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Phew, got the barn tidied up again just in time.
Also found out the exact lifting capacity of our Iseki's three point hitch - 500 kg. With a bit of OSB on top of the cement bags and the weight of the pallet forks (and pallet) I had to use brake steering as the front wheels were lifting and the rear hydraulics hitting relief pressure. Well designed balance! :)
My scrapmetal #PalletFork handled it fine and I got everything inside before the next rain front hit.
#Tractor #Iseki #Homestead #DIY #Cement #Barn #Pallet #Renovation
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Phew, got the barn tidied up again just in time.
Also found out the exact lifting capacity of our Iseki's three point hitch - 500 kg. With a bit of OSB on top of the cement bags and the weight of the pallet forks (and pallet) I had to use brake steering as the front wheels were lifting and the rear hydraulics hitting relief pressure. Well designed balance! :)
My scrapmetal #PalletFork handled it fine and I got everything inside before the next rain front hit.
#Tractor #Iseki #Homestead #DIY #Cement #Barn #Pallet #Renovation
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Dental checkup.
Only one tooth is broken, which is amazing considering how much concrete, rocks and steel beams I've hit with this rototiller. Quality Japanese steel.
And one has been installed the wrong way, so I need two left teeth but get a spare right :)
And some 80W90 gear oil.
Also patched the filler cap, the rubber was cracking.
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Dental checkup.
Only one tooth is broken, which is amazing considering how much concrete, rocks and steel beams I've hit with this rototiller. Quality Japanese steel.
And one has been installed the wrong way, so I need two left teeth but get a spare right :)
And some 80W90 gear oil.
Also patched the filler cap, the rubber was cracking.
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Guess who's finally remembered to haul the box with the laminator.
I love laminating. It's so fun! And shiny! And you get high off the fumes! 🥴
Since I can't remember anything and can't read the Japanese manual either, I have made service quick references for the tractor. Also a map of the grease points, as there's quite a lot and its easy to forget some.
And the electrical diagram, of course.
As handy for keeping grubby farmer/mechanic paws off the paper as it was for keeping saltwater off the Mayday radio Cliff notes.
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Guess who's finally remembered to haul the box with the laminator.
I love laminating. It's so fun! And shiny! And you get high off the fumes! 🥴
Since I can't remember anything and can't read the Japanese manual either, I have made service quick references for the tractor. Also a map of the grease points, as there's quite a lot and its easy to forget some.
And the electrical diagram, of course.
As handy for keeping grubby farmer/mechanic paws off the paper as it was for keeping saltwater off the Mayday radio Cliff notes.
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First load test successful. Got a "trunk" full of firewood to the house. Should probably improve the mounting system somewhat 😆
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First load test successful. Got a "trunk" full of firewood to the house. Should probably improve the mounting system somewhat 😆
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New tachometer spindle for Iseki-san. The temporary fix in winter didn't last and it kept screeching until warmed up. Found a replacement for €12 that is way longer than the original, but fits fine doing an extra loop.
Took the dash out to clean as well.
Result: Clean dashboard and no more screeching!
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New tachometer spindle for Iseki-san. The temporary fix in winter didn't last and it kept screeching until warmed up. Found a replacement for €12 that is way longer than the original, but fits fine doing an extra loop.
Took the dash out to clean as well.
Result: Clean dashboard and no more screeching!
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Did the annual engine service while I was at it. Maybe the fancy new STOU 10W-30 will be a little easier to crank in cold weather.
This machine is a breeze to service, the side panels are quick-detachable, easy access to everything and there are even valves and drain hoses for bleeding the fuel system and draining coolant. Only the oil filler cap is a little crowded in, best to take the air filter off, which is however only one bolt.
Will do the bottom service when it's a little warmer, as I doubt the grease would come out of the gun today.
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Did the annual engine service while I was at it. Maybe the fancy new STOU 10W-30 will be a little easier to crank in cold weather.
This machine is a breeze to service, the side panels are quick-detachable, easy access to everything and there are even valves and drain hoses for bleeding the fuel system and draining coolant. Only the oil filler cap is a little crowded in, best to take the air filter off, which is however only one bolt.
Will do the bottom service when it's a little warmer, as I doubt the grease would come out of the gun today.
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Put the new drawbar to work and hauled some more firewood from the barn out in the meadow.
Slight problem getting it down from the top of the stack (it's higher than I can reach), but the good old "limber timber" method worked 😆
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Put the new drawbar to work and hauled some more firewood from the barn out in the meadow.
Slight problem getting it down from the top of the stack (it's higher than I can reach), but the good old "limber timber" method worked 😆
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Tractor repair in the dark. Iseki was making some screeching noise when revving up, which I assumed was the alternator belt, not unusual when it gets cold and just needing more tension.
So I popped the hood only to find it wasn't the belt. Then I noticed when the screeching happens, the tachometer needle would go crazy.
Luckily I'm old and remember stuff from before digital everything. Found the one "cable" going from the dash that was not a cable, but a flexible shaft in a tube, driven by a gear on the injector pump.
Undid it and pulled out a flexible shaft that hadn't seen any lubricant in 40 years. Cleaned it a bit, hosed it down in silicone oil and back it went, now happy and no longer screeching.
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Tractor repair in the dark. Iseki was making some screeching noise when revving up, which I assumed was the alternator belt, not unusual when it gets cold and just needing more tension.
So I popped the hood only to find it wasn't the belt. Then I noticed when the screeching happens, the tachometer needle would go crazy.
Luckily I'm old and remember stuff from before digital everything. Found the one "cable" going from the dash that was not a cable, but a flexible shaft in a tube, driven by a gear on the injector pump.
Undid it and pulled out a flexible shaft that hadn't seen any lubricant in 40 years. Cleaned it a bit, hosed it down in silicone oil and back it went, now happy and no longer screeching.
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Time to wake up that thing. Actually well late for it.
After planting potatoes this year and then digging them up and bending over an extra 8192 times to pick out all the steel, plastic, bricks, concrete and rocks, it's a LOT better this year.
Hit only one brick. Last year it was all bumps!
Also went and leveled some of the mess under the tree from the failed experiment in agroforestry and then did a surface pass through the orchard to break up the shallow Virginia creeper roots, which worked wonderfully - without bothering the deep apple tree roots at all.
As usual, a polite reminder: Don't fucking #Plasticulture, motherfuckers. That shit stays in the ground long after you're dead. :blobcattableflip:
#Tractor #Iseki #Freza #Rotavator #Rototiller #Farming #Homestead #Gardening
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Time to wake up that thing. Actually well late for it.
After planting potatoes this year and then digging them up and bending over an extra 8192 times to pick out all the steel, plastic, bricks, concrete and rocks, it's a LOT better this year.
Hit only one brick. Last year it was all bumps!
Also went and leveled some of the mess under the tree from the failed experiment in agroforestry and then did a surface pass through the orchard to break up the shallow Virginia creeper roots, which worked wonderfully - without bothering the deep apple tree roots at all.
As usual, a polite reminder: Don't fucking #Plasticulture, motherfuckers. That shit stays in the ground long after you're dead. :blobcattableflip:
#Tractor #Iseki #Freza #Rotavator #Rototiller #Farming #Homestead #Gardening
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Auto-horizon explained in one picture.
This adds an extra hydraulic cylinder on one side of the three point hitch that is electronically controlled to regulate the attachment to be always level with the horizon, no matter how tilted the tractor is.
Kubota calls theirs "Monroematic". Our Iseki has it too, not sure what it's called there, the computer translates it with "horizontal rotary".
Pretty cool stuff for the 1970s. Revolutionary in working flooded rice fields, which is why most grey import Japanese tractors have it.
#Tractor #Technology #Kubota #Iseki #Monroematic #Homestead #Engineering #Farming
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Auto-horizon explained in one picture.
This adds an extra hydraulic cylinder on one side of the three point hitch that is electronically controlled to regulate the attachment to be always level with the horizon, no matter how tilted the tractor is.
Kubota calls theirs "Monroematic". Our Iseki has it too, not sure what it's called there, the computer translates it with "horizontal rotary".
Pretty cool stuff for the 1970s. Revolutionary in working flooded rice fields, which is why most grey import Japanese tractors have it.
#Tractor #Technology #Kubota #Iseki #Monroematic #Homestead #Engineering #Farming
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This kind of detail makes me very happy. Someone gave a fuck when they designed this.
The bolt is recessed so it doesn't poke into the rubber mat that goes on top, but because water can go there, they put a drain hole next to it, so it doesn't stay trapped in the recess forever and rusts the bolt.
1984 Japanese engineering 👍
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This kind of detail makes me very happy. Someone gave a fuck when they designed this.
The bolt is recessed so it doesn't poke into the rubber mat that goes on top, but because water can go there, they put a drain hole next to it, so it doesn't stay trapped in the recess forever and rusts the bolt.
1984 Japanese engineering 👍
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Short work day because morning shenanigans in town, but then I retrieved the rotavator from the tractor barn. Fixed a few small problems and greased all the things, as it was nicely painted but not a drop of grease anywhere.
Some studying of Japanese manuals (translated) and wrestling the thing on and off the 3PH twice and then... magic!
Turning the concrete field into fluffy garden soil. At sunset, sadly, so just a quick test run.
#Rotavator #Tractor #Iseki #Farm #Homestead #Gardening #Soil
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Short work day because morning shenanigans in town, but then I retrieved the rotavator from the tractor barn. Fixed a few small problems and greased all the things, as it was nicely painted but not a drop of grease anywhere.
Some studying of Japanese manuals (translated) and wrestling the thing on and off the 3PH twice and then... magic!
Turning the concrete field into fluffy garden soil. At sunset, sadly, so just a quick test run.
#Rotavator #Tractor #Iseki #Farm #Homestead #Gardening #Soil
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After the test run, first mission: pick up windfall from the road down to the river.
This is why I serviced the already overhauled tractor first - I really wanted to be sure the brakes work. Had to stop on that hill repeatedly to pick up piles of logs.
Great success, not only did everything fit in the trailer, the Iseki pulled it back up the steep and snowy path with ease.
A lot easier than by wheelbarrow! 😅
Bonus: A nice sunset.
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After the test run, first mission: pick up windfall from the road down to the river.
This is why I serviced the already overhauled tractor first - I really wanted to be sure the brakes work. Had to stop on that hill repeatedly to pick up piles of logs.
Great success, not only did everything fit in the trailer, the Iseki pulled it back up the steep and snowy path with ease.
A lot easier than by wheelbarrow! 😅
Bonus: A nice sunset.
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Tractor arrived! 👨🌾 🎉
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Tractor arrived! 👨🌾 🎉