What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Jim’sMX]

New guard and prepared for the final battle. It came out of a hammer mill.

 

[McMXi]

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!

I'm feeling really dumb today. Do you mean fill the extractor with fresh coolant, then draw a vacuum, then open the valve to suck the coolant from the extractor? If so, I didn't try that and didn't even think of that. I had tunnel vision today after reading the Schwaben "manual" and was so tickled to discover that it would work with the EWK extractor that I didn't think of much else. I will do better when I swap out the coolant in the M6060 later this month .... maybe.

 

[Bearcatrp]

Put my belly mower back on. What a PITA. Would like to shoot the silly son of a bitch who designed this. Comes off easy. Took half a day to get it back on. Whatever happened to KISS (keep it simple stupid). Makes me want another tractor so I don’t have to remove the mower on my 1880.

 

[fried1765]

Put my belly mower back on. What a PITA. Would like to shoot the silly son of a bitch who designed this. Comes off easy. Took half a day to get it back on. Whatever happened to KISS (keep it simple stupid). Makes me want another tractor so I don’t have to remove the mower on my 1880.

IMHO, for mowing, nothing beats a zero turn!

 

[Trapper Bob]

Drilled 16 post holes for a fence around a pond. Posts will go in tomorrow.

 

[The Evil Twin]

I'm feeling really dumb today. Do you mean fill the extractor with fresh coolant, then draw a vacuum, then open the valve to suck the coolant from the extractor? If so, I didn't try that and didn't even think of that. I had tunnel vision today after reading the Schwaben "manual" and was so tickled to discover that it would work with the EWK extractor that I didn't think of much else. I will do better when I swap out the coolant in the M6060 later this month .... maybe.

Yep, that's what I mean.
Thinking about it a bit, it may not work that way because the extractor tank is where the vacuum comes from. Any residual fluid pulled out would end up un the tank without some sort of intermediate reservoir. And, you'd have to be able to pull enough vacuum to pull the fluid back in.
There might be a way. My gears are turning now. It would be so much easier that way.

 

[McMXi]

Put my belly mower back on. What a PITA. Would like to shoot the silly son of a bitch who designed this. Comes off easy. Took half a day to get it back on. Whatever happened to KISS (keep it simple stupid). Makes me want another tractor so I don’t have to remove the mower on my 1880.

I hated the belly mower on the BX25D that I had for five years. Such a pain to put on, take off, move around and store. I got my tow crushed by that bloody thing on one occasion. I much prefer the rotary cutter or flail behind either tractor, and soon there will be a 12ft folding rotary cutter in the mix.

Two tractors is the way to go for so many reasons, with the only downside being the cost.

 

[McMXi]

Yep, that's what I mean.
Thinking about it a bit, it may not work that way because the extractor tank is where the vacuum comes from. Any residual fluid pulled out would end up un the tank without some sort of intermediate reservoir. And, you'd have to be able to pull enough vacuum to pull the fluid back in.
There might be a way. My gears are turning now. It would be so much easier that way.

It was easy doing it the way that I did, and I could have used my air compressor rather than the EWK, but your method is appealing. Let me know when you have it figured out and I'll be the guinea pig.

 

[NCL4701]

Put my belly mower back on. What a PITA. Would like to shoot the silly son of a bitch who designed this. Comes off easy. Took half a day to get it back on. Whatever happened to KISS (keep it simple stupid). Makes me want another tractor so I don’t have to remove the mower on my 1880.

Buying another tractor sounds quite reasonable to me. That or get a dedicated mower and hang the BX deck in the back of the barn.

 

[McMXi]

I removed the snow blower from the MX this afternoon so we'll probably get 2ft of snow next week! I used the MX and pallet forks to install a Snugtop that I sold through Craigslist. The guy showed up with cash in hand and it all went about as smooth as it could go. I had a friend over to do some shooting and he was definitely a big help.

I was able to put the snow blower on the pallet that I was using for the Snugtop so it all worked out in the end and I'm $1,500 better off than I was this morning. A good day!

 

[fatjay]

I sheered the bolt holding on the power steering cylinder. The other end is somewhere in the field. I guess if you want something to break when you hit lock, that's the thing that's easiest and cheapest to replace.

 

[egp292]

Hello, new member here. Just recently down sized from my L3901 to my new BX2380. Just sold our place in the Appalachians with 24 acres, 5 of that mowing, to an 8 acre plot, small house but with a huge shop. The grassy area here is very sloped (21 degree max) and approx. 3.5 to mow. I tried hard to get used to my L3901 here but I was too concerned with rolling and ending up underneath of it in the woods, which is national forest - truck driver almost rolled it trying to load it. I’m totally amazed with this smaller BX that is strong for its size. Right now just the belly 60” MMM until I can get back over to the tractor dealer to get the FEL. No gravel driveway to grade anymore, no brush hogging needed, and no more wrestling with the post hole digger to get it pinned. I will miss the fork attachment but will get that with the FEL.
This site has helped me big time and get a good laugh at some of the posts.

 

[Mrlunchbox]

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.

Sorry, I mis read the post. I was most curious what you meant by this " Not a huge fan of the Gator G6 mower blades" Buying a set of G6 for the 2380 very soon so always looking for opinions. Glad to see they work on yours. So I know ill have no issues haha. The factory mulching blades I have aren't very good IMO.

 

[dirtydeed]

Part 1 of a small grading job to do for a client...Step 1 was 30" maple stump removal.

Step 1 Complete. Woodland Mills WG24 to the rescue

 

[johnjk]

I was on tick tube duty and this guy showed up. 23 tons of 617’s or 57’s with dust. My son is learning valuable FEL skills and I now have him grading the drive.

 

[Lil Foot]

Scooped up & loaded 6 FEL buckets of waste dirt/rock and hauled it to our local rock/dirt disposal pit.
It was a mix of dirt, river rock, roots, landscaping fabric, and rotted wood, hence it wasn't much good for fill on my property, so I got rid of it.

 

[Chanceywd]

IMHO, for mowing, nothing beats a zero turn!

Only one thing better, My wife taking over most of the mowing if we bought a zero turn. So we did and I haven't spent any time on it and have zero skills moving it around to service but she loves it! I still use an old rider for the rough areas and trails in the woods.

Bill

 

[Bearcatrp]

IMHO, for mowing, nothing beats a zero turn!

Don’t think I would try one. I have a kind of deep ditch to mow Besides my yard. Thought about it before getting my 1880 but needed something for snow removal and a loader For moving dirt around. Was my 1st time removing and putting it back on so hope future movement gets easier.

 

[Bearcatrp]

Buying another tractor sounds quite reasonable to me. That or get a dedicated mower and hang the BX deck in the back of the barn.

Need to win the lottery for another tractor. Maybe a dedicated mower down the road but my 1880 cuts grass soooo good I doubt it.

 

[Bearcatrp]

Hello, new member here. Just recently down sized from my L3901 to my new BX2380. Just sold our place in the Appalachians with 24 acres, 5 of that mowing, to an 8 acre plot, small house but with a huge shop. The grassy area here is very sloped (21 degree max) and approx. 3.5 to mow. I tried hard to get used to my L3901 here but I was too concerned with rolling and ending up underneath of it in the woods, which is national forest - truck driver almost rolled it trying to load it. I’m totally amazed with this smaller BX that is strong for its size. Right now just the belly 60” MMM until I can get back over to the tractor dealer to get the FEL. No gravel driveway to grade anymore, no brush hogging needed, and no more wrestling with the post hole digger to get it pinned. I will miss the fork attachment but will get that with the FEL.
This site has helped me big time and get a good laugh at some of the posts.

The BX line of tractors don’t get much credit here. Great machines for the jobs needed on small acreage. Now if I had 25 acres, I would be owning a lot larger Kubota. It may take a little longer to get the job done but the job does get done. Enjoying mine.