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Kubotas at play. Er, I mean work!

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  1. thewoodlands

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    If it makes the job easier, it's cool. :yes:How have you been Certified106 ?
     
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    Got a little more done yesterday put my new set of forks on and started lifting from the pile of logs and cutting.
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    What a Backsaver!
     

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    What a back saver indeed! :yes:
     
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    Oh! and the Saw still has the cabled chain on it. Was cutting great yesterday.
     
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    It's easy to find your forks are on more often than the bucket, although they really suck at snow removal :D
     
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    WOW! What a difference... One of my original 20 y.o. hood lights burned out recently, so I replaced them today with this 20190914_162436.jpg 20190914_162831.jpg $30 pair of LED. LED Light Pods - 3.5" Round Mini LED Work Lights - 22W - 1,600 Lumens - 2 Pack | Super Bright LEDs These are amazingly bright. In person, the difference between the old fashion headlights and the new LED's on the top is even more dramatic. I wish I would have done this when I first got the tractor 4 years ago. 20190914_162831.jpg
     
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    Man, I need my sunglasses.
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    Thanks for link mike bayerl I think I need to put those on back of my tractor to snow blow!!
     
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    Luckily you didn't lose a tooth that day!
     
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    Those look nice mike bayerl, time will tell how they last for that price. These LED lights are hit or miss. I may purchase them, tell me, did you need to also purchase the wiring harness down on the website as an accessory or did you use what you already had from your old lights? I know my bota has a slot to add some more lights already, but id need to get the wires to the rear. If these lights came with wires, how long are they? I'd consider mounting them on my fenders for more light up front. I already have a plug in light for the rear. Thanks for the link! :yes:
     
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    For rhe price, i figured it was worth the gamble. I only put on about 50 ish hr / yr and don't really run much at night. My tractor already had lights so I didn't need the wiring harness. The wires on the new lights were plenty long. Very simple swap out.
     
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    Supposed to have a "lifetime warranty "
     
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    Although it's not on the light switch, Kubota runs a power wire in with the wires that power your rear fender lights. It's down low by the area where the fender & Rops come together, iirc on the rt. side.
     
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    That's great, thanks. That's roughly how many hours I put on the bota as well, although it gets used quite a bit after dark for snow, I'll go ahead and order them.
     
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    I've seen that. There's a bullet terminal down there. Just need to find a good place to mount. :yes:
     
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    Back of my rear fenders has a spot pre drilled.. Maybe yours are used by canopy?
     
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    I've thought of maybe the canopy. The only thing is that it bounces around up there. A light bar would be sweet.
     
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    If you want absolute max lighting, you could think about the next brighter ones.
     
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    Don't know if this counts as it is a Bobcat, not a Kubota but I'm guessing it's the idea not the brand.

    Have had my brother's Bobcat at the house for several weeks now. Mostly done with the five dump loads of fill I bought in but finding plenty of other uses for this thing. Yesterday I had picked up a new tire for my log splitter to replace the one that was more square than round after it leaked/wend flat and the sidewall rotted. It was essentially mired in a pile of bark and other debris so decided the Bobcat would make pulling the wheel a bit easier.

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    Hmm, there is alot of times I need to keep up with the snow in the dark. I'll check them out.
     
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