Ok, new guy here, and new to South Carolina

[RaydaKub]

Welcome to the best tractor site on the net. Great buncha guys (and a few gals!) here.

 

[tractorshopper]

Welcome from Upstate SC.

 

[rScotty]

Hope you enjoy S. Carolina....I know you'll enjoy this tractor site. Lots of good people. What we all have in common are the Kubotas of course. But although we post about Kubotas a bit, most are just as likely to post on general tractor subjects too. Maybe that's because enough of us have had a number of different brands of tractor and can like any without disliking the others.

For my part, I'm curious how you'll find working with that 4n1 bucket. The ones I've seen are quite a bit heavier than the standard Kubota front bucket and makes me wonder if that changes things. Our JD310 is roughly twice the weight of the Kubota M59, and they both do roughly the same work. One of the differences is that the JD's front bucket must weigh 5x what the Kubota's does....maybe more. And that sure does change how it works the ground.

BTW, we're still in Colorado. Came up here from the deep south many years ago.
rScotty

 

[hunt4570]

Hope you enjoy S. Carolina....I know you'll enjoy this tractor site. Lots of good people. What we all have in common are the Kubotas of course. But although we post about Kubotas a bit, most are just as likely to post on general tractor subjects too. Maybe that's because enough of us have had a number of different brands of tractor and can like any without disliking the others.

For my part, I'm curious how you'll find working with that 4n1 bucket. The ones I've seen are quite a bit heavier than the standard Kubota front bucket and makes me wonder if that changes things. Our JD310 is roughly twice the weight of the Kubota M59, and they both do roughly the same work. One of the differences is that the JD's front bucket must weigh 5x what the Kubota's does....maybe more. And that sure does change how it works the ground.

BTW, we're still in Colorado. Came up here from the deep south many years ago.
rScotty

Yeah, I'm still figuring out how to use the 4 in 1...Cant grade worth a darn with it yet.. it does pretty good at pulling little saplings and roots and such out of the ground though. Tried to pull a couple inch diameter pine out of the ground the other day and just cut it in half.. as I say I'm learning. Might see if someone wants to trade me for a grapple bucket, might be of more use to me.

Oh, and sorry to hear you are still in colorado!! Took me forever it seems to escape from there..

Scott

 

[kirkawilson]

Welcome from Simpsonville, SC (near Greenville). My tractor stays on a small family plot in Dacusville, about 45 minutes from here.
You should offer the new gold mine company in Kershaw some help. I bet your tractor could dig some gold outa them-there hills.

 

[hunt4570]

Yeah, so I hear the gold mine finally got all their permits approved and they should be ready to go. Not sure at my age I really want to be a miner..

 

[rScotty]

Yeah, I'm still figuring out how to use the 4 in 1...Cant grade worth a darn with it yet.. it does pretty good at pulling little saplings and roots and such out of the ground though. Tried to pull a couple inch diameter pine out of the ground the other day and just cut it in half.. as I say I'm learning. Might see if someone wants to trade me for a grapple bucket, might be of more use to me.
Oh, and sorry to hear you are still in colorado!! Took me forever it seems to escape from there..
Scott

That sounds interesting. I'll bet you eventually get a feel for how it works. Using the std. lightweight Kubota bucket I know about what the cutting lip is up too.... even if I can't see the edge working the dirt it's possible to sorta judge what's happening from the feel of the machine. But with that great heavy JD310 bucket I'm still surprised at what it's done when we back away for a peek.

Escape!? Shucks, I like being in Colorado. Not quite sure why, although it might be just a shade easier for a southern boy to fit in here than the other way round. Of course for rural people fitting in's never been a big problem anyway.
I do like the wildness of the big mountains. As for downsides....well....both places have decent fishing and enough mosquitoes to keep a person from wanting any extra. And although colo has a few ticks and the occasional snow storm, at least there's no chiggers.
luck, rScotty

 

[hunt4570]

That sounds interesting. I'll bet you eventually get a feel for how it works. Using the std. lightweight Kubota bucket I know about what the cutting lip is up too.... even if I can't see the edge working the dirt it's possible to sorta judge what's happening from the feel of the machine. But with that great heavy JD310 bucket I'm still surprised at what it's done when we back away for a peek.

Escape!? Shucks, I like being in Colorado. Not quite sure why, although it might be just a shade easier for a southern boy to fit in here than the other way round. Of course for rural people fitting in's never been a big problem anyway.
I do like the wildness of the big mountains. As for downsides....well....both places have decent fishing and enough mosquitoes to keep a person from wanting any extra. And although colo has a few ticks and the occasional snow storm, at least there's no chiggers.
luck, rScotty

Well I'm glad you like it there, I've lived all over this fine country, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, colorado, and now South Carolina, in that order, and I will say, in my opinion, colorado has got to be the nastiest place I've ever been!!! 7 years there were definitely the worst years of my life. Never did find an upside to being there. But that's a story for another place and time maybe.. Glad to be out, and if I have my way, will NEVER enter that state again..

 

[rScotty]

States are pretty big places. Big enough to have something for most everyone.
And speaking of which, we finally got some snow. Only about half a foot today but at least it's something. SoI'd best go plug in the the block heater for tomorrow.
Or as the kids used to say, "It's time to wind the frog!"
enjoy! rScotty

 

[stuckmotor]

Welcome to Caroline,
I hope you like the weather. I have a friend who came here after living in Colorado, he says it seems colder here. Something to do with the humidity. Oh well...
Stuck