You did a GREAT job! I know you say you can get other equipment and do the same job in less time, but I am not convinced you would do a better job, or not as neat. The advantage of taking time with a smaller machine is that you are more precise and the disadvantage of larger equipment is that you can sometimes do a lot of damage due to weight, and difficulties in maneuvering. Of course, overall your sentiment is correct, just wanted to add that bigger is not always better, maybe just faster.
As Dave says on his channel, Dave Knows How, "it's a finesse game" when speaking of compact utility tractors. A lot of tractor newbies buy this class of tractor so these are really good messages for those people to hear.
Great to watch Mike. I come from a pleasant seaside town in the northeast of England, my house plot is one of the bigger ones in the town at .15 acre, yes that's zero point one five ! Pennsylvania is about half the size of the entire UK, with a population of about 13 million, there about 66 million of us clinging onto our overcrowded rock, so it can be a tad busy at times. It's great to see your tranquil part of the planet, the work you do, and the obvious enjoyment you get from it. I'm a recently retired engineer, so I can appreciate both the wonderful woodland and the machinery that you put to such good use. Excellent videos, music and editing, keep them coming.
Thanks Eric, at times It can get a little crowded here as well. I'm sure not as much as the UK but still. Im fortunate to live in a nice area with lots of room but I'm only about 45 minute drive from Pittsburgh. So it's kind of interesting really. I can go back in the woods and it feels like you're in the middle of nowhere yet drive 10 or 15 minutes and be in traffic
You have been busy. Good info on what your tractor is and what it is not. I needed to hear the line about keeping my ideas on the tractor in check. I tend to over commit on my "toys".
I have a Kubota BX25 and I have busted 1800 hours mostly using the FEL. I even increased the hydraulic pressure a tad, and it is an invaluable tool lifting rocks, digging holes, scooping and loading. It is one tough little tractor, it is no toy.
yeah they sure are i seen a small deere same size and the john deere broke wich is not good for same work put the bx25 through which thats how kubotas are build tough and stronger then deeres
good point, that's why when I went to buy a compact, I rethought what I really wanted my second tractor for, I went bigger :) and very happy I stuck with Kubota
sweet!...I've got the smaller BX2370 with a 48" land pride box blade...The beauty of the box blade is the adjustable rippers...a couple of passes with the rippers all the way down and the sod is loose... then the blade can start working on the dirt...and they are made with a 2 sided blade so you can both push and pull the dirt!
Thanks for posting these videos. Yesterday i stopped by a Kubota dealer and looked and the L3901. I'll be saving up to put a down payment on one spring of 2018. Thanks for helping me decide on the best tractor for me. I'll be managing my 12.5 acres around my home and helping my Dad maintain trails with his Kubota MX5100 on our family property. I'm debating shooting videos of my projects like this. Thanks for the information and inspiration.
You are right about those bagged bales of straw. Like you I was skeptical at first about the price. The straw is already cut and is so tightly packed that it's actually hard to get the straw out of the bag. I bought one from the hardware store three years ago and I'm still using it for seeding and planting projects around the house. I keep it sealed tight in a big plastic trash bag and store it in the garage and it is still fresh. You could never do that with an open bale of straw. They probably aren't suitable for all projects but for me it was perfect.
Nice work. You obviously know what you are doing with your machinery. imho, much better than a skid loader. I used to sell & work on Kubota's. Love them.
Nice operating, and good advice. Thank you for the good content. Best of luck with the channel. There are some videos out there that show money and good judgement/brains are not equally distributed among all who disire/aquire utility tractors!
Drop your scarifiers down so they'll rip up the topsoil. Much easier to move once it's ripped up👌 But other than that it's great video. Really cool to see how fast it gets done with that machine!
Love the channel I own 12 Acers of woodland / farmland in Plumstead Nj . We utilize a utv, bobcat, and a old Harris furgeson farm tractor to process fire wood and work around the yard . I'm an operations manager for Home Depot when I can't get out in the yard it's nice to sit back and watch your channel and a few others like wrangler star , pure living for life and Andrew Camarata a good variety of different hobbys.
Thank you for the excellent advise. I purchased my Kubota to save my back. Oh, and it's fun too. Next I would like to buy a box blade so I can clean up some driveways. Keep up the good videos. Also, thanks for the video of the deer. They are fun to watch as long as they are not in the garden.
I just signed for a new John Deere tractor with the bucket installed on it since my first tractor didn't have one. Currently, my older 2003 tractor have been used to primarily work around home even though I got it to clear more land, and keep it cleared. The addition of a tractor with a front bucket will come in handy for digging and lifting items like stones without having to change implements so much. You mentioned renting a dozer to do the work you don't want to do with your tractor, but it is difficult to find places in Arkansas where they will rent you one. You can get a tractor and backhoe easily, and I figured that it must have been due to the possible damage which happens to the rented heavy equipment.
I know your on 8??. I'm terrible at technology. But apparently it was #49 that my son turned me onto your channel. I'm around your age. Love your information.
You got 3300 subscriptions because the content is well presented and you're easy to listen to... Nice job, hope you're doing this for a long time.. Good luck
While I agree those tractors would last forever with the way you care for it and that's a good thing, but if I need to do something a little out of it's range, I'm still gonna do it but also try to baby it at the same time. That's just me, use what ya got ! By the way, your videos are unbelievable and are a blast to watch !!
As soon as I find somebody that rents forestry mulchers I am there and will only need it for a day. Now that would be right tool for the job I am looking to do. Still going to get a tractor sometime just need to save up the cash.
Stay doing what you are doing, don't sell out like and take sponsorships like another channel did homesteading. I like the basic and real content you are using now
Loved your reply to Lankster Price...>>("Thanks for the comment, you seem like a great guy") Good vids, Mike! It's pretty easy to "cotton to" your basic info, low-key, "here's my view" approach in the videos. I've only seen a few & am looking forward to more.
Thanks Will, Ole Lankster LOL, About 99.9% of the people that watch my videos appear to be genuinely great people. But you always just get that one or two who are angry at the world or something, I don't know but it's no way to go through life
Great that you stressed continued, dedicated use vs. versatility. Sometimes, you just do what you can with what you have but if t tears up your equipment, you haven't gained anything in the long run. Thanks.
Thank You for this video. Very satisfying to have such a dream inside of me and see you using your tractor in various ways that I know I will need the knowledge to do the same one day. I appreciate it. Nice intro. Little hungry now though *wink*
Very interesting. Where I live (Thailand), everybody with a tractor has a dozer on front. They have a different connection to the tractor as well as they don't need to lift. So probably more made for it. I just ordered a tractor. One with a loader. In addition to that, the loader can be disconnected and I got a dozer as well to connect to the loader arm (So, not dedicated dozer arm). Let's see how that works. Here they don't sell dozers on the back of a tractor.
I'm so glad you mentioned the time it took to complete the task but if you if want to up production value of your videos, it would be nice to see a large digital clock or something within the frame of the video so we could see realtime data just in case what you remember about the timeframe is incorrect or just a bit off. Just a suggestion ;)
did you add water to your rear tires? tractor supply sells the fitting, add antifreeze to prevent wheel rust and freezing, here in texas it takes 2 gallons of antifreeze, to keep it liquid all year I have a m series 70 hp 4wd and love it, sold the johndeere 75hpthe Kubota has more useful power
You are absolutly correct, these compact and sub-compact tractors are capable of doing the job but just takes a little longer. Case in point, where I live we are getting town water. Where they set my water meter, to my house was 90 feet. My BX25D and a 4" shovel did the job but took two day to dig the 90' @ 30" deep through hard clay. An excavator would have done it in about an hour or less. But I'm not complaining, I love that little Kubota! Thanks.
Great upload Mike, man the growth is amazing, I think I sub'd in at around 650 subscribers, that was only like 2 months ago 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Keep it up, you'll hit 10,000 by Christmas 😊😊
whole point of having a tractor is to get a project done, not every one has access to or has the equipment to move rented machines, and sometimes people dont want to spend or cant afford to rent a a machine. if youre afraid to put hours on your machine use a wheel barrow.
You need to angle the box down instead of up like you did. This way the teeth and the front blade of the box will dig in more and save you time. I've had a scraper box on my JD for a long time. Your getting used to it Mike.
Great video Mike, are you now able to mow that hill and not get off the tractor? I thought you might have to take down the other side of the ditch a little! Thanks for the tip on the straw, do you water the new seeds daily or just let Mother Nature take care of it?
yeah its a good thing my buddys kubota & case dealer is smart selling all kinds of different equipment for most of 100% different appolications such as lawn&garden equipment ,farm equipment ,landscaping equipment ,construction & forestry equipment,and snowplows for tractors and trucks,and salt spreaders and more
Just clicked onto your channel and liked it, so subscribed. Tractors are a bit like back hoe's there a compromise and as you say Swiss army knife. You can't beat the rear thing. I drove a front end loader and could load a 11 yard 6 wheel tipper truck in 3 mins with blue London clay. Trenching with a 360 excavator makes spoil disposal easy as you can dump it well away from the trench, even behind you, with a back hoe it's just left or right. Don't get me wrong back hoes have a rightful place on many job sites. I gave up driving plant back in the 90s and back hoes had come a long way in that time. I finished up on a JCB 3 CX fitted with a 4 in ! front bucket, now they are great for grading just open the jaws 4' and blade away the bucket will not dig in. It also had fold away lift forks, now you had to be very careful unloading trucks as there is no counterweight on the rear, if I had a lot to unload I would attache my biggest digging bucket and fill it with the heaviest material around, this did help some what. On the back end it had telescoping dipper arm, speed attach bucket system, hydraulic slide clamps so you could slide and lock the rear end for anywhere across the width of the machine. I saw one on a farm and the guy had made the back end detachable so he could mount trailer and other attachment's on it. Take care. BS
Are those hearing protection with radio? Nice editing and music choices. Kind of sad seeing that gorgeous grass get scraped off. I guess it will look the same before too long.
I kinda disagree with you. I have. DK35SE and all this tractor has done in its 1856 hours of life is skid firewood and saw logs. The loader is always pushing dirt or loading logs or cut firewood. Other than a couple dents it's almost 100% both my tractors do heavy commercial work all day long with excellent results
John Myers, I totally understand where your coming from and I should clarify. I'm just saying if someone buys a tractor for the sole purpose of digging... they should have bought a skid loader. The tractors are pretty good at almost everything, but they aren't made to just dig all the time. If they were they would look like a track skid loader.
Tractors in general are pretty weak! Compared to counter parts like high in skid steers or full sized backhoes. Example a 555E New Holland back ho is an 83HP machine with a breakout force of 13,250 pound's. Kubota M135 135hp breakout force 6398. Bucket lift a lot more, IMO a tractors real purpose is ground speed and PTO power its an agricultural machine.
I’m turning a small section of field into yard. I don’t want to spend more money than I have to on this project. It has ruts and is bumpy and I want to even it out. I’ve though about using a rototiller to loosen it up and then a box scraper to level it. Does that sound like it would work?
I wonder if one of those fawns is the same or could be.... as the one who starred in the video... This Could Have Been Bad.... grapple, log, woods.....
Excellent video! Will have to buy a tractor pretty soon for a 15 acre property, mostly pastures and couple acres in woods. I know yours is about 90 ac in woods you mentioned somewhere . Would you recommend same size tractor for our farming needs? And you crushed my hope of digging a pond which was one of the items for me on the tractor job list. Any suggestions how to go about it using any attachments without wearing the machine out too much?
Hello- I need your opinion- I'm looking at a 45 hp kioti tractor hydrostatic with cab for an additional $1000 i can upgrade to the 50 HP -what would be your recommendation...? Thank You-I enjoy your videos -keep up the good work
Hi Mr.Morgan, it is really nice to watch your videos! Thanks for giving us such a good time, I have a farm which is 10k m2 and I'm thinking of buying a new tractor, the one I have in mind is Kubota l4508 what do you recommend about this model?
doing well Mike, I'm a tad nervous I go back for another procedure first part of sept. not sure I'm up to it. dr appointment in the morning and another end of the week. I went from never going to a Dr to going all the time. lol
I just cleared about half an acre with my l3400. now i need to level the dirt. Do you recomend the box blade for that? I was also thinking about adding a couple rear remotes and maybe a lift and tilt kit for the box blade. also what does the straw do?
Rhansen1987 the box blade is great for cutting and keeping material where u want without spreading it wide a blade is good for finishing and smoothing and cutting ditches if it's made to tilt.
Hey mike. 2 Things- when you are using that box blade, do you drop it all the way down into float when you drag it and/or push backwards? Also, not sure if you have one but I picked up a rear blade- I figured it would be good for plowing snow as well as for grading the driveway- if you have experience with one it would be great if you could do a video on the difference between a box bade and a rear blade and what you would use each for etc, or why one over the other as i assume they are both for grading(?) Thanks!.
I usually just drop all the way and float when moving forward, but lift up and down to push backwards like a dozer blade. I don't have a rear blade but will be getting one in the future
With the roller I no longer need the teeth to get it to dig because of the extra weight. I just raise up the roller up a couple of inches and it peals out a 2 inch layer of dirt. when it fills up I lower the roller which raises the blade so it is about level with the roller and drive to where I want to dump it. Then using the cylinder on the roller I lower it while I am driving and that raises the blade and it lays down a nice even layer of dirt then the roller rolls it all down. I had to remove the back cutting edge and replace it with a 1/2 x 6 inch bar of steel to support the front blade because it was bowing backwards. If you have a bunch of dirt to dig and move, I dig it with the blade and drag it into a pile then scoop it up with the front loader. That is if I have to move it very far. You could dig dirt with the blade all day long and never hurt the tractor. The thing works great at leveling a drive way, because the roller keeps the blade from cutting in the low spots and causes it to cut on the high spots. The only time I really need to push something like brush into a pile; well I just use the front loader.
The problem as I see it with a box blade is in order to get it to dig you have to adjust the top link to lean the box forward so it will cut. Then drag it to where you want to move the dirt to; then you have to raise it off the ground and dump the dirt in a pile. So when you get the dirt moved, then the top link has to be adjusted to lean the box back for leveling. A pain in the butt. I do it all from the tractor seat, I can go from digging to leveling in 2 seconds and never get off the tractor.
I like the video. However, as much as I understand your opinion, if I bought a 17k dollar tractor, I'd piss on it and see it on for if I wanted to. Lol
If you want more subscribers, you need to have more babes in bikinis doing things with shovels and garden hoses and such. You know what I'm saying. You'l get way more than 1000, trust.
I sill watching old videos whenever I need a fix.
You did a GREAT job! I know you say you can get other equipment and do the same job in less time, but I am not convinced you would do a better job, or not as neat. The advantage of taking time with a smaller machine is that you are more precise and the disadvantage of larger equipment is that you can sometimes do a lot of damage due to weight, and difficulties in maneuvering. Of course, overall your sentiment is correct, just wanted to add that bigger is not always better, maybe just faster.
As Dave says on his channel, Dave Knows How, "it's a finesse game" when speaking of compact utility tractors. A lot of tractor newbies buy this class of tractor so these are really good messages for those people to hear.
Great to watch Mike. I come from a pleasant seaside town in the northeast of England, my house plot is one of the bigger ones in the town at .15 acre, yes that's zero point one five ! Pennsylvania is about half the size of the entire UK, with a population of about 13 million, there about 66 million of us clinging onto our overcrowded rock, so it can be a tad busy at times. It's great to see your tranquil part of the planet, the work you do, and the obvious enjoyment you get from it. I'm a recently retired engineer, so I can appreciate both the wonderful woodland and the machinery that you put to such good use. Excellent videos, music and editing, keep them coming.
Thanks Eric, at times It can get a little crowded here as well. I'm sure not as much as the UK but still. Im fortunate to live in a nice area with lots of room but I'm only about 45 minute drive from Pittsburgh. So it's kind of interesting really. I can go back in the woods and it feels like you're in the middle of nowhere yet drive 10 or 15 minutes and be in traffic
You have been busy. Good info on what your tractor is and what it is not. I needed to hear the line about keeping my ideas on the tractor in check. I tend to over commit on my "toys".
I have a Kubota BX25 and I have busted 1800 hours mostly using the FEL. I even increased the hydraulic pressure a tad, and it is an invaluable tool lifting rocks, digging holes, scooping and loading. It is one tough little tractor, it is no toy.
That's awesome
yeah they sure are i seen a small deere same size and the john deere broke wich is not good for same work put the bx25 through which thats how kubotas are build tough and stronger then deeres
good point, that's why when I went to buy a compact, I rethought what I really wanted my second tractor for, I went bigger :) and very happy I stuck with Kubota
sweet!...I've got the smaller BX2370 with a 48" land pride box blade...The beauty of the box blade is the adjustable rippers...a couple of passes with the rippers all the way down and the sod is loose... then the blade can start working on the dirt...and they are made with a 2 sided blade so you can both push and pull the dirt!
Another video with great subject matter. Thanks for taking us along Mike. Be safe and God bless you and your family!!!!
Thank you very much Ray
Excellent. We are buying this tractor on Monday. Thanks
Thanks for posting these videos. Yesterday i stopped by a Kubota dealer and looked and the L3901. I'll be saving up to put a down payment on one spring of 2018. Thanks for helping me decide on the best tractor for me. I'll be managing my 12.5 acres around my home and helping my Dad maintain trails with his Kubota MX5100 on our family property. I'm debating shooting videos of my projects like this. Thanks for the information and inspiration.
Good deal Thomas, Where you from?
Outdoors With The Morgans Ethel, MS
Another Job well Done and the main Thing DONE!! 👊
You are right about those bagged bales of straw. Like you I was skeptical at first about the price. The straw is already cut and is so tightly packed that it's actually hard to get the straw out of the bag. I bought one from the hardware store three years ago and I'm still using it for seeding and planting projects around the house. I keep it sealed tight in a big plastic trash bag and store it in the garage and it is still fresh. You could never do that with an open bale of straw. They probably aren't suitable for all projects but for me it was perfect.
Nice work. You obviously know what you are doing with your machinery. imho, much better than a skid loader. I used to sell & work on Kubota's. Love them.
Nice operating, and good advice. Thank you for the good content. Best of luck with the channel. There are some videos out there that show money and good judgement/brains are not equally distributed among all who disire/aquire utility tractors!
I’m only 60 seconds into the vid...What a great way to start the day! Thank you 😊
Drop your scarifiers down so they'll rip up the topsoil. Much easier to move once it's ripped up👌 But other than that it's great video. Really cool to see how fast it gets done with that machine!
I'm liking the box blade too , thanks Mike for the video
Thanks Mike
Great Subject!!!!!! You know how to use your implements. Wish I had dirt as rich as your!!!!
Thanks Dave
Love the channel I own 12 Acers of woodland / farmland in Plumstead Nj . We utilize a utv, bobcat, and a old Harris furgeson farm tractor to process fire wood and work around the yard . I'm an operations manager for Home Depot when I can't get out in the yard it's nice to sit back and watch your channel and a few others like wrangler star , pure living for life and Andrew Camarata a good variety of different hobbys.
Thank you for the excellent advise. I purchased my Kubota to save my back. Oh, and it's fun too. Next I would like to buy a box blade so I can clean up some driveways.
Keep up the good videos. Also, thanks for the video of the deer. They are fun to watch as long as they are not in the garden.
Appreciate it!
Really enjoy the videos. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks Mike.
Appreciate it Tom!
I just signed for a new John Deere tractor with the bucket installed on it since my first tractor didn't have one. Currently, my older 2003 tractor have been used to primarily work around home even though I got it to clear more land, and keep it cleared. The addition of a tractor with a front bucket will come in handy for digging and lifting items like stones without having to change implements so much.
You mentioned renting a dozer to do the work you don't want to do with your tractor, but it is difficult to find places in Arkansas where they will rent you one. You can get a tractor and backhoe easily, and I figured that it must have been due to the possible damage which happens to the rented heavy equipment.
Love the sound of the chickadee whistling towards the end of the video
Very thoughtful and insisive. Great teaching points. Explained your main points very clearly. Thanks
Thanks James
I know your on 8??. I'm terrible at technology. But apparently it was #49 that my son turned me onto your channel. I'm around your age. Love your information.
You got 3300 subscriptions because the content is well presented and you're easy to listen to...
Nice job, hope you're doing this for a long time..
Good luck
Thanks Steve
I just found your channel a week or so ago. I enjoy the videos, keep up the good work Mike!
Thanks Herm
While I agree those tractors would last forever with the way you care for it and that's a good thing, but if I need to do something a little out of it's range, I'm still gonna do it but also try to baby it at the same time. That's just me, use what ya got ! By the way, your videos are unbelievable and are a blast to watch !!
Thank you, where you from?
Central Ct
Thank you Mike I enjoy the videos
Thanks Anthony
As soon as I find somebody that rents forestry mulchers I am there and will only need it for a day. Now that would be right tool for the job I am looking to do. Still going to get a tractor sometime just need to save up the cash.
I rented one a couple times from a bobcat dealer, awesome machine
I love those compressed bales of straw
Stay doing what you are doing, don't sell out like and take sponsorships like another channel did homesteading. I like the basic and real content you are using now
Planning on it
someone got more concerned with trying to wrangle up cash/freebies than staying true to the simple life
anmanning, I agree. I unsubscribed to the one trying to wrangle the sponsors. Lost credibility with me.
snakedriver73 which channel is that? Tractor Time with Tim?
yup
Loved your reply to Lankster Price...>>("Thanks for the comment, you seem like a great guy") Good vids, Mike! It's pretty easy to "cotton to" your basic info, low-key, "here's my view" approach in the videos. I've only seen a few & am looking forward to more.
Thanks Will, Ole Lankster LOL, About 99.9% of the people that watch my videos appear to be genuinely great people. But you always just get that one or two who are angry at the world or something, I don't know but it's no way to go through life
You should have a lot more subscribers. Great content mike, and quality editing I really In joy your videos
Big_A, Thanks I appreciate it
Just going back and watching some older videos.....Big A’s prediction is coming true....can you tell me who will win the World Series this year?
Great job. Hello from Russia
Thanks Maxim
BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
Great that you stressed continued, dedicated use vs. versatility. Sometimes, you just do what you can with what you have but if t tears up your equipment, you haven't gained anything in the long run. Thanks.
Thank you Wayne
Great job enjoy your channel.real quality job production.
Thanks Dave
Going to buy a Kubota after stalking your channel for the last 2 months! Love watching the tractor perform! You're doing excellent work! Thank you!
Thank you Cody, Where you from?
North West Indiana!
Thank You for this video. Very satisfying to have such a dream inside of me and see you using your tractor in various ways that I know I will need the knowledge to do the same one day. I appreciate it. Nice intro. Little hungry now though *wink*
Very interesting. Where I live (Thailand), everybody with a tractor has a dozer on front. They have a different connection to the tractor as well as they don't need to lift. So probably more made for it. I just ordered a tractor. One with a loader. In addition to that, the loader can be disconnected and I got a dozer as well to connect to the loader arm (So, not dedicated dozer arm). Let's see how that works. Here they don't sell dozers on the back of a tractor.
Nice thanks for the idea
I'm so glad you mentioned the time it took to complete the task but if you if want to up production value of your videos, it would be nice to see a large digital clock or something within the frame of the video so we could see realtime data just in case what you remember about the timeframe is incorrect or just a bit off. Just a suggestion ;)
Good Idea
Bro you ave a kubota this stuff is good ! If you want to dig to china with it you can . respect the maxhine and it will last for ever
did you add water to your rear tires? tractor supply sells the fitting, add antifreeze to prevent wheel rust and freezing, here in texas it takes 2 gallons of antifreeze, to keep it liquid all year I have a m series 70 hp 4wd and love it, sold the johndeere 75hpthe Kubota has more useful power
You are absolutly correct, these compact and sub-compact tractors are capable of doing the job but just takes a little longer. Case in point, where I live we are getting town water. Where they set my water meter, to my house was 90 feet. My BX25D and a 4" shovel did the job but took two day to dig the 90' @ 30" deep through hard clay. An excavator would have done it in about an hour or less. But I'm not complaining, I love that little Kubota! Thanks.
Totally Agree John
Leave that hump !! it keeps spring run off in the ditch, and prevents it from going into your road and turning it to mud !!
Dropping a LIKE on this video, Watching and Supporting - "things are going pretty good, around 3300..." as of X-Mas 2018... 44K! Doing pretty well!
Thanks Ray!
Nice video..
Watching you work I saw you jump off to manually adjust your top link. Just wondered if you had ever considered adding rear remotes for top 'n tilt?
Can you please do a video on hooking up your box blade? I cant hardly get mine to cut at all and the front digs in before the blade.
I will include that in another video, for now though you can make that adjustment with your top link, Extend it some to lower back of box
i like this show
Great upload Mike, man the growth is amazing, I think I sub'd in at around 650 subscribers, that was only like 2 months ago 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Keep it up, you'll hit 10,000 by Christmas 😊😊
Thanks man! We will see
The deer in the beginning were worth the look.. :)
Mike how much of that bale did you use for that little ditch project
whole point of having a tractor is to get a project done, not every one has access to or has the equipment to move rented machines, and sometimes people dont want to spend or cant afford to rent a a machine. if youre afraid to put hours on your machine use a wheel barrow.
You need to angle the box down instead of up like you did. This way the teeth and the front blade of the box will dig in more and save you time. I've had a scraper box on my JD for a long time. Your getting used to it Mike.
Sub’d, great content! Glad I came across your channel.
Thanks Donavon
what about using a 4 in 1 bucket with a dozer function on it to cut grade what is your opinion on does that 8 hours a day everyday?
Great video Mike, are you now able to mow that hill and not get off the tractor? I thought you might have to take down the other side of the ditch a little! Thanks for the tip on the straw, do you water the new seeds daily or just let Mother Nature take care of it?
Awesome .. I'm loving the box blade was thinking about buying one .. I already have a back blade don't know if it would be any better ..
Blade is nice, especially when offset to clean out ditches and things, Box blade is nice because you can carry material with you
Jim bob box blades are 10 times better than back blades
yeah its a good thing my buddys kubota & case dealer is smart selling all kinds of different equipment for most of 100% different appolications such as lawn&garden equipment ,farm equipment ,landscaping equipment ,construction & forestry equipment,and snowplows for tractors and trucks,and salt spreaders and more
Just clicked onto your channel and liked it, so subscribed.
Tractors are a bit like back hoe's there a compromise and as you say Swiss army knife. You can't beat the rear thing.
I drove a front end loader and could load a 11 yard 6 wheel tipper truck in 3 mins with blue London clay. Trenching with a 360 excavator makes spoil disposal easy as you can dump it well away from the trench, even behind you, with a back hoe it's just left or right. Don't get me wrong back hoes have a rightful place on many job sites.
I gave up driving plant back in the 90s and back hoes had come a long way in that time. I finished up on a JCB 3 CX fitted with a 4 in ! front bucket, now they are great for grading just open the jaws 4' and blade away the bucket will not dig in. It also had fold away lift forks, now you had to be very careful unloading trucks as there is no counterweight on the rear, if I had a lot to unload I would attache my biggest digging bucket and fill it with the heaviest material around, this did help some what.
On the back end it had telescoping dipper arm, speed attach bucket system, hydraulic slide clamps so you could slide and lock the rear end for anywhere across the width of the machine. I saw one on a farm and the guy had made the back end detachable so he could mount trailer and other attachment's on it.
Take care. BS
Thanks Byard!
Are those hearing protection with radio?
Nice editing and music choices.
Kind of sad seeing that gorgeous grass get scraped off. I guess it will look the same before too long.
Yes those are the 3M radio head phones, I keep saying I'm going to get a bluetooth pair but haven't yet
Outdoors With The Morgans thanks. I ordered me a set of the 3M w BT. 👍.
I kinda disagree with you. I have. DK35SE and all this tractor has done in its 1856 hours of life is skid firewood and saw logs. The loader is always pushing dirt or loading logs or cut firewood. Other than a couple dents it's almost 100% both my tractors do heavy commercial work all day long with excellent results
John Myers, I totally understand where your coming from and I should clarify. I'm just saying if someone buys a tractor for the sole purpose of digging... they should have bought a skid loader. The tractors are pretty good at almost everything, but they aren't made to just dig all the time. If they were they would look like a track skid loader.
If you want a tractor to use for heavy heavy work like thst get yourself an industrial tractor...
Good video but 3:00 of intro? I just skipped it. I'd love to subscribe but I really don't have the time to watch or FFWD all the time. Good luck!
Tractors in general are pretty weak! Compared to counter parts like high in skid steers or full sized backhoes. Example a 555E New Holland back ho is an 83HP machine with a breakout force of 13,250 pound's. Kubota M135 135hp breakout force 6398. Bucket lift a lot more, IMO a tractors real purpose is ground speed and PTO power its an agricultural machine.
I’m turning a small section of field into yard. I don’t want to spend more money than I have to on this project. It has ruts and is bumpy and I want to even it out. I’ve though about using a rototiller to loosen it up and then a box scraper to level it. Does that sound like it would work?
Do you guys have a dog? Dogs are great helpers
Could you please make a property tour?
Will do, others have asked as well.
I wonder if one of those fawns is the same or could be.... as the one who starred in the video... This Could Have Been Bad.... grapple, log, woods.....
Excellent video! Will have to buy a tractor pretty soon for a 15 acre property, mostly pastures and couple acres in woods. I know yours is about 90 ac in woods you mentioned somewhere . Would you recommend same size tractor for our farming needs? And you crushed my hope of digging a pond which was one of the items for me on the tractor job list. Any suggestions how to go about it using any attachments without wearing the machine out too much?
If you have lots and lots of mowing or brush hogging maybe a M Series, but if not the L series would be fine
Hello- I need your opinion- I'm looking at a 45 hp kioti tractor hydrostatic with cab for an additional $1000 i can upgrade to the 50 HP -what would be your recommendation...? Thank You-I enjoy your videos -keep up the good work
Hi Mr.Morgan, it is really nice to watch your videos! Thanks for giving us such a good time, I have a farm which is 10k m2 and I'm thinking of buying a new tractor, the one I have in mind is Kubota l4508 what do you recommend about this model?
Thank You Abdullah, Where you from?
Outdoors With The Morgans I'm from Jordan living in Kuwait.
looking good!
Thanks Dave, How are things?
doing well Mike, I'm a tad nervous I go back for another procedure first part of sept. not sure I'm up to it. dr appointment in the morning and another end of the week. I went from never going to a Dr to going all the time. lol
Thoughts and wishes for good health, Dave. You're never far from our thoughts.
Bay Area Sparky Thank you very much! love and respect!
Would a case 580 be able to do what your saying this machine should not do.
I just cleared about half an acre with my l3400. now i need to level the dirt. Do you recomend the box blade for that? I was also thinking about adding a couple rear remotes and maybe a lift and tilt kit for the box blade.
also what does the straw do?
Yes I think a box blade would be perfect for that
thanks, i plan on picking one up soon .
Rhansen1987 the box blade is great for cutting and keeping material where u want without spreading it wide a blade is good for finishing and smoothing and cutting ditches if it's made to tilt.
Hey mike. 2 Things- when you are using that box blade, do you drop it all the way down into float when you drag it and/or push backwards? Also, not sure if you have one but I picked up a rear blade- I figured it would be good for plowing snow as well as for grading the driveway- if you have experience with one it would be great if you could do a video on the difference between a box bade and a rear blade and what you would use each for etc, or why one over the other as i assume they are both for grading(?) Thanks!.
I usually just drop all the way and float when moving forward, but lift up and down to push backwards like a dozer blade. I don't have a rear blade but will be getting one in the future
You need a roller on the back of the box blade, trust me I know what I am talking about.
That would be handy at times, Can you move yours out of way when you want to push dirt with back of box?
With the roller I no longer need the teeth to get it to dig because of the extra weight. I just raise up the roller up a couple of inches and it peals out a 2 inch layer of dirt. when it fills up I lower the roller which raises the blade so it is about level with the roller and drive to where I want to dump it. Then using the cylinder on the roller I lower it while I am driving and that raises the blade and it lays down a nice even layer of dirt then the roller rolls it all down.
I had to remove the back cutting edge and replace it with a 1/2 x 6 inch bar of steel to support the front blade because it was bowing backwards.
If you have a bunch of dirt to dig and move, I dig it with the blade and drag it into a pile then scoop it up with the front loader. That is if I have to move it very far. You could dig dirt with the blade all day long and never hurt the tractor.
The thing works great at leveling a drive way, because the roller keeps the blade from cutting in the low spots and causes it to cut on the high spots.
The only time I really need to push something like brush into a pile; well I just use the front loader.
The problem as I see it with a box blade is in order to get it to dig you have to adjust the top link to lean the box forward so it will cut. Then drag it to where you want to move the dirt to; then you have to
raise it off the ground and dump the dirt in a pile. So when you get the dirt moved, then the top link has to be adjusted to lean the box back for leveling. A pain in the butt. I do it all from the tractor seat, I can go from digging to leveling in 2 seconds and never get off the tractor.
whats the deal with the straw ?
you should get you a tiller!
Next week
Nice start to the video. What kind of camera do you use ?
This one ua-cam.com/video/zWM3YxS4df8/v-deo.html
I was going to buy a tractor like that one and realized theres more grass in a round hay bale than my 8 acres.
In case your not joking you should be able to bale 16 round bales with alittle fertilizer in 8 acres
I really should have gotten a box blade instead of a back blade.
Blade is nice as well, I like the box for certain things like a hard packed gravel drive, and moving dirt!
What grass seed are you using?
Rye
wow 3 minute intro
Need to learn how to use it... that took you ten times longer then needed.. Talk about hrs on your unit..
Lankster Price, Thanks for the comment, you seem like a great guy
deer carry ticks...
Yes they do
billy greenhorn they also carry back straps , roasts , burger and jerky
I like the video. However, as much as I understand your opinion, if I bought a 17k dollar tractor, I'd piss on it and see it on for if I wanted to. Lol
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If you want more subscribers, you need to have more babes in bikinis doing things with shovels and garden hoses and such. You know what I'm saying. You'l get way more than 1000, trust.
If they want more subscribers just lose the stupid music. This is video, not radio.
Taking a trip back in time.