What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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dirtydeed
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B2650 BH77, U27-4R2, BX23TLBM, box blade, rear blade, flail mower, Stump Grinder
Tree removal job today for me and my buddy. They were really nice douglas firs...kind of painful to take them down but, that's what the client wanted...
Cody ready to help
victims:
The little mini is a beast.
almost ready for seed..
Cody was feeling the heat and humidity on the way home. I felt the same way.
Cody ready to help
victims:
The little mini is a beast.
almost ready for seed..
Cody was feeling the heat and humidity on the way home. I felt the same way.
I've spent the last 3 days cleaning up storm damage and mowing trails. Today, Katy and I cleaned up a 3'+ double trunk oak that had blown across the trail down to the swamp. After I could cross the swamp, I was pleased to find the trail up to my roundabout clear. But the best part of the day: I got off at the roundabout to take a little walk and flushed a pair of quail! First I've seen or heard of around here in at least 40 years
What a shame to cut down such nice trees.Tree removal job today for me and my buddy. They were really nice douglas firs...kind of painful to take them down but, that's what the client wanted...
Cody ready to help
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The little mini is a beast.
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almost ready for seed..
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Cody was feeling the heat and humidity on the way home. I felt the same way.
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dirtydeed
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Trees grow so slowly up here and I'm lucky to see a foot of growth each year so it sure is kind of awful to see such lovely trees removed in such a way.
They looked amazing in front of the house but I guess everyone has their reasons, and it's not your job to convince them of anything. I would have thought that those trees could have been sold i.e. removed and possibly replanted. I've seen those massive tree removing spades on occasion. I'm not an arborist so have no idea if it would have been possible or practical to remove and replant but it sure would have been nice to see that.
Only thing I can think of to cut those trees down, he couldn't see the hot neighbor sunbathing across the street!!!
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B2620HSD w/ LA364 & BH65, 48SQ Bush Hog, LandPride RB1560, Woods 5ft Box Blade,
Huge maintenance today on my B2620. I got it used and previous owner had done the 200hr service. But I just hit 400hrs and most everything was due. She got new engine oil and filter, new air filter, new fuel filter, complete change of hydraulic fluid and both filters, and since the front axle seals were leaking - they got replaced with new seals and then it was topped off with new gear oil in front axle. All told about 6hours of work that went seamlessly thanks to lotsa research here and at YouTube.
Question now that it is done as it pertains to what the manual says and what really happens. With a complete hydraulic fluid drain and filter change, the manual says that 4gals is the capacity. It also says that under daily use, one should check the dipstick to verify the oil level is between the two lines. I have done this for years... religiously... every time. I drained out just shy of 3gals of old fluid and when I put the 4 new gallons in, the fluid is way up the dipstick. I am not running the tractor today to let the rtv sealant cure on the axle hubs so I will recheck hydraulic oil levels in the am. Is this "normal" in that it takes some time for the hydraulic fluid to settle in throughout the system and then when I fire it up and pressurize the system, the oil will circulate thru the system purging and air and normalize the level?
Question now that it is done as it pertains to what the manual says and what really happens. With a complete hydraulic fluid drain and filter change, the manual says that 4gals is the capacity. It also says that under daily use, one should check the dipstick to verify the oil level is between the two lines. I have done this for years... religiously... every time. I drained out just shy of 3gals of old fluid and when I put the 4 new gallons in, the fluid is way up the dipstick. I am not running the tractor today to let the rtv sealant cure on the axle hubs so I will recheck hydraulic oil levels in the am. Is this "normal" in that it takes some time for the hydraulic fluid to settle in throughout the system and then when I fire it up and pressurize the system, the oil will circulate thru the system purging and air and normalize the level?
You should have replaced the shy of 3 gallons plus what may have been in the filters. Some of the original oil remained in the system.
What @Orange man said. Too easy to remove the loader to risk it coming down. Makes it a lot easier to lube and clean excess grease on the loader too.Have any of you made a cylinder safety stop for your loader? I'm looking for fabricate my own. I was just wondering because it will be a lot easier and a safer to service the tractor. 10 more hours until first oil change! Gonna replace the filters too, might as well change the fuel filter while I'm at it. It doesn't look bad at all but can't hurt. The air filter needs to be changed as well. Gonna be a pricey day at the dealership getting the stuff
Tracking in the stone for the tarp shed pad. It's small stone to dust and damp so it is packing well.
Well the soil on the hillside plot finally got dry enough I could till. (Still no luck on the other patches and looks like rain the next few days
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.dirtydeed
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Agreed. I tried talking them out of it several times (they are friends of mine, same place I just did the regrading and stone around the pool). Yes, I am charging them for the work. He owns a funeral home and has charged my family quite a bit over the years...so...Trees grow so slowly up here and I'm lucky to see a foot of growth each year so it sure is kind of awful to see such lovely trees removed in such a way.
I would have thought that those trees could have been sold i.e. removed and possibly replanted. I've seen those massive tree removing spades on occasion. I'm not an arborist so have no idea if it would have been possible or practical to remove and replant but it sure would have been nice to see that.
There is a guy not far from this tree job that only sells sizeable trees. I used to get quite a few from him but it was always a fight to get a tree ball no larger than 28" diameter from him (I had a BX23 at the time). He actually installed trees at Judge Judy's house. I think he told me the root balls were 7 - 8 ft diameter. I think those weigh in at about 4 ton.
If anyone is interested (he ships maine to virginia). He's a decent guy with beautiful trees.
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Nothing earth shattering for me. After mowing the two acres I gave the little orange lady a bath and some good wax.
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B2650, Pronovost snow blower, Landpride rotary mower, Howard tiller, box blade
Daughter keeps a pool for when her grandkids visit. Bought a bigger pool so needed a new pad. That's grandson Casey holding the rake up and great-grandson Jayden manning the laser level.
My job consisted of riding around in the Cabota with the box blade getting the base some where close and then hauling sand from the old pool site to the new one for the finish pad.
Compacted base of gravel and crushed rock is 18' diameter with a slope of 2 inches front to back for drainage and the sand finish pad is compacted and dead level to within 1/4"
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I’d like to see the trailer hitch on your box blade. I want to add one to mine so I don’t have to drop the box blade every time I need to move a trailer. I have a Land Pride BB1248 (but could really use the BB1260 or BB1272 behind the LX). I want to build something I can easily swap to a new blade if I decide to spend the money, maybe a clamp-on of some sort. I’m shamelessly asking to see yours so I can plagiarize it. I might shamelessly do exactly that. I don’t really want it for pulling a fully loaded 7K trailer, but it should support my yard trailer loaded with leaves etc.