Recent content by jimmpatrick

I imported a second hand BX24 from the US three years ago. I've had a great time with it, but now I'd like a bigger Kubota. As I still know little about tractors - and will probably have to import again to get what I want - I'd like some help please. I'm looking for 45-50HP with FEL and BH. What...

Here in France we are bothered by Asian hornets which are more aggressive than the local ones, and also eat the bees. I can handle the nests which are lower down. Early in the morning when the hornets are dozy I put a rag soaked in white spirit on the nest with a long pole. After a couple of...

After uncovering the oak beams above the kitchen of my house in France I followed local advice to sandblast them and spray with a bleach solution (to clean them as they had been under floorboards for 500 years) before spraying with a matt stain which included insecticide etc. to seal them. Of...

This was my stump battle. It is the root of a hazelnut tree cut down last year which I needed out to build a wall. Clearly far too big for my BX24 to move after digging round it, I got a friend in with a full size tractor - to no avail. I burned it out over 2 weeks using chestnut logs which are...

I was holidaying in SC in Spring last year visiting an old friend near Charleston. As I have a holiday property in France he took me to the local Kubota dealer to see how things were done in the US. I was smitten by a BX24 (back hoe + loader) with 70 hours on the clock at under $15,000. It...