What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Old_Paint]

Actually did it last night after I finished hauling leaves with the LX.

Lubed the FEL and grapple. Coming up real fast on the 200 Hour service now that I have the grapple and can use the tractor for more things. Have all the filters and oil. With the weather we're having, might do the service tomorrow, or brew a batch of beer. Either way, too pretty to be inside.

 

[Shekkie]

I dropped what was left of a lightning struck tree today. It was a hefty 25’-ish tall. It’ll make a nice addition to my firewood collection.

I found the lifting max of my LX and diameter max of my grapple with one of the logs. I was barely able to securely grab it and could only lift about 6” off the ground to transport.

Just shy of 50hrs. finally so a full fluid change and filters in the next day or two.

 

[BX23S]

Did the 50 hrs. service today, changed all the filters, engine oil, topped off all the hydraulics and antifreeze. Also lubed the FEL and fixed the FEL quick attach misalignment. Then called it a day.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Not sure if duplicate or not, cell data has been really lagging lately.

Cleaned the drive shaft up a bit, it supposed to be oiled like every 16 hours, it was probably more like 200hrs since the last time I did this. It was getting pretty difficult to push or pull the driveshaft.

 

[mcmxi]

Always hard to tell in a picture, but looks like you have a little bit of a grade…do you do anything for traction? Or you have enough weight that there no troubles? (How’s the MX with ice on your road/drive?)

I have a lot of grade to deal with, particularly the lower gravel driveway. I ran chains on the BX25 the first year, then screw in spikes/studs for a couple of years until I had asphalt put down. I ran front chains on the MX6000 open station on gravel for the first winter, but don't run anything on the MX cabbed tractor or M.

The MX cabbed tractor did fine last year without chains but I was plowing/blowing snow yesterday afternoon and it was very cold and I felt like the tires were slipping coming back up the lower driveway. I was in Low range and the situation seemed a little better in Medium range (less torque?). At first I thought I had a fuel issue and maybe I do, but it's also possible that being so cold the tires were slipping.

 

[flyidaho]

Keep that chit out up there and out of South Texas.

Looks like the same system that dumped on us

s here in SE Idaho. It inspired me to get my blower and front blade out, and stash some other implements for the winter. I finally found a place for the post hole digger, up and outa the way. The mower goes on top of the rarely used trailer, that I custom built for my since sold U 25 mini excavator. Turns out it's perfect for the L3301 also, dumb luck!

 

[Old_Paint]

Cleared up nearly a half acre of wooded area on my lot picking up all the dead-fall and detritus from the trees that's been falling since this place was built in 1975, or perhaps even earlier. I am lovin' this grapple. It ain't super heavy duty, but it's about all the grapple I want on an LA535 loader if I'm gonna expect it to lift it when it's full. I was picking up some rotted pine logs that were nearly 24 inches diameter, about 8 feet long, and wet, but had zero problems lifting them. I've done as much work in 2 days with the grapple that I've done since 2004 without it. Gonna have to rent a dump trailer to get rid of this mess now.

 

[mcmxi]

Looks like the same system that dumped on us View attachment 90232 View attachment 90233 s here in SE Idaho. It inspired me to get my blower and front blade out, and stash some other implements for the winter. I finally found a place for the post hole digger, up and outa the way. The mower goes on top of the rarely used trailer, that I custom built for my since sold U 25 mini excavator. Turns out it's perfect for the L3301 also, dumb luck!

I have a CAI boom pole but didn't really think of using it to move implements to higher ground. The M6060 loader can go fairly high, but with the SSQA boom pole I'd have no problem raising implements 15' off the deck, maybe more! Perhaps I should put the rotary cutter on the bed of the LMTV for the winter. I could probably fit three or four implements on the bed which is 8ft wide and probably 12ft long.

 

[flyidaho]

I have a CAI boom pole but didn't really think of using it to move implements to higher ground. The M6060 loader can go fairly high, but with the SSQA boom pole I'd have no problem raising implements 15' off the deck, maybe more! Perhaps I should put the rotary cutter on the bed of the LMTV for the winter. I could probably fit three or four implements on the bed which is 8ft wide and probably 12ft long.

Same with the tip height of my jib that inserts into the hitch receiver on the forks frame, suprisingly high, handy as heck at times.

As a former tractor owner in earlier years, without a QA on the FEL, I continue to be amazed everytime I use it to swap various implements, I'd never have a tractor without it. Backing the trailer into the shed with the hitch ball on the FEL is so easy, as opposed to backing up.

 

[fried1765]

Consider welding some plate on the back of that grapple to provide your tractor some more protection from wood stabs pushing through. The front pieces on the tractor are not cheap, lesson learned. And when I was using grapple on the CTL, the wood stabs felt like they were trying to pierce me in the cab.
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Here is mine now with welded plate.
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My grapple is new, and was manufactured like that.
I like it, but can't see through it.

 

[Old_Paint]

Did my 200H service interval today. Book says only to replace the suction (transmission) filter at 200H, but I went ahead and swapped the UDT2 while I was at it. I had an open bucket that I topped off with when I did the 50H service, so I just used it up. Still have another bucket. The main reason I went ahead and changed the UDT2 is because most of my usage is heavy maneuvering between trees and around stump holes. Lots of loader work and grapple work, so the UDT2 takes a beating. Didn't look too fantastic when I drained it so it just made sense to replace it.

Good to go til 400H now.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

My grapple is new, and was manufactured like that.
I like it, but can't see through it.

Awesome. What brand did you end up with?

That landpride grapple was purchased back in 2017. Most of the time I focus on the tines when they are engaged into to ground, not worried about trying to see through the grapple itself.

 

[fried1765]

Awesome. What brand did you end up with?

That landpride grapple was purchased back in 2017. Most of the time I focus on the tines when they are engaged into to ground, not worried about trying to see through the grapple itself.

Last year,..... I bought a "Mid-State" (Denton, NC) E-Series "60" root rake.
I chose it because I felt the long bottom tines would best fit my need for ripping vines.
I did not like the fact that their grapple lacked zerks, but I resolved that discrepancy.
IMHO it was relatively inexpensive at $1,200 shipped.
A bit heavy at 550 lbs., but my L48 TLB loader has 2540 lb. lift capability.

 

[Chanceywd]

Awesome. What brand did you end up with?

That landpride grapple was purchased back in 2017. Most of the time I focus on the tines when they are engaged into to ground, not worried about trying to see through the grapple itself.

I put a piece on my virnig that is 1/4 thick and full of 1/2" holes. I just didn't like that wide open hole and I had a piece of that steel. I drilled and tapped 4 hole top and bottom to hold it.

Bill

 

[fried1765]

I put a piece on my virnig that is 1/4 thick and full of 1/2" holes. I just didn't like that wide open hole and I had a piece of that steel. I drilled and tapped 4 hole top and bottom to hold it.

Bill

Excellent choice!!

 

[Old_Paint]

Right now, I'm just being careful about what I grab hold of and making sure everything's turned sideways or is too large to come between the teeth. But yeah, gotta do something to keep the plastic bits intact on the front of the tractor. Kinda liking the idea of it being on the grapple, too.

 

[fried1765]

Right now, I'm just being careful about what I grab hold of and making sure everything's turned sideways or is too large to come between the teeth. But yeah, gotta do something to keep the plastic bits intact on the front of the tractor. Kinda liking the idea of it being on the grapple, too.

Luckily, my 2006 TLB has no "plastic bits" to be concerned about.

 

[RalphVa]

Cut low limbs from about a half dozen trees to keep them out of the way in running the mower. Chipped in place with the WM WC46 chipper.

 

[dlsmith]

With over 1500 hours on my BX, and not knowing if the valve lash had ever been checked, I pulled to rocker cover off and checked them. Out of the six, four were out of spec, one too tight and three too loose. Adjusted those and double checked all of them, put the rocker cover back on and ran it until it was up to operating temperature while checking for a possible leak. All was good, so it's ready for another season of work next spring.

 

[dieselbob69]

Finally finished my pad. County did culvert near my house in August, got 6 loads of free fill. Plan on a new shed next year or year after. Had to build a section up because we have creek in back that sometimes floods. One bucket at a time. Probably total of almost 3 tanks fuel altogether. Icing on the cake was County was digging up temporary stone from culvert replacement near my house this morning-asked if I could have stone,said where ya want it? I was extremely happy, good size load was dumped nearby. Crusher run, got it spread on top of fill and rolled. Supposed to get quite a bit of rain tomorrow, so should pack down nicely