What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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@Kennyd4110, it looks like my Del Morino flail uses 1/4"-18 NPSM fittings but I'm not seeing that option for flow restrictors on your website. The hoses are 1/4" too.
I'll take a look at the fittings on the cylinders, but does the 1/2" ORB/SAE restrictor thread into the Summit Hydraulics multiplier? If it does, I could add four or even six of those between the Summit Hydraulics multiplier and the AGP12F-08S 1/2" couplers.
I'll take a look at the fittings on the cylinders, but does the 1/2" ORB/SAE restrictor thread into the Summit Hydraulics multiplier? If it does, I could add four or even six of those between the Summit Hydraulics multiplier and the AGP12F-08S 1/2" couplers.
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Moved a pile of gravel and spread it out in preparation for a 12x20 tarp shed.
Moved on to pruning trees. Some aren't a fan of tbe BTR but i find it very useful.
If i had another 15 acres I'd get a UTV.
Moved on to pruning trees. Some aren't a fan of tbe BTR but i find it very useful.
If i had another 15 acres I'd get a UTV.
RMS
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LX2610HSDC, RCR1260, PFL1242, LX2963, RB1684, WC-68,Flail Mower,Grapple, Z421
Moved the stairs from my patio to make room for a room to be built. The forks sure came in handy.
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RCW
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BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
With 4+ days of cold rain coming, I mowed the lawn.
A coworker gave me a pair of noise reduction headphones with radio when I retired last year. Used them first time today.
Pretty simple, which matches my tech capabilities….
Was listening to some of my favorite rock radio station, and audio quality is REALLY GOOD!
A coworker gave me a pair of noise reduction headphones with radio when I retired last year. Used them first time today.
Pretty simple, which matches my tech capabilities….
Was listening to some of my favorite rock radio station, and audio quality is REALLY GOOD!
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Loctite attacks most plastics, I too learned the hard way many years ago on my model helicopter!By the way, I found out that blue Loctite and cheap Chinese USB ports don't play well together.
Most likely 1/2" BSPP, at the connection between the QD and the hose, I'll have more soon. Don't take that as gospel though!
As the great Ronald Reagan said..."Trust but Verify"
BSPP.
British Standard Pipe Parallel.
As mentioned before, that s the connection between the fitting and the QD.
I would guess so. I don't follow or use product(s) form Summit.
I ordered four of the ORB/SAE Female to ORB/SAE Male .031" Flow Restrictor 08 (1/2") from your site this evening. Looking at the images on your website and the specs provided by Summit Hydraulics, I should be able to install the restrictors into the valve multiplier block and then screw in the AGP12F-08S quick connect couplers that Summit provides with their multiplier kits into the flow restrictors. The Summit couplers are 1/2" with 3/4″-16 male ORB thread.
I ran the flail a bit this afternoon, and have used it for three or more years, but there's some finesse required with the controls when I move the cutting head in and out or rotate it. Hopefully those restrictors will eliminate the need for finesse.
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NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
Busy day but not much seat time today. Tractor was wearing the grapple and chipper from the last job of tree trimming. Swapped the chipper for the winch and headed off to do some clearing.
An old, long dead pine fell across the sewer line / UTV path. Decomposed enough to have no limbs, no bark, not attached to the ground at all, and busted in a couple places when it hit the ground. Just needed to clear the path and clear the sewer right of way for mowing later this year when the ground is dry, still had to cut it in a couple places to move it, but it was exponentially faster and easier than moving manually.
The part that was on the slope, I winched up to flatter ground. Steeper than it looks and we got 4” of rain just a few days ago so it’s still pretty soft. I’m aware that’s more of an angled pull than is ideal, but it’s quite a light pull.
I guess I’m still a little kid in some ways. It was gratifying watching the logs roll down the hill steam rolling sweet gum saplings, gaining speed until crashing to a stop against the bigger trees at the edge of the right of way.
A short ways off, there was a log from a wind felled maple I’d gotten up most of a while back. At the time, thought I probably had enough firewood logs stacked at the wood yard. After splitting and stacking decided a little more would be good. Hitched it up for the ride home.
On the way to the sewer line, had to cross the cut across the tail race for the neighbor’s pond and also cross the creek. Every time it rains 4” in two days, the creek crossing either washes in more sand or washes out or some combination. This time it washed in on the south (home) side and washed out on the north (sewer line) side.
Didn’t look like it would be a problem, but was quite surprised to get stuck in the middle if the creek. As soon as the front wheels started up the slope coming out, the right rear spun about half a rotation and sunk about a foot. Right rear spinning in soup and left front spinning in the air. I stopped briefly and thought this would potentially be a real problem on the old 2WD non-loader tractor the L replaced. But so long as I don’t lose my head, I have a grapple that can push me out backward, a diff lock that will throw power to the left rear better than splitting the brakes and braking the right, and I happen to have a 11,000 lb winch with a bunch of rigging on the 3 point. Not sure exactly how this is going to go, but I know I ain’t going to be stuck long, Backed out to get a different angle, locked the diff, and slowly crawled up the north slope with no more spinning.
After the maple log was home, rode the UTV trails that were dry enough to not damage with the L. Found a couple small issues that were resolved by removing a handful of large fallen limbs and small trees via the grapple. Didn’t even have to get out of the seat.
Did use the winch to pull this sourwood out of the trail. This is a 365 day constant spring/mud hole. No problem driving the Mule through it. Too soft to walk through without getting stuck. The L is quite capable in soft stuff, but I ain’t dumb enough to drive it into that just to grapple out a little sourwood tree.
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Changed into the boxblade and bucket to dress up the creek crossing and touch up a gravel trail section that was washing due to a clogged ditch. Was planning to take a couple pics of that, but wife called asking if I could meet her at home in 30 minutes just as I started the actual work. Told her yes, which gave me about 20 minutes to fix the crossing and trail with another 10 to put up the tractor in the shop and run home in the Mule. Made it with 5 minutes to spare.
Today was one of those days that showed the qualities I love about my little Kubota with its top, tilt, grapple, winch, etc. and at the same time low key don’t always like. What I did with it today, I previously would have had to wait until the ground was a good bit drier, there would have been much, much more manual work, and it would have taken a solid day. Took me two and a half hours including all the implement swapping and travel time, which was probably at least half of it. Sometimes I wish it took a little longer.
An old, long dead pine fell across the sewer line / UTV path. Decomposed enough to have no limbs, no bark, not attached to the ground at all, and busted in a couple places when it hit the ground. Just needed to clear the path and clear the sewer right of way for mowing later this year when the ground is dry, still had to cut it in a couple places to move it, but it was exponentially faster and easier than moving manually.
The part that was on the slope, I winched up to flatter ground. Steeper than it looks and we got 4” of rain just a few days ago so it’s still pretty soft. I’m aware that’s more of an angled pull than is ideal, but it’s quite a light pull.
I guess I’m still a little kid in some ways. It was gratifying watching the logs roll down the hill steam rolling sweet gum saplings, gaining speed until crashing to a stop against the bigger trees at the edge of the right of way.
A short ways off, there was a log from a wind felled maple I’d gotten up most of a while back. At the time, thought I probably had enough firewood logs stacked at the wood yard. After splitting and stacking decided a little more would be good. Hitched it up for the ride home.
On the way to the sewer line, had to cross the cut across the tail race for the neighbor’s pond and also cross the creek. Every time it rains 4” in two days, the creek crossing either washes in more sand or washes out or some combination. This time it washed in on the south (home) side and washed out on the north (sewer line) side.
Didn’t look like it would be a problem, but was quite surprised to get stuck in the middle if the creek. As soon as the front wheels started up the slope coming out, the right rear spun about half a rotation and sunk about a foot. Right rear spinning in soup and left front spinning in the air. I stopped briefly and thought this would potentially be a real problem on the old 2WD non-loader tractor the L replaced. But so long as I don’t lose my head, I have a grapple that can push me out backward, a diff lock that will throw power to the left rear better than splitting the brakes and braking the right, and I happen to have a 11,000 lb winch with a bunch of rigging on the 3 point. Not sure exactly how this is going to go, but I know I ain’t going to be stuck long, Backed out to get a different angle, locked the diff, and slowly crawled up the north slope with no more spinning.
After the maple log was home, rode the UTV trails that were dry enough to not damage with the L. Found a couple small issues that were resolved by removing a handful of large fallen limbs and small trees via the grapple. Didn’t even have to get out of the seat.
Did use the winch to pull this sourwood out of the trail. This is a 365 day constant spring/mud hole. No problem driving the Mule through it. Too soft to walk through without getting stuck. The L is quite capable in soft stuff, but I ain’t dumb enough to drive it into that just to grapple out a little sourwood tree.
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Changed into the boxblade and bucket to dress up the creek crossing and touch up a gravel trail section that was washing due to a clogged ditch. Was planning to take a couple pics of that, but wife called asking if I could meet her at home in 30 minutes just as I started the actual work. Told her yes, which gave me about 20 minutes to fix the crossing and trail with another 10 to put up the tractor in the shop and run home in the Mule. Made it with 5 minutes to spare.
Today was one of those days that showed the qualities I love about my little Kubota with its top, tilt, grapple, winch, etc. and at the same time low key don’t always like. What I did with it today, I previously would have had to wait until the ground was a good bit drier, there would have been much, much more manual work, and it would have taken a solid day. Took me two and a half hours including all the implement swapping and travel time, which was probably at least half of it. Sometimes I wish it took a little longer.
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Mowed the lawn today...43f and cloudy. Don't think I mowed that chilly before but it really needed to be mowed. Next several days will be a lot of rain. The grass was wet but not like soaked, still caused by zero turn to stall a few times and had to use a small shovel to remove the grass. Yeah it was a long day but I couldn't wait until its sunny and completely dry other wise the grass would have been several feet high! 
I hate mowing wet grass but sometimes you just don't have a choice and take the opportunity of a day it doesn't rain and get it done.
Then to come inside and find out my washing machine was leaking quite a bit of water.
There's always something.
I hate mowing wet grass but sometimes you just don't have a choice and take the opportunity of a day it doesn't rain and get it done.
Then to come inside and find out my washing machine was leaking quite a bit of water.
There's always something.
RCW
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BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
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Dang. Send that rain down this way!
Super dry here, 1.3in for the month, much hotter and windy. I'm gonna move the cows over to the last pasture with forage today, I might get 10 days out of that 10 acre pasture. Spring/summer rains didn't hit here until last week of May last year. I'm really praying that the rain returns soon and often.
damn. good luck on getting some rain.
we turn our horses out for half days around noon till 5 or 6pm. rest of the time its the dry lot. but their lot is almost 3 acres so they have a LOT of room to run when not on pasture.
Blue2Orange
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BX2380 with LA344S & QH05. SB1051. SG0554. BB1248. RB0560, Vassar dirt bucket
Shorter than expected session of moving gravel using the FEL and Vassar dirt bucket to fill dips and rolls on the driveway. Discovered something interesting regarding the fuel gauge and why I should have stuck with my "do not run with less than 1/2 tank and refuel at 1/4 full or sooner". Fuel gauge idiot light flashed on while heading up hill. Light off when on more or less level ground. IIRC, ~1/8 of tank on the gauge sitting in the garage when shutting down for the day. Small tank on a BX. Did put unnecessary stress on the fuel pump?
PHPaul
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B2650, Pronovost snow blower, Landpride rotary mower, Howard tiller, box blade
Spread with the bucket, graded with the box blade and rolled with my Redneck Roller 18 yards of asphalt millings on the remnants of a well worn gravel drive. (Picture is of a lawn patch I rolled as a test of the newly built roller)
T'was me, I'd want to add some sort of binder and hit it with a plate compactor, but the owner was happy and paid cash so...
JimDeL
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BX2380; R4 tires; 54" MMM; FEL w Pirahna bar; Ballast Box; BXpanded skid plate.
Mowed mine yesterday. Over an inch of rain overnight and more today...still coming. Supposed to rain daily for the next five days. It's coming your way!