What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

Snowman7

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More snow removal this morning in 5F weather. There was close to 6" on the ground and we've already had more snow this winter than we had the entire winter last year. It's days like this when the comfort of a cab is really appreciated, particularly when the snow is very light and powdery such that it blows all over the place. A rear windshield wiper is a must have.

Getting started.

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Plowing the lower driveway.

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Upper driveway and parking areas done.

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Short video of the snow blower in action, and clearly my struggle trying to back up the tractor while taking video footage out of the rear window! :ROFLMAO: I really like the sound of the tractor and blower working together.

Looks like you are moving fast.
 

Snowman7

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Note to the boo-birds: This post is much more a statement about my OCD and sense of aesthetics than it is about safety. If you were to take everything I read / watch / have experienced / have prepared for / and the mental checklists I run through every time I (frequently) embark on something with the potential for harm and turn that in to stickers there wouldn’t be any orange paint left to see. This type of thinking includes recognizing the dual folly of rendering opinions when they weren’t asked for and the choice to insult as a first response when you don’t agree. If stickers are part of your safety routine great, by all means do whatever works for you. Tractor-on folks…
Love it👍
 
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Mountainhill

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l2501 (l3800 2013/22), Box Blade, post hole digger, Leon's rear blade
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Tried putting on my new chains!! They appear to be to long, overlap by 12”. They came from Walco , Twinway 6. Got my salesman on it. Anyone out there have an L Seriers (R-1 tires) with Walco’s chains? D950851A-E1BE-4AE1-A074-AC42E931346E.jpeg
 

gssixgun

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Worst day of snow removal in the 10 years I have owned this Kubota

We have had about 4-5 feet since November, that was pretty easy until last week when the temps dipped below zero..
The snow removal was easy just cold..

Yesterday we shifted hard with a Bi-Polar Mother Nature, last Wed was -5°f by my thermometer -13° by the WeatherBug on my phone
Yesterday we went to 40-42°f depending on who you believe, and rain..

This melted the snow pack on the road, I spent 6 hours working first with my Back Blade then with the SnowBlower to get it cleared off.

The Tractor did her work admirably, what truly was amazing was watching the Farm King Blower throw slushy watery "Snow" piles off the road.
Maybe because it is a 60" blower on a tractor that is rated to take a 72" but this blower has never let me down, and I abuse it..
 
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Flintknapper

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Worst day of snow removal in the 10 years I have owned this Kubota

We have had about 4-5 feet since November, that was pretty easy until last week when the temps dipped below zero..
The snow removal was easy just cold..

Yesterday we shifted hard with a Bi-Polar Mother Nature, last Wed was -5°f by my thermometer -13° by the WeatherBug on my phone
Yesterday we went to 40-42°f depending on who you believe, and rain..

This melted the snow pack on the road, I spent 6 hours working first with my Back Blade then with the SnowBlower to get it cleared off.

The Tractor did her work admirably, what truly was amazing was watching the Farm King Blower throw slushy watery "Snow" piles off the road.
Maybe because it is a 60" blower on a tractor that is rated to take a 72" but this blower has never let me down, and I abuse it..

I have great respect for all who live in the Snow Belt and battle the winter weather. It can't be easy.
 
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mdhughes

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Monday I blocked up some logs and split them. Used the grapple again to move the logs from my banking area to where I split and stack my firewood. This is one of the longer logs I cut up.

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je1279

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LX2610 w/ 60" MMM, LP 72" Snow Plow, EA Wicked 55" Grapple, and Woods 60" BB
Dec 6, 2020
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I have great respect for all who live in the Snow Belt and battle the winter weather. It can't be easy.
Owning a tractor makes it significantly easier (and more enjoyable) than managing without one. If you do not have a cab though, it still sucks on the negative and single digit days where the wind is whipping.
 
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RCW

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Not much. Just ran it for a while after topping off the fuel tank.

I had some summer diesel in the tractor, and have since filled cans with winter variety. All has been treated with winter additive and biocide, but conscious of diluting that summer diesel as much as possible.

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beelzebubba

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B26 TLB
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Started clearing a path in the snow around the house to the bulkhead entrance to the basement. Sump pump installation coming up and they're going to need to get all that jack-hammered concrete out to a trailer or dumpster.
 

fried1765

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Note to the boo-birds: This post is much more a statement about my OCD and sense of aesthetics than it is about safety. If you were to take everything I read / watch / have experienced / have prepared for / and the mental checklists I run through every time I (frequently) embark on something with the potential for harm and turn that in to stickers there wouldn’t be any orange paint left to see. This type of thinking includes recognizing the dual folly of rendering opinions when they weren’t asked for and the choice to insult as a first response when you don’t agree. If stickers are part of your safety routine great, by all means do whatever works for you. Tractor-on folks…
I have what is likely to be perceived as a MUCH more serious problem !'
I removed my ROPS !
 

dirtydeed

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Water service repair today. Tractor got the call for this one...probably couldn't have dug it without the street pads (for those of you on the other "street pad" thread). The frost under the concrete was causing me to slide towards the hole. had to dig it sideways

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Pulled the old line out with the new copper line attached with the B2650.

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new copper

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wrapped up. ready to head home...

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je1279

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I have what is likely to be perceived as a MUCH more serious problem !'
I removed my ROPS !
To each their own. However, I truly hope that you never encounter a situation where you regret that decision.
 
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JimDeL

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I have what is likely to be perceived as a MUCH more serious problem !'
I removed my ROPS !
I've also (reluctantly) removed mine. My property is dead flat, with over 40 low hanging trees to mow around, making the ROPS very inconvenient. I'd really have preferred to keep it on, but...
 

ve9aa

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Apr 11, 2021
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Just got done snowblowing the driveway. *THIS* time it was rather nice. -2*C, 10km/h winds and 5" of powdery fluffy stuff. Pure ice underneath so walked very carefully and rears of the BX are chained up.
Although you can't see it, ironically the patch on my coat says "iceman", LOL
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trueg50

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Blowdown cleanup has been the order of the day. Did road clearing for a cell tower on the property. We had a few hemlocks and other trees coming down on the road, and a major blow down with a mix of Tamarac and red maple. , there were two 16" diameter maples and one to two 12" or so maples.

The kubota saved me with the tamarac (second picture, tree in the middle) I couldn't cut the supporting branches without risking the tree rolling on me. I was able to grab a branch with the grapple and pull, this helped roll the tree and drop it to the ground. Like the tamarack, at least one maple also wanted to slide to the right (down towards the stump), and again a nudge of the grapple saved me from risky work. It also let me just grab logs and move them aside so I wouldn't have to buck them all and move by hand. I measured a few logs by doing partial cuts at 16" just to get a feel for the lengths I wanted. This was a huge time and energy saver! This part of the road was past a steep hill that was slick and I only had a short window before it became impassible. I was dead tired towards the end, so any grapple work was a godsend.

The work took 5 hours to get the blow down and 3 other trees cleared. I finished just at dusk. This summer I'll be back for the rest of the wood and a few other large maples the storm blew over.

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Nothing more fun than hitting the grapple close button and crunching the tamarak that tried to kill you.
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GSD-Keegan

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Blowdown cleanup has been the order of the day. Did road clearing for a cell tower on the property. We had a few hemlocks and other trees coming down on the road, and a major blow down with a mix of Tamarac and red maple. , there were two 16" diameter maples and one to two 12" or so maples.

The kubota saved me with the tamarac (second picture, tree in the middle) I couldn't cut the supporting branches without risking the tree rolling on me. I was able to grab a branch with the grapple and pull, this helped roll the tree and drop it to the ground. Like the tamarack, least one maple also wanted to slide to the right, and again a nudge of the grapple saved me from risky work. It also let me just grab logs and move them aside so I wouldn't have to buck them all and move by hand. I measured a few logs by doing partial cuts at 16" just to get a feel for the lengths I wanted.

The work took 5 hours to get the blow down and 3 other trees cleared. I finished just at dusk. This summer I'll be back for the rest of the wood and a few other large maples the storm blew over.

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I have a similar tree mess going on at my property. Pretty much 15 yrs without too much tree work. Chinese Emerald Ash Borer infiltrates North America and devastation sets in.
 
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NCL4701

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Tractor trailer took out at least one power pole and a transformer up the road a bit. First real use of generator last week; second use this week. We have a couple of neighbor friends that think we’re odd running a generator off the back of a tractor. I think they’re odd sitting in the dark hoping the power company sorts it out quickly.
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Flintknapper

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Just got done snowblowing the driveway. *THIS* time it was rather nice. -2*C, 10km/h winds and 5" of powdery fluffy stuff. Pure ice underneath so walked very carefully and rears of the BX are chained up.
Although you can't see it, ironically the patch on my coat says "iceman", LOL
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That's some serious light there. Is that accomplished with headlights alone or do you have Aux lights?
 

Flintknapper

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Blowdown cleanup has been the order of the day. Did road clearing for a cell tower on the property. We had a few hemlocks and other trees coming down on the road, and a major blow down with a mix of Tamarac and red maple. , there were two 16" diameter maples and one to two 12" or so maples.

The kubota saved me with the tamarac (second picture, tree in the middle) I couldn't cut the supporting branches without risking the tree rolling on me. I was able to grab a branch with the grapple and pull, this helped roll the tree and drop it to the ground. Like the tamarack, at least one maple also wanted to slide to the right (down towards the stump), and again a nudge of the grapple saved me from risky work. It also let me just grab logs and move them aside so I wouldn't have to buck them all and move by hand. I measured a few logs by doing partial cuts at 16" just to get a feel for the lengths I wanted. This was a huge time and energy saver! This part of the road was past a steep hill that was slick and I only had a short window before it became impassible. I was dead tired towards the end, so any grapple work was a godsend.

The work took 5 hours to get the blow down and 3 other trees cleared. I finished just at dusk. This summer I'll be back for the rest of the wood and a few other large maples the storm blew over.

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Man I envy you guys with grapples. I keep struggling to warrant the purchase of one for my compact tractor (L2350DT). The lift capacity (at full height) is only about 900 lbs. So I couldn't really pick up and move any large heavy logs....but it might be more useful than I imagine.

If I had a larger tractor.....I would have one for sure. Certainly looks like a labor saver.
 

DustyRusty

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BX23S
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My step finally arrived from Canada, so I put it on today. Strange thing is that it didn't come with any instructions, but it wasn't difficult to install. Pictures tomorrow.