OFF-Topic Anything 2022

Adblock is free lol, I think everyone should have it.

Finished this part up today for a customer. 1" square hole in 3x3x3 hot rolled steel. Four pieces of 1" square threaded in and clocked to tighten up parallel to the rest of the block. Fun job using just about all the machines in my shop.

I keep buying new things now that I have adult money.







So anywho. that's what's going on in my world.

That's a real beauty!

Brianator wrote:

That's a real beauty!

tank you
I need to stop being lazy and get my 990 back together for the tractor pull in June.

I know the rig you're talking about @Double W Cross Ranch , I read and enjoyed the full thread on it last winter! I actually suspect the 16hp B&S in the Mud Duck started life in a 990 (was told it was originally from a tractor) and I used a 990 wiring diagram as a base to make my own!

Brianator wrote:

I know the rig you're talking about @Double W Cross Ranch , I read and enjoyed the full thread on it last winter! I actually suspect the 16hp B&S in the Mud Duck started life in a 990 (was told it was originally from a tractor) and I used a 990 wiring diagram as a base to make my own!

Really? So I've actually been thinking of taking my 16 horse briggs out, simply because I could get a horizontal shaft oppy in there...and it would have a cylinder hanging out either side of the hood...and it would look soooooo good....

Yes it would!

Love that model of kubota!  I'd love to see the 990 topic resurrected!

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Adblock is free lol, I think everyone should have it.

Finished this part up today for a customer. 1" square hole in 3x3x3 hot rolled steel. Four pieces of 1" square threaded in and clocked to tighten up parallel to the rest of the block. Fun job using just about all the machines in my shop.

Know what it is?

HOLY CRAP ITS DWCR AND BEAL... I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE DAY!

Lol glad to see you two back!



On another note, do admins get to choose when a thread gets a new page or is there a post number that has to be reached or what? How does that work?

Murraymountain wrote:

On another note, do admins get to choose when a thread gets a new page or is there a post number that has to be reached or what? How does that work?

What I do know is that there are 25 posts per page, @MightyRaze would have to answer the rest of your question for you

Oh okay. I was wondering because my repair thread is wayyyy too lengthy per page lol. I just counted and if 25 posts is the limit then the next post should trigger the start to a new page hopefully.

There is a post number per page (25), and the last post carries to the next page (not counted in the 25).

I could make it more or less, but 25 was a nice number for loading. Anymore and it slows down loading.

Those kubotas are great tractors. We have a really old L235 4x4 with a loader that's been in the family since it came from the dealership where it was a demo unit. It's had a few things replaced over the years but really is rock solid. Such a light tractor with 4x4 is wonderful. Grandad gave it to us because he's gotten too old for tractors without power steering.

TheBeal wrote:

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Adblock is free lol, I think everyone should have it.

Finished this part up today for a customer. 1" square hole in 3x3x3 hot rolled steel. Four pieces of 1" square threaded in and clocked to tighten up parallel to the rest of the block. Fun job using just about all the machines in my shop.

Know what it is?

I actually finally asked the customer yesterday. It's for upsetting 1" hardy cupping tools under a power hammer. That's his idea, anyway. He also bought a bunch more in different sizes, none with the four handles for tongs though.

After 3 years I've FINALLY found a set of cast Bolens wheel weights that weren't hours away!

I got them for $100 and roughly another $50 for gas and hardware, an hour away from home! They'll go on my Bolens G10 for snowblowing duty so I don't need to hang the tiller off the back anymore and the Massey Ferguson split weights on it now (brand new addition) will probably go on the Mud Duck for (heavy duty) snow/grading blade duty as I have a homemade rear weight box for the Roper 16T which also will be doing snowblowing duty! Lol. I have the blower mounted on that now but need to fab up linkages and service the blower before its actually ready (will update that thread soon enough).

So 2 GTs with snowblowers, one with a heavy duty blade AND a walk behind snowblower that I customed up (8hp/24" cut with a 12" impeller)... yup I'd say I'm ready for snowmaggedon so bring it on!

Rant over! Lol

Murraymountain wrote:

HOLY CRAP ITS DWCR AND BEAL... I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE DAY!

Lol glad to see you two back!

Lol, I never really lost touch with Beal, through various group chats and discord servers and whatnot, but it's glad to pop back in here. I do plan to get my 990 working again, as for my other builds, probably not much is going to happen because I don't think I could ever make a mower to top this kubota or my 4wd honda rancher.

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Those kubotas are great tractors. We have a really old L235 4x4 with a loader that's been in the family since it came from the dealership where it was a demo unit. It's had a few things replaced over the years but really is rock solid. Such a light tractor with 4x4 is wonderful. Grandad gave it to us because he's gotten too old for tractors without power steering.

This thing weighs a little over 1200 pounds, but it's super impressive.  I've been grading the driveway with it and pulling a chisel plow, and I gotta say in 2wd it's pretty worthless, but in 4wd it doesn't even think of spinning a tire, and that's with the rear diff open.  The only issue I'm having is the same issue I have with the 6000 pound Massey Ferguson where the attachment isn't heavy enough to dig deep enough.  I have 7 or 8 suitcase weights, I think I'm going to weld some kind of bracket to the plow and the grader so I can stick the weights on it, should help considerably.

I've learned that lesson myself! Lol. Test spraying something else if I'm using anything different than what I'm used to is how I roll now!

I can move your post over to the White lightning thread if you'd like @Rustbucket Garage?

Sure thing! Thank you!

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Those kubotas are great tractors. We have a really old L235 4x4 with a loader that's been in the family since it came from the dealership where it was a demo unit. It's had a few things replaced over the years but really is rock solid. Such a light tractor with 4x4 is wonderful. Grandad gave it to us because he's gotten too old for tractors without power steering.

This thing weighs a little over 1200 pounds, but it's super impressive.  I've been grading the driveway with it and pulling a chisel plow, and I gotta say in 2wd it's pretty worthless, but in 4wd it doesn't even think of spinning a tire, and that's with the rear diff open.  The only issue I'm having is the same issue I have with the 6000 pound Massey Ferguson where the attachment isn't heavy enough to dig deep enough.  I have 7 or 8 suitcase weights, I think I'm going to weld some kind of bracket to the plow and the grader so I can stick the weights on it, should help considerably.

Ha! We have a ton of weights on our back blade for the same reason, as well as for the fact that the front end loader will gladly pick up the whole tractor if it gets the chance. I have rode that tractor down a hill on nothing but the front wheels before, it gets pretty exciting.

1000th post!

Woohoo!

[mod]Attention @Rustbucket Garage! I have successfully moved your post over to your "White Lighting" thread with a quick lesson from our super administrator @MightyRaze![/mod]

Which btw I'm sure we can unlock for you after voting has ended.

Thank you, that is all! Lol

I've been meaning to mention that. I can copy them out of the locked area and open them back up in the proper Projects folder.

@Rustbucket Garage in your case, I can merge your BO topic with the original as mentioned in that thread.

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Ha! We have a ton of weights on our back blade for the same reason, as well as for the fact that the front end loader will gladly pick up the whole tractor if it gets the chance. I have rode that tractor down a hill on nothing but the front wheels before, it gets pretty exciting.

Sounds pretty exciting. I've done similar things with a skid loader driving around on just the 2 front tires cuz the pallet was too heavy lol

I wonder what @biggasmowers is doing these days?

MightyRaze wrote:

I wonder what @biggasmowers is doing these days?

It's been 6-7 months since I talked to him last but he got a 24 valve cummins and I believe he's into welding now.