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Not really what I used my tractor for, but what I did FOR my tractor. I got tired of the tiny little toolbox that came with my Kubota. Sure, it was free. Sure it beats a sharp stick in the eye, but not much else can be said for it. It barely held what I kept in it, and wasn't the most organized to find the stuff that did fit. So, I got a hair up my butt today and decided I'd knock out a project. Enter the ammocan toolbox. I had a couple of these sweet ammo can organizers (link to them on amazon) I had first picked up when I put an ammocan toolbox armrest in my Ford Focus (the cheap plastic piece of crap broke, so I replaced it with two ammo cans. I was able to fit a car air compressor and a full set of tools in there!).
A bit of cutting, some welding (though the 3/16" flat probably wouldn't droop, I decided to put a 3/4" angle under it anyway), a rubberized coating (since it was the only black "paint" I had / could find), some Kubota Orange on the ammo can, pop rivet it on, and Bob's your uncle. (The lid is in the garage drying from the 2nd coat of paint still) Here is two of the trays (3 fit in a 50 cal ammocan) and the contents of the old OEM toolbox. You can see things will be MUCH easier to get to and much more can fit in there since a whole extra organizer will fit. Or I can leave the 3rd out and fit taller items in. I also took those bags out, they are the shear bolts for the snowblower. I also added a pair of channel locks underneath the (self adjusting) vice grips. |
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I spent about 8 hours yesterday and about 10 today in the case 9280 doing tillage its go time around here since we have been kind of wet this spring, GPS was broke yesterday and man it looked like a drunk guy was out in the field having fun! got the GPS fixed and man rows are straight as can be with a 8" programmed overlap. 2 fields done, 2 left to go takes along time to cover ground at 5mph my helper made a few laps with me he was getting sleepy so had to stop.
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Originally Posted By LOW50S:
I spent about 8 hours yesterday and about 10 today in the case 9280 doing tillage its go time around here since we have been kind of wet this spring, GPS was broke yesterday and man it looked like a drunk guy was out in the field having fun! got the GPS fixed and man rows are straight as can be with a 8" programmed overlap. 2 fields done, 2 left to go takes along time to cover ground at 5mph my helper made a few laps with me he was getting sleepy so had to stop. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18342184-10210535282396323-8573305251221852676-n-203842.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18403397-10210533649275496-4724284615954490280-n-203843.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18301854-10210533649395499-1493627312502727138-n-203846.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18342407-10210533651675556-3097563010462885152-n-203847.JPG View Quote I'm still trying to retrofit a buddy seat on my Farmall 806 without my wife getting pissed off at me. My 17 month old boy LOVES tractor rides. |
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Originally Posted By LOW50S:
I spent about 8 hours yesterday and about 10 today in the case 9280 doing tillage its go time around here since we have been kind of wet this spring, GPS was broke yesterday and man it looked like a drunk guy was out in the field having fun! got the GPS fixed and man rows are straight as can be with a 8" programmed overlap. 2 fields done, 2 left to go takes along time to cover ground at 5mph my helper made a few laps with me he was getting sleepy so had to stop. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18342184-10210535282396323-8573305251221852676-n-203842.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18403397-10210533649275496-4724284615954490280-n-203843.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18301854-10210533649395499-1493627312502727138-n-203846.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/287405/18342407-10210533651675556-3097563010462885152-n-203847.JPG View Quote |
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Originally Posted By ColtRifle:
Nice! How much did the repair end up costing you? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By ColtRifle:
Originally Posted By ejeviking:
We're back in the game boys and girls! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/395027/20170506-143109-202889.jpg To replace the shaft in the pump, inspect, test (pump was good, thank God!) was $998. Ouch. About $330 of that was the shaft itself. The shaft the pump mates to was also bad so I spent $170 on that. Add in $12 for a seal, $18 needle bearing, $35 for new filters and $60 for 10 Gal of HyTran. I needed new locktite and tube of black hi temp silicone so there's a couple of more $. It's kinda like building an AR at this point. What's a few more $.... Anyway, put a good 5 hours on it Saturday and it seems to be as good as before she went down. Put a couple hours on it yesterday mowing too. Got the sunburn to show for it. |
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Originally Posted By loon_138:
Used the bobcat to unload this trailer load of timbers, going to be a barnyard /corral and driveway arch. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66713/IMG-20170508-122052573-204567.jpghttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66713/IMG-20170508-122103389-HDR-204568.jpg Didn't get a chance to snap any photos of the equipment, but hoping to pick up a 3 point auger I've been looking at to save my back on 30+ holes! Otherwise will have to rent an auger for the bobcat. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66713/IMG-20170508-195003417-204586.jpg View Quote |
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Chicken Farmer by choice hunter of shade tree's and hiding spots by nature.
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Originally Posted By nikdfish:
Hooked up the carryall & generator to the 1025R for portable power while trimming some roadside trees that were shading the wife's day lillies... http://www.skhowell.com/images/20170510_1025r-gen.jpg Nick View Quote |
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My tractors broke, hope it's a clogged fuel filter but haven't been able to get a replacement yet
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"Iran is playing with fire - they don't appreciate how 'kind' President Obama was to them. Not me!" The President DJT
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Working in Rye/Vetch cover crop
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No pics, but used my 1960s JD 4010 to right my neighbors little Kioti 30 horsepower tractor Sunday. He was mowing the ditch by the road and got a little too far in the steep embankment. Rolled it over to the left. Not sure exactly what his plan was as it's clearly steep there.
To say the ROPS and seatbelt saved his life would be an understatement. He lost about 1/2 of his hadraulic fluid and somehow the throttle is stuck in low idle, but he's alive. My tractor has a cab but no rollover protection, and it's a narrow front, so I'm leery where I take it. Lesson learned, sometimes ROPS sucks when working around trees or in/out of the garage but it will save your life when necessary. |
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Originally Posted By nikdfish:
Trailered the 3038e out to the acreage today & got started on the first cutting of the year. The 5' rotary cutter stays out there, so only had to move the tractor today. I've got a shelter & storage building out there, so it will stay out there most of the mowing year unless I need it back at the house to run the chipper or do some other specific job. In most of the area cut so far, the grass was as high as the hood. http://www.skhowell.com/images/20170516_3038-mow-6.jpg http://www.skhowell.com/images/20170516_3038-mow-9.jpg http://www.skhowell.com/images/20170516_3038-mow-10.jpg Nick View Quote Do you plan to build out there or is it just a getaway or investment land? |
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Thanks! My wife's mother divided what remained of the family farm between the kid's as basically even sized chunks. We got 20 contiguous acres that are a mix of wooded (some portions uncut for 50+ years?) & fields plus a small pond. I cut roughly 8 acres worth to keep brush & trees from encroaching on the clear areas. We don't have any plans to develop it, just maintaining at this point. Our house is about 12 miles away, set on about 4.5 acres, mostly wooded.
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Originally Posted By nikdfish:
Trailered the 3038e out to the acreage today & got started on the first cutting of the year. The 5' rotary cutter stays out there, so only had to move the tractor today. I've got a shelter & storage building out there, so it will stay out there most of the mowing year unless I need it back at the house to run the chipper or do some other specific job. In most of the area cut so far, the grass was as high as the hood. http://www.skhowell.com/images/20170516_3038-mow-6.jpg http://www.skhowell.com/images/20170516_3038-mow-9.jpg http://www.skhowell.com/images/20170516_3038-mow-10.jpg Nick View Quote |
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Apparently all I can do this year is get the BX stuck. First time I used the FEL to get out. This time I had to tie the ATV to a big a$$ tree and use the winch to pull the BX out.
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Originally Posted By Gopher:
How many HP and how well does it handle that tall grass? It's fun watching the critters scamper off when the grass is that tall. The birds get the bugs and the birds of prey are hoping you flush something and the buzzards hope you hit something. Ain't life simple? DO you carry while you mow? The 'yotes like to hang around too. View Quote Nick |
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Originally Posted By Brundoggie:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/85882/Honu-1025R-w-pacas-202882.JPG Doing pre-op checks on my brand new 1025R TLB. Going to put it through its paces later. View Quote |
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FWIW, our 2013 1025R FILB (factory installed loader/backhoe) was $19,150 before tax. That price included about $750 in rebates (loader & backhoe qualified for a two implement rebate). Not sure how much prices have changed since then ...
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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. —Charles Darwin
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Originally Posted By SDeadeye:
Finished getting my free rear blade cleaned up and painted last weekend so I could put it all back together. I welded on a stand so I can pick it up easily with the quick hitch now. Just have to load the weight box up with rocks and it should be all set. http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095341_zpsbflfyrxk.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095400_zpsfvb6zgnf.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095348_zps4wnvbl3t.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_102411_zpsvsn7uuyp.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By SDeadeye:
Finished getting my free rear blade cleaned up and painted last weekend so I could put it all back together. I welded on a stand so I can pick it up easily with the quick hitch now. Just have to load the weight box up with rocks and it should be all set. http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095341_zpsbflfyrxk.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095400_zpsfvb6zgnf.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095348_zps4wnvbl3t.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_102411_zpsvsn7uuyp.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By SDeadeye:
Finished getting my free rear blade cleaned up and painted last weekend so I could put it all back together. I welded on a stand so I can pick it up easily with the quick hitch now. Just have to load the weight box up with rocks and it should be all set. http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095341_zpsbflfyrxk.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095400_zpsfvb6zgnf.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095348_zps4wnvbl3t.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_102411_zpsvsn7uuyp.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By dnmccoy:
Youd be surprised. I got quoted almost $19,000 for just the tractor, mower and loader. I cant imagine the adding the backhoe would run. Looking into the MF GC1710 OR GC1720 View Quote My understanding is they are selling out immediately on all the 1 and 2 series SCUTs so there is no reason for them to discount. |
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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. —Charles Darwin
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Originally Posted By SDeadeye:
Yeah, I've been getting quite a bit of use out of the welder lately. I also had to weld a couple of the same jacks I used on the blade onto the back of my trailer. When I would load the tractor, especially with the tiller attached, it would get a little closer to picking the back tires of my truck off the ground than I was comfortable with. When I loaded it last week I set the new jacks about 3" off the ground so the trailer could still squat a little, but it definitely made it feel much more stable for driving on and off. http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170518_173004_zpsglaoz479.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170518_173025_zps26uelurf.jpg View Quote There was someone in our four wheel drive club that had a dually going down a hill one time because he lifted the rear tires - unloading the parking brake - while loading a small tractor. Yep, no standing ramps, no foot. |
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Originally Posted By sgtgrits:
Working in Rye/Vetch cover crop https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/89784/IMG-0048--640x480--209211.JPG Trenching for potatoes https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/89784/IMG-0050--640x480--209213.JPG Hilling up https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/89784/IMG-0051--640x480--209215.JPG View Quote It's like my dad just stepped down from the tractor to go for a drink of water. It got really dusty here all of a sudden. |
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Originally Posted By SDeadeye:
Yeah, I've been getting quite a bit of use out of the welder lately. I also had to weld a couple of the same jacks I used on the blade onto the back of my trailer. When I would load the tractor, especially with the tiller attached, it would get a little closer to picking the back tires of my truck off the ground than I was comfortable with. When I loaded it last week I set the new jacks about 3" off the ground so the trailer could still squat a little, but it definitely made it feel much more stable for driving on and off. http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170518_173004_zpsglaoz479.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170518_173025_zps26uelurf.jpg View Quote seriously you all are one skilled bunch of people. I learn a ton just from looking at what you do. When the time comes... I will have to do a whole different thread when I bring my tractor home, as it will be a rehab and doesn't fit with the real tractor users, but I love seeing it all anyway. |
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Originally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
More weld writeups!!! seriously you all are one skilled bunch of people. I learn a ton just from looking at what you do. When the time comes... I will have to do a whole different thread when I bring my tractor home, as it will be a rehab and doesn't fit with the real tractor users, but I love seeing it all anyway. View Quote |
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"Iran is playing with fire - they don't appreciate how 'kind' President Obama was to them. Not me!" The President DJT
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Originally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
More weld writeups!!! seriously you all are one skilled bunch of people. I learn a ton just from looking at what you do. When the time comes... I will have to do a whole different thread when I bring my tractor home, as it will be a rehab and doesn't fit with the real tractor users, but I love seeing it all anyway. View Quote I'll have a weld write up just for you soon. My plate compactor idea didn't work out, but I found a nitrogen hammer for pounding posts, I'm buying. The same pounder is $4k for an excavator mount and $9k for a skidsteer mount. I'll be saving about $3.5k and build my own mount to get it on the tractor.. |
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Originally Posted By sublimeshooter:
A rehab thread will be just as interesting as "what did you do with your tractor today". I'll subscribe to it! I'll have a weld write up just for you soon. My plate compactor idea didn't work out, but I found a nitrogen hammer for pounding posts, I'm buying. The same pounder is $4k for an excavator mount and $9k for a skidsteer mount. I'll be saving about $3.5k and build my own mount to get it on the tractor.. View Quote |
Wine is sunlight held together by water~~Galileo Galilei
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Originally Posted By sublimeshooter:
@kitties-with-sigs Now that you have that little mig, Join Raider and I building post apocalyptic AR15's from Flat Spot Lowers. Raiders Totally awesome End of World Rifle My Take at a End of World Build View Quote Mine's not a MIG. It's a flux core, so more limited. But still...good education is good. And now I shall not continue to jack the tractor thread with my welding wishes. Carry on, tractor people.. |
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Originally Posted By SDeadeye:
Finished getting my free rear blade cleaned up and painted last weekend so I could put it all back together. I welded on a stand so I can pick it up easily with the quick hitch now. Just have to load the weight box up with rocks and it should be all set. http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095341_zpsbflfyrxk.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095400_zpsfvb6zgnf.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_095348_zps4wnvbl3t.jpg http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac250/mh2742/Mobile%20Uploads/20170513_102411_zpsvsn7uuyp.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By sea2summit:
What do you mean a rehab doesn't fit with the real tractor users Those are the best kind View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Its_The_Kid:
Well the 7600 blew a seal for the brakes and now pours fluid out.....so lil blue got to cut grass today, surprised me how much it ate and didn't give me any crap. I know it's not the right mower for what I was doing, I just needed something to cut the tops out so I can spray it then turn dirt https://i.imgur.com/FEJTduK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/4l2HEG4.jpg Then I fixed a few slop holes in the path, they were getting rather deep lol http://i.imgur.com/551QpH6.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Its_The_Kid:
Well the 7600 blew a seal for the brakes and now pours fluid out.....so lil blue got to cut grass today, surprised me how much it ate and didn't give me any crap. I know it's not the right mower for what I was doing, I just needed something to cut the tops out so I can spray it then turn dirt https://i.imgur.com/FEJTduK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/4l2HEG4.jpg Then I fixed a few slop holes in the path, they were getting rather deep lol http://i.imgur.com/551QpH6.jpg View Quote |
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