into the radiator.

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That's still a decent vacuum. I'm sure there wasn't any difference in the end result.
Out of curiosity- were you able to fill the extractor prior to pulling the vacuum? That would make it super simple!