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Time to add some storage shelves and hooks in the Kobota stall. Get stuff off the ground out of the ice.
Forgot to grease the blade shafts
@@Tw-gi3kt AND WIRE BRUSH THE DECK BOTTOM.
figaro is so sweet and he keeps his white socks so white!
I love the games you play with Livy every day. Counting in Spanish, running a fast food joint; very educational play, and fun, too!
Funny, I am an old lady, retired now..and still, your tractor repair video had my attention..I had a Mahindra tractor, same size as yours, The dealership was great as far as maintenance or problems and allowed me to watch, rare..Blade sharpening, fluid changes. But I guess it is seeing what Figaro is up to, the crazy white chicken memory plates on New yoke city, The goats, egg gathering, Olivia's Sweet Shop or Gina's cooking, Your construction building madness , Pluto and Tanner's zoomies, just keeps me waiting for the next video..well, oh great, the Barbeque..Dang it Al!!! I am pulling out my smokey Joe grill now, those burgers drove me crazy!!! Thank you for sharing!
Gooooood evenin' Al! I like seeing you use those pink ratchet straps! You should put them on your Amazon store, several folks have inquired about them!
Goooooooooood Evening , Al , Gina & Olivia ,
Whenever I have the mower deck off , I like to spray the underside with two or three good coats of WD40. It helps to keep cut grass from sticking to the underside sheet metal. As you may know , WD40 is a water displacement spray. It helps to keep the moist cut grass from sticking. Less rust that way . I hope .
A friendly comment from me. That mower-deck is mucky and encourages all kinds of critters to sniff around and make even more mess on the moving parts; a quick power wash off when you finish using it will really make your equipment last a lot longer.
I wouldnt really say critters are the problem with that comment..I would more say that it would keep moisture under it and promote rotting with rust...learned that the hard way on my last mower.i dont power wash the new scag now just some quick blower action when I'm finished mowing.
I’m sure his outside water source has been shutoff for the winter. I’m from the same latitude about 45deg N and we have to drain and blowout all non-insulated outside water pipes. Maybe he’ll do it once it warms up!🌞
@@markrandall1456 Of course, but the person said he should power wash it. Unless someone lives this far north, one may not think about such mundane tasks.
I'm pretty sure there aren't to many Southerners that think about no outside water source for 3-5 months. Matter of fact, I'm sure many Southerners think us Yankees are crazy!😂 They're probably right!
Amazing what a day or two of warmer weather does to your land. Looking forward to all the new babies coming soon. And the new projects. Those burgers looked yummy. Have a good weekend.
The center greese cert is for your deck too float. You can tighten springs so wont float as much. There dampener spring adjust return rate. Top bolts are help level your deck.
Very proud that you use them I pads and take good care of your knees James T North Carolina
I would LOVE to see a kiddie pool for the ducks this spring! You could put it out before rain storms to fill it up for Maverick and Goose.
Why not spread out the feed for the chickens? Looks like some of them have to wait for others to move and hope there's something left.
@Iron *Fe* He already answered your question in his post.
I Love Figaro. We miss our cat that died after 23 years, she also was Black and White.
Should have used a high pressure cleaner on the mower deck before storing it 😕
Wayne From West Oz yeah grass can very acidic and will soon eat its way through a deck
@@bobb6342 Plus grass holds moisture which will hasten the damage.
I agree. But...I don’t do that myself I’m ashamed to say! I do scrape mine with a putty knife. Our grass is lush so it always gets a big build up. I feel guilty I don’t wash it clean and wax it at season’s end, but I just don’t have that kind of time. I do blow loose grass clippings off with a blower after each cutting (mainly because I don’t want the mess in the garage). It helps that we store our machines in a dry garage.
Aren't you worried a coyote is going to be able to squeeze through the gate even the male goat was trying
A sign of a good workman is the condition of his tools. That's the advice my father always gave me. If you look after your tools, your tools will look after you. That's the advice my grandfather gave my father. Al, I'm now passing that on to you. If you don't clean your mower, the dirt and grass will cause rust, which could result in a very nasty accident. Plus, equipment is very expensive to replace.
You should put doors or another roll up door on that side Barn right beside your shop and a heater and lights in there and that's where the tractor and the Mule should be stored you have plenty of room down farther down for hay and all your other supplies.
Preventative maintenance should be a must. Goof job Al. Would have loved having burgers with you all. I didn't shovel my deck the last two storms and that's where my grill is.
Many blessings.
One of the known issues with the spindles of some makers is they use sealed bearings yet have a grease port so the owner thinks they are greasing the bearing but are just packing a cavity with grease and putting more and more pressure on the bearings seal. The only way to check is to pop one of the spindles apart to see what type of bearing is in place as it could be as simple a fix as pulling the seal off that side of a bearing so the grease can get in and keeping the other seal in place to keep dust out.
I love your shop cat!
Here is a tip for your mower blades, get yourself a blade balancer or you will be replacing bearings, shafts and eventually mower deck because out of balance blades will wallow out the deck mounting area... !!!
I just remembered a customer about 40 years ago who came into our Western Auto Store complaining that the blade we sold was no good. It turned out he had installed it upside down cutting with the trailing edge.
Hi Al, you could drill some 1" holes in the tractor shed timbers and drive some dowels in for pins to hang stuff from.
The deal with goats is that they are browsers, not grazers. They don't eat off the ground if they can help it; that minimizes their parasite uptake. Goats are very susceptible to worms - the less they eat off the ground, the fewer worms they get.
Food looked delishious, its snowing here in Michigan again but what we had all melted yesterday, so nothing is sticking. I think I'll go make a burger for lunch! Thanks for the video, love watching all the farm animals and seeing how to care for them. I would love to get some chickens for eggs.
Having a spare belt for the mower is always a good idea. Especially after not being used in winter, belts can become brittle and break in the first hours of use in the new season.
If you wanted to make it easier on pulling items out of the ice, the 12inch by 12inch pavers work well for putting under equipment. I use them with our implements in our Shelterlogic shed to keep them off the ground, and make for easier access in the winter and spring when going through items. We used to use scrap wood, but at some point it needs replacing when it rots away, hence why switching to the pavers.
Oh boy the girls tummies are looking big, I can't wait till the babies come.
Gina was not out there when he did the maintenance.. We all take care of our stuff differently. His stuff his way, I was thinking all the stuff others had wrote How is the sap flowing. Put out just 2 lines close to the house and wow within 24 hours we had a half gallon. Translates to maybe a tablespoon.
Agreed..every1 is different...doesnt mean 1 is wrong or right
I miss the days my kids played store keeper. Thanks sharing! I had a happy walk down memory lane
I suspect that bar on the back side of the mower deck is to help level and prevent bounce of the deck as it moves over uneven terrain. Something like a vehicle front end suspension. Now that you have the new workshop the tool boxes need to be moved down there now. Or maybe some of them so you do not need to carry them back and forth. When servicing mower blades use a piece of wood to block the blade in place while you loosen or tighten the bolts. It is safer and easier. Also, all gear boxes I have ever seen are only filled about half way up the box.
Another great video! Have you guys considered having a local farmer come out with a rock rake to clean up your pasture? Love the videos
Best way I've figured out how to remember maintenance is using my calendar on my phone. I have lots of equipment to do stuff on, 2 john deere garden tractors, 2 simplicity garden tractors , my kubota front end loader, pick up truck, dump truck, 5 trailers, push mowers, tree chipper, multiple small tool equipment, once I do maintenance on the machine I set a reminder only phone usually for a month afterward to remind myself with notes on what to do such as grease, oil change. Air filter clean/change, or anything I think might be of importance when that month timeframes comes due cuz I usually forget within that time frame between services. It saves me lots of headaches in the end, also I document what I have actually done in my calendar so I can look back as to when & what I actually did as i sometimes get overwhelmed on this stuff (i always have something being repaired in my shop).
I would hang a big wall calendar that they give away at tool suppliers with squares...at a glance you know what you did and can write in when you need to do it again..and helps with planning..I used to have a lawn service and was a great quick reference guide..if not get a desk top calendar and hang the sheets up...they are cheap but def helpful
One thing my late father did was keep a 3 ring binder and a notebook for each of the pieces of equipment we had. He would keep the manuals, the original receipt, and any other receipts from parts and other items purchased for the equipment in the binder. Also he would keep any repair receipts in the binder. Then in the notebook he would write down the date he performed maintenance and what he did on the equipment. But as he got older and had health issues, he was unable to do the work himself and relied on taken the equipment to a repair shop for most of the repairs. The smaller stuff like changing oil and oil filter he could still do most of the time.
Come spring time I will have to get my lawn mower and the rototiller repaired.
*Sigh*. I’m terrible at maintaining my equipment and watching and listening to you is making me think about changing my ways this year. I’ll keep you posted.
Leave the mower deck on the forks of the tractor, raised up to waist height, more comfortable than working on your knees!
@ Dan Mooney ,
I was thinking along those same lines. Al has a work bench now. He could just place the deck onto the work bench.
Of course I think that way because I am 77. If I get down on my knees , I can't get back up onto my feet.
@@donaldmiller8629 me neither Dan!
Take a look at tractorbynet forum under Kubota. I'm pretty sure they have step by step process in replacing the axle seals. I am a member of this forum and they have mentioned Luminah Acres from time to time...just some of us fans.
Good morning Al, another great video you posted. I think you would enjoy getting a brush cutter for maintaining you pasture.
Love you all🙏🏼💖💙
You really need a bush hog attachment. That mower deck was never meant to be used for pasture.
What I was trying to say is that your gate on the boys goat pen is open enough for there heads to stick threw so you might want to adjust it so no coyotes could get in or the goats could squeeze there way out just saying talking into the microphone doesn’t always work correctly have a nice day
Glad to hear you say your going to do better maintenance.... Maintenance is alot easier then repairs... Battery grease gun makes greasing alot easier and faster so your more likely to take the time to do it... A preasure washer or hotsy would be great also. Amazing what you see once something is clean.. like your mower deck! This winter I've greased my tractor twice if that and Akaska is rough on equipment anyway and this year I've plowed alot of snow and skidded out alot of logs.... So I'm guilty also... Summer I grease it daily but 30 below really kills my motivation...
Hi Al. I know that you are probably not going to go back and clean it, but leaving grass stuck onto the underside of the deck will hold moisture, and will cause the deck paint to peel and it WILL rust. Power wash it (if possible) dry it off then spray a thin coat of WD-40 or perhaps some organic oil that you have (Non-stick cooking spray). This will increase the life of the deck, and will help the grass to exit the deck better. Rust killed the deck of my last mower and this was a great tip that I found.
something I learned yesterday was to always check your oil and grease level first to make sure you can add oil/grease back in the event you loose it before taking anything off or apart. about bending that part back...my husband uses a chain and our big tree all the time to bend auto dents etc. I've seen him fix some serious metal dents etc doing that.
OOOhhh! another potential set of projects.
* Consider making a place to do big equipment maintenance in the wintertime so that it is easy and comfortable. You are more likely to do it if it isn't a hassle. Consider making a place to easily work on the Kubota, the Mule and any other potential big equipment. You need one garage stall that is tall & wide enough to drive all of the vehicles up onto ramps or raise them with heavy duty jacks so working under them is not as cramped and uncomfortable. Make it easy on yourself!
* You need work tables around the vehicle bay to pre assemble or clean parts, and store all the tools and parts for each of those maintenance jobs at those stations. Store all the vehicle parts & tools there so you know what you have , what you need to do the job at hand. Include storage for big equipment parts like the mower deck. Get all that Kubota stuff out of the basement and get it in one and only one place up off the ground for all of it so it doesn't freeze there.
* Consider making a shelving unit to store all the big and heavy things you transport with the tractor so they are up off the ground and don't get stuck frozen to the ground. If it were on wheels, it would make your life so much easier. It would be so nice to just directly grab or shelf big stuff like that mower deck on a custom shelving unit you wheel over to easy access with your tractor forklift instead of prying it off the ground and walking it over to the forklift - let the storage system and the tractor do all that work. Save you back, man! Save your body from unnecessary strain! We aren't getting younger, but I hope we are getting smarter.
* Consider making a rolling worktable where you can offload the mower deck from the 'bota forklift - just start working on it without having the wrestle it too much. I saw a RUclips channel where the videographer made a giant "rotisserie" to build a custom trailer. A smaller version would flip that mower deck. See Matthew Cremona's "@t" playlist on RUclips. Love that channel. You might like it, too.
* Lumber storage would be super awesome, too. Since you work with wood so much, it's be nice to be able to get at it in the wintertime when you want indoor projects.
Have you read The Lean Farm? ISBN: 9781603585927 I cannot recommend it highly enough - it opened my eyes to making things easier on myself and those around me.
Once Livvie's sweet treat shop gets a few more customers, she should do a flavor of the day! Both for ice cream and coffee treats!
See if Tractor Supply will give you a free tractor to try out or go to Rural King like the Outdoors with the Morgans did with Rural King. On RK tractor is worth $34,000.00 and he got it for two years Free to try.
The concave washer on your mower deck is called a belleville washer, it's a type of lock washer
I know this is an older video, and maybe someone else mentioned it, but I believe there is another grease fitting under or near the gear box on the mower deck. Maybe you already found it, but I wanted to mention it.
Great content by the way.
Hey since you are doing maintenance, use a kartcher and give everything a nice wash! It takes 5 more minutes and makes a huge difference!!
Ahh spring time. Garden spring flowers baby goats. Can't wait to see all that. Thanks for sharing.
I had same motor in Ford tractor & never had any trouble with it .
I would consider cleaning all the grass off the top of that deck fairly frequently. My 73 International mower deck is rusted from the previous owner not cleaning that off. The moisture creeps in and stays damp under that old grass.
From the summit of Tater Nob in Parker County, TX, thanks for the fun. :-)1
The grease fitting for the bushing keep it from wearing out the metal. I believe because the bouncing up and down then back in forth
I just love your family 😁 ❤️
Al. you might be able to can use a big crescent wrench to straighten out that wheel fixture. I've done this with thicker sheet metal. You may even use a cheater bar on the end of the wrench. Place the jaws of the wrench on either side of the sheet metal near the bent deck. Tighten the jaws down. Now exert the pressure to try and bend the deck. You can picture what I'm talking about! Good luck!
never mind, I don't think my trick will work after watching more of the video.
Wasn't going to say anything, but after reading some comments, here's my 2 cents.
I would have cleaned the mower deck and made it look brand new, and then the Kubota. I love it when things look new, especially when they've been around for some time.
But you did the maintenance and it's in good condition, so to each his own. Good job.
GREAT video,loved it guys!!
Greetings, Lee here, to bad you could not put some 4X4's down to put things on to keep them from freezing in the ice. Later
Under the gearbox on the left side is a grease fitting. Also in the kubota book it says use gear oil for oil in the gear box. There is two little plugs on the gearbox one above the other. Bottom is for draining and upper is when filling it lets you know when oil is at the proper level.
Al...the #1 rule of grilling burgers, never mash burgers on a grill, you loose all the juice from meat. Look really good...what time is dinner.
I watched you making sausage and mixing it by hand. I used to do it that way but now I use a L&M manual mixer that has a 20 pound capacity. I also us it to make jerky out o 91% lean ground beef.
Maintenance on your equipment is key
Al when you had the blades off you should’ve taken a wire brush and clean the underside the mowing deck real well and gave it a fresh shot of paint , preferably a glossy doesn’t matter what color just give it a good paint job this will help with discharging of the cut grass , also when you flip it to the upper side you should’ve pulled the belt off clean the upper deck and wire brush it also to get rid of the rust and debris and give it a good coat of paint to keep it from rusting out , it’s cheaper to maintain and keep in good condition then having to buy a new deck to replace the old one because it’s all rusted out .. that what they call keeping your equipment and good condition, if you do this at the end of the growing season and clean it up then repaint it before storing it away for the winner , you would not have to do it in the spring time
If you use a wide mouth canning jar ring they make the perfect size burger and totally round to match your buns..and the cook evenly..and old trick I learned years ago...
Knee pads, it's a miracle! Protect those knees!
Al please consider getting a 4' bush hog. Been on a farm all my life and that Kubota is to nice and expensive to mess up. With the amount of pasture you have it will make your tractor and deck last many more years. Burgers looked great!
A piece of sheet metal and some pop rivets on the top of the mower discharge chute will give it some more life.
Those homemade fries look delicious!
I noticed the griddle next to the grill. ALWAYS use my griddle for burgers snd steak and pork chops and stir fry and..... you get the idea. Griddle keeps all the juices in place instead of "smoking" up the place. Love my griddle.
Love your blog, keep it up.
Mike
It’s refreshing to hear a new version of “Frozen”❄️❄️❄️🤣😂
I hope that doesn’t mean we’re so desperate...😅
Loft kitty would keep him out of the grease Gear box is not supposed to be more than just under 1/2 full as not to blow out the seal.
Should have cleaned that deck before you put it away last fall. Al, I would use a pressure washer to clean the deck and when it is dry paint the underside with some good enamel paint. Helps save the deck. Maybe the wife bent the deck..........lol...... Al see if KUBOTA will give you a Brush Hog that mounts on the back of your KUBOTA that runs on the power take off. Tell them you will do a review on it. That channel outdoor with the morgans, those company's like Rural King has given at $33,000.00 tractor for two years for free to try out. He has 3 RK tractors to try out, he has gotten buckets, winches , and now the gave him a $7,000.00 wood chipper. Al Maybe you can go to RK and talk them into giving you on. Worth a try. Good luck.
Al spring is making you sing! Thanks Jenny for saying what that seasoning was you put on the fries. What is your little girl name, I keep forgetting. She is so cute and grownup with her pretend coffee cafe, or whatever she calls it. I forgot that also. So sorry.
Equipment maintenance is difficult when you are busy. I have a chart/sign that reminds me every Monday is maintenance day. Maybe just a look over, blow off and grease day.
Your mower deck is classified as a [finish deck] ; the rear track as you called it is for adjusting the rear deck up, down, center, side to side, tension and flex. The front & rear deck wheels are to prevent "scalping" of the turf. The deck is missing the " baffle" on the front discharge side; will affect the ability of the mulching blade's to mulch.
A [finish deck] is not meant for rough use or pasture mowing unless it's flat and free of debris.
Thanks Al......A good cup of coffee or two and Lumnah Acres is always is a great way to start the day. It brings many of us back to our grass roots.
You reminded me of one of my favorite jokes. I hope you don't think it's bad. Do you know how to catch a polar bear? You dig a hole in the ice & put green peas around it. When the polar bear comes to take a pea you kick him in the ice hole, ha!
50 Plus: Journey of a Ring 😂🤣 good one !
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maybe you should make a "winter cover" for the culvert so it can't ice over?
Lol, you are getting a ton of advice today.
Belinda Charpentier - Always a lot of *I would have* or *You should have* *"advice"* - 99% of which is useless!
What I was trying to say is that the gate on the boys goat pen was open enough for them to stick their heads true do not want them to get out because of predators having babies in the spring Will be hungry
Dagone Al, can't believe you go thru all that and don't clean that dead grass from under the deck!
I love the relationship you have with your daughter. Perhaps the two of you could build a lil Sweet Treats Co. store when the chicken coup goes into service. What a bonding event that would be and she would always remember it!
Have you thought about looking at a zero turn mower? The past 2 years I have used a craftsman pro mower with pull mower too. I just got a John Deere pro series Zero turn 9 series that will mow at 12 mph. Should save me about 8 hours just to mow the yard once
Less wear on my compact tractor and sell my other mowers
Man those burgers looked good!
Lot of good advice down below. Will be interesting to see if he takes any.
Those burgers looked so good.
As we can see a lot of people telling you what to do, learn as you go and do the best you can, I think your doing great so far, people trying to help is great !
Early spring was maintenance time for my late husband. He got all his equipment ready for planting season. Then in the fall, things were gone over for harvest. There was never a "slow" time on the farm. As is there is never a "slow" time on the homestead for you guys! Al, stop mashing those burgers, you are pushing out all the juices of the meat! lol Just flip, don't mash.
Wedge a wood block in end of blades get bolts tight or if have hard one getting out. So less chance cutting yourself.
when you have to peal a log just give it to the goats lol
Preventative maintenance that's where it at Al . Maybe a list would help.
Hope your feeling better.
Your family is so beautiful keep up the great work.and Thanks for taking the rest of us on your journey. ♥️
You should paint your cutting deck
I'd like to suggest a dewalt electric impact wrench. I'm surprised you don't have one already! They're so handy for so many things, but especially mower blades and lug nuts!
Good going on them knee pars mine are gone from working on machine's for 50 years .
For some reason it bugs me that you didn't clean everything before putting on new blades. Harbor Freight makes a decent cheap.pressure washer. Might be a good investment.
I also use cheapo Chinese paint brushes as dust brushed. The short bristles are stiff and would work well for you.
With all your new outdoor wood building projects will you be staining or painting them ?
I started to howl when you started singing😁
al did you know when you press down on your burger while its cooking all your doing is squising out the juices that make it flavorful and juicey so that is something i have learned never to do
I had to laugh when I see the inspector Fig, checking your work, he is way to cute. I love how much the kitty loves ya.
Can you add metal to the old blades and grind down to the correct angle rebuilding the corner ?