What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

ve9aa · Dec 23, 2022

PoTreeBoy said:
This has nothing Kubota related.
I started to post a picture of me using my old Husky rider to bag my leaves in west Tennessee, as a counter to all you guys posting your snow pictures.
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This was Tuesday. Leaves started piling in front of the mower deck and when I backed up to clear them, I discovered they had gotten to the muffler. Aided by my neighbor and hindered by the fact I had disconnected the hoses and capped the hydrants, we did get it out.

Quite a contrast to your snow. It was about -2° this morning, so yard work is out. So, for the rest of the winter I can be reminded how dumb I am. I think any thatch problem I might have had is cured.

WOW-that's my late October weather you just quoted ! ;-)

PoTreeBoy · Dec 23, 2022

ve9aa said:
WOW-that's my late October weather you just quoted ! ;-)

Well, I did put it off a while. I've been told I put the 'pro' in procrastination. I still need to trim the bushes.

Matt Ellerbee · Dec 23, 2022

PoTreeBoy said:
This has nothing Kubota related.
I started to post a picture of me using my old Husky rider to bag my leaves in west Tennessee, as a counter to all you guys posting your snow pictures.
View attachment 92664
This was Tuesday. Leaves started piling in front of the mower deck and when I backed up to clear them, I discovered they had gotten to the muffler. Aided by my neighbor and hindered by the fact I had disconnected the hoses and capped the hydrants, we did get it out.

Quite a contrast to your snow. It was about -2° this morning, so yard work is out. So, for the rest of the winter I can be reminded how dumb I am. I think any thatch problem I might have had is cured.

Burn the rest of it, so it looks like it was on purpose.

mcmxi · Dec 23, 2022

PoTreeBoy said:
This has nothing Kubota related.
I started to post a picture of me using my old Husky rider to bag my leaves in west Tennessee, as a counter to all you guys posting your snow pictures.
View attachment 92664
This was Tuesday. Leaves started piling in front of the mower deck and when I backed up to clear them, I discovered they had gotten to the muffler. Aided by my neighbor and hindered by the fact I had disconnected the hoses and capped the hydrants, we did get it out.

Quite a contrast to your snow. It was about -2° this morning, so yard work is out. So, for the rest of the winter I can be reminded how dumb I am. I think any thatch problem I might have had is cured.

Had you told us it was part of a prescribed burn I would have bought it hook, line and sinker. I bought the local fire department about $150 worth of barbeque a couple of years ago to thank them for helping me out when a prescribed burn went south ... literally!

PoTreeBoy · Dec 23, 2022

Matt Ellerbee said:
Burn the rest of it, so it looks like it was on purpose.

The thought did occur to me, but I didn't want the fire department to show up, plus it was smoking the neighborhood pretty good.

bird dogger · Dec 23, 2022

PoTreeBoy said:
This has nothing Kubota related.
I started to post a picture of me using my old Husky rider to bag my leaves in west Tennessee, as a counter to all you guys posting your snow pictures.
View attachment 92664
This was Tuesday. Leaves started piling in front of the mower deck and when I backed up to clear them, I discovered they had gotten to the muffler. Aided by my neighbor and hindered by the fact I had disconnected the hoses and capped the hydrants, we did get it out.

Quite a contrast to your snow. It was about -2° this morning, so yard work is out. So, for the rest of the winter I can be reminded how dumb I am. I think any thatch problem I might have had is cured.

Two yrs ago in the fall, a person in a small rural housing development decided to burn a small pile of leaves in the back corner of his 2.5 acre lot in a well established area with nice trees, hedges, etc. It had been bone dry for quite some time and a burning ban in effect as well. Apparently he lit the small pile of leaves and left it unattended.

Soon that neighborhood was full of smoke. The wind had come up and spread the fire across his next door neighbors yard. They couldn't stop the spread between themselves and soon two separate fire departments were on scene. They saved the neighbor's back yard shed and were able to stop the spread just before it got into a heavily wooded area two neighbor's downwind from the original starting point.

The next door neighbor's back yard was all burned down to ground. I'm sure he lost his nice hedge, or most of it, and most likely a couple of nice trees as well. He was NOT happy with the careless neighbor!
Had the fire got into the heavily wooded tree claim area....all bets were off if it could have been stopped.

I have always waited until after a heavy rainfall to burn. Especially after witnessing the above.

Flintknapper · Dec 23, 2022

PoTreeBoy said:
. So, for the rest of the winter I can be reminded how dumb I am.

^^^^

IF you are married....it wouldn't be necessary to look out there.

Wives will remind you....and remind you and remind you.

S-G-R · Dec 23, 2022

No snow and the driveway needed a little tlc so I back dragged with the bucket to level it out.

Looked at a new 20' K-Trail trailer. Looks like a new year purchase.

matt-m · Dec 23, 2022

Finished fabing a heavy duty rack to help tiddy the place up a bit

mcmxi · Dec 23, 2022

I was out moving snow again, and given the abysmal fuel efficiency of the MX I decided to experiment with engine rpm while blowing snow. The objective is to move snow away from where you don't want it, and since the blower worked just fine at 2,200rpm rather than the 2,600-2,700rpm indicated on the tachometer, I think I'll run it like this again.

I have no idea how much more fuel efficient it'll be but I can assure you that the noise in the cab is greatly reduced.

Flintknapper · Dec 23, 2022

S-G-R said:
No snow and the driveway needed a little tlc so I back dragged with the bucket to level it out.
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Nicely done, looks great!

Flintknapper · Dec 23, 2022

matt-m said:
Finished fabing a heavy duty rack to help tiddy the place up a bit
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Good use of space and nicely organized. Excellent Job.

DustyRusty · Dec 23, 2022

mcmxi said:
I was out moving snow again, and given the abysmal fuel efficiency of the MX I decided to experiment with engine rpm while blowing snow. The objective is to move snow away from where you don't want it, and since the blower worked just fine at 2,200rpm rather than the 2,600-2,700rpm indicated on the tachometer, I think I'll run it like this again.

I have no idea how much more fuel efficient it'll be but I can assure you that the noise in the cab is greatly reduced.

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Just don't try that lower RPM with wet heavy snow or you will be spending time changing shear bolts and unclogging the chute. Dry fluffy snow you should be OK.

mcmxi · Dec 23, 2022

DustyRusty said:
Just don't try that lower RPM with wet heavy snow or you will be spending time changing shear bolts and unclogging the chute. Dry fluffy snow you should be OK.

For sure let the snow tell you what you need to do, but as long as the blower is sending it far enough away from where it's laying then all is good. No need to run the engine/pto to 540rpm if it's not necessary. That's increased fuel consumption and noise with no benefit.

NCL4701 · Dec 23, 2022

No snow here. Cold rain followed by deep freeze and the wind that came with it. A few trees on power lines. VERY minor compared to many other areas. But it was the first time we actually used the 16kW PTO generator that supplanted a 5kW portable. Of course we had tested it. This was its first real deployment.

All involved clearly understand this isn’t 200 amp service, however it’s enough to run the well pump (unlike the 5kW) and pretty much go on as normal so long as no one gets stupid. The 5kW ran the heat and refrigeration units via a spaghetti of drop cords but little else, so this was a huge upgrade. Being able to run the well pump is kind of a big deal as is adding a transfer switch instead of stringing drop cords.

Very pleased with the performance and ease of setup. Ran it for about 3 hours, then power back on. 10 minutes later, power back off. 2 more hours of generator and power back on to stay. 🫰

Probably wouldn’t have run it that much if we didn’t have guests for the holidays and a first run of new equipment.

Flintknapper · Dec 23, 2022

NCL4701 said:
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No snow here. Cold rain followed by deep freeze and the wind that came with it. A few trees on power lines. VERY minor compared to many other areas. But it was the first time we actually used the 16kW PTO generator that supplanted a 5kW portable. Of course we had tested it. This was its first real deployment.

All involved clearly understand this isn’t 200 amp service, however it’s enough to run the well pump (unlike the 5kW) and pretty much go on as normal so long as no one gets stupid. The 5kW ran the heat and refrigeration units via a spaghetti of drop cords but little else, so this was a huge upgrade. Being able to run the well pump is kind of a big deal as is adding a transfer switch instead of stringing drop cords.

Very pleased with the performance and ease of setup. Ran it for about 3 hours, then power back on. 10 minutes later, power back off. 2 more hours of generator and power back on to stay. 🫰

Probably wouldn’t have run it that much if we didn’t have guests for the holidays and a first run of new equipment.

I like that. Can you share a little more info on it? Manufacturer, where to buy. Did it come with that mount and 3 pt hook up or is that something purchased elsewhere?

Thanks

Edit: Never mind.......found it.

IMD PTO16-SAVR - 16kW Tractor-Driven PTO Generator w/ AVR (540 RPM) | IMD PTO 16-S AVR

Buy the IMD PTO 16-S AVR. Factory-direct at Power Equipment Direct. Also, read the latest reviews for the IMD PTO16-SAVR - 16kW Tractor-Driven PTO Generator w/ AVR (540 RPM)

www.powerequipmentdirect.com

S-G-R · Dec 23, 2022

NCL4701 said:
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No snow here. Cold rain followed by deep freeze and the wind that came with it. A few trees on power lines. VERY minor compared to many other areas. But it was the first time we actually used the 16kW PTO generator that supplanted a 5kW portable. Of course we had tested it. This was its first real deployment.

All involved clearly understand this isn’t 200 amp service, however it’s enough to run the well pump (unlike the 5kW) and pretty much go on as normal so long as no one gets stupid. The 5kW ran the heat and refrigeration units via a spaghetti of drop cords but little else, so this was a huge upgrade. Being able to run the well pump is kind of a big deal as is adding a transfer switch instead of stringing drop cords.

Very pleased with the performance and ease of setup. Ran it for about 3 hours, then power back on. 10 minutes later, power back off. 2 more hours of generator and power back on to stay. 🫰

Probably wouldn’t have run it that much if we didn’t have guests for the holidays and a first run of new equipment.

A very worthwhile investment. I have a Propane unit that just kicked in and will probably be on until morning. We're getting high winds and rain and still have a lot of weakened infrastructure and trees from Fiona.

Chanceywd · Dec 24, 2022

I have a LP generac with the automatic transfer. It came on for 5 mins yesterday at 1:00pm. I have a 10kw pto I built with a HF head and a transmission running backwards years ago. It worked OK but as the NCL4701 said a lot of cord dragging and getting the tractor out. At 68 I decided to invest in 2021 and add the generac because then the well would run too. That water and bathroom use really factor in when you have a day like today at 2 degrees and the wind blowing, you aren't going to want to go outside!

Bill

Flintknapper · Dec 24, 2022

Chanceywd said:
I have a LP generac with the automatic transfer. It came on for 5 mins yesterday at 1:00pm. I have a 10kw pto I built with a HF head and a transmission running backwards years ago. It worked OK but as the NCL4701 said a lot of cord dragging and getting the tractor out. At 68 I decided to invest in 2021 and add the generac because then the well would run too. That water and bathroom use really factor in when you have a day like today at 2 degrees and the wind blowing, you aren't going to want to go outside!

Bill

Yeah, its handy.

I have the Generac also (just put in this year). Run it off of Propane (250 gal. tank).

But I'd still like to have a PTO driven generator to power my shop and as back up for the Generac should I have a problem.

I could use my 10Kw Portable (gas) unit....but its kind of a pain to drag out and set up, not to mention finding fuel for it can be a problem if the area is out of power for days.

Chanceywd · Dec 24, 2022

Flintknapper said:
Yeah, its handy.

I have the Generac also (just put in this year). Run it off of Propane (250 gal. tank).

But I'd still like to have a PTO driven generator to power my shop and as back up for the Generac should I have a problem.

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I could use my 10Kw Portable (gas) unit....but its kind of a pain to drag out and set up, not to mention finding fuel for it can be a problem is the area is out of power for days.

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It is 2 degrees here now. The generac is set to exercise at noon Saturdays. I have the cold weather battery and oil filter heaters. It will be interesting to see if it starts OK today.

Bill

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