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    Backhoe Owners poll.......

    I have a BX23S and absolutely love having the backhoe. It was a requirement. I've used it more than the FEL.
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Excellent! I thought somebody might find this useful. The thing I'm most proud of is the use of the two friction hitches (the pipe knot and the Klemheist). I picked the pipe knot for the hosting because I was able to tie that knot on using the end of the haul rope. The Klemheist was actually...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    I need to pull the pump from my 135' well. The downtube is 20' sticks of schedule 80 PVC threaded together, so I can't just yard it out like I could with polyethylene. So built a crane using a ladder and tractor. Weight is minimal, but stability is important ... nice to have the backhoe because...
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    Torque Wrenches

    I bought one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Precision-Instruments-PREC3FR250F-Silver-Torque/dp/B002XMSFIM
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    Thought for today

    I like to joke that "money won't buy happiness but it makes misery a lot more tolerable." But personally I prefer to be happy.
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    I fixed the clock spring in my Echo PPT226 pole saw starter assembly.

    I have an Echo Pole Saw PPT-226. Recently something broke in the pull starter, so I took it apart and found the broken part. Despite knowing that there was a clock spring lurking behind it, I couldn't stop myself from pulling out the cord reel, even though it wasn't broken. Sure enough, the...
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    Cracked Rim

    Instead of trying to cut the crack out, could you drill a small stress-relieving hole at the end of each crack, and then have the cracks welded up?
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    BX - replacing unknown coolant

    A few years back I did some reading on coolant chemistries ... not super deep but enough to understand some basics about what makes coolants different, how buffers and materials interact, and why coolant should be changed out at the recommended intervals. I eventually decided to go with the...
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    Insight gained after making an operating mistake

    No worries on the thread hijack. Eventually this thread is a place for us to remind ourselves of what can happen and to not be complacent.
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    Insight gained after making an operating mistake

    I try remind myself what we skiers and snowboarders say ... "tools not jewels". Not that I'm trying to abuse my equipment, but it's not a yard queen; I'm using it for real work. For months I failed to tighten the hose clamp that holds the triangular warning sign to the backhoe. I noticed that...
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    Insight gained after making an operating mistake

    Exactly this. Which is essentially why I posted in the first place ... to remind people, if they want to, to listen to that little voice.
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    Insight gained after making an operating mistake

    Clearly I am an amateur when it comes to doing damage. You sir set the bar high. o_O
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    Insight gained after making an operating mistake

    On Saturday I nicked a post on a woodshed with my FEL. I was backing up and turning, and I was aware of the danger of hitting the post. So I straightened out and backed up a little to get away from the post before continuing my turn. Problem is, I didn't back up quite enough, and as I turned, I...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    What a great weekend! On Saturday I went down to my neighbor's house and helped him process a pile of tree branches with my chipper ... four hands made the work go a lot faster. He helped me last week haul a large stump off my immediate neighbor's property ... for my stumpery garden, so I was...
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    This convinces me of something I've been wanting to do for a while ... I have a DR. Chipper with an 18HP engine. It's a towable model, but it would be super easy to unbolt the chipper itself from the trailer and mount it to a 3PT carryall so I can move it around with my tractor. I need to look...