What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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Did you find a branch or the cover just fell off? At least the wires still intact.
I'm not sure when it came off or where it went. I took a spin in the buggy all around the field but no sign of it.
Made a new pad for the shed. It is just sitting on blocks and sinking. I have patio stones and 6x6's to put down and then it's getting turned 180°.
Saturday I put the pallet forks on. The Kubota mostly supervised, while I cut with the chainsaw. Mostly just smaller limbs I had thrown aside, but I wanted to clean up old stuff before cutting new stuff.
Overnight it rained quite a bit, so I used that as my opportunity to mow. Only the second time mowing this season since we've been in a drought.
Overnight it rained quite a bit, so I used that as my opportunity to mow. Only the second time mowing this season since we've been in a drought.
Took a walk around the yard and look what I found.You'll find it the hard way next time you mow.
I'm whole again.
dirtydeed
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B2650 BH77, U27-4R2, BX23TLBM, box blade, rear blade, flail mower, Stump Grinder
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Too many questions about the fencing to not ask so I apologize for that!
In the first picture that looks like “split rail“ posts but the rails look like really good rails or sawn planks. Simple question is what type of fence is that?
In Texas if using sawn boards they are usually face nailed (or screwed) to the post. In split rail the post has holes for the rails to insert into but the rails are pretty rough and look split not sawn at all (except for the tenons).
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Rails are sawn (roughly the same size as 5/4 deck boards (in fact, there are a few of them that were replaced with 5/4). They are not fastened, they simply slide into the post slots with approx 6-8" overlap. Only the corners are nailed/screwed.
I replaced the male fitting twice on my third function and the latest one was dripping. Decided to try a set of flat face couplers and see if that resolves the issue. I still need to swap them out on my post hole digger and grapple.
Found a few holes poked in the plastic grille on the LX. Darn the luck. I'm pretty careful using the grapple to make sure all the long stuff that can get me is turned crossways, but I think maybe I did it piling stuff up really high. We cleaned up nearly 3 miles of fence line that hasn't been touched in at least 20 years (including the Callery Pear trees). I think I bumped a couple sticks while trying to put stuff up on top of the pile. Guess I'm buying a new grill (after 5 years of not breaking anything). The replacement is about half the cost of most of the guards I see available for the LX. I like the 511 stuff, but they're pricey. Might have to try my hand at making something with some expanded metal grate. Got a little bit of that scattered about, as well as some light weight box beam.
Continued work on the driveway addition with the foreman "helping." She was kind enough to remind me which section or pile I was working on by lying right in the middle of the active work. When she helps, it only takes 3X longer.
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Gave SUzie a nose job. (Replaced the plastic grille) After 7 years of being careful and not poking holes, I finally did it last Monday. Not even sure how, but I ordered a new grille from my local dealer yesterday and had it today. Only took about 30 minutes to install, including R&R the badge to the new grille. I guess it’s time to get something more substantial between the grille and pokey things, but seems every solution is nearly twice the price of a replacement grille. Also started the process of getting a quote for an upgrade to the new LX4020SU. I want bigger ponies, but don’t want them to need a bigger stall. I figure if im keeping the chipper and possibly getting a rotary cutter, I can probably put the extra ponies to use. Hopefully I get some good numbers from the dealer. I bought the one I have from them, so maybe.
Next up, swapping the hammers for Y-blades on the flail……
Gonna recut the fields that I cut earlier and hopefully get more of the weeds under control. They look better already but I cut them with the hammers which mostly beats the grass down because the clippings fill up the hammers and hide the cutting edges. Doesn’t happen with the Y-blades. In exchange for cutting both fields again, I did some bartering for a 5 foot box blade that hasn’t been used in at least 15 years and likely won’t ever be used again unless I get it. All the scarifiers are still on it and it’s the perfect width for SUzie. She’s got 54” hips which makes a 48” blade useless as a screen door on a submarine. I’ll probably sell the BB1248 to someone with a smaller tractor.
Gonna recut the fields that I cut earlier and hopefully get more of the weeds under control. They look better already but I cut them with the hammers which mostly beats the grass down because the clippings fill up the hammers and hide the cutting edges. Doesn’t happen with the Y-blades. In exchange for cutting both fields again, I did some bartering for a 5 foot box blade that hasn’t been used in at least 15 years and likely won’t ever be used again unless I get it. All the scarifiers are still on it and it’s the perfect width for SUzie. She’s got 54” hips which makes a 48” blade useless as a screen door on a submarine. I’ll probably sell the BB1248 to someone with a smaller tractor.
dirtydeed
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B2650 BH77, U27-4R2, BX23TLBM, box blade, rear blade, flail mower, Stump Grinder
This outfit has one at about half the cost of the other popular name...not sure what the cost of your replacement grille was.
Blemished LX Reinforced Mesh upper guard only
In stock/ ships next day LX upper guard Kubota Orange
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I got a dif lock pedal mod from them. It was ok.