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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #100 on: January 24, 2018, 05:31:57 PM »
I must say, Spud is quite the beautiful piece of equipment, and I don't have one.................yet!  (is jealousy still a sin?)
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #101 on: January 24, 2018, 06:57:59 PM »
I must say, Spud is quite the beautiful piece of equipment, and I don't have one.................yet!  (is jealousy still a sin?)
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #102 on: January 24, 2018, 11:05:24 PM »
I've read the 10th commandment several times, and I don't recall seeing anything about a skid steer in there!
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #103 on: January 25, 2018, 09:59:34 AM »
I've read the 10th commandment several times, and I don't recall seeing anything about a skid steer in there!
Well, then, I submit to the higher intellect!
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #104 on: January 26, 2018, 10:00:19 AM »
We have a SPE

(Spud Pic Event)

Went over to view it (Again...Kid just before Christmas)

And I got to look over the actual machine I own. They brought it into the shop, awaiting mods and accessories

Oh, mods you ask?

I am looking at a rear view camera setup, a "forestry kit" which places steel guards overtop breakable things, and of course the shotgun/M4 mount. Kubota does not manufacture one of those selections which is causing some stir at the dealership...
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #105 on: January 26, 2018, 10:02:09 AM »
Check out the width and aggressiveness of those tracks! They are nearly 18" wide!. By comparison, Sarge has 15" tracks, but Chief has something like 21" wide steelies

And, this is a new pattern, specifically designed to get a machine around on my farm! Yep, hard to believe...But its designed just for me!
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« Reply #106 on: January 26, 2018, 10:06:50 AM »
Well, I may not be completely truthful here, but who cares! I mean who listens to anything anyway?

Exactly!

One thing that caused me to look at this machine to begin with is the way the track system is unshrouded. Check out the bobcat and you will notice the bogie wheel and suspension cover extends all the way up to the upper track. When working dirt, said dirt packs in, and like freezing and expanding ice, tends to push on things, like the track for example. This pushing action can actually lift the track off the sprocket and cause you a de-tracking event which is up there with a root canal on the fun-meter.
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #107 on: January 26, 2018, 10:08:00 AM »
Well laid out cockpit and instrumentation. This one, unfortunately has a hippie-juice gage which I hope to redesignate someday soon as the aux-fuel gage
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« Reply #108 on: January 26, 2018, 10:08:58 AM »
I guess I'll be working in a glass box!
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #109 on: January 26, 2018, 10:12:58 AM »
Other than the hippie juice looks real good.
That track width will be low impact and high floatation, but not buoyancy kind.

The curves in the lug should help flush mud out also,  :likebutton:
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb.  I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #110 on: January 26, 2018, 10:13:18 AM »
So this one does not have an air seat (yet)

See the green thing under the seat?

Works like this: You crank the knob to dial in your weight. Then you operate the thing and jump it a few times in high gear at, say 35 mph. Then check out the green thing and note the "Range" your fatt butttt is operatin' in. Adjust the springs to sync up lines with green range fields and you have a marriage of your fatt buttt and the terrain.

Not callin' you out Nate/Shawn/Matt

(Matt, you're a fatt buttt guy (NCO) right? ;-))
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #111 on: January 26, 2018, 10:13:52 AM »
Other than the hippie juice looks real good.
That track width will be low impact and high floatation, but not buoyancy kind.

The curves in the lug should help flush mud out also,  :likebutton:

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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #112 on: January 26, 2018, 10:16:10 AM »
Well laid out maintenance access. Radiator slides out to open up access to all filters

Cab raises up and tilts back 72 degrees to get to electrical stuff and extra ammo.
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #113 on: January 26, 2018, 10:19:51 AM »
Thee is a steelie guard that gets bolted over this hippie knob.

I hear these blue juice caps convert into marijuana bowls for states where the stuff is legalized (or not). Purpose, according to Kubota, is that later on after the hippies are tired from protesting the earth killing devastation you caused by smoothing some gravel or cutting the grass, they can relax, smoke the devil weed, then forget all about why they are actually there!

Brilliant!
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« Reply #114 on: January 26, 2018, 10:21:30 AM »
Oh, and Kubota has tested this DPF up to .45 ammo. You can split the thing after removal and use it as a bullet trap, I am told. Very useful!

Although being from Kentucky, it looks more like a still component to me ;-))
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« Reply #115 on: January 26, 2018, 10:26:23 AM »
This hingable backstop is pretty heavy. Those slats are something like 3/16 steel, and I'd say the framework is the same. You wouldn't what to drop it on your foot. It was designed so that city boys would sprain their inter-finger muscles and cause discomfort! No, really! That would, according to Kubota, cause them to seek medication and counsel of their zen-therapist. Apparently by designing the door in that way, Kubota was able to obtain some financial compensation from big pharma and the local gay-rights society and pro-choice movement!

Amazing!

I knew we could make money off these idiots, err, I meant progressives...So clever of Kubota. (Note: I guess the Japs picked up on how stupid these people are as well!)
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« Reply #116 on: January 26, 2018, 10:32:31 AM »
You will notice the hard point attachments on the loader arms

Tested to survive the recoil of 20mm cannon, I liked the aviation attachment coming soon.

You see this one has a two speed transmission. Low is zero to 20mps-30mps or something like that. (Millimeters per second)

High range has not yet been fully explored...Really!

So a forward thinking engineer has actually developed bolt on wings!

You see, instead of messin with trailers and the like, the idea for the 95-3 model, I understand) will be to simply fly to the next job site. Hippies love the low environmental impact and we hillbillies like the idea that those idiots would consider such a preposterous idea. But the world is all upside down and backwards, so who really cares?
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #117 on: January 26, 2018, 10:42:59 AM »
Now the beauty of the thing was created by the Ralph Lauren clothing design team and the color by the US Armee, Naddick testing labratory which is "Way out there" looking for the US Armee's next generation camouflage.

Why you ask? Ever see the militarie do anything that made sense? Exactly!
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #118 on: January 26, 2018, 12:36:27 PM »
So this one does not have an air seat (yet)

See the green thing under the seat?

Works like this: You crank the knob to dial in your weight. Then you operate the thing and jump it a few times in high gear at, say 35 mph. Then check out the green thing and note the "Range" your fatt butttt is operatin' in. Adjust the springs to sync up lines with green range fields and you have a marriage of your fatt buttt and the terrain.

Not callin' you out Nate/Shawn/Matt

(Matt, you're a fatt buttt guy (NCO) right? ;-))

I am an NCO and I seem to remember you posting a photo of a Warrant Officer PT formation somewhere.
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #119 on: January 26, 2018, 02:39:02 PM »
You spent far to much time writing all of that don


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« Reply #120 on: January 26, 2018, 08:24:11 PM »
I do like the custom tread pattern they made up for you, just a bunch of your last initial. H!!!

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« Reply #121 on: January 26, 2018, 08:30:31 PM »
I do like the custom tread pattern they made up for you, just a bunch of your last initial. H!!!
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« Reply #122 on: February 08, 2018, 07:21:30 PM »
I was able to drive today finally, although touch and go...Got the Surgeons report earlier...Severely torn meniscus on both sides of the joint and ruptured rear joint sac blowing fluid out into my leg...
Meaning: Was really happy to get out of the house if even for a little bit, so off to see parts I wnet

The cutter and the grapple came in, the tooth bucket is already here and the auger is on short final, full flaps, thrust to idle and in the flare!

Unfortunately, the cutter was completely destroyed by some dust. dirt and a few streaks of rust...Pity really!

Look into the gaping mouth of that thing
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« Reply #123 on: February 08, 2018, 07:25:20 PM »
This is the very definition of heavy duty!

3/8" to 1/2" steel abounds

500 lb flywheel

And it's heat saving low flow. I think this completely armored direct drive motor requires 16 GPH. My hydraulic flow is actually controllable with a dial, but I am up to 23 gal/hr in low and all the way up to a screaming 40 gal/hr in high flow mode
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« Reply #124 on: February 08, 2018, 07:27:41 PM »
The guy who hauled this stuff out there said he needed a skid steer just to move it!

I think the cutter is over a ton, and if that's not enough, take a look at this grapple:
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« Reply #125 on: February 08, 2018, 08:28:07 PM »
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Nice equipment there....


Pretty soon that knee will match in durability!
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« Reply #126 on: February 08, 2018, 09:04:04 PM »
Not sure if thats good news or not on the knee. Hope for the best!

My knee is getting better, think it was a pinched nerve. Someone thought it might be my minucus but I haven't done a thing to it.

That is a machine there, now you need a tractor to go with it.
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« Reply #127 on: February 08, 2018, 09:21:06 PM »
What in the world is that shiny frozen water looking stuff hanging from the cutter blade? Never seen anything like that out here!...yeah it was like 80*+ today
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« Reply #128 on: February 08, 2018, 09:32:34 PM »
Cold weather Kenneth!

This thing is definitely built well. Look at the steel guards which float over the cylinder and protect them and the fittings. All in all, a well built piece of equipment
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« Reply #129 on: February 08, 2018, 09:33:52 PM »
And right next door is the papa, just awaiting someone to please put it to work!
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« Reply #130 on: February 08, 2018, 09:34:39 PM »
I think I'll be spending a lot of money in this place in the future:
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« Reply #131 on: February 22, 2018, 07:41:01 PM »
Well, I went down and committed myself to a pretty hefty financial lift this afternoon.

Good news is for some reason they combined things and gave me a great finance rate, 1.47%

I will, of course pay that off as quickly as I can, but considering the quality of the equipment, the warranties, and the work this thing can produce, I am really looking forward to some bright days ahead.

I just hope I get some time in that cab before other commitments bury me.

My knee has gotten to the point where it hurts, but I am mobile. I scheduled delivery for Monday Morning.

Doctor says the knee is sound and won't come apart, will just produce lots of pain. So the way I see it, if I can stand the pain, there is nothing stopping me from working, so ah-werkin I will go!

Oh and the Blue Diamond Auger came in as well, so I am 100% up and ready!
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« Reply #132 on: February 22, 2018, 08:19:37 PM »
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« Reply #133 on: February 22, 2018, 10:47:15 PM »
Pain is weakness leaving the body


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Sure Don is tuff, but knee pain can really get you. We need pics of course!! (not the knee)

Dr said mine is sprain, but I have a pinched nerve also. That is keeping me from sleeping way to much. Only hurts when I lay down??
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« Reply #134 on: February 23, 2018, 12:14:44 AM »
Did anyone else notice how he slipped “warranties” in there on us? Yes, I read that as plural. Now I’m not sure if that was a warranty for each piece or was the boss thinking ahead and purchased extra protection for spud on top of standard manufacturer type warranty?

I’m wondering if he gets towing included? Think triple A offers that? I’m sure he added something like that on you know with C Max getting quagmired in all those cedar mulch beds. No way Don can eat loses of two machines down and for twice the time length. Granted if Sq D was operational, oops sorry didn’t mean to mention that unmentionable again.  :undecided:

Yes, I’m thinking maybe he took out an extra insurance policy, it would make sense after us taking bets on how many days before he had it on it’s lid. We all know the manufacturer won’t cover that and I doubt a roll over with that beast will buff out easily.

Then with him being former Army do you think he had to disclose that when buying the extra coverage? I’m sure the actuaries take stuff like that into account when tallying the damages for such a policy. Although maybe it was a wash with his AARP membership discount included?

For the record Don, I noticed you taking cheap shots Again recently on the ol Jeep of mine so this is payback......  :beercheers:

And if you get too upset, just fire Ken again. The thought of that always makes me feel better!
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« Reply #135 on: February 23, 2018, 01:20:30 AM »
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« Reply #136 on: February 23, 2018, 09:33:22 AM »
Cheap shots-returned fire: Noted

Warranties :In place, all equipment

Insurance against gettin' all buggered up: In place for 60 months/all equipment
                                                           Readin' the fine print, looks like it covers deep paint scratches which cause rust which
                                                           causes machine failure, little else!
Something said about the Armee: Not understood

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New rule: Whenever Ken is fired, so is Shawn, Just Cause! (Hey didn't I do an invasion once by that namesake?)

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« Reply #137 on: February 23, 2018, 12:03:32 PM »
Ok fine, I'll come down and put the equipment to work. I normally charge BBQ and sweet tea, but it can be negotiable.
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are.  Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!

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« Reply #138 on: February 23, 2018, 06:03:11 PM »
Ok fine, I'll come down and put the equipment to work. I normally charge BBQ and sweet tea, but it can be negotiable.
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« Reply #139 on: February 23, 2018, 10:57:44 PM »
Hey, don't blame me for that hippie rabble!

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« Reply #140 on: February 23, 2018, 11:12:02 PM »
Hey, don't blame me for that hippie rabble!

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Ken, I think I should be the one saying that not you
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« Reply #141 on: February 24, 2018, 11:09:34 AM »
^^^^^ :knucklehead:
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« Reply #142 on: February 26, 2018, 09:41:12 PM »
Delivery day was today!  Finally
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« Reply #143 on: February 26, 2018, 09:43:33 PM »
The auger came in and was mounted to the machine when I arrived. It sports a 9" bit that is rated to bore through the limestone if I so choose

The bucket has those cool removable side cutters. One HD unit!

No slip steps are welded all over the place
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« Reply #144 on: February 26, 2018, 09:45:41 PM »
And here it is sitting at the farm
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #145 on: February 26, 2018, 09:49:14 PM »
wow that is a mighty fine looking machine!! all sorts of shiny parts!

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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #146 on: February 26, 2018, 09:50:01 PM »
Getting used to it, I first spread gravel, then leveled some of the crude work I had done with sarge last summer

Then I discovered that the new pond had filled completely to overfilled and was running out and cutting away at the levee. I used Spud to fill in the eroded area and even build the levee a foot higher. It is so fast. Makes short work of big piles of dirt. This thing is amazing. Out works Sarge which is twice its size.
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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #147 on: February 26, 2018, 10:10:21 PM »
What’s that TV for?  You watching All My Children while you work?


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« Reply #148 on: February 26, 2018, 10:41:54 PM »
What’s that TV for?  You watching All My Children while you work?


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Re: New Addition to the family, Meet, "Spud"
« Reply #149 on: February 26, 2018, 11:48:45 PM »
You could have at least taken 1 picture before you go it all dirlty!

Did you try out the auger?

I bet sarge is not happy with the new kid.
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