Kubotas at play. Er, I mean work!

Tractor maintenance/repair this morning.

The air compressor on the air ride seat wasn't working yesterday. Ended up just being the electrical connector for the seat wasn't plugged in all the way.

I also noticed that the HST+ selector lever on the steering column felt pretty loose and sloppy. Pulled the steering column cover off and the clamp was just loose.

Two easy fixes...hope I didn't use up all my luck for the rest of the week.

 

No work pictures yet, but wanted to give a shout to our friend V F Souter. Might recognize him from some of our posts about stump grinding or pines galore thread. He had been a diehard green/yellow fan, he has had several problems with dealer and tractor, they didn't even give him a quote when he wanted to trade.
So, we told him about our Orange dealer, he emailed them and had quote next day. Took a few weeks to get it built like he wanted, it was delivered today...

He's learning it....
He had seen the front and side guards we got for Big Orange Crush from Broken Anvil Metalworks in MI. He ordered from them, got a custom front grill...he said we had taken Orange Crush, he named it NACHO...

And side guards...
We helped him get those on this morning.
He got 3rd function, canopy, extra lights and Quick Connect. He also is waiting on the 4 n 1 bucket. He wants to try out our grapples, probably add one in the fall.

 

I probably won't buy another subcompact tractor in my lifetime, but if I do. it won't be green.

 

I think I could go green if it was one of the old Case airborne tractors...

 

There are several things I am less than happy with on my 2017 1023. The straw that broke the camel's back was when I needed a new battery. It sits in front of the radiator and should be an easy change out. Nope! I disconnected the cables and tried to lift it out. WTF? There must be a panel I need to remove. Check Youtube. Two different people show how you have to shorten 2 bolts and remove a headlight to get the battery out. What a pain! At least if I need another battery the bolts are shortened. Some overpaid genius in Moline who has never tinkered.

 

Kubota brush hogged woods 72” about 11 acres the machine was warm and running low on fuel and so was the operator high was 81° but the ignition switch hot enough to burn ya shutting it off

 

Way to git'ter done

 

Got the tractor in food plot prep kit this morning. Al greased and ready for work tomorrow evening.

 

I didn't make it out to the woods until this morning but got about 3 acres tilled and ready to seed.

 

That looks good. I gots a rent-a-pig service for deep tillage...in fact, we like ya so much, ya don't even have to return it...

 

Looks like you need to spend more time in that blind outside of deer season.

 

Yep, except it's wasp season right now...

 

Shoot them too.

 

Ummm...

 

Stump bucket?

 

Ditch bucket

 

Can also be used for trenching!

 

Concrete bucket

 

Moved a goat shed this AM.