[bbaXJ]

If you want to knock down high areas and generally smooth it you need a HEAVY lawn roller. I haven't had much luck with that but I also haven't tried any really heavy rollers.

I've got a regular back blade, a box blade, and a pretty sturdy homemade land plane that's comparable to a smaller version of this: https://www.ruralking.com/rk-by-king-kutter-7-professional-dual-edge-land-grader-red-deg-84-rr

I had some ruts in my actual lawn that were big enough to just backfill with a cheap topsoil delivery then run the landplane over to smooth and level. Drove over a few times to compress the loose fill and then repeat the process to get it pretty level before seeding. Worked quite well. I don't use the regular back blade much for anything but snow but I bet if you turn it backward it could be a decent substitute for the land plane in filling ruts and low spots with fill material. I bet you could even turn it around forward beforehand and if you're really careful with height, use it to knock down the high spots before you fill the ruts and lows.

In my back 40 where I process a lot of firewood in muddy winter conditions and generally tear the shit out of it, I wanted to clear and smooth it before summer when all the scrub grass grows that I later mow every week or two to keep trails and open areas for walking and golf cart rides. I used the ripper teeth in the box blade to loosen it all up, then did some passes with the land plane to level. Worked great and is part of my spring cleanup process now. Probably more aggressive than you need for your yard though.

 

[whiterhino]

Spent some time up north.

Built a utility basket for hauling stuff.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Man that little thing look like it will be right at home up there


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[shawn]

Nice! Great tractor and love the basket. I need to fashion some sort of tool box on mine.

 

[whiterhino]

Thx. Yep it has done everything I have needed it to do.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

So with the up in coming hay season and our new cattle a Bale Spear is quickly becoming a must. I have moved a couple bales with my forks but it was not pretty, so after scouring the internet only to find I was looking at around $500 plus dealing with shipping problems do to weight. I decided to bust out the welder, I stopped at TSC on my way home and I am done for less than $120 and less than an hour of F-ing around. I added a Reese Hitch while I was at it. It is not as pretty as the manufactured setups but it will work, and is what I had to work with. If I need a stabilizer pin I will add it to the Reese Hitch in time.

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[JohnnyJ]

The Kubuddy has been busy this spring/early summer. I used the piranha blade on my bucket to drag our fence line and ditch to clear out tons of poison ivy and other overgrowth. The stump bucket has removed countless stumps in cleaned up areas. It spread 10 yards of top soil to level out a few parts in the yard and 7 yards of mulch in the wife's flower bed. It's also been my makeshift fork lift. It's been so helpful, even my wife has remarked about it.

 

[SHARPMACHINE]

Getting pretty excited about this thread. Last year sucked, I lost my parents. But I am buying my Fathers tractor from the estate and plan on doing a lot of the stuff I have seen all of you do over the years. And I will have fond memories of my Dad while I do them.

 

[JohnnyJ]

Sorry about your loss. Good luck with the tractoring.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Getting pretty excited about this thread. Last year sucked, I lost my parents. But I am buying my Fathers tractor from the estate and plan on doing a lot of the stuff I have seen all of you do over the years. And I will have fond memories of my Dad while I do them.

Sorry about your loss.

I applied the cash I received from my Grandma's estate toward the purchase of Lou, I was getting ready to buy a smaller tractor, but with Grandma's help I was able to upgrade to a larger cabbed machine, every time I fire up Lou I think of her and how she helped our farm.


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[jeepfreak81]

Took yesterday off to help my dad go do the leaves at the lake. I finally found the cheat combination. As a kid the leaves took days, and I hated it. As an adult I would take my small Cub Cadet with a 4' landscape rake and get them into piles in about an hour. Then rake onto tarps and load into a small dump trailer. Loading took all day it seemed like. This year I traded my bucket grapple for this one, and bought the 3pth landscape rake.

Leaves were raked, loaded and 3 loads hauled off to the dump in about 3 hours. Well worth taking the tractor up.

I also got to try out the trailer with it's new oak deck, it is far more rigid. I just need to rebuild the brakes yet, they are a bit weak.

 

[greygoose]

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Looks like someone upgraded when they retired....

 

[whiterhino]

Looks like someone upgraded when they retired....

Can't take it with you. Only real 'retirement' thing was the tractor. After 6 years of 5th wheels, we decided last fall to go back to a motorhome. This is our 4th motorhome, second Tiffin. JK on a short arm lift kit wasn't all that suitable for flat towing, which we intend to do a lot more, so, yes, I guess the JLU is an upgrade. And then of course I can't tow the gooseneck behind the MH so I needed a new trailer. But the gooseneck will be going up for sale soon.

 

[booblinker]

Well after 3 years of ownership I learned how to use the "Float" Function. Holy crap, what a difference in trying to level ground.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Lou got a set of earrings this weekend, I have been wanting to get these tacked on for the last 2 years and have not taken the time to knock it out until Friday night I said F-it they are getting welded on right now.

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[jeepfreak81]

Well after 3 years of ownership I learned how to use the "Float" Function. Holy crap, what a difference in trying to level ground.

I still don't use that right most likely, my bucket always wants to grab on me 😂

 

[bbaXJ]

I still don't use that right most likely, my bucket always wants to grab on me 😂

That's where getting the tilt just right is critical

 

[XXXJ]

The three point SeaSlut attachment.
Seriously makes moving the boat around the compound way easier.

 

[jeepfreak81]

The three point SeaSlut attachment.
Seriously makes moving the boat around the compound way easier.

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My buddy stole my rear one, I have one for my quick attach too, total cheat code with it on the front