What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[S-G-R]

They do look pretty darn thick so maybe one of your weights is equivalent to three of the LM8124 weights, and with one on either side you'd be up around 1,2000 lb. You seem to have some neat options in Canada.

That fire extinguisher set up is cool too.

I've been witness to a few tractor amd combine fires so it's been something I've been wanting to do for awhile. I wasn't happy with the extinguisher loose in the cab.

They're about 6" thick. Here are a couple of numbers cast into them.

 

[S-G-R]

Another interesting factoid. There were cast here, not China.

 

[S-G-R]

Swapped out my phone holder. I was using a Ram Mount and it was just a touch too small and the phone would pop out on rough terrain.


Swapped it to a Lamicali motorcycle mount. Much nicer, has built in shock absorbers.



The mount is adjustable for width and has a leaver/lock to hold the phone snuggly in place

 

[McMXi]

I've been witness to a few tractor amd combine fires so it's been something I've been wanting to do for awhile. I wasn't happy with the extinguisher loose in the cab.

They're about 6" thick. Here are a couple of numbers cast into them.

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I did a search on Messicks for that weight and nothing comes up. Are you running Rim Guard in the rear tires too? That's going to be one heck of weight to get off the tractor if you ever need to remove it but I like the concept.

 

[Old_Paint]

I did a search on Messicks for that weight and nothing comes up. Are you running Rim Guard in the rear tires too? That's going to be one heck of weight to get off the tractor if you ever need to remove it but I like the concept.

I was just digging on the tires. That’s a pretty neat looking tread that shouldn’t be too hard on turf, but aggressive enough for most tractor work (besides mowing).

 

[In Utopia]

I think he meant the fire extinguisher hose.

By all means plug it.

 

[L35]

Yes, I meant the hose on the extinguisher not the rear remotes. Should have quoted I suppose. I’ve seen where mud daubers have plugged extinguisher hoses (on farmcraft101 YouTube) and the extinguisher not function when needed the most.

 

[chim]

I should be mowing. However, it's raining. The grass has been growing fast here in spite of what some are saying about drought conditions. It was tall enough yesterday but the day wasn't long enough. I was too busy in the morning spent a good part of the afternoon closing three holes like the one below. These were done by woodpeckers at a friend's place. He's had some serious health problems and won't be going up a ladder anytime soon. Special thanks to the oscillating saw and #3 Son's DeWalt 20V brad nailer. I did apply some filler after snapping the pics and plan to get back there for sanding and priming this coming week.

"A little caulk and a little paint makes us the carpenters that we ain't"

 

[S-G-R]

They do look pretty darn thick so maybe one of your weights is equivalent to three of the LM8124 weights, and with one on either side you'd be up around 1,2000 lb. You seem to have some neat options in Canada.

That fire extinguisher set up is cool too.

OK, updated my earlier post. 180 lbs apiece x 4 for 720 lbs. I think i originally was going to do 3 per side and then had a bad memory and worse math when months later i went with four of them instead of six

 

[S-G-R]

Raised the deck on the mower and have a better distribution of the clippings.

 

[Bruck]

Installed the mulch kit in my belly mower. OMG was it a pain in the butt. Instructions were not good and the baffles would just not line up properly. Finally went nuclear with clamps and got it to sit. Definitely not plug and play.

Oh. And then I broke one of the loader locking levers off trying to reattach. I suck at that. Bad.

 

[GrumpyFarmer]

Mowed the bowling alley up north for first time this year and some winter storm clean up…(we had a few squatters eye ballin’ us)

 

[Shawn T. W]

I got the pulley and idler arm for my John Deere, but failed to realize that the bolt that holds the pulley on was worn 1/3 of the way through ... And while I checked the drive belt which was OK before, I somehow didn't notice until today that the mower deck belt had a whole chunk missing from it ...

So ... I fired up my "Big Lawnmower" and cut the grass with the L5030 & FDR 3690 Instead ... Had to back under a few of the trees, and run the trimmer a bit more, but I got the grass looking respectable again!

 

[Paul Allwood]

I had an area of bricks and pavers that we had laid over dirt years ago that didn't stay flat for long - about 12 m x 1.2 m (40' x 4'). All of the other paving we've done here has been over concrete so thought we better re-do the wonky bit the same.

We've got a tractor now. How hard could it be ?

I had it in my head that the newly made bolt-on tooth bar would help to prize up the pavers so I have it a go. Don't know if it helped but it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be to just "scoop up" the pavers. I think I ended up picking up over half of them by hand, but it was easy to move them.

Before. The photo doesn't do it justice - it's actually a lot worse than it looks.



Moved.



After. I'll have a go at leveling it and boxing it for concrete tomorrow.



I'm wondering if a tractor is a bit like calculators when they first came out. Calculators helped get the wrong answer quicker if you didn't know what you were doing. Looks like a tractor in my un-trained hands just helps me make a mess a lot quicker.

On the plus side, the loader joystick control is much easier to use than the two separate levers.

Edit: Here's a couple of pics from this morning - a bit more light than when I finished last night.

 

[McMXi]

I spent some time yesterday messing with flow restrictors from @Kennyd4110 and hydraulic hoses to get the flail set up on the MX the way I want it. Ken's restrictors come with something like a .030" orifice which certainly works as intended. I want a bit more flow on the circuit that extends/retracts/offsets the cutting head so bought some 7/16-14 grub screws, drilled them out to 1/16" (.063) and reinstalled them. Cutting head movement speed is good and requires less finesse than it did without restrictors but I'd have to switch hoses around to do a side-by-side comparison. However, Ken's recommendation of .045" or so would be worth trying too and might be the Goldilocks size.

By the way, I started out trying to drill out the grub screws that came with the restrictor and that didn't go well. Not sure if the cold working (work hardening) of the screw was the issue but buying new screws was a much easier way to go.

I have the head rotation on the float circuit (FD), the head offset on one of the Summit Hydraulics/Scorpion circuits, the tilt cylinder also on a Summit Hydraulics/Scorpion circuit, both of which are controlled via the spring center (SC) valve in the cab, and the top cylinder on the other spring center (SC) valve. When cutting I like to float the cutting head to keep the roller on the ground.

Bolt on Hooks flow restrictor



Modified flow restrictor

 

[Mrlunchbox]

I spent some time yesterday messing with flow restrictors from @Kennyd4110 and hydraulic hoses to get the flail set up on the MX the way I want it. Ken's restrictors come with something like a .030" orifice which certainly works as intended. I want a bit more flow on the circuit that extends/retracts/offsets the cutting head so bought some 7/16-14 grub screws, drilled them out to 1/16" (.063) and reinstalled them. Cutting head movement speed is good and requires less finesse than it did without restrictors but I'd have to switch hoses around to do a side-by-side comparison. However, Ken's recommendation of .045" or so would be worth trying too and might be the Goldilocks size.

I have the head rotation on the float circuit (FD), the head offset on one of the Summit Hydraulics/Scorpion circuits, the tilt cylinder also on a Summit Hydraulics/Scorpion circuit, both of which are controlled via the spring center (SC) valve in the cab, and the top cylinder on the other spring center (SC) valve. When cutting I load to float the cutting head to keep the roller on the ground.

Bolt on Hooks flow restrictor

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Modified flow restrictor

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What's the use for the flow restrictor? Guessing the mower doesn't need the GPM?

 

[McMXi]

OK, updated my earlier post. 180 lbs apiece x 4 for 720 lbs. I think i originally was going to do 3 per side and then had a bad memory and worse math when months later i went with four of them instead of six

OK ... order has been returned to my universe!

 

[McMXi]

What's the use for the flow restrictor? Guessing the mower doesn't need the GPM?

They reduce the flow rate of the oil which reduces the speed at which an hydraulic rod or motor moves. It would be useful to have a chart that relates orifice size to change in flow which could be used to predict how much change will be seen at the implement.

I can't say how much the .063" orifice changes the speed at which the cutting head moves in/out compared to the .030" or no restriction at all. I'd need to time them, but obviously, doubling the diameter will change flow rate by a factor of 4. Theoretically, changing the orifice from .030" to .045" would increase flow rate by 2.25 times.

 

[Mrlunchbox]

They reduce the flow rate of the oil which reduces the speed at which an hydraulic rod or motor moves. It would be useful to have a chart that relates orifice size to change in flow which could be used to predict how much change will be seen at the implement.

Ahhh ok, gotcha. Kind of what I was thinking. No use for me on my little BX lol

 

[McMXi]

Ahhh ok, gotcha. Kind of what I was thinking. No use for me on my little BX lol

I think that would depend on the implement you're running out back or off a 3rd function. If the movement is too fast you can slow it down with restrictors. Excavators have the ability to adjust oil flow rate to various circuits to match different implements.