KUBOTA BACKHOE CULVERT FIX (L3940 and BH92)

[@Hfoutdoorsyt]

Very nice video Jon. Enjoyed watching it 👍

[@ritterjon]

Thanks Hank, a little more practice time is needed. I can’t wait. Keep on tractoring!

[@gckshea]

In Florida, where I was raised, it's Creek. I moved to Idaho, and there it is Crick!! No negotiating that...Crick, or you're labeled!! In Texas, it just depends, probably on the angle of the sun, the moisture content of the soil, if your audience is from Brady, Texarkana, or Orange, or if protests are a-brewin' in Austin. Good job, Jon! Keep tractoring!

[@ritterjon]

Thanks for helping me understand this better. I don’t think Minnesota has any defined terminology for this. Interesting that in other parts of the country they definitely do. Keep on tractoring!

[@michaelmactavish1728]

@@ritterjon the l3940tlb sures handy for that job wich bx backhoe arm shorter then the l

[@nancyincanada5553]

Hello from Canada:) My husband and I enjoy your videos! Lots of very helpful info, and fun to watch too.

[@ritterjon]

Thank you! All my Canadian subscribers are great! I think I’d like living there. Keep on tractoring!

[@robbailey1234]

Practice makes perfect so keep at it. Great job Jon!

[@ritterjon]

Isn’t that the truth. Now I just need to find some time to get in some more practice. Keep on tractoring!

[@chriskent577]

John it's nice to see you working at the home stead. Nice job on the culvert work.

[@ritterjon]

Thanks, it is fun rewarding work to be doing. Keep on tractoring!

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Jon! Good work with the backhoe! I always enjoy any chance to use mine. I don’t have a tooth bar either for my FEL bucket so I often use the backhoe to break up the dirt so I can scoop it easily with the FEL. BTW, looks like you got pretty good with that larger FEL too! Thanks for sharing another great video!

[@ritterjon]

I eventually caught on with that FEL, the backhoe controls are the same as what I have on my BX23S. So that was easy to figured out. It’s always fun using the backhoe. A tooth-bar would be helpful for rooting up brush and clearing land. Hope you’re enjoying some tractor time as well. Keep on tractoring!

[@Mitalayeka]

You did good Jon.

[@ritterjon]

Thanks 👍

[@FromSteelToWood]

Wow, that is a strong machine! This backhoe seems to have a very wide range of action. You did not have to move much to cover the culvert from the material you picked on the side of the driveway. Thanks!

[@ritterjon]

That’s the biggest and best difference between the BX as the 3940. Range of action is about three time as far. I love the power that larger machine has. It’s fun to operate. Keep on tractoring!

[@edwardmartin1831]

I feel the same way My father was born in 1921 and I still have things from the farm I will never let go of Great job with everything you do Godspeed Sir Talk soon Edward

[@ritterjon]

Some things you just can’t ever part with. I think his tractor will last me a long long time. 👍 god bless.

[@michaelmactavish1728]

@@ritterjon no its great having 2 tractors wich l39 is great for bigger jobs and bx for small wich sures handy

[@joshuagraupman1634]

I purchased a tooth bar for my bucket from heavy hitch, and it worked great for breaking the surface so could put a road in at my place.

[@ritterjon]

I’d really like to get a toothbar for the 3940. That would be great!! Heavy hitch makes good products. Keep on tractoring!

[@joshuagraupman1634]

A RITTER BIT WILL DO keep the content coming, you’re channel is very informative and helps guys new to tractors like myself.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good afternoon Sir, Good sence of humor about the log house kit !!! LOL and good backhoe and tractor action !!! Cheers »!!!

[@ritterjon]

Thanks, I would love to have a log house some day built out of those pines. Maybe in 30 years. Keep on tractoring!

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@ritterjon Sir, you can do a survey on how many trees that you have, their sizes and lengths. So you will have a idea what kind of house you can built ! Cheers

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? That is a great log house kit you have!!! You did a great job with the hoe and the bigger loader too!! Nice repair on the culvert. BTW here in Nova Scotia we call that a brook!!! Thanks for posting and take 'er eays!!!

[@ritterjon]

Yet another term for a small current of water. So many different terms for the same thing depending on where you live? I think I’m going to let the log house kit grow for about 20 more years before I assemble it. Keep on tractoring!

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

@@ritterjon Not a bad idea. Then you'll have a 3 bedroom log house instead of 2!!!

[@chiefmik9108]

Good Morning John, I had the same problem you have, with all of the acreage we have, I can’t find some good dirt...Lol...God Bless...Chief..{NYS/ADK}

[@ritterjon]

I had to spend some time digging a little deeper. I wish I would have got that on video. It’s actually nice and sandy under the top soil in our area. Keep on tractoring!

[@ThePlowGuys]

As you collect stone from the property save them for that area. The stone will help minimize the washout. Great job working that tractor Jon.

[@ritterjon]

I need to start my own rock quarry out there. Just start digging deep and see what I find. Keep on tractoring!

[@MJADoingStuff]

I love that tractor its got some power and weight. I know you know about the bug net hood and jacket. I don't really like them so I just use a full brim hat and a bug net on my head only. I look like a bee keeper but I don't have to beat my self up all day try to kill them bugs. I think the deer flies and nats are the worst.

[@timkd5vmv583]

Great job!!

[@peterkober6758]

Jon good job now must rain heavy it been dry here for awhile now God Bless PaK

[@ritterjon]

It’s been washed out for a few years. I think a wet spring with the snow melting caused it. Keep on tractoring!

[@silverbackag9790]

What size of bucket is that? 24 inch?

[@ritterjon]

Yes it is a 25 inch bucket. Keep on tractoring!

[@silverbackag9790]

@@ritterjon been going back and forth on buying a BH92 for my MX5200 or biting the bullet on a used, low hour mini ex. Seems like the BH92 is decently powerful for a tractor attachment. It's 60 miles to the nearest decent rental yard so having something on hand would be nice.

[@ritterjon]

@@silverbackag9790 You’d be happier with a mini ex if you plan to use it often. The BH attachment is nice but a mini ex would be better.

[@rafaelcastro9523]

Hi buddy why was the tractor storaged 2 years.

[@ritterjon]

It was my fathers tractor who passed away in 2015 so this tractor sat idle for a couple years before i decided to purchase it from my mother and putting it to work again. It’s the best tractor therapy I could have. I miss my dad dearly and to keep his tractor going means a lot to not just me but our entire family. My daughters remember him as papa tractor. He really enjoyed it and I’m running it more or less in memory of him. Keep on tractoring!

[@rafaelcastro9523]

@@ritterjon thank you I thought so sorry about your father passing away.

[@charlesanderso1686]

Ok if you could have just one (1) tractor which one would it be? Hopefully not the most expensive.

[@ritterjon]

Good question... Well it would depend on the most frequently used applications. In my case I clear snow and mow grass mostly and make some money on the side. Implements are cheaper for smaller tractors. I’d have to go with the BX. It can do anything a larger tractor can do just in smaller increments. Keep on tractoring!

[@0re02bruh]

Teacher learning new things seat time will so you just fine 😊😁😉

[@ritterjon]

I can never get enough seat time. I sure enjoy tractor therapy anytime I can get it. Keep on tractoring!

[@JoeSoslick]

I would love to see what a properly sized flail mower could do on that L3940. You'd have Yukon Acres clear as a park in a day, I bet.

[@ritterjon]

I thought about getting one sized for it instead of my BX but the BX is better at getting into those hard to reach places. Keep on tractoring Joe!

[@JoeSoslick]

@@ritterjon We need to get Betstco to sponsor you with one!

[@ritterjon]

That would be alright! 👍 Or anyone for that matter!

[@travelinthru9519]

So there was culvert there but it washed away so you just filled in with dirt? How do you expect the water go away

[@ritterjon]

The culvert stayed in place, the dirt around it washed away in the spring when there was a lot of water. I just filled it in. Keep on tractoring!

[@rickvb2709]

It might be plugged up.

[@ritterjon]

Water is flowing through it, I suspect some beavers had something to do with it washing out a couple years ago.

[@Brian-mc4pd]

Crick, creek, stream - what about brook or babbling brook? I’ve often been severely mocked for saying crick, (junior high kids can be brutal, as I’m sure you know). Great vids by the way. You have also cemented my decision to purchase tractor WITH CAB so as not to be eaten alive by bugs. Without cab, you are, as they say, “up shits {crick, creek, and brook} without a paddle”.

[@ritterjon]

So many choices!!! Happy to hear you’re going with a cab model. You won’t regret it at all! It will keep the bug off you and keep you warm in the winter. Thanks for watching! Keep on tractoring!

[@lowercherty]

I would leave the two markers on the edges of the narrow spot. Next year when you are mowing and the brush is 3 ft high you might forget where the narrow spot is and go over the edge otherwise. Next time it might work better to taper the hole first by pushing the sides in. Then fill in what's left to get better compaction.

[@ritterjon]

That’s exactly what I’m going to do. 👍 That would not be fun to fall down in there. It’s about a 6 foot drop. Keep on tractoring!

[@lohkin1435]

Said crick spelled as creek. Southwestern PA. Live on the coast of N.C. now and it’s creek here or stream.

[@ritterjon]

I also forgot brook. 😁 So many different terms for one thing. Keep on tractoring!

[@myself7630]

Call it crick if course.

[@mikejohnson9118]

Why didn't you bury a culvert pipe then cover it up? Yes backhoe "More Betterer".

[@edwardmartin1831]

Good job Where did you get the big kubota Did you swap in the BX???? Hope not

[@ritterjon]

The dirt around the culvert washed away. The heavy culvert stayed in place. I guess I didn’t show it very well. Sorry about that. Keep on tractoring!

[@ritterjon]

It was my dads. He passed away four years ago. He was responsible for my love of tractors and I just couldn’t sell it, figured I’d use it instead. Lot of emotional attachment to it. Keep on tractoring!

[@mikejohnson9118]

@@ritterjon Definitely understand that. I have gotten several things the "Hard Way" too.

[@mikejohnson9118]

@@ritterjon I have seen people put softball sized rocks around the ends of the culvert pipe to prevent wash out.

[@leol1682]

Like this ( L3940) Kubota and Jon biger is Always beter .

[@ritterjon]

Oh I don’t know about that. I really love my BX and it’s better suited for smaller tasks. I think having a small and large tractor is the best of both worlds. Keep on tractoring!

[@user-du7pe6pm7d]

Does the metal I hear clanging mean there is not enough grease in your Joints / fittings -- I think it does -- I hear lazy people do that ! ! ! -- ahahahahahaaha -- and ya better get grass growing on that place right away - or it will do it again - red dirt works the best of course for not washing away -

[@ritterjon]

She’s all full of grease now. I think it was after this video I remembered to bring the grease gun with me. Keep on tractoring!

[@user-du7pe6pm7d]

@@ritterjon - good deal -- save yu a lot of sloppiness in the long run -- my wife even now gives me the heads up on metal clanging -- ahahahahaahhahaha - I got me a 3940 BH 92 I think it is -- hehehehehehe - pulling up stumps - i have already blown a bucket with too much force - should have used my 16in bucket instead of the 24 in one i am told -- ahahahaha - too much is too much I guess -- ahahaheheha hehhahehahaahaha - caution may be a good thing -- ahahaha - I now dig out 5 feet away from 28in stumps -- ahahahahahe - I have a bad habit of wanting to use mine at 2 - 3 AM sometimes - I love looking at the stars at that time of night - all needs to be ready for work -- ahahaha - i have outrageous bright lights on mine - and on a rural farm -- it is quite amazing at that time of night to be out -- UFOs and all -- ahahahahahahaha

[@diamondd8840]

Don;t buy a RK55 been waiting 4 MONTHS on parts...

[@ritterjon]

Oh no, sorry to hear that. I thought those were suppose to have good service through Rural King. Keep on tractoring!