What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Foxrunfarms]

I have an old blade similar to yours which I inherited from my father. I have used it occasionally for almost 50 years. Walked by it in the shed the other day and it struck me that the extra holes toward the top of the blade allow for shifting the whole moldboard to either side by removing the bolts and mounting it using the offset holes. Felt brilliant for about a quarter of a second and since have felt like an idiot for not recognizing that at least 40 years ago. Pretty sure everyone else with a similar blade already knew about that feature. View attachment 127623

Mine is an imco. Ppl say it's light duty, but seems about the same as the dearborn I had. It's probably not extremely heavy duty, but sure a lot thicker than the in store brands. I'm pretty sure mine was used as an offset......new bolts and nothing is rusted up. Kind of a chore to do but still probably better than then new style.

 

[D2Cat]

All you need to know about IMCO. The blades (and other implements) they made may be considered light duty, but they were not broken down with the tractors of the day. I'd submit they are better then what available today in many cases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Manufacturing_Company

 

[DustyRusty]

Less expensive, that explains it lol.

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That lime dust will eventually fall to the ground. Is that a ghost operating the tractor?

 

[mcmxi]

I cut a hole in one of the pallet fork tines this morning in preparation for removing the outboard engine from my boat this afternoon. Many people run trailer hitch balls on their pallet forks to move trailers around, and no doubt I'll use that feature too, but my main concern is a sling or chain sliding off the forks when an expensive motor is hanging off them.

I know folks will put a C-clamp or vice grip on the tine to keep a sling or chain in place, but that's a bit Mickey Mouse for me. I'd rather have a more robust keeper in the form of a trailer hitch ball or a large bolt. I could even use a shackle on the end of the tine if needed.

That hole saw is well past its service life. The steel at the end of the tine is 1/2" thick but it took a long time to get through it.

 

[Old_Paint]

EA had a MUCH better (easier to use) idea for blade offset, with their "6 Way Deluxe Scrape Blade".
All gone now,.....but I am thankful that I did buy one of theirs.
I have a 7' King Kutter, with offset much like this one shown, and it needs a new home.

If only you were a bit closer and it was a 6 footer .....

 

[ken erickson]

Beautiful spring day here in Central Wisconsin.

Years ago I put together a fire pit/ring using a culvert section and retaining wall blocks. I did mortar the blocks and my mortar job was , how should I say, "sketchy" at best.

I now own a 12 x 12 canvas style outfitters tent which I wanted in a particular location which meant the fire pit/ring was too close. So today was moving day and I really did not want to rebuild the thing if it came apart. My helpers ran a bunch of my ratchet straps around the circumference and with me on the tractor gave it a go.

Worked out well! Eased it away and down a bit from the tent pad , maybe a total of 60 feet.

First picture is the tent pad leveled ready for me to make and set my modular floor system. I am sure I will have to fine tune things a bit but basically its level.

After my helpers left for the day, (they turkey hunted the morning) I spent some time with the grapple and landscape rake cleaning debris off my trails and other spots.

Happy tractoring!

Fire pit/ring reset a safe distance from the tent pad.

 

[forky]

Beautiful spring day here in Central Wisconsin.

Years ago I put together a fire pit/ring using a culvert section and retaining wall blocks. I did mortar the blocks and my mortar job was , how should I say, "sketchy" at best.

I now own a 12 x 12 canvas style outfitters tent which I wanted in a particular location which meant the fire pit/ring was too close. So today was moving day and I really did not want to rebuild the thing if it came apart. My helpers ran a bunch of my ratchet straps around the circumference and with me on the tractor gave it a go.

Worked out well! Eased it away and down a bit from the tent pad , maybe a total of 60 feet.

First picture is the tent pad leveled ready for me to make and set my modular floor system. I am sure I will have to fine tune things a bit but basically its level.

After my helpers left for the day, (they turkey hunted the morning) I spent some time with the grapple and landscape rake cleaning debris off my trails and other spots.

Happy tractoring!

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Fire pit/ring reset a safe distance from the tent pad.

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Congrats on the successful move Ken! Improvements on the property are adding up nicely for you. Makes every moment on the property more fun, eh!

 

[fried1765]

Beautiful spring day here in Central Wisconsin.

Years ago I put together a fire pit/ring using a culvert section and retaining wall blocks. I did mortar the blocks and my mortar job was , how should I say, "sketchy" at best.

I now own a 12 x 12 canvas style outfitters tent which I wanted in a particular location which meant the fire pit/ring was too close. So today was moving day and I really did not want to rebuild the thing if it came apart. My helpers ran a bunch of my ratchet straps around the circumference and with me on the tractor gave it a go.

Worked out well! Eased it away and down a bit from the tent pad , maybe a total of 60 feet.

First picture is the tent pad leveled ready for me to make and set my modular floor system. I am sure I will have to fine tune things a bit but basically its level.

After my helpers left for the day, (they turkey hunted the morning) I spent some time with the grapple and landscape rake cleaning debris off my trails and other spots.

Happy tractoring!

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Fire pit/ring reset a safe distance from the tent pad.

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Success is a wonderful thing!

 

[Foxrunfarms]

All you need to know about IMCO. The blades (and other implements) they made may be considered light duty, but they were not broken down with the tractors of the day. I'd submit they are better then what available today in many cases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Manufacturing_Company

Thanks for info. There wasn't really much online about them when I was 1st looking at blades. Looking around I could only find imco and king kutter for sale online which made me hesitant. Looking at new blades at dealers they seemed thin and not very well curved. You get what you pay for but for anything solid I'd be looking at 1500. Lighter duty blades were 1200 and didn't seem any better than king kutter. So far I did some ditching with the blade and very happy with it.

 

[D2Cat]

That blade you have has been drug around by tractors like 8N Fords and larger and they don't get bent unless someone snags them on a stump or similar.

Guys who require new implements get to pay today's prices for something that does nothing more then yours!

 

[flyidaho]

I've been using the 3301 to pull deadfall up to where I could cut it up into smaller lengths so I could haul them to my woodshed with the ATV's trailer. But right when I was ready to release this big one I realized I was done pretty much needing the tractor so I just drove on up the side road straight to my woodshed with it, fun stuff! Much easier to cut into lengths while still grasped also.

 

[In Utopia]

According to the label on our bags of chalk for ballfields, which is just powdered lime, it causes California in cancer. What doesn’t these days?

Our turf guy just put out pelletized lime on all of our fields.

I think to be able to sell anything in Calif. you have to prove it doesn't cause cancer.

 

[JimDeL]

I think to be able to sell anything in Calif. you have to prove it doesn't cause cancer.

Yeah, Prop 65 is pretty much all inclusive.

 

[Bmyers]

Rain has been making it challenging to get the mowing all done. Went out to the farm and mowed what I could, had to skip some areas due to the standing water.

I think we have a turkey vulture nesting in the old corn crip. Last two trips to the farm the big old bird has come flying out from the crip when I pull up and then sits in the tree just across from the crip.

 

[MOOTS]

I think to be able to sell anything in Calif. you have to prove it doesn't cause cancer.

We get the chalk from a local limestone mine in Georgia. Maybe they also ship it over there and have to put the label on all the bags?
Common sense would tell you, it’s not good to breathe powdered rock dust, but that ain’t so common anymore.
Like 1911, I was cutting, grinding and welding mostly all day Friday, not a mask in sight. Maybe I don’t have any common sense either!

 

[Chanceywd]

I've been using the 3301 to pull deadfall up to where I could cut it up into smaller lengths so I could haul them to my woodshed with the ATV's trailer. But right when I was ready to release this big one I realized I was done pretty much needing the tractor so I just drove on up the side road straight to my woodshed with it, fun stuff! Much easier to cut into lengths while still grasped also.

What is the attachment you have on there, Does it just grasp vertical or does it rotate?

Bill

 

[edritchey]

I cut a hole in one of the pallet fork tines this morning in preparation for removing the outboard engine from my boat this afternoon. Many people run trailer hitch balls on their pallet forks to move trailers around, and no doubt I'll use that feature too, but my main concern is a sling or chain sliding off the forks when an expensive motor is hanging off them.

I know folks will put a C-clamp or vice grip on the tine to keep a sling or chain in place, but that's a bit Mickey Mouse for me. I'd rather have a more robust keeper in the form of a trailer hitch ball or a large bolt. I could even use a shackle on the end of the tine if needed.

That hole saw is well past its service life. The steel at the end of the tine is 1/2" thick but it took a long time to get through it.

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What hole saw is that?

 

[ctfjr]

Beautiful spring day here in Central Wisconsin.

Years ago I put together a fire pit/ring using a culvert section and retaining wall blocks. I did mortar the blocks and my mortar job was , how should I say, "sketchy" at best.
. . . .

Ken how did that culvert section stand up to the fires? I have been thinking about the same thing here.

 

[ken erickson]

Ken how did that culvert section stand up to the fires? I have been thinking about the same thing here.

So far so good! When we cleaned it out before moving I could not see any rusting that would affect it. I also never cut any holes in the bottom of the culvert section for air flow but the type of fires and frequency of use seems to be working.

I was basically given the culvert section which made it easy for me to construct. I am sure there are better ways , maybe 100% masonry with fire rated liner?

 

[mcmxi]

Beautiful spring day here in Central Wisconsin.

Years ago I put together a fire pit/ring using a culvert section and retaining wall blocks. I did mortar the blocks and my mortar job was , how should I say, "sketchy" at best.

I now own a 12 x 12 canvas style outfitters tent which I wanted in a particular location which meant the fire pit/ring was too close. So today was moving day and I really did not want to rebuild the thing if it came apart. My helpers ran a bunch of my ratchet straps around the circumference and with me on the tractor gave it a go.

Worked out well! Eased it away and down a bit from the tent pad , maybe a total of 60 feet.

First picture is the tent pad leveled ready for me to make and set my modular floor system. I am sure I will have to fine tune things a bit but basically its level.

After my helpers left for the day, (they turkey hunted the morning) I spent some time with the grapple and landscape rake cleaning debris off my trails and other spots.

Happy tractoring!

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Fire pit/ring reset a safe distance from the tent pad.

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Very nice!

I have a large circular concrete "tube" that used to sit on top of a cistern. It's about 2.5ft in diameter and about 18" tall and I've thought about using it as a fit pit ring but am not sure about the risks associated with air voids in concrete and the heat from a fire.