What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

[Hugo Habicht]

Made a pipe for my diy diverter valve. The original, very neat Kubota solution would have more than tripled the price of the tractor, so I went for a cheapskate solution for 16 quid. Very little space with the HST pipes and the fuel tank around that area, so I needed a 60mm length hydraulic pipe with 8mm offset. After several failed attempts I had to make a bending fixture to get it into shape.

And I applied epoxy primer to my tow hitch parts.

Raining now and flooding predicted, so top coat has to wait for at least another day.

 

[forky]

Got the mini split installed today! I didn't do it...had the pros do it. It's working great! The garage is now even more comfy! It's warmer than the house now

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I have a wood fired boiler. Can you explain what is going on there? I like the nice neat install.

 

[nerwin]

I have a wood fired boiler. Can you explain what is going on there? I like the nice neat install.

It's a mini split unit or heat pump whatever you wanna call it. Should keep the garage warmer this winter and during the summer have less moisture. That's the biggest issue. It's not good to have everything get hot and cold constantly, makes the tools rust and what not. If you're working in the garage during the summer it's brutal with the humidity once you open the overhead doors haha. So this mini split will keep it climate controlled during the summer as well.

I also have a modine hot dawg propane heater that will take over on the really cold night/days that might be too much for the heat pump.

So I'll see how well this works this winter.

 

[S-G-R]

Made a pipe for my diy diverter valve. The original, very neat Kubota solution would have more than tripled the price of the tractor, so I went for a cheapskate solution for 16 quid. Very little space with the HST pipes and the fuel tank around that area, so I needed a 60mm length hydraulic pipe with 8mm offset. After several failed attempts I had to make a bending fixture to get it into shape.

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And I applied epoxy primer to my tow hitch parts.

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Raining now and flooding predicted, so top coat hast to wait for at least another day.

Liked for the fab work and primer. Hope you don't get flooded.

 

[S-G-R]

Fall cleanup continues. Water cart is done for the season. Dumping the two totes out.

 

[Hugo Habicht]

Liked for the fab work and primer. Hope you don't get flooded.

No, we are fine here. Only Cork city gets flooded when there is heavy rain and strong south easterly winds are pushing the tide up the harbour. The Irish for Cork is Corcaigh, which means marsh. Not an ideal place to build a city, I think

See also: Wikipedia Cork City

Last time it flooded the local canoe club took advantage of it.

 

[g_man]

Made a pipe for my diy diverter valve. The original, very neat Kubota solution would have more than tripled the price of the tractor, so I went for a cheapskate solution for 16 quid. Very little space with the HST pipes and the fuel tank around that area, so I needed a 60mm length hydraulic pipe with 8mm offset. After several failed attempts I had to make a bending fixture to get it into shape.

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And I applied epoxy primer to my tow hitch parts.

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Raining now and flooding predicted, so top coat hast to wait for at least another day.

Nice job on the tight offset piece - not that easy to do

gg

 

[g_man]

It's a mini split unit or heat pump whatever you wanna call it. Should keep the garage warmer this winter and during the summer have less moisture. That's the biggest issue. It's not good to have everything get hot and cold constantly, makes the tools rust and what not. If you're working in the garage during the summer it's brutal with the humidity once you open the overhead doors haha. So this mini split will keep it climate controlled during the summer as well.

I also have a modine hot dawg propane heater that will take over on the really cold night/days that might be too much for the heat pump.

So I'll see how well this works this winter.

I/m interested to hear how it works out for you in our environment - keep us posted

gg

 

[g_man]

I did the 1500 Hr maintenance in the M5640 today. It included changing the two hydraulic filters but not the hydraulic oil. Takes 10 gallons. I keep 3 clean buckets for this. I have an old oil drain pan that I put a shower drain fitting in and run a pvc pipe down the bank.

One thing that really irks me is that 9 out of 10 new filters have the magnet ring all smashed up. They charge $60 a filter at the dealer. You would think Kubota could afford a 10 cent pad in the bottom of the box. Just shoddy in my opinion. I keep reusing using two good rings I have and remove the broken ones. I know, they are magnets and probably won't go any where but it's the principle - a $60 filter should be perfect.

gg

 

[mdhughes]

I did the 1500 Hr maintenance in the M5640 today. It included changing the two hydraulic filters but not the hydraulic oil. Takes 10 gallons. I keep 3 clean buckets for this. I have an old oil drain pan that I put a shower drain fitting in and run a pvc pipe down the bank.

One thing that really irks me is that 9 out of 10 new filters have the magnet ring all smashed up. They charge $60 a filter at the dealer. You would think Kubota could afford a 10 cent pad in the bottom of the box. Just shoddy in my opinion. I keep reusing using two good rings I have and remove the broken ones. I know, they are magnets and probably won't go any where but it's the principle - a $60 filter should be perfect.

gg

Have you thought about using the shop-vac method of changing the hydraulic filters? I just changed the filter on my L3901DT and only lost about 1/2 cup or so of oil.

 

[g_man]

Have you thought about using the shop-vac method of changing the hydraulic filters? I just changed the filter on my L3901DT and only lost about 1/2 cup or so of oil.

Yes, I have thought about it. But, I have hardly enough room to get a very looong skinny funnel into the fill opening let alone a vac hook up. Also the filters are right a the bottom with 10 gallons sitting above - seems like a partial vacuum and two filters might be a reach ?? But that is just a feel. My method is easy enough so I haven't felt the desire to try.

gg

 

[nerwin]

I/m interested to hear how it works out for you in our environment - keep us posted

gg

I will! Last night was down to 26f, checked my phone in the middle of the night and said it was 72 in the garage

 

[Shawn T. W]

One thing you'll find with heat pumps, is down to about 35° they are very low energy use efficient ... Below that the require resistance strip heaters, while 100% efficient, they will make your meter spin!

 

[nerwin]

One thing you'll find with heat pumps, is down to about 35° they are very low energy use efficient ... Below that the require resistance strip heaters, while 100% efficient, they will make your meter spin!

Luckily I got propane too for the really cold days. But the unit I got is designed to be more efficient at low temps than other models. So we shall see. Says "for extremely low temperatures". Whatever that means lol.

 

[forky]

It's a mini split unit or heat pump whatever you wanna call it. Should keep the garage warmer this winter and during the summer have less moisture. That's the biggest issue. It's not good to have everything get hot and cold constantly, makes the tools rust and what not. If you're working in the garage during the summer it's brutal with the humidity once you open the overhead doors haha. So this mini split will keep it climate controlled during the summer as well.

I also have a modine hot dawg propane heater that will take over on the really cold night/days that might be too much for the heat pump.

So I'll see how well this works this winter.

Thanks for the information on the unit.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

One thing you'll find with heat pumps, is down to about 35° they are very low energy use efficient ... Below that the require resistance strip heaters, while 100% efficient, they will make your meter spin!

My understanding is the new models heat to lower ambient. There are different models for northern and southern climates, also.

 

[Sawdust&Shavings]

One thing you'll find with heat pumps, is down to about 35° they are very low energy use efficient ... Below that the require resistance strip heaters, while 100% efficient, they will make your meter spin!

Not necessarily true with today’s technology. I have two identical split system heat pumps in my wood shop and they do not have resistive heat elements. While their efficiency degrades in lower temperatures, they work remarkably well down to 15 degrees and the though their efficiency degrades as it gets colder the models my HVAC provider choose continues to work well to -15 degrees.

 

[Shawn T. W]

WOW! Didn't know that ... Thanks for the update!

I sold my all electric townhouse in Arizona in 2022, it had a 13 year old unit, in the "winter" it sure would run the bill up ... Winter usually was down to 20° at night, 50's in the day . . . At 4300' elevation.

My brother has a dual fuel one in NC, when it got cold it would switch over to propane.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

 

[nerwin]

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Haha the angle of the photo makes it look like that rock or chunk of concrete look bigger than the tractor!