What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Ground muddy, uneven, heaped up and full of roots and rocks after winter timber clearing. Trying to keep the cages somewhat clean and with some air circulation under them for better drying. Will level a pad and place stone or weed barrier under them eventually. Also easier to pick them up with forks if they are elevated
NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
All the pool stuff from yesterday was dry, so got it all boxed up and ready to stow until next season.
We had a pair of old wells on the property we picked up from a developer in a land swap a few years ago. A little side deal with another developer obligated them to remove the derelict buildings and properly close the wells. They removed the buildings about a month ago. Finally got the inspections and permits in place to close the wells. One was an old brick lined hand dug well from the 1800’s that had been updated with a 24” concrete casing. The other was newer but still a shallow 24” well at 45’ just like the older one. They were both appropriately covered to be in a state of “temporarily out of service” where we could have left them forever per the county. But with the developments giving us hundreds of new neighbors, I ain’t up for starring in “Baby Jessica Part 2”, so we wanted them closed. I was quite impressed the concrete truck driver crammed his OshKosh into little more than tractor path to get to the wells to fill them with concrete.
The contractor was planning to come back to clean up the resulting busted old concrete and brick, then grade it out to something reasonable. Told them to skip the cleanup because I could use the scrap masonry for fill in some of the mud holes on our trails. They told me there were some chunks buried in the dirt piles too big for two men, much less one, but it didn’t take much convincing to talk them into taking off a couple hours early on a sunny Friday afternoon.
They were right. There were some chunks of concrete and brick wall I couldn’t have moved by myself. Nothing that challenged the grapple on the L, though. Made a pile at the other end of the road (about a half mile north) for use later.
After picking out the big pieces, switched to the bucket and started grading things back out. Wife came home from a trip to town and we had some stuff to work on together to prep for a meeting tomorrow morning so final cleanup will have to wait for another day.
We had a pair of old wells on the property we picked up from a developer in a land swap a few years ago. A little side deal with another developer obligated them to remove the derelict buildings and properly close the wells. They removed the buildings about a month ago. Finally got the inspections and permits in place to close the wells. One was an old brick lined hand dug well from the 1800’s that had been updated with a 24” concrete casing. The other was newer but still a shallow 24” well at 45’ just like the older one. They were both appropriately covered to be in a state of “temporarily out of service” where we could have left them forever per the county. But with the developments giving us hundreds of new neighbors, I ain’t up for starring in “Baby Jessica Part 2”, so we wanted them closed. I was quite impressed the concrete truck driver crammed his OshKosh into little more than tractor path to get to the wells to fill them with concrete.
After picking out the big pieces, switched to the bucket and started grading things back out. Wife came home from a trip to town and we had some stuff to work on together to prep for a meeting tomorrow morning so final cleanup will have to wait for another day.
installed the block heater that I had bought some time back.
I took the loader off the tractor to make it easier to get to the engine block.
I drain the coolant form the radiator and block. It was easier said than done, the drain value is plastic, and I thought I was going to break it. But I got it opened, and the coolant drained.
The next thing is to get the freeze plug out. I used a punch to spin the plug in the hole and was able to pull it out with a pair of pliers.
Cleaned the opening up before installing the adapter.
Put Loctite on the adapter as called for in the instructions and inserted it in the hole. I used a 2″x4″ to hammer the adapter in the hole until the adapter was flush with the inside edge of the hole.
Put Teflon tape around the threads on the block heater and screwed it into the adapter. I used a socket and ratchet to tighten the block heater in the adapter.
Filled the radiator back up with the coolant and checked for leaks. I hadn’t gotten the drain valve closed all the way and it was leaking just a little.
I took the loader off the tractor to make it easier to get to the engine block.
I drain the coolant form the radiator and block. It was easier said than done, the drain value is plastic, and I thought I was going to break it. But I got it opened, and the coolant drained.
The next thing is to get the freeze plug out. I used a punch to spin the plug in the hole and was able to pull it out with a pair of pliers.
Cleaned the opening up before installing the adapter.
Put Loctite on the adapter as called for in the instructions and inserted it in the hole. I used a 2″x4″ to hammer the adapter in the hole until the adapter was flush with the inside edge of the hole.
Put Teflon tape around the threads on the block heater and screwed it into the adapter. I used a socket and ratchet to tighten the block heater in the adapter.
Filled the radiator back up with the coolant and checked for leaks. I hadn’t gotten the drain valve closed all the way and it was leaking just a little.
I got something one of y'all COULD do on your kubota today.........
Come push all this crap into a pile for me since i'm still tractorless LOL...... Trimmings from 73 of my ole girls. It added up quick, gonna have to do some burning later this week.
Only got a few more HUNDRED to go though, so no biggie LOL
And now I'm hoping someone wasn't yankin my chain at the dealer the other day.
An hour ago I got an email from the claims rep at KTAC.
They have requested photos and estimates 3 times now from the dealer with no response. He's asking me if they even came and got the tractor yet since there's been no response.
I told him this was mostly concerning since she's been gone since the 7th. And I was told they were supposedly only waiting on the grill and some trim. Uh oh!
Not a good feeling at the moment. He's advised me not to call or go up there YET, since i informed him I would when i get out later today. I may or may not honor that.
I definitely don't want to rush anybody or come off disrespectful but I really, REALLY need her back soon. I'm getting quite behind on the farm maintenance and as of yesterday found out I will most likely be heading out to a CDL school in less than possibly 3 weeks, and i could be gone for as long as 6 weeks.
Come push all this crap into a pile for me since i'm still tractorless LOL...... Trimmings from 73 of my ole girls. It added up quick, gonna have to do some burning later this week.
Only got a few more HUNDRED to go though, so no biggie LOL
And now I'm hoping someone wasn't yankin my chain at the dealer the other day.
An hour ago I got an email from the claims rep at KTAC.
They have requested photos and estimates 3 times now from the dealer with no response. He's asking me if they even came and got the tractor yet since there's been no response.
I told him this was mostly concerning since she's been gone since the 7th. And I was told they were supposedly only waiting on the grill and some trim. Uh oh!
Not a good feeling at the moment. He's advised me not to call or go up there YET, since i informed him I would when i get out later today. I may or may not honor that.
I definitely don't want to rush anybody or come off disrespectful but I really, REALLY need her back soon. I'm getting quite behind on the farm maintenance and as of yesterday found out I will most likely be heading out to a CDL school in less than possibly 3 weeks, and i could be gone for as long as 6 weeks.
Started to grind off the paint of my brand new Kubota three point hitch. All sharp corners and plenty weld splatter brought me to the conclusion that this is where the rust will start. Thanks to inferior packaging of the seller there was a lot of paint damaged already, so I may as well respray everything properly. Have all edges and corners rounded nicely for good paint coverage. Rest of the paint will be ground off tomorrow.
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NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
According to the well inspector who issued the permits, we could have used clean clay, gravel, or concrete.
Clay was the most labor intensive as it had to be installed in 5’ compacted lifts and material most expensive because it had to be sifted “clean” clay. He said he was fine with clay but he’d never seen anyone use it in the 30 years he’d been working in our county.
The well service that did the closing quoted less for concrete because, if they could get a concrete truck to it, it’s much easier to aim the truck’s discharge chute down the hole and let it fly. They use rock for sites where they can’t get a concrete truck but can bring in rock one loader bucket at a time. Concrete and rock material cost are about the same here right now. We weren’t paying for it, so of course the cheapest option was chosen.
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Garden tractor my arse. Garden tractor can’t do this kind of work. Moving piles of branches that has built up over the years to one big pile. Come winter, will have a large fire.
I had some loads like that today, a tree stepped out in front of me and stopped me suddenly.
What a difference in firewood processing efficiency with the L6060! Transporting logs, moving rounds to splitter, raising to convenient height, lifting cages to drying area. Less bending over and more work getting done. Wish I had done this years ago.
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You make it sound like you have a party tent set up there
But that is a good thing when firewood gets easier.gg
What kind of pruning do you do this time of year or are you cleaning up the field edges. Good luck with the CDL. Are you thinking cross country work or plan to work local ?
gg
Fantastic production rate with Suoer split and it handles all but the biggest rounds. Occasionally have to give it a double tap for the bigger ones. Sips gas. Not sure if pic shows it off well but I have the typical box store hydraulic splitter under the tarp next to it for the crazy big rounds. I split those into manageable pieces then move them over to super split to finish up. Conventional splitter ( 32 ton Oregon) approx $1700. Heavy duty Suoer split c 2 flywheels and extra wide production table about $5200 delivered. Worth it to me for production speed. 1/3 -1/4 cycle time of Oregon. And made in USA (Honda engine). Check out YouTube videos.
The dutch guy
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Kubota new Sunshine L1-225 with a Cochet FEL, flailmower, Tiller, chainharrow.
Nice! You have a tractor model we never see in the U.S. Is the ROPS factory? The tractors shipped here have 2"x3" heavy wall material for the ROPS. Why do you have your front tires so far in? Nice barn also!!
The dutch guy
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Kubota new Sunshine L1-225 with a Cochet FEL, flailmower, Tiller, chainharrow.
The ROPS i‘s factory and has indeed heavy wall material. It used to have a canopy. But since the dutch climate is not that hot, i had in removed when i bought is.
I’m not quite sure of i understand your question about my front tires right. But, the only answer is, i bought in this way.
Thanks about for the compliment about the barn. We are ready pleased with it. We house our sheeP, cows, horse and shetland ponies in it. As well as using it as workshop and for storing hay, straw etc. Ik is 400m2.
More so cleaning up.
I'm only lightly pruning our original batch of bushes that were put in around '93 or '94. Got close to 400 of those. They are pretty much blueberry trees at this point. We usually just clean the rows up this time of year and start pushing everything back. But a guys been getting bored lately. During the summer, "invaders" grow so quickly and thrive within the bushes you have to stay on top of them. And of course I didn't.
They'll all still get their big haircuts as soon as winter strikes. Which for us sometimes that's not until mid to late January. Definitely dont wanna touch young or small bushes this time of year. Mess with them too much or cut too far back even in winter and they produce 0 next season and sometimes even the year after that. But the older girls do just fine being messed with whenever.
Alot of these I did cut too far back last year. Then they produced so many berries this year that they were unable to support the weight and we had limbs breaking all over and falling into the rows. Well grown blueberry limbs going through the mower sound just like a dang piece of metal bouncing around.
The other few hundred or so were planted roughly ten years after and are half the size but well manicured. I'm mainly just trying to get everything ready for my departure on the new job. It looks like i'll be going over the road for at least 6 months or so maybe longer.
Thank you for the good luck, i'll definitely need it!