Kubota L4701 & BH92 Backhoe Clearing Trees, Removing Small Stumps & Finishing The Grade

[@andysworld2188]

Does that hydraulic thumb work off the power beyond or do you need rear remotes? Wonder if that option is available for the BH77?

[@davidgagnon8013]

The end of the video is the best hands down...nature at its best!

[@frritter8253]

That Kubota is a real handy machine - perfect for a treed property. Thank you for taking us along!

[@backyardbasher]

I like watching you and your father working together, its the kind of relationship I wish I had with mine, you two made a nice job of clearing that area and I don't know what Mtn Dew tastes like as we cant get it here in the UK.

[@paulmanson253]

Best I can suggest is to have some lemon squash. Not available in USA.

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

You can get Mountain Dew in the UK! I had a can in Beccles a few weeks ago! :-O

[@paulmanson253]

@@chrisskelhorn5727 Son of a gun. Times change. Now if I could get orange squash,this side of the Atlantic.....

[@billyjamison9733]

Does my heart good to know that there's other people that enjoy working with their dad like this!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

That’s thumb option on that bucket is as handy as, well, a thumb. 👍

[@greg0187]

Thank you for your videos of the 4701. They were very helpful. Just purchased the exact setup you have. You sold us on the backhoe attachment with hydraulic thumb. Pricey but I think it's worth it with what you've been doing with it.

[@1crazynordlander]

I love my pallet forks for handling wood! Thanks for sharing. Full watch and thumbs up. I think I heard a woodpecker...

[@paulwomack5866]

Love the way you and your dad respect machinery, and use it with care, skill and knowledge. I guess when you repair your own stuff, abusing it just makes more work!

[@stanpatterson5033]

Who doesn't love bloopers? So long as no equipment was damaged in the making of said bloopers....

[@toddjordan8703]

Like always love the videos. Keep them coming. Plus the sound of spring it doesn't get any better than that definitely music to my ears.

[@Ham68229]

If I may offer you a suggestion for your wood piles, stock up on plastic pallets. Keeps the wood off the ground and the clean up, so much easier plus, cuts down on rotted firewood. The good thing about cutting down those trees, you just got yourself more firewood, hahaha. When my grand father was still alive, enjoyed cutting wood with him as a kid, we'd have 4 -5 different "piles"/stacks of wood. They were in different drying stages, always burned the oldest first but, every yr, were moving them. Those compact utilities tractors are awesome to have, can do a lot more than people think they can. Great video, cheers :)

[@paulmanson253]

Even hardwood pallets would last for years. I recall reading that years ago,pallets were made from seconds,reject from the likes of Jim Beam,whisky barrel manufacters. So very good wood,oak does deteriorate steadily as it starts to rot,but shipping pallets from work would be free and useful. Last for years.

[@Kraals]

Back in the late 80s, we had a few acres out of Memphis, TN. I bought a new Kobota 2250. Some of the best money I ever spent.

[@rolanddansereau6947]

Ooohhhhh, that is some sweet music. The Dew is pretty good too. Lol

[@olspanner]

Never a dull moment owning a few acres, a lotta work, but comes along with a lotta fun too.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

Clearing brush and trees isn't for the light hearted, but it sure feels good when you make some serious progress. Having that Kubota sure makes quick work of it, and at far less of a cost to the body. Nice work fellas!

[@UnitCrane514]

Why do you have a ratchet strap on the outriggers? Holding valves not working? Looks like warrantee work to me

[@kc2themusic715]

Thanks for info on bh92 I have one with 650 hrs and its out riggers have been sagging since day 2. Can't waite to get hydraulicly accuated on my thumb. Realy liked your assembly procedure on the bh92 and thumb install. I went with the MX5200 with 9.8 gal/min vs the L4701 with 7.8 gal/min unit. Wish it had 15.8 gal/min. I would like to use at least 3 functions at once instead of two- even sort of slow at that. I calculate it only uses 13.2 HP @ full reves to get any preformance at all. Maybe a 25 gal/min PTO pump with 1/2 the engine revs will do it right for the sloow motion "preformance matced Kubota Bh92 backhoe". You seem like the man for the job to show us how it's done. Your vidios are the absolute the best on instruction. Like them all, best wishes, keep up all the excelent work.

[@robertmccracken72]

Love the music at the end!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertinscoe2379]

Y'all make a good team working together and looks like room for a couple of rows of firewood. Guess spring planting in the garden will be next.👌👌 Stay safe.

[@horatiohornblower868]

That little giant saves a lot of manual labour indeed. Always a pleasure to see someone working on Labour Day!

[@N57RU]

Coming home from a business trip in Georgia today, I drove by the original Home of your "Favorite Brew"......

[@landerson1012]

Nice relaxing day of doing something different. Love the sound of silence with only nature singing at the end. Done that a few times myself....until I get caught. I have a Massey 22 hp TLB and wouldn't go without a backhoe...just to handy to have around. Dug down for deck posts below frost line and it worked great. Had to dig 14 holes to construct the deck plus wrap around walkway. Mt. Dew a nice breakfast drink since it has orange juice in it too.

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

You should’ve called your Forrester Rick Bork 😂😂

[@Murphyslawfarm]

😂🤣

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Murphy Law don’t you agree Murphy 😂

[@tysleight]

So if you have a bunch of cords leftover why are you making more storage? I always kept enough on hand for half a year but after that I worried about rot.

[@shadowbanned69]

Thays some nice looking topsoil yall have up there...gotta love how glaciation made such great soil over the years....awsome

[@raywhite1442]

Is a pople anything like a poplar

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

Nice job Toby, and Senior! And that little Kubota worked very well! :-)

[@ArizVern]

Picked up 2017 L4701 Rental with 119 hours from dealer. Got 220 hrs now. Added Scrap Grapple, Third function, Tip/Tilt, three remotes, Canopy with led lights, Land Pride 6' box scraper with hyd teeth. A Kubota 2018 K008-3 mini excavator with 4 hrs. Back hoe, for me, to hard to get on and off.

[@FRRitter]

Good video Toby, looked like a nice day to do wood clearing.

[@garyfeltus9801]

Cleaned that spot up nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@larryheckman6377]

Looks like an enjoyable afternoon.

[@jackgurteeen37]

You're the only one I see doing what i'd do to clean stump root balls of soil...drop them on existing stumps!

[@lukestrasser]

Pleased to hear that you guys are still satisfied with that Kubota. It was a heck of an investment, would be a bummer if you werent pleased. Do you heat with a stove, forced air wood furnace, in home boiler, or a combination of all 3? For me it doesn't get any better than wood heat! Heating with wood keeps you warm multiple times too, once each (minimum) cutting, splitting, stacking, hauling, and finally burning. Hopefully you have an awesome weekend Squatch and Senior.

[@lukestrasser]

@@squatch253 growing up in Marquette we had a Fisher wood stove in the full basement of our house, natural circulation allowed it to keep the whole house warm just like yours, backup heat was an oil fired forced air furnace. Many many fond memories of helping dad cut, split, stack and haul wood.

[@frankdeegan8974]

I like the idea cutting the logs into manageable lengths and marking them for cutting later.

[@ericcorse]

Y'all made quick work of that, well done.

[@samsdad638]

Would you have preferred to have a landscape rake to clean up the small debris?

[@nielmadsen9806]

Careful with that Mountain Dew are used to be my favorite drink until I found out it made my heart race and eventually lead to a pacemaker. But I’m still here pushing 81 inspired enough to work on my John Deere LUC rebuild job

[@bobpaterson1845]

Good video 👍 can certainly see Squatch senior knows how to grade 💪💪

[@mathuetax]

Mountain Dew, a man after my own heart. Mountain Dew Throw Back is awesome if you have it available in your neck of the woods.

[@74_Green]

I'm sure Cleetus McFarlane would sure be proud of the Bartle Skeet product placement!!! :)

[@raincoast9010]

Good job, i was thinking the new clearing would be a good spot to park a few more crawlers ! ha ha ha.

[@joeromanak8797]

An enjoyable video. I love it when order emerges from chaos. My Squatch LOL was the blooper at the end. 😎👍👏

[@kevinvallee9049]

Great video. I like your firewood system . Thanks for sharing

[@tpniefer]

I like your idea of sitting and listening to the music.

[@rickb5946]

Bulldozers, tractors, maple syrup processing, = great channel!

[@chipperwam]

Nothing better than cold Mt Dew in a can.

[@paulmanson253]

Hmm. Your burn pile. Would it be worthwhile to you to pick up a wood chipper ? Run the chips into your compost pilings, they would bulk up the soil,add a carbon balance, and deteriorate slowly while aiding in water retention. A lot of road maintenance crews do this now instead of burning,just spit the chips into the trees. Seems to work. Just a thought. No farm ever has enough compost for soil improvement. Cheers.

[@daddio7249]

I see Kubotas still have slow hydraulics. About 15 years ago I was going land clearing for a man who also owned a Kubota dealership. As a farmer I had used small tractor mounted backhoes and John Deere and Ford loader backhoes. The Kubota was frustrating beyond belief. Not only was it slow it was weak. I had also used a Kubota mini excavator and it was great, a dream to operate. The owner came out and wondered why we hadn't got much done. He couldn't make it do much either and was puzzled.

[@johnlottes7440]

Squatch, This is my 1st time commenting on anyone's channel. I love watching and learning from you with your D2 rebuild. I have a Kubota BX 22 that i got new in 2002 with the loader, backhoe and a 54"midmount mower. I'm surprised that you are using a strap to hold your stabilizers. I've never had to do that. Mine don't drift when on the machine. I have had to replace all of the hoses on the loader and the backhoe once since new, but that's something I expected. It is 18 years old and lives outside under a good tarp 365. It sounds like there might be a problem with the O rings in the valve distribution assembly. Keep doing what you're doing and stay safe. Traff1cman

[@johnlottes7440]

@@squatch253 Kubota is being foolish in that regard. 18 years and my controls have never given me any problems. The hoses yes but that's expected. The hydrostatic cooling fan is a stoopid design, and replacement is a real pain to do. The service manual walks you through splitting the tractor in half to get to it. When it happens again ( & it will) I'll fabricate a guard for it.

[@paulluna45]

how much was the whole set up?

[@thomas5956]

love that tractor, dude

[@artreed8098]

i like the idea of the story stick for measuring the fire wood .

[@troyc34]

Hello, what width bucket is that on your bh92?

[@alwaysbearded1]

Happy May Day! Looks like as good as any way to celebrate although one lone like one of those would make a good may pole. Wish I could clear out the trees I need to remove that fast. I've got near zero clearance to my neighbors driveway so no room to just drop it plus itone is now touching their power line (one good reason to remove it.)

[@charlesward8196]

Mass production there. Nice work.

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

Still working at the dealership? Been able to work everyday ?

[@jackburner8107]

Nothing like the smell of the wood and the chainsaw......

[@bobuk5722]

Oh, very neat felling! Stay safe. BobUK

[@iamrichrocker]

think you guys will ever buy a chipper?

[@jbj27406]

Pretty work. You guys are the best.

[@00nutt]

I just saw two Squatches in the nature habitat!!!!

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

How many hp is ur kabota

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

@@squatch253 i know nothing about kabota tractors

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

No leaves on the trees . Filmed in March ?

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

All our leaves are fully filled out by 10 th of May in Raleigh-Durham, NC

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Your pretty good on that tractor at leveling

[@kalemercer7053]

Gota have that Morning Dew!

[@Jtwizzle]

That backhoe is strong!

[@johnnybuss5637]

Cut and split to the tractor?

[@benpbraun]

"Hey big guy, sun's getting real low." -- Squatch Sr. Probably, instead of Black Widow. :-D

[@johnpayne3197]

wood have been nice if you pulled them out with the D 6 then cleaned up with the tractor ........ carnage lol.

[@billmartin4602]

Love the music.

[@mattgrant2646]

Doing it with the D2 was far more FUN!!!

[@BigAgitator]

Good work!

[@gmjunky87]

I've got a Kubota 4600 id love to put a backhoe on. My dad's IH 3414 is just wore the hell out haha

[@begone30]

My two favorite times is early morning and dusk

[@johnleake708]

Thanks for sharing... especially the blooper.... we all make mistakes.

[@ericmckenzie4045]

Great video thanks

[@anthonysilva5015]

I would love to know in depth your process for stacking firewood. From, how old the trees are, how you rotate so there is never ending supply as well as how you keep the growth organized from each age and location for ease of access. thanks!

[@jondavidmcnabb]

I can wait to see how Team Squatch processes firewood

[@michaelpatish7248]

You make great videos. I know it is going to be a good day when I see a new one posted. Have you thought about a wood chipper? It would be cool is you found one that could be powered from the pto of one of your dozers. Not sure they make those or how rare. Thanks again

[@kaseycasece1340]

DID EVERY GOOD JOB

[@evankibbe590]

That little tractor is a very nice little machine. .😊😊💝🌎💥🍻

[@GarnettM]

I like your music , Oh yes done that many times , M Dew and an Eatmore bar

[@regsparkes6507]

That`s a good days work ( out) ! Nice when you have the space to be able to do this, isn't it?

[@ron827]

Now that is my kind of music. :-) Love your uniform wood piles and it appears you cut all your firewood to a uniform length which I do also. I see no reason to make any more sawdust than absolutely necessary.

[@2tana22]

My kind of music too. perfect end of the day

[@bcbloc02]

Getting close to time for second oil change on that Kubota!

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day Squatch

[@randallvos]

I'm actually a fan of Mountain Dew Throwback, seems to taste better with the sugar instead of the corn syrup of today's Dew..........

[@Lukealltrades]

Have located some old cat d3400 parts what could they be worth they are used parts

[@triptisrinivasjanardan3929]

So.... the Kubota pretty much does the job of two other machines (Super M- loader) and D2 (light dozing, grading and backblading) PLUS its backhoe adds excavation capabilities. Yikes, will we see a shift in machine utilization here, Squatch?! 😊 Oh and almost forgot to ask, does Rick Bork have the same model of Kubota or is it not the L4701?

[@triptisrinivasjanardan3929]

@@squatch253 I learned something, yet again. Thank you sir.

[@shaneharrison4775]

And you nailed the camera anyway lol that to happens

[@gumboot65]

Good job

[@shaneharrison4775]

One of my favorite sounds

[@gmjunky87]

Damn that's a lot of firewood !

[@benpbraun]

Happy May Day!

[@1murder99]

Must have been a mild winter. You have a lot of wood left.

[@1murder99]

@@squatch253 Sounds prudent.

[@antiGAE1776]

I winced in fear at 10 minutes and 42 seconds. There is a danger of destroying a hydraulic cylinder. When back dragging have the bottom of the bucket more horizontal, say 10 to 20 degrees from horizontal. With the bucket tipped down nearly vertically that means that when moving backward the edge of the bucket could catch and hang up on something in the dirt. This will put a compression load on the fully extended bucket tilt cylinders. They are most vulnerable to buckling from too much compression load when fully extended. If the bottom of the bucket is more horizontal then if it goes across something, instead of catching it will pop up and over without destroying a cylinder.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

Best kind of music.

[@johnarnold5739]

That is an impressive amount of wood lol

[@rogerallen6644]

That’s the life.