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I’m jealous of those articulated flail mowers! I’ve have a few places they would excel. Many they wouldn’t reach what I need cut or safe on my hillside slopes. Old man and wife trying to maintain our hillside farm more like a park than a road side ditch. Still cleaning up debris and damage...

Use to clear by hand but labor intensive. Have several attachments for tractor to help. No one attachment does it all. Danuser Intimdator. Not only to pull up trees but reach up and tear off limbs. Hydraulic limb saw. Great for high and big limbs. Built this one. Brown tree cutter. 5’...

Mowing our rough hillside property a rear finishing mower works best. Can back under trees, up/down banks, creek banks that other mowers can’t touch. Rugged and easy to service. Being 3pt can raise and do FEL work. Wife is comfortable doing most of the mowing.

Have a cabin not far from the log house on the same phase. Can see when the power is restored from our house. The utility company has a pretty good outage map on their website. Sometimes can tell if power is going out for 10minutes or 10hours. New digital power company meters do have a little...

Agree equipment does better covered and worth the investment. Can park the backhoe in the barn breezeway but not lockable. One shed was designed for the new garden mule or horse and finishing steers. Not very useful for equipment. Machine shed for 30-50hp 2wd Massy and Fords. ROPS and cabs...

I have the same problem. Lower to get under the door, raise and lock. If I don’t lock it could ease down against the door. Have to remember to unlock and lower to back out. Since the M59 is a TLB it has 3pt hitch equipment 80% of the time so have some muscle/mind memory that doesn’t help. Sadly...

Similar terrain and wants in East Tennessee. Woods maintenance is challenging. Impossible to have one attachment that can do it all. Hard to beat a quality 6’ rotary cutter for toughness and economy. Did get a used an Alamo SHD74 flail last year that has rear wheels. Helps follow rough ground...

https://a.co/d/eMVHMB7 Traded some old broken guns for this Milwaukee mag drill years ago. Able to use regular drill bits. Adjustable base with the magnetic on. Large quill travel. Can change motor mount to distance from base to chuck. Used it drill and tap 5/8” holes in my welding table for...

Been doing some of that too. Recent fence is woven wire and barbed wire 80+ years old. I first clear as much from the fence as possible. Recently been using a new tool, Precision Manufacturing Miniclip that certainly been impressive. Then cut the bigger trees and vines in a section of fence...

Good there are choices. Depends on intended attachments, tasks and abilities of what works best. Been fun experiencing the evolution the past 50+ years.

Adapted pin sway bars help space Pat’s for easy hook up on the B26. Yes the extended length helps PTO hook up and important especially if equipment is shared with other tractors. Like geared level box vs the turnbuckle.

Had my fair share of gear and shuttle shift tractors. All good tractors. Kubota M59 with HST plus is best for our hillside farm. Do a lot FEL work with lots of different attachments. The power, ease, control and speed is impressive. Same for mowing in tight or high hazard areas. Initial cost...

Most skidsteer hydraulic motors that size have a supply line, unblocked return and case drain back to tank. Three lines. Tank size and cooler depending on application. Tractor loaders aren’t nearly as stout as skidsteers.

Yes, works best with two people. Wife is usually on the hook up end. Much prefers chain and pipe over graber. Better yet is the Danuser Intimdator which is one person puller. Clamp, drive forward to pull up, stack, repeat, grab pile and haul off. Careful with the forks. Scrapyard I frequent...

Few people realize the movement and sway of an aerial lift or bucket truck. Not for the faint hearted. Challenging to do tasks that require two hands. Even with our limited lift tractors, always should wear a fall harness. Having a competent operator driving the tractor while doing basket work...

Not exactly apples to apples but have cat2 to cat1 Pat’s quick hitch on the Kubota M59. Most attachments are both cat1&2. With pin adjustable sway bars makes easy to hook up. Tractor is unique as it has hand creeper control accessible from the rear adds to easy hook up control. Just bump and...

Not sure of your platform design or lateral loading but maybe you shouldn’t be using a tractor loader? There are many alternatives. The safety legs don’t have to support much lateral load as the loader and tractor are there even with loss of hydraulic pressure. Even if they buckled they would...

These imports were common about 10years ago. Modified to fit both the B26 and M59. Don’t miss the turnbuckles. Makes connecting with Pat’s quick hitch easy.

Wanted to test an idea and made these adjustable safety stands. Tested with 600# weight plus me with complete relief of pressure. One can support the load but a little bouncy. Admittedly don’t always use them but nice option depending on the job.

Exactly! Come in all types. Don’t use very much but sure is handy. Just used on the welding bench to gang drill 200+ holes on 12ga panels for shop and basement doors. Milwaukee fabricator features variable speed, fwd/rev, for big cutters or tapping. Great for tapping, a feature I use nearly...

BXpanded can custom drill a cutting edge to your specs. Choose smooth bevel, toothed or switchable. Agree with 5030’s drilling advise. Drilling tough steel is as much technique as equipment. Have to limit heat as many high strength materials will work hardened. Coolant or lubricants, slow...

Thanks. We use to get scrap Tennessee marble from the quarry, all you could load on a pickup truck for $5. 1-1.5” thick. Mortar joints have some dog prints from best friends long ago. Durable floor for a farm log house.

Cleaned out the woodstove for the season, firebox charged ready to go. Brought down wood from the shed to filll wood rack. Something comforting to have next season ready to go. We only burn about two wood racks per year now. Minisplit can easily and economically heat most of the winter. With...

Now after cutting 100’s of trees and limbs, clearing several hundred yards of fence line can really appreciate this tool. Moving the cut trees are more time consuming to move. Cutting up tall or branchy trees to haul away is easy. Head rotation makes alignment to cut easy. Mounted remote on...

Have the same issue for the same M59. Nice job. More durable hydraulic valve controls in switching 3pt to backhoe and backhoe valves labels would be nice too. Small cottage businesses?

Green is a switch to indicate system is on. Remote transmitter is attached to steering wheel spoke. Red light is when solenoid valve is switched to rotate. Battery should last weeks of cutting. Electronics are housed in a heavy steel OEM box. Lights face the operator. The receiver has manual...

I’ve called the manufacturer to help refurbishing my older Brown tree cutter. Gave good information on parts, diagrams to email. First BTC I bought for $300 was a basket case and not a good candidate to refurbish. Second one for $1,000 has been very useful.

Hard to beat a piranha bar on a small tractor. Many small tractors don’t have enough power to utilize a toothed bucket. Have a welded in piranha bar for the M59 GP bucket. Great for digging, clear brush faster than grapple. Can’t carry brush like a grapple. Can level and leave a smooth surface.

Danuser Intimdator. Pull, pile, transport and repeat. No getting off tractor. Great for evasives like privet, multiflora and Russian olive. Pushing trees away from cab versus pulling toward cab with chain.

Yes and yes. It’s a trade off hazards. The small stuff more of a chainsaw hazard than the large sometimes. Any tool has to earn its’ keep. Some can take many years. Wishful thinking on my part. We enjoy taking care of our property so there is an entertainment component also. Have a tractor to...

Hydraulicasaurs, tree eater. Replaced the factory electronics with Amazon waterproof wireless receiver, transmitters and DeWalt 20v battery adapter. $45. Works fantastic. 180 degrees rotation. Went on a cutting spree. Initially thought the miniclip might be too small. Ability to use on a...

Hydraulic flow is much less an issue for cylinders versus hydraulic motors. Hopefully cutting flush with ground will allow keeping maintained by rough cutter. Trees grow incredibly fast at the forest boundary. Selectively taking out small trees and horizontal limbs helps maintain that safe...

Forest encroachment management is always an ongoing chore on our mostly wooded hillside farm. Many tools brought to battle the green horde. Myself, friends and neighbors have suffered injuries from trees. One death. Some devices are cartoonish like something Wile E Coyote might order from ACME...

My security lights are induction fluorescent. 100 lumens per watt. Good as the best LED twenty years ago but more rugged. Like things that don’t require much maintenance.

Hydraulic store has been favorite this week. Had several line failures and setting up new attachment. Waking up older equipment for spring. Saw these sets of caps and plugs. Be useful to get busted rig back home to work on. Or keeping keeping new ends clean routing hoses thru booms and such...

I’m with you there about getting older and needing innovative hydraulics and steel to help. Surprised how the teeth on the Piranha bar blade skimming just above the ground grips and pulls stems <2” out of the ground with minimal ground disturbance. Many tapered V teeth are grippy. Design to...

Digga’s halo option would help digging plumb from the operator seat without an assistant. Railroad crossties were a tight fit in a 1’ hole. Wish I had something like that years ago. Hillside drilling always a challenge.

Always good to have options. Amazed how fast any cleared land wants to grow back without mowing or grazing.

The chain chokes, the pipe bites. Bark is especially slippery in spring. Trees pull out easier and with less dirt in spring. Pioneer design long before tractors.

Hard to beat a chain and piece of pipe. Often use pipes on both ends of chain. Pipe bites the tree. If small trees are close, can pull several at a time. Easy to undo after pulling. Tried a grabber but didn’t work as well for me. Spring cleaning around pastures and roads now before leafing...

I had a similar WW Grinder with a 8hp engine. They are a hammer mill. Will shred most anything. Live limbs are tough to shred. Slow cutting. Blades are not meant to be sharp. Lots of vibrations transmitted to hands. Had chute for limbs about 5” square. Not a good limb chipper. Had variable bars...

Love the hydro trans on the Kubota M59/62. Can’t beat it for close quarters maneuvering at 540pto operations. The loader is powerful but not removable except for the quick attach bucket. Easily 8,000# with loaded tires and my added accessories in 3pt mode. Rated at 45hp pto is lower compared to...

Good job. I need the same for my 50ton press.

Us old timers cleared and maintained land with animals. Be surprised how black angus can keep the woods and paddocks clear. Goats are weed and small tree eaters on steroids. 3-5tons of iron fence. Anyway takes special knowledge and maintenance. We had to have return on investment. Now without...

Scrap pile replacement swing lock pin.

Not afraid of improving ergonomics to improve operational use. Treadle pedals on B26 and M59 TLBs are okay. M59 bushhogging requiring constant varying due terrain and load is acceptable for hours. Never was comfortable with the M59 backhoe thumb control pedal. Modified pedal and added a hand...

Used some scrap tubing and shaft collars to improve the differential lock pedals. Often used on our hillside farm. Remember to fully engage. Helps with muddy boots and wife to use effectively.

Us hilly Billies have to have ballast in the tires. Cheapest solution for traction improvement. B26 has both rear wheel spacers and ballast for both stability and traction. Local dealer added methanol mixture for $20. Made a noticeable difference of the good kind. See some adding windshield...

Soak time will help loosen the chemical rust embrace. Be patient. Heat, soak, gently tap and try to move, repeat. Cast iron has no bend, almost glass like yield strength. Be gentle. Restorers use electrolysis to reverse oxidation and ultrasonics for micro percussion to clean to hurry the process...

Multimillionaire on a peanut butter budget. Kids will make a killing when selling the family farm.

Our farm is no longer in the country. Sprawling urban growth from blue state migration. Several hour power outages becoming more common. Recent storm had power out for 14hours. 9,000 out of 71,000 customers. Little 20 years old Yamaha inverter 2400 kept the lights, refrigerator, freezer...

Precision manufacturing tele-clipper.

My dad bought one ton bucket truck from local power plant auction. Thinking it would be great around the farm. At first it was. Then his friends and friends of friends got much use out it. Painted and repaired many houses. Use and abuse took their toll. I only saw it to do maintenance and make...

Tapered roller bearings in my woods finish mower spindles with regular greasing lasted +25 years, ~2500hours. Just a couple of pumps every 8hours usually after using and spindles still warm. Got to be extra careful with any pneumatic or electric grease gun can easily push seals out. Same for...

With the bigger wheels tends to pull the jack under the lift. Ground condition and weight that could vary. The rear wheels don’t swivel but the pump handle locks to raise the front wheels to maneuver. Little different from other jacks.

Been a Solid with no issues. Don’t have concrete pad so it has done well on gravel. Being not totally flat is added strain on any jack. Design and features make using a pleasure.

Nobody makes their own seals or bearings. If you can take them out to bearing shop or measure to get replacements. Worn bearings can make seals leak. Corn head 00 grease slows gearbox seal leakage. Changing drive from chain to belt an expensive option. How to tension? Too many variables not...

I use these and bolt the on. https://a.co/d/88zLRIR

Ball valve below the gauge.

With your skills and experience customizing a soft ride system should be doable. Not sure how Kubota stands on offering options for their current line up. Definitely an option I would pick now if buying new. RScotty and I lucked up in finding NOS Kubota kits surplus for pennies on the dollar...

Took a chance with large Kubota ag tractor loader surplus soft ride system to adapt to M59 TLB. Similar loader capacity. Did incorporate a needle valve to act as an adjustable orifice if needed any fine tuning. Ending up not needed but the added height put the ball valve within easy reach so it...

On the Kubota set only one accumulator might have been rechargeable. Mystery Allen bolt under a fitting. Pressures clearly stamped on Bosch accumulators. Guess made to be replaced instead of recharged like many automotive type accumulators. Bought another NOS set to fit an McCormick tractor...

Adding the accumulators sure improved the FEL ride from empty to full carry with heavy loads. Does take shock loading out confirmed by feel and monitoring with the gauge. These Kubota soft ride NOS accumulators came precharged at two different pressures. Appreciate the cushioning at extended...

Bought a multitool belt grinder decades ago. 2x36” on 1hp Jet grinder. One of the most used tools in the shop. See conversion for similar grinders on eBay or amazon.

Backhoes are sure are handy. Had many from 3pt to full size. In my opinion tractor mounted backhoes can hurt either the tractor or operator. On our hillside farm constant swinging of the boom is necessary for stability while driving or FEL work so must be in reachable while facing forward...

Shelby after a ruff fun day in the snow.

Different suppliers have different options. They like you lease. They make money wether you use gas or not. Use local gas provider. Paid one time fee, $160 per bottle 75/25 and pure argon. Swap out bottles when empty and pay just for gas. Don’t use much unless have a big project. Same for...

I’m still hem hawing. Like the sliding frame some offer to offset auger for better visibility with tractors.

I can see that. Got several red flashing solar LED lights “predator eyes” to keep the coyotes out of front yard and woods while wife walks the dog at night. They do work. Deer and turkey don’t seem to care but they don’t move much at night. One theory is they relate the red flashing to fire?

Nice cart. Like the big wheels and fire extinguisher!

Thin coat of Corrosion-X wiped with paper towel. Cleans, protects from weld splatter and lasts.

Good find and enjoy it while you can. Everyone wants firewood when it’s 10* out. Few want to work for it. Burn mostly oak. Takes about two years to season bone dry for us. Feels gods this 10* morning.

Hard to beat seeing thru tines, raking up brush. With the tines and front tube easy to control ground penetration. Any grapple is better than no grapple. Better ways to safely carry tools.

Had a log grapple with 10,000# warn hydraulic winch ssqa mount. Added cat1-2 3pt mount. Needed bucket, grapple or blade to anchor to pull anything. Scary strong, could easily bend or hurt tractor. Have milemarker 10,500# hydraulic winch on front of truck. Two speed diffidently helps playing...

Nice build. Like to see that running and how durable. Special consumables? Is there a breakaway devise just in case?

Similar north facing hillside driveway. Managing fines important to maintaining durability. Landplane doses this with minimal disturbance the best. Rented a ride-on vibratory roller once and did a good before getting a landplane. Looked for a used roller for awhile. Now after years of using...

Have had good experience with local soil conservation agent. Access to resources, equipment, cost sharing if needed. Mowing at the right time and way helps to control weeds. Seen a difference from using a flail mower vs bushhogging on maintaining fallow pastures. Think there are more people...

My Massy 135 would lock in two gears if you lifted the gear shift lever while shifting from fourth to third. Had to use broom handle thru a top case plug to lever it back in place. Only did it two or three times in 25years. Just had to be careful not to lift gear handle when shifting. May not...

Our driveway is steep, winding and must withstand 60” rain per year. 2” of rain tonight mostly in a few hours. Most of driveway is a 300year old wagon trail that has large rocks in the gullies. Now covered with crushed stone. Can’t really use scarifiers. Maintaining pitch and crown essential...

Bought a 6’ EA Landplane years ago. Game changer on maintenance on our 1/2 mile, 300’ elevation change, curvy driveway thru the woods. Easily paid for itself in few years by saving gravel and time. Road is more durable. They had a good video detailing advantages of their design and construction...

Like the ejection paddle idea. More control vs dump into narrow forms.

Decided to add four, 1/2” plug welds around the center to further tie the two tubes together. Super heavy duty. Because of the corrosion and nearly 30sqft of internal surface area, injected about a quart of Rotella engine oil into the roller before sealing the last weld. Should be ample to...

Impressive attachment! Precision Manufacturing has wire and wireless options to control functions. Wireless helps if using between several machines. Having the articulation to flush cut encroaching trees at ground level to maintain with rough cut mowers along fences and boarders one goal...

Thinking an attachment like this would help maintaining my hillside wooded property. Save a lot of chainsaw work. https://precisionmfg.com/products/teleclipper/

Gap in spacer strip is for the weld bead inside the pipe. Welded up fine. A good welder could have welded without the need to grind. I’m not that welder. Have a good rounded shoulder. Heavy duty and heavy. Collapsed my woodworking roller stand while installed pipe. Had to use tractor to pick...

Not worried about balance. Do want the hub stubs to run true. The bearings appear to be pillow block or flange type that align to a straight shaft. Not having to remove bearings to repair with the larger diameter pipe. Waiting for a morning’s rain to clear and get my old bones in gear.

Similar wheels on the woods finish mower except they are flat free, solid rubber type. Not as much cushion ride as pneumatic tire but durable. Have replaced the tire assemblies from wear, especially the rear that sees the mower discharge after twenty years. Little tires can be a bugger to...

Few hours between rain showers. Repair design change. Test ring was tight with one 1/4” spacer. Less than 1/8” around the circumference. Shaped 2”, 12ga, 0.106” strip ring to center the pipe to the hubs at both ends. Not going to cut the pipe long ways and reweld. Going to rely on the ends, +40”...

Think that’s the proper way to repair. Have had driveshafts made before so you got a good deal. They have the right tooling to make an expert repair. If I really mess up might be my next stop.

Options and experience feedback is exactly why I posted. Thank you. Hoping the roller tube holds the bearings in alignment and welding the outer pipe on doesn’t mess that up. There is size difference between the pipe and end caps that would need to be considered…challenging my skill set. Not...

Winter project. Bought mower used and knew rear roller had some bad rust issues from sitting. Mower has the large rear wheels option so rear roller only touches ground on high points. Rust and perforation weakening the roller. Repair before totally ruined. New roller $2,000 so no go. Took a...

Looking for a Precision manufacturing extended tree shear. SSQA mount. Missed auction high bid yesterday by a couple of hundred at $5k.

The Ford 860 had cast iron front wheel weights that really helped. Steering brakes still necessary.

Good information and techniques on a simple internet search. Vocational evening class really improved my welding skills. Made lifelong friendships with real welders that have enriched my fabrication abilities.

Cost twice as much and last half as long seems to be the norm now.

Douglas lake Tennessee Deer by the barn.

Never side load a crane. Power hoists are nice for repeatable large loads. Manual hoists offer high precision adjustments. Power or chain travel along the beam a nice feature.

Adding a Piranha type toothbar would add some bottom of bucket length. Improve digging and brush clearing. Cheap effective option? https://www.bxpanded.com/piranha-toothbar

If you could find an old pin-on bucket might be easiest to have someone modify with a ripper shank. Some places will sell a blank ripper for your own ears. I’ve only attempted to make ears once for quick attach. One offs are time consuming but usually not worth investing in all the tooling...

Bought a Alamo flail with the same problem. Previous owner said he changed the gear oil. It does have a drain plug. Could not tell if fill plug vented so replaced with a sintered bronze vent plug. Before it had some pressure. Gear oil is made to emulsify with water to suspend contamination...

Made an ell shaped long handle tool for ash dump and coals collection for our Buck model 91 in 1991. Vornado room humidifier. Two wicks, two, 2gallon tanks. Add one ounce of hydrogen peroxide when filling tanks with tap/spring water. Prevents any slime and valance adjustment of minerals makes...

That’s going to be a hard find. Don’t think anyone sells pin on ears. Had the same problem with my pin on M59 bucket, BT1200 backhoe till Mr M59 told his solution. USA attachments quick attach KX excavator yoke and his modification to factory thumb. Doses take some DIY work. I would have not...

B20’s are tough as nails little tractors. Our first compact tractor that proven how valuable and versatile they can be. Show off that big toothy grin when you get Piranha bar installed.

My M59 came with a well worn but strong long bottom, high capacity skidsteer type bucket. Only 60” wide. Cutting edge worn 2” back more at edges than center. Have other buckets but learned to really appreciate added maneuverability and digging performance of a narrow bucket. The higher back...

Enjoyed our B20. Did use a quick-spade on it and managed to smiley face the bucket. Straightened and reinforced with plates welded underneath. Highly recommend the Piranha toothbar from BXpanded. Strengthens bucket and improves digging and grubbing on small tractors...

Don’t think you are hurting your pump motor. Low voltage more of a concern than charging voltage. Pumps usually have a duty cycle. The Vevor pump is 10 minutes. That’s 110gallons. I tested for 5 minutes and drained less than half of a 5ah dewalt battery recirculating back to tank. In theory...

My M59 key/ignition switch has been twitchy since I bought it 6-7 years ago. On the list to be replaced. Think Mikester experience is worthwhile to consider.

Bumpy hillside mowing wasn’t compatible with a well worn seat and operator present safety switch on the M59. Bottom of seat plastic was also cracking. Also I need to stand to visually see some FEL operations. So I bypassed the safety switch with a push button switch. Switch gives a thief...

Dewalt 20v to 12v dc converter. 180watts. Easily operates 140watt Vevor fuel pump.

Have tilt gauges on past and current tractors. Reference helps. Not a substitute for safe operation. FEL and rear attachments greatly influence tractor stability.

Winco 10kW. Three houses, barn requires mobility. 0.56 gallon per hour with the B26. 107gallon tank just put into service. Even with best precautions, running a generator inside is risky. Do have a Miller Bobcat welder/generator in the shop, exhaust routed outside. Run with garage door open...

Be interesting on how our filters do during cold weather. Newer tank manual said 30 micron filter rated to 24F. Luckily don’t do as much tractoring and winters are mild.

So impressed with the first diesel tank from Vevor, ordered a 48gallon diesel or gasoline tank. Few differences other than size. Thicker manual detailing more instructions and warnings. Pump has grounding wire and clip. Looks like Viton O-rings on threaded hose and pump connections...

Pumps generally have screen on pickup line to protect pump from large particles and fine particle filter and either water separating or water absorbing filters on discharge. Pumps can push more than they suck. If it works for you is all that matters. The Vevor has screen on the suction inlet...

Surprised you pull through (vacuum) the filters instead of pushing with pump. I’m I looking at that right?

The OP has far better fabrication skills and equipment than I. We both want the end results. Ripper is a game changer for smaller backhoes. One-off fabrication is tuff and time consuming. Welding ears on is a challenge for me. If an old, shaky, achy, diabetic, retired engineer can do it, most...

Hope the pictures help. Couldn’t find a ripper to fit a Kubota B26 backhoe. Bought quick attach ears from dealer. Instead of making a dedicated ripper, made an adapter to allow the use of the KX mini-X attachments liked used on the Kubota M59 and current ripper. KX excavator buckets and...

Good points. Didn’t disclose all details. Purposely not completely in bed of truck so the tailgate and camper top can’t close. This also positions where the supports of the pallet are strongest and can be securely tied down with two ratchet straps to the anchor points of the truck. There is...

Very nice fabrication! Good skills. Added tabs to the back so ripper would stand upright for attaching. Also attachment points for rigging.

Like the fuel filter. Is it the water absorbing kind plus particulate filtration. So impressed with Vevor tank and pump, ordered a second one, smaller 48 gallon and can handle both gasoline or diesel. Bulk tank and pump that can handle gasoline is rare. Not sure of why or how other than they it...

I wouldn’t clear til you have a plan to maintain.

Little Giant ladder, amazon.

https://a.co/d/0E29ZqS That’s what I used.

The design has the polishing filter horizontal which is ok for water absorption type filter. The filter has conical instead of flat gasket seal. Found a potential replacement, water block and 10micron. Beware this is imported so the threaded connections are straight British pipe with O-ring...

Age and injury made 5gallon cans harder to deal with. Decided on Vevor 116gallon tank and pump. $733. Quickly shipped. Plastic tank has fork pockets. Tractors are poor fork lifts so needed to mount on pallet. $24 metal pallet from scrapyard much more durable, allows 4-way entry and takes bumps...

Fortunately lucked into a used Kubota B20 TLB in 1990. It was the original TLB that has a 3pt hitch that started that series. Was a game changer on the farm. Amazing where it could go and work it could do. Had many full size tractors and backhoe already to compare with. We have down sized our...

Pretty property. Good job. Agree on piranha toothbar attributes. Made just a few miles from us. We maintain our farm now for the turkey and deer now.

Simple SS expanded metal welded to front guard. Used a 3”x5” angle iron on bottom to prevent sticks from come up to damage grill. Adds strength also. An often over looked entry point. Added a receiver hitch but hasn’t been very practical with the FEL. My 30+ year old skid-steer grapple has...

Danuser makes something like that. DIY attachment using a hydraulic post auger might work. Much prefer using the FEL forward than 3pt attachment.

Suction leaks are hard to detect because they leak little out. My Kubota B26 had a design flaw that cause a rubber elbow to split on the suction side. Aerated the oil. Caused excessive heat and unfiltered air entering the oil space. Check, tighten the filter(s). Check all hardline suction...

Did a fabrication story as I built the prototype. Materials, motor and design features. Some good and some could be improved. Didn’t have to worry about mass production cost or shipping completed product. All simple hand tools and simple mind. Selfishly used the forum document the project to...

Watercress year round. Polk, black walnuts, mushrooms morels and chicken of the woods, persimmon, lambs quarter, purslane. Sometimes the forest floor is covered in pine nuts and muscadines. Many edibles are subsistence and take work. White oak acorns need a long soak in the creek to leach out...

I have limited expertise with generators. Bought a used 10K Winco. Set up to use a found the OEM voltage gauge to be off. Reading higher than actual voltage. Hertz was low -58. Contacted Winco about problem. Technician said voltage gauge bad, no adjustment. New gauge >$100. Said hertz is as...

Sure makes carrying heavy loads with the Kubota M59 FEL so much smoother. Just makes sense. Only very rarely do I valve the accumulators out to pallet fork a load or rigging steel. Guess with a 3pt system a manual or solenoid valve could be used to return the system to normal like with draft...

140 acres of woods or wants to be woods again jungle with copious amounts of limbs and Tarzan vines. Always attacking the tractor tender areas. Hate to go MadMax but don’t like getting hurt.

While a smaller bucket helps with stump removal, it’s still different than a ripper. Used a small bucket on several different backhoes decades before trying a ripper. It traces out lateral roots better to remove them. In short gets more wood out of the ground with less excavation and...

I’ll check the size when I get back home. I would not be an economical source. I’ll pickup drops of different kinds at the scrap yard. Steel, $0.3, stainless, $1.50 per pound. Stainless bolts, nuts and parts are nice to weld up for tools or parts to steel easily and strong with mig. Big plus...

Don’t use hazard lights often now like when I was making hay. Do help the neighbors some with storm damage. People are less knowledgeable and respectful of equipment on the road. Really pity the road maintenance crews.

My M59 has creep feature.

Kubota M59 is good choice for a JD110. Strong, capable, not too big, 3pt , pto. Ours is used 90% of the time 3pt mode. Mainly because the B26 size fits in tight spots and perfect size for utility maintenance and landscaping. Both are easy to switch from backhoe to 3pt. M59 3pt arms are a...

Used some stainless tubing from scrap yard to make guards. Grape vines some of the worst to strip off lights. Haven’t lost a light since. Could easily attach some expanded metal for more protection. Tractor supply cheapest place to source replacements.

Road, trail, fence line woods encroachment always an issue. My limbs tend to be bigger and higher. Hydraulic FEL polesaw and 5’ rear brown tree cutter is helping me maintain and reclaim. On my hillside farm have to be real careful raising any cutter.

4k# range you need skid steer quality Don’t need a wide grapple. 6’ max. 30years old grapple, used on one skidsteer and two tractors still going strong. Kubota soft ride system sure makes carrying heavy loads smooth.

It all depends on your application. Utility trench, bench cut, tree removal and soil conditions. Finding out what works for you is the thrill of the hunt. Yes longer less power. Less teeth multiplies power. It’s not trying to remove material. Just loosen or break. Always surprised by...

Admire your research, patience, and communication skills to resolve an issue of adaptability.

Getting to use generator some last night. Can appreciate the time for prior maintenance. Helene eye to pass over Knoxville Tn today.

Ambitious project. A thumb will certainly spoil you. Once you try one you’ll appreciate the added benefits. The Kubota M59 thumb pedal was awkward for me. Modified the foot pedal grip and added a hand control option now fits me better.

Add a bump and watch those numbers jump.

Like Milester’s scorpion! Often think about how to add teeth to help chew through bigger roots. Sharp tooth to hep split roots. The relative wide blade of the USA Attachments helps to leverage under bigger roots. Maybe cut a few notch like teeth to better break big root fibers?

Depends on the geometry of the load. Lifting the top link is in tension. Just like in rigging the tension in lifting rigging depends on the angle. Can exceed load weight. Plowing or grading in compression. Dynamic loading, in motion or influenced by outside source, can exceed static load many...

Exactly right. Most of the time I used a grader blade it was backwards for shallower grade. Landplane is also a gentle grader and more important better controlling and distributing fines to maintain a hard pack. Don’t pretend to understand all the magic but certainly appreciate the results.

Mikester is much more an expert than I. I fabricate to be able to try ideas and repairs. I’m an engineer trying to be a craftsman. 200amps is plenty to weld 1/2” with multiple passes usually three. Good bevel. Takes a little skill to run 7018. Can weld thicker with more passes. DC does better...

Love to have that kind of floor space.

Using T-bolts to secure the manlift legs. One leg is enough to secure the platform in case the hydraulics fail. The hammer-wrench is DIY multitool. Heavy wall tube I welded on top allows for leverage and bite into wood post when stretching wire. Have several adjustable attachments that use T...

Did weld some ears to the back of the ripper in order not to have pick up or block under to use the quick attach. Also handy chain attachment points. Made adapter to share ripper with smaller B26. Did bevel the leading edge and sharpen tooth.

3pt pto generator couldn’t be easier to connect and store. I agree pto generators need secured and driveline straight. Bought mine used and did change the platform as some are better than others. Spends considerable more time stored than use. Needs to be easy to deploy in all weathers. Do use...

Have a kx excavator ripper from USA attachments on Kubota M59. It cuts roots better than a narrow bucket. Don’t have the power to cut big roots. Easier to probe thru soil without excavating. For big stumps it helps find large lateral roots out from stumps. Use the roots length as a leverage to...

Pretty cool KsJoe! Local fellow sells Wolverine SSQA to 3pt with hydraulic pto for $650-750. Scrapyard I’ve sourced 3” x 10’ well drilling pipe. Course very tapered threads and much thicker wall where threaded. Don’t know about running reverse without pinning joints. I’m in the same boat as...

We have three old farm houses so the genny needs to be somewhat mobile. Big barn and tractor shed don’t have power so need genny ever once in a while for repair or projects. Pump water from the log cabin power to spring house to cistern for all three houses which meets the base amount of...

With any pto generator it is important to have the driveline straight with either trailer or 3pt hitch to prevent fluctuations of voltage. Always good to have a good meter to check voltage and hertz. From what I have gleaned from people more knowledgeable than I is to keep the hertz steady at...

Bought a Winco 10K used. Surprised the voltage gauge was off, reading high than actual. Talking with tech support the gauge was bad, no adjustment and replacement was $130. Discussed that hertz was really more important parameter to monitor and control. Bought several meters, volt, amps, hertz...

The pipe bites and pinches the sapling or group of sprouts. Danuser Intimdator is just too much fun. Piranha toothbar on bucket very effective in pulling underbrush out of the ground. Can clear areas faster and cleaner than a grapple. Can’t carry debris as well. In all cases the ground...

That’s one big ass puzzle! Haven’t figured out the free time aspect of retirement in 16 years. Might have to get a job again to get some vacation time.

Mr M59 has a McMillan hydraulic auger and done impressive work. Maybe he will add his opinion. He added a Danuser stump plane to take out large stumps in and around multiple underground utility lines. I wouldn’t buy an auger that didn’t list its torque spec. See many advantages compared to...

Smaller buckets are certainly worst to get packed tight with clay. I removed the teeth from the 12” bucket for waterline repair. Much less chance of damaging utilities and cleaner bottom. That BXpanded 6” with Piranha bar would be nice. The side design help keep from packing like regular...

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I have 300’ rise in 1/2 mile driveway, steep and curvy thru the woods. Used a Ford 800 gas tractor with 6’ rear blade mostly backwards to maintain for decades. $3-4K. Now use 59hp, diesel, 4wd with land plane. Is easier, better maintenance, longer lasting and less time. Rear blade and yardbox...

Grape vines are the worst to strip lights off. I’ve got so many. Grape and poison ivy vines big enough to saw a 2x4 out of. They do attract a lot of wildlife.

Found some short drops of stainless steel tubing at the scrapyard. Haven’t lost a light since. Have seen painted versions on eBay. Paul Short makes the nicest stuff.

Think what I bought was Amerex 809 brand. Both tractors, farm truck and RV in 2017. Now I see Amazon has many more choices like Amazon.com Watch their pricing as they can really drop sometimes. Always being brushed by trees when mowing it has withstood abuse. Added a little rubber washer to...

Be sure to use an appropriate mount to carry a fire extinguisher on a tractor. Attached with the square U-bolts to ROPS. From Amazon.

Do like a 4post ROPS. And the loaders on mine aren’t meant to be removable which helps. Never removed the loaders from my ag tractors either.

Maybe with the air space and low operating temperatures expected didn’t need vented. On the M5030 hubs each had drain plug, oil level/fill plug and you could remove top cap with grease fitting for the knuckle, with a 6mm bolt thread into a round poly spacer to pull out and pour oil into the hub...

Good job and saved money too. Shop time has inflated too. My old M5030 and B20 had three compartments for oil for the front end. Axle and both hubs. Newer M59 and B26 are one. The axle housings have a vent and good you were checking that it was clear. Wonder how the hubs vented with the 3...

Interesting idea on rope container, Tchamp. The old atv tire I use has a coil of 120’ of 3/8” wire rope. I cut the bead off one side and couple of holesaw drain hole thru tread. Easy to transport, deploy and store.

Very capable TLB and you seem equally adaptive at figuring out repairs. Considered one but stuck with the Kubotas which about the only ones the make something like this. Much heavier duty than similar ag tractors. Ours spend majority of time in 3pt mode.

I made square tubing based tool carriers for my tractors. Variety of tools depending on job. Woods work needs to carry tools safely. Any hook to carry a 5 gallon bucket helps too. All tractors could use a chain box.

China is capable of making high quality stuff often for top line global manufacturers spec. There are also some less quality ones too. Have been surprised at the quality at a much cheaper cost.

China is capable of making high quality stuff often for top line global manufacturers spec. There are also some less quality ones too. Have been surprised at the quality at a much cheaper cost. Bailers are extreme environment for bearings so you have a good test apparatus.

Interesting. rScotty was getting some temperature differential data on the hydraulic cooler. Better? Bigger? or electric fan cooled? Maybe monitor backhoe supply and return? Upper valve block temperature? The hot fluid from the cylinders which goes thru the valves is too hot? The tractor...

Nice follow up report.

So impressed with the ripper on the M59, adapted it the B26. Makes little hoe’s swing above their weight class.

It pays many returns to buy a quality rotary cutter. This will take effort to straighten, reinforcing and welding to strengthen to probably break elsewhere. Cheap cutters can’t handle rocks, trees, stumps, hills or any hard use. Good for learning to weld on.

With your new quick attach switching from bucket to ripper and back should be a breeze now.

You will enjoy the ripper. I usually start 10-20’ out from the stump, find the big roots and use their length as a level to fold them back toward the stump before breaking them off. Working close to roots might want to change from lynch pins to bolt and locknut. BX-expanded makes good stuff...

In my neck of the woods, multiflora rose can get big and gnarly. Once cut your, fine cut flail should be able to maintain yearly maintenance of trails if you do not have too much woody growth. That mower was meant to be more of a finish mower. That it excels at. As you are finding out there...

Even the SHD74 with heavier, thicker blades is rated at 1” . Mulch the heck out of 6’ tall tough fall weeds.

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https://a.co/d/4V3WhYp Check your size. Easier to make shorter than longer.

Have done a few modifications to help my wife use the B26 primarily to mow with. Differential lock pedal. Some parts of what we mow takes 4wd and diff lock. All the engaged or not. Parking brake lever and “brake on” light. Both well worth investments for happy marriage.

A real bargain! All signs point toward Failmaster to see your options for blades and blade holding hardware. The fine cut may run a different rotor than the SHD. Need blades in all positions to run properly. Should have a properly adjusted slip clutch on the driveline also.

Modified an M5030DT loader 30+ years ago to SSQA. Similar HD round back bucket. Welded ssqa plate to the bucket pin-on flange plates without cutting them. Lost some roll back articulation and maybe some breakout force from having extended length from pivot point. Cutting the flanges and...

That’s a rarely fine looking B21. Sweet! Looks new! Appreciate in value asset, get to use and enjoy it is the best kind of investment. Surprise it doesn’t have a step on the left. Our B26 was the first backhoe that had rubber outrigger pads. Don’t have that much pavement but was surprised...

Most people don’t have their money ready for a good deal. Good deals go fast. Flustrated after engine sucked an injector on the B20 and tried various other tractors and mowers for a year. Having other family users/operators on our hillside farm, safety was important. Blueberry patch...

Wow$. 2016 B26 TLB base was about $30K. With backhoe thumb, QA bh buckets(3), rear remote, few extras was -$36. Bought ATI Kubota KX040 excavator to SSQA adapter. Can use skidsteer attachments on backhoe. Well made and highly recommend as a top manufacturer. Being able to finish mow or...

Been a long time since I used a 3pt backhoe. Don’t think they are made anymore? Better than a shovel but still poorly designed and poorly functional digger. Operator safety and equipment damage main concerns. Would think a quick hitch would only exaggerate the problems. Appreciate your...

You have a winner either way! Not sure how all the specs compare to the backhoe attachment. Big upgrade from the B20. The B26 did feel a little more tippy. Both had rear tire ballast. Added 2.5” rear wheel spacers helped considerably as we have 500’ elevation change.

They’re great machines. Little more plastic than your B21 but better loader and backhoe performance and operator ergonomics. Bought mine used at local rental auction with 50hours. Wife thinks it’s hers, that’s okay if I get to play with it sometimes.