What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Old_Paint]

Didn’t take any photos because I was working by myself. Took down what I thought was a skinny little pine behind the shed for some upcoming removals scheduled with a tree service closer to the shed. Bucked five 10’+ logs 6”+ diameter from the “little skinny pine”. Used a 200’ 3/4” sisal rope that I’ve had for 40+ years and 3 snatch blocks to make it understand who was actually in charge, and the LX was more than happy to pull it taught. Face cut was spot on, but somehow I managed to hose up the back cut which let the tree fall about 6’ to the left of where it was supposed to go, but still escaped with only minor damage to a dogwood I’ve been nursing for 20 years. Stacked all the bucked logs and moved all the brush with the grapple. I figured out how to use the QH and a piece of tubing to hold the wire reel I’ve stored the rope on all these years. Two sweet gums on the agenda for tomorrow so I can barter with the tree service to remove two more larger pines that might be interfering with my shed expansion plans.

 

[fried1765]

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Oh no it ain’t. I’ve kicked myself more than once about not buying the hoe, let alone a thumb. I don’t have a huge long term need, but every time I find myself trying to cut enough roots off a stump with a subsoiler and then beating my poor FEL to death with a stumps bucket, I keep thinking that even if I resold the hoe , I’d have risked my tractor a lot less often.

I do not use my hoe often, but I do have a very beefy 28" root ripper for it, as well as the hydraulic thumb.

 

[In Utopia]

That is an idea I need to try. I have 4 culverts that go under the road. On the outlet side is a flat shelf before it drops off into the woods. The ditch across the flat gets clogged with clay/silt and the only tool I have used is a spade. Hard work for me. Maybe I can make your idea work. Thanks for posting it !!

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A lot of people use an old tire on a chain.

 

[Gus1957]

Finished seeding one part of field with a mix of Winter Rye, Timothy and Pasture Mix.

 

[fried1765]

A lot of people use an old tire on a chain.

I believe that the "tire method" is for a cleaning out a culvert.
The OP is attempting to clean a ditch.

 

[lynnmor]

A lot of people use an old tire on a chain.

 

[johnjk]

Moved the chicken tractor and trailer with the B1700, mowed where they were stored in prep for the millings

 

[JimDeL]

Qusstion: How'd they get the rope/cable through the culvert in the first place?

 

[Lil Foot]

Qusstion: How'd they get the rope/cable through the culvert in the first place?

I've used a piece of pvc pipe with a sweeper nozzle on it to water jet/drill through, then wire the chain/cable/rope to the nozzle and pull it back through.

 

[Mitjam]

Re opened some walking/riding trails with the Lx and the Milwaukee

 

[S-G-R]

Mowed my brother in laws 4 acres and then cleaned the deck and greased the mower. The lack of rain has slowed growth to a crawl.

 

[rc51stierhoff]

Yesterday I snuck a mow in the evening. Then today took the ‘observation towers’ for another drive and we installed and did some trimming with the fork basket. That basket sure is handy. Couple pics of the view from above of canopy (I am loving that too) and stream

 

[fc1]

Trying corduroy road over some inconvenient muddy spots.

 

[Old_Paint]

Trying corduroy road over some inconvenient muddy spots.
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If it works, I don’t make fun of it.

 

[In Utopia]

I believe that the "tire method" is for a cleaning out a culvert.
The OP is attempting to clean a ditch.

I guess I should have added that and not implied it was for ditches.

 

[Ping]

Setting posts for yesterday for an addition to the barn. The BX is waayyyyy better than the strong back and a weak mind method I used 22 years ago!!

 

[rc51stierhoff]

Finished yesterday evening off taking care of some dunnage from the ‘observation towers’.

This morning back at it in the woods to put the last stand up. There is lots of ‘observing’ to do coming up.

I should not have waited so long to get a work platform. Makes trimming much much easier and safer.

 

[ctfjr]

I've been (slowly) working on putting up my radio tower. Yesterday went up to attach temporary guys. Today used the tractor to pick through the sections to get the one with the guy bracket already mounted on it. That one is going up next. First spray painted over the small surface rust with 'cold galvanize'.

Tractor is still great for pulling the actual pulling up of the sections and gin pole.

 

[ACDII]

Finished up 284 bales of hay, just in time for the hot weather to roll in. I still have 3 fields left to cut, but rain is in the forecast. Discovered a groundhog hole the hard way, by nearly dumping the L4060. I swear all 4 wheels came off the ground.

Time to get the AR out and do some ground hog hunting. After looking around I found there are quite a few that were hidden by the tall grass.

 

[Old_Paint]

I've been (slowly) working on putting up my radio tower. Yesterday went up to attach temporary guys. Today used the tractor to pick through the sections to get the one with the guy bracket already mounted on it. That one is going up next. First spray painted over the small surface rust with 'cold galvanize'.
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Tractor is still great for pulling the actual pulling up of the sections and gin pole.

RON-30 tower sections? ANYTHING is better than the old heave-ho method of hoisting 70+ pound sections of tower.

If you were about 1200 miles closer, I'd offer to come over and help. Been a while since I've been on top of 200 feet of tower. Hard to beat that view.