Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

LOL... You're the first to ask about it. I wondered how long that would take. :thumbsup:

It's a Kubota G3200 with some extreme custom mods. I call it my "Kenbota". I made up the XKS to differentiate it from the lawnmower version G3200. I've since removed the grader blade from underneath. I still have a small tiller that runs off a front PTO shaft. I made the frame, FEL and most sheet metal. The hood was extended and the rear fenders are trailer stock. The rear tires are loaded and there's a large 12v battery in the rear. The FEL will lift about 600lbs.

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Marvelous!
You've come a long way Baby...
TractorData.com Kubota G32 tractor information

I had got as far as the G3200 but the letters threw me off
You sure had fun with your welder on this! :thumbsup:
remarkable what a 10hp .4 litre diesel will do

 

[sodamo]

Good news on the toe, Drew.

 

[sodamo]

Glad to read Coco doing so much better.

 

[sodamo]

Ted, mower looks likemany years oflifeto go. Great job

 

[sodamo]

The Harvest Moon is big and bright! ...Deep in the heart of Texas... :cool2:

Temp is 65, expecting a high in the upper 80s. No rain in the forecast. Hope to get some painting of bits and pieces on a tractor done today.

Moon was awesome here as well. Still nice and bright when puppy got me up at 3am for trip outside. Wife says was still very pretty when she left for walk about 5.

 

[sodamo]

So sorry for your loss, Jim. Prayers.

 

[Jim Shooz]

Ce from one of the dairy farmers to share: Everybody likes ice cream, but nobody likes the smell of manure. But to me, it smells like money.

A friend of mine is a dairy farmer. When the milk tanker calls to collect the milk she refers to it as the "money truck"

 

[PJSprog]

That's an impressive build, Ken.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, I had to zoom in to make sure but looks like turf tires on the JD, rears look almost like new. I think you will find snow traction very good with them
but guess you use chains anyway.

They are turfs and I did use chains (4-link ladder type) when I had my 4400 Deere. But, as you wrote...turf tires are very good in the snow. First winter in Vermont, I cleared snow before the chains were even unpacked...that was a pretty heavy snow too.
Very unlikely that, if I buy the tractor (pretty good chance), I'll need (or get) chains.
For one thing, I'll be using a 3PH blower which will move the snow before the rear tires even hit the snow. Even if I was just using the front blade, I'd have plenty of weight (blower goes around 700 lbs. IIRC) on the 3PH

 

[RoyJackson]

Jim...very sorry to read about your nephew's passing...my deepest sympathies...