What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[B737]

Box bladed 160 feet of driveway, then spread 30 tons of 3/8th Delaware

 

[Lil Foot]

Nice job, very professional looking!

 

[Lil Foot]

75th birthday is approaching. That's when I become old

Great to hear that I'm not old yet.
But I think someone forgot to tell my body.

 

[ctfjr]

Great to hear that I'm not old yet.
But I think someone forgot to tell my body.

lol little footsie

I made that comment tongue in cheek. My kids / wife and our friends all tell me I'll never grow up. That's just fine with me.

Life is an adventure - keep exploring!

 

[tbeckett]

swapped my forks for the bucket (I love quick attach!).

Also was able to get the pto hooked up to the post hole digger. Another pia job. Same story as last time the freakin balls weren't retracting fully when the collar was pulled back.

Maybe my storage plan for the phd isn't so great after all. I hang it from the deck with the auger just touching the ground. I grease the hell out of the coupler every time I put it away.
I had to repeat the same process as last time - soak with Mouse Milk, leave overnight, this morning soak with WD40 and it slid right on . . .

I have to drill 10 more holes for short 4X4 posts along part of the driveway. They are going to hold small led 12v lights. Its too hot n humid right now to do it but if it cools down I'll do it this evening.

As far as the phd goes I think I'm going to remove the entire shaft after each use and store inside. It is definitely my least favorite attachment to hook up especially as my 75th birthday is approaching. That's when I become old

Daddy is 91. He was driving 3 hours one way to see his Lady Friend every week and all was good. He was pretty much fine until the Covid lock down last year and in August started falling some. I did not realize that 4-5 months of inactivity would set him back so much. We are getting him back in shape slowly but surely. All I can say is keep on moving and keep on keepin' on. It is worth the effort!

 

[Goz63]

Keep moving is the answer. I have 30 years in medicine and when you stop you’re done. On that note I took my shiny new L2501 out today to help me put in posts for a gate on our pasture. Two 8 ft x 8in pilling s are HEAVY but my forks made transporting them to the site a breeze. Oh and it hauled the 160lbs of concrete as well. Love m some Kubota today.

 

[ctfjr]

Last evening I drilled the 10 holes for the light posts and planted the 4X4's. Since my driveway in that area was all 'fill' there is a load of lumpy stuff in there. Fortunately I only had to move one of the holes because I couldn't get through the rocks.

The phd did the hard work, all I had to do was clean out the holes with a manual phd and shovel the backfill. The 4X4's are in about 30" and now I have to start mounting the lights and running the wires.

It only took about an hour start to finish but I had to wring out my shirt because of the temps / humidity.

 

[dirtydeed]

this power mole thing sounds wild! what does it do and how does it work?

Trenchless boring and pipe bursting machine. We use it to install new water lines and waste line replacement. It pulls a cutting mole with new pipe attached to a very heavy cable thru the old pipe (cast iron, PVC, Terra cotta etc). The mole splits the old pipe as it is pulled thru making way for the new pipe. The new pipe is also attached to the mole, so its pulled thru the old pipe at the same time.

It works pretty well when you can get access to both ends of the system and need to go under objects (porches, driveways, roots and utilities).

 

[S-G-R]

Got this piece today after a 2.5 month snails pace through the postal services. Glad it's finally here and looking forward to installing it.

 

[S-G-R]

Bam! Easy installation and great fit and finish.





And got my hydraulic top link on. Need to change the straight fitting out for a 90° elbow.

 

[Ikc1990]

Well I cleaned chicken coop, moved water tubs swapped dirty out of pastures for clean ones and pressure washed. and fixed 3pt hitch

 

[fruitcakesa]

Been cutting firewood in the back 40 and skidding the logs to my wood pile.
The Norse 450 winch is a beast and makes the job a pleasure; no more dragging chains and cables to reach those distant trees

 

[shootem604]

Found what I thought was another septic tank on the yard. Turns out it is just connected to my shop's floor drains. It is an old fuel oil tank (one of those 2'x6'x4' steel tanks) that was about a foot under my driveway. Surprisingly it hadn't collapsed with all the heavy equipment I've had coming and going. Dug around it with the backhoe and cleaned up with the shovel. Going to pour a slab of concrete overtop with some cleanouts poured in.

 

[Old_Paint]

I walked past mine, looked at it stuffed into the corner of the garage sitting on its battery tender. Haven’t used it since the beginning of April, screwed up my shoulder and needed surgery. Surgery was 6 weeks ago so I gave it a pat on the fender to let it know I haven’t forgotten about er.

Been there, done that. Right shoulder, complete rupture, repaired in June last year. Left shoulder, arthritis, and spurs, and a small tear, repaired in October last year. If you had a cuff repaired, count on a 10 month healing process. Do EVERYTHING the doc and therapists tell you to. Some of the seemingly redundant exercises are very necessary to restore range of motion. Strength takes a long time to get back, and that ain’t gonna happen if you don’t have full range mobility back. The last surgery on my right shoulder was the second rupture. First time was in 2013. I’d just really gotten back to full strength and then fell on my front porch in 2018 and ripped it again. If I tear it again I’ll have to have a complete reconstruction which is longer healing time than a cuff surgery. I’ll probably become homicidal by the time that’s done. Gotta love the Immobilizer 2000. Get a wrist brace if you have to wear the sling at night. You’ll thank me later.

 

[Old_Paint]

Wasn’t on or to the tractor, but was definitely FOR the tractor. More shed work.

Shed upgrade started

And I have determined gutters are going to be absolutely necessary. That’s a lotta roof draining and making a huge mess on the sides of the building.

www.orangetractortalks.com

However, I did dig the pad for the ramps with the undersized BB yesterday.

 

[Newaterman]

Second day back from the boat, took the 422 out to cut our 3 acres of grass.

 

[Motronic]

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Second day back from the boat, took the 422 out to cut our 3 acres of grass.

Ohhh....422, that is exactly 1 better than my 421 (and it looks like it's all in that super comfortable looking seat)

 

[redfalcon302]

Working the EA Wicked 55 grapple pretty hard all day.

Lost a loader pin bolt so I improvised with a few zip ties. Going to the hardware store to get some bolts or pins.

This grapple is a game changer for burning brush piles!! Love it. Would buy it over and over again. 0 regrets.

 

[Newaterman]

Ohhh....422, that is exactly 1 better than my 421 (and it looks like it's all in that super comfortable looking seat)

the seat and transmissions are the primary reason I splurged for this over the 200 series they had at the dealer. Zero regrets, great machine. Especially with my bumpy yard!

 

[Crash277]

Working on my driveway expansion and the front right is flat again. I think I’m done with these R4s on the front.