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Joe Soslick
United States
Registrace 29. 12. 2016
Hi there, thanks for checking out my channel! My family and I live on a small suburban farm, and I started this channel to capture the progress we make over time... glad you can join us! I tackle all sorts of things on this "lifestyle" vlog... gardening, tractors, home improvements, chainsaws, tree felling, and once upon a time we had guinea fowl. Oh, and there was that time I tried to be a worm farmer. Now I'm a dad, and that's pretty sweet. I like trying new things, managing my property, and creating videos. Come along with us on the journey!
Equipment used:
2017 Kubota B2601
60" Mid-Mount Mower
Front End Loader w/60" light duty bucket
60" Hydraulic FEL Dozer Blade (with third function valves up front)
CountyLine Subsoiler
Echo CS-310 chainsaw
Cyclone Rake (sold)
Betstco 48" heavy duty flail mower
Toro string trimmer with Ryobi attachments (pole saw, hedge trimmer, brush cutter head)
8'x8' drag harrow
CountyLine 5' landscape rake
Camera: Flip Ultra HD 3
Equipment used:
2017 Kubota B2601
60" Mid-Mount Mower
Front End Loader w/60" light duty bucket
60" Hydraulic FEL Dozer Blade (with third function valves up front)
CountyLine Subsoiler
Echo CS-310 chainsaw
Cyclone Rake (sold)
Betstco 48" heavy duty flail mower
Toro string trimmer with Ryobi attachments (pole saw, hedge trimmer, brush cutter head)
8'x8' drag harrow
CountyLine 5' landscape rake
Camera: Flip Ultra HD 3
Pond work, grass seeding, and smoothing out a hillside - Ep. 119
I continue to work on the pond, pulling weeds and applying herbicide and dye. I begin to fix an erosion problem on another part of my property, which will involve using the Kubota B2601 to dig and move the dirt. The grass seeding went OK, a lot of it was lost due to extreme weather shortly after I planted it... but as of now I am seeing new shoots sprout up, so I guess we'll see what happens. Stay tuned!
Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
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Rakes on rakes, and breathing life into my pond! - Ep. 118
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I finish up grading around the pond with the drag harrow and landscape rake attached to the Kubota B2601. Then I install a two bladder pond aerator to get the water moving and get the oxygen flowing. Super exciting! Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Landscaping raking the surface of the moon - Ep. 117
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I put the 5' county line landscape rake to work on the Kubota B2601, with mixed results. Mainly I just need to learn how to use it properly, but I guess it turned out OK. Big storms roll through and wreak havok in the garden :( Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Bulldozer and Kubota grade pond, I start a rock farm - Ep. 116
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The bulldozer came out and cut the final grade on the pond berm, and was also able to get down into the pond and really clean things up. I use the drag harrow on my Kubota B2601 to clean up after the dozer, but find that I'm in need of a landscape rake... Things are shaping up! Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
A tour of my Suburban Farm and life updates - Ep. 115
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Come with me on a tour of the property and get updates on various projects I've been working on lately. Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Cleaning up my front yard DISASTER with fire and tractor - Ep. 114
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I get all of the logs sectioned up and some of the nicer cherry gets taken away for milling. I burned all the brush and stumps, then picked up a new 8' x 8' drag harrow to clean up the rest of the yard with. The Kubota B2601 pulled it just fine. Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
An average guy doing mediocre stuff - Ep. 113
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Sharpening blades for my B2601 Kubota, fixing a trimmer shaft, and admiring my life. Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Cleaning up the trees from my pond build - Ep. 112
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I begin cutting up and cleaning up the tree mess from the pond excavation project. So. Much. Wood. I also do some work in the raspberry patch and lay down landscape fabric in the aisleways. Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
I turned my front yard into a POND - Ep. 111
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The excavator comes to life and digs out my front lawn into a pond. I think it turned out really good, but boy do I have my work cut out for me now! Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Bought a MINIBIKE "for my wife" - Ep. 110
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I setup the new Massimoto MB200 mini bike and we have a blast with it! I also swap out carburetors on my Ryobi BP42 backpack leaf blower. Seeds for the garden are officially in dirt, and my pond build begins this week. Stay tuned! Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Pruning my massive raspberry patch and other joyous things - Ep. 109
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I hand dig a dry well to fix a large area of dead grass, then I prune the raspberry patch, and after that I do some tractor stuff with the Kubota B2601. And finally I get around to starting some seeds... well almost. Spring is here and I've got a lot to get done! Shot with a Flip UltraHD video camera.
Thawing out from winter 2021 and making BIG plans - Ep. 108
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Thawing out from winter 2021 and making BIG plans - Ep. 108
Skidding logs with the Kubota, it's a BEAST! - Ep. 107
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Skidding logs with the Kubota, it's a BEAST! - Ep. 107
New driveway, chainsaw work on my pond, and an ISLAND visit - Ep. 106
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New driveway, chainsaw work on my pond, and an ISLAND visit - Ep. 106
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (?) - Ep. 105
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation (?) - Ep. 105
I built a greenhouse! Dropped a tree and did lots of Kubota work, too - Ep. 104
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I built a greenhouse! Dropped a tree and did lots of Kubota work, too - Ep. 104
Thawing out from the winter--garden updates and tractor stuff - Ep. 103
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Thawing out from the winter garden updates and tractor stuff - Ep. 103
Garage/shop updates and pruning the raspberry patch - Ep. 102
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Garage/shop updates and pruning the raspberry patch - Ep. 102
Slow Winter, More Kubota Plowing, Pond Chainsawing - Ep. 101
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Slow Winter, More Kubota Plowing, Pond Chainsawing - Ep. 101
Plowing first snow with Kubota, cleaning up the woods - Ep. 100
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Plowing first snow with Kubota, cleaning up the woods - Ep. 100
Gardening in the moonlight, getting Kubota ready for SNOW - Ep. 99
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Gardening in the moonlight, getting Kubota ready for SNOW - Ep. 99
Burning big brush piles, pressure washing my house - Ep. 98
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Burning big brush piles, pressure washing my house - Ep. 98
Kubota flail mowing my whole yard, pond restoration - Ep. 97
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Kubota flail mowing my whole yard, pond restoration - Ep. 97
USE ALL THE TOOLS! Cleaning up the yard and getting ready for Fall - Ep. 96
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USE ALL THE TOOLS! Cleaning up the yard and getting ready for Fall - Ep. 96
Flail mowing and using a pole saw to clean up the pond & woods - Ep. 95
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Flail mowing and using a pole saw to clean up the pond & woods - Ep. 95
Garden planted, I drop a tree on myself, pond clearing - Ep. 93
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Garden planted, I drop a tree on myself, pond clearing - Ep. 93
Wood chips galore, sharpening mower blades, raspberry patch update - Ep. 92
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Wood chips galore, sharpening mower blades, raspberry patch update - Ep. 92
Planting 192 trees, grading with the Kubota - Ep. 91
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Planting 192 trees, grading with the Kubota - Ep. 91
Spring cleanup with the Kubota, starting 200 trees... - Ep. 90
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Spring cleanup with the Kubota, starting 200 trees... - Ep. 90
can you add a video on attaching it? i just took my quick hitch off and this is still a pain cant get top center mount to line up?? any thoughts
No more videos?
One of the most realistic videos on how 😢 much of a pain this mower is to set up and lack direction in the manual. I just got one and a major pain and not quick hitch compatible still.
Just like my birds, LOL. Herding tip: Get a light colored, lightweight stick, 5 to 7 feet long. 8 feet seems just a bit unweildy to me, and I stand 6 ft tall. Bamboo works, or a piece of PVC pipe. It's gotta be light, so you can switch hands, and extend it to one side or the other as needed, quickly, without effort. Mostly, just hold the stick parallel to the ground, and walk toward the birds, and they will stay ahead of you, out of reach of the stick. You can steer them anywhere you want. Works for guineas, all my chickens, the ducks, pot bellied pig, sheep, and to a lesser extent, works for goats. When I discovered this, I finally understood why shepard's crooks work! It might work for horses and cattle, but I've had no occasion to test it on them.
Still have the B2601? Haven’t seen a video in a while.
The hat washers always leak on those, we use black rubber seals instead of the plastic ones it comes with. Also the brass fitting behind the valve is a check valve and shouldn't let water run back
How old were they when you started letting them go adventuring?
Get rid of the annoying music
Slip clutch not needed.
I like your coop do you have a website where you go your coop?
I like your coop do you have a website where you go your coop?
The Guinea fowl is a strange bird. They taste so good. The ley a lot of eggs, mos importantly you need to cut off some of their wins so they won't fly away.
You can cut that yellow polyurethane hose to size so it doesn't drag.
I live amongst a grove of deciduous oaks, maples, poplars, and sweetgum trees that create a mountain of leaves during the fall. I purchased a CycloneRake Classic in 2003 and it has been a lifesaver. Fantastic tool, and Woodland Power Products, the manufacturer, has excellent customer service. You have a beautiful place there.
Good job on the Shellback pump 👍
I used the same type of remote to turn the pump on/off because we don't use it for laundry. Just to clean my paint brushes or such. 👍
That setup should be able to handle four feet if done properly
2. 3 inches of snow? that's great you' only got a dusting
18 degrees Fahrenheit?? Heck that's beautiful winter weather now if you want to talk 35 below that's different
Sorry about your guineas but your coop is not adequate for them. They prefer high roosting places and not cramped spaces. My parents had guineas for many yrs and they would sleep high in tree's and barn rafters.
How’s the door working, 4 years later? Any issues? Great video.
Well hello there @4:04 ;)
How you make them come back to the coop?
I had Guinea’s for yrs , the females shucked buck wheat and the males did buck.
The rule of thumb on grease is, stop when the grease starts to come out as you pump
I love your raucous flock of guinea hens. Sweet birds! I'm concerned about that one hen at 8:30. What is wrong with her foot? She is limping. Be careful of bumblefoot - a serious staph infection. She could lose her leg. Please see a vet and get some help for her. It must be painful. Its interesting that Hosta plant leaves are toxic for dogs, cats, cattle, but great source of minerals for chickens. Thanks for sharing, this is great footage of guinea fowl. You have both done a great job of training these wild birds to come back to the coop at night, safe from predators. One trick used by owls - the guinea likes to sit on a tree high up. The owl perches next to them, then bumps into them and pushes them off the branch. Once this heavy guinea bird is falling through the air, the owl swoops down and sinks its talons on its body then flies off with one. Coop is best!
Been using the Ratchet Rake for sometime now. In the middle of a maybe two year project cleaning up around the dry creek tree line. Also trying out the woven fabric this year. czcams.com/video/jGBOb48P8Oc/video.html
Getting a little impatient there, Joe? We hit 67F today - warmest yet this year.
Nice!
I have a B2601 and am considering buying the same flail mower. Your videos are very helpful. Seems very capable. How is it holding up? Recommend it?
Still love it, used it a few times this year with no issue.
Could've gone without the music...
Oh you got a little bit yeh. Aren't you in MN? We're in getting hit with this same snow now in Chicagoland.
Southeast Michigan, got another one about to hit us shortly!
Yeh that's the one falling on us now, heading northeast to you. I'm gonna give it a few hours before going out there with the plow. Party on Joe, happy new year.
@@pondacres same to you, thanks!
Not enough to deal with here, yet. Supposed to rain tomorrow.
Hello Joe, my father in law has 150 acres and 4 houses in this property , and we are renting as summer vocation, but that property is loaded with ticks I would like to know if 25 guinea fowls will be enough? And because we have guests they will annoying ???
Yes and yes.
No risk of whiplash, I suppose. All the best, Joe.
I tried to keep all the cargo happily in place :)
Merry Christmas Soslick family!
Same to you and yours Berk, thanks!
Hi Joe. Great video! I'm considering purchase of a Betstco flail mower, but my ranch has tons of rocks everywhere, which I'm trying to remove by hand.. Is it possible to run the mower at a higher level by setting my PTO higher, so the mower cuts higher (roller isn't hitting the ground)?
Hi Louis, thanks! And yes, you can use your rear PTO adjustment to raise and lower the flail to adjust the cutting height. I was in some thick grass a few weeks back and had to run it about 6” off the ground in the first pass to avoid bogging down. No problem. Good luck!
@@JoeSoslick I just placed an order w/ Betstco. Thanks.
That weight is nothing for that tractor and should be able to lift over 1000lbs no biggy. Your clamp on pallet forks are a bit short. They look like 36 inch ones and needs at least 43 inches off front of bucket so 60 inch ones. Then you need REAR BALLAST! Lol. Then you could have unloaded it the right way with the forks in the pallet like you first tried. Good times! Not a bad mower for Chinese made oregon based company.
Penetrant. That WAS the key. At least for me. I worried about getting that cutting edge off all summer! So first I hit the bolts with paint remover. I don't think mine were as painted as yours. But it did seem to thin the paint in the threads, which may help most, at least after the bolt breaks free. Then I sprayed some Fluid Film on the bolts. And lots of Gibbs Mega Penetrant, including on the bolt heads on the opposite side, and it leaked through. I did this again the next day. When I finally put my new breakover bar on, the bolts popped free.
Glad it worked out for you Richard! I added two more baler belts last year (for a total of three sandwiched I’m between the plow and the cutting edge). Works great and the asphalt and grass edges are protected from destruction :)
@@JoeSoslick I have a question about how high to run the rubber strip in relation to the skid shoes. Now, I sprang for Kubota's edge kit, a massive rubber strip fully 1" thick and about 6" wide that can be flipped when one edge wears out. Plus a steel bar with holes to clamp it to the blade. Anyway, I have the shoes set so that you can slide a finger under the rubber on each end but not through the middle. Should I raise it a tad more? On the one hand, I want a clean scrape off asphalt. On the other, no sense in wearing out the rubber fast. And 1/2-3/4" of snow is going to melt fast. Also the skid shoes themselves seem simple till you get looking at how the little spacers can cup down or up in all kinds of combinations.
@@RichardGilbert2727 I ended up putting my shoes all the way up, so that they won’t contact the asphalt at all. I used to run them a few spacers lower, but they end up dragging on the ground and marking up the asphalt. I believe they are really only intended for gravel and other soft surfaces. One guy told me he takes them off completely to do his asphalt drive. I probably have around 2” of baler belt showing, and it hasn’t shown really any wear for the past two or three years I’ve used it. Since I’m using three baler belts stacked together, it might function differently than your solid piece of rubber… the belts bend backwards as I’m plowing, so it sort of works as a squeegee. Your thicker rubber may do the same, or it might not, haha. Of course I only figured these things out after doing it the wrong way the first few times, so the good news is that you’ll figure it out quick if you don’t like the way it works out the first go-round! :)
@@JoeSoslick Makes sense! Thanks, Joe. I'll probably try the shoes first, giving about an inch of clearance to the rubber. My fear with this heavy thick rubber is that it's going to resist the ground more and get chewed up. But I'm not sure! I have an asphalt drive but my daughter has a long gravel drive. So lots of variables here.
I am curious of what the outcome will be. Maybe get a rolling compactor ??? 😵💫 I don’t know. Just a random thought.?Thanks for sharing
I actually thought about getting a 60" lawn roller, but I'm not trying to accumulate a ton of equipment that only gets used infrequently or only for one job (I sort of feel like I already did that with the subsoiler and landscape rake, but time will tell). It seems like just driving over it multiple times with the tractor and back-dragging with the bucket does a decent enough job. For the amount of effort (and $$$) it would take to make it "perfect", I'd rather just buy new mower blades and hand pick the offending rocks each year, haha.
@@JoeSoslick I think you will have all the rock done in the first year. 😁👍
About 10 years ago we had French drains installed around our house foundation. Your dirt/rock situation is very similar to what I had to deal with. I didn't have drags or rakes back then - just my old B7500 and loader. I back-dragged the whole mess, alternating between "gather mode" and "compression mode" - the former to collect rocks that were more than 50% above the surface, and the latter to (try to) squish down the rest. Grass seed, about a month's wait, then picking the occasional rock during routine mowing. Don't sweat it. scratchypants.com/pics/frdain.jpg
Beautiful home! Appreciate the insight, and I think that's more or less where I've ended up on the rock/grass project-- just put the seed down when the weather is right, and let the chips fall where they may. My toddler helper is good for about 15 minutes of rock picking up, so I've got that going for me at least! :)
Hi Joe, probably not a big deal, but stainless steel hose clamps?
I believe so, though I'm not sure--those clamps came with the pond aerator kit, and I didn't look at them too closely.
Hi 👋 joe, nice to see you again👍👌
Hello there! Thanks for checking in :)
I thought I was watching a episode of Dirty Jobs🤣 not sure how the rake works but it looks better. Thanks Joe for sharing your experience 😁👍
Haha yeah that was dusty for sure! I'm still figuring it out, but will probably get more seat time with it in the next few days now that the weather is hopefully cooperating a bit better.
Joe, pretty inexpensive to add wheel spacers.
I’ve thought about it, would really help the machine.
@@JoeSoslick I’m not sure about the2601 but some models won’t work with spacers because of the mower deck.
Looks like a lot of seat time on the Kubota. I am interested in seeing the rake in action : )
So am I!
que linda
You can rent a Skid-steer for a couple days with a rock grabber attachment and make a worlds difference on the dirt.
That would be sweet! But I'd also have to rent a truck to pull it, haha :)
Hey Joe, good call on the landscape rake. I was about to mention that TSC has them for a decent price , but i see that you went that route already. One of my favorite most used implements that will be great for that project.
Yeah I didn't really want to buy a new piece of equipment if I didn't have to, but I spent a lot of time thinking about other things I could do with it, and figured why not. Around here used ones go for almost the same price as new, so worst case if I never use it again I can sell it pretty quick.
Maybe some wild flowers on the roadside hill💐🌸🌷🌹🌺🌼
That might happen! :)
My war is with wild parsnip - I've had chemical burns from that stuff at least 4 times. It is only supposed to burn after UV exposure, but it doesn't seem to matter how quick one is to wash it off. Maybe look into a sickle-bar mower for your pond edges - they have little ones that work on our B2601's now.
Yikes! I just looked it up, and I’m not sure I have wild parsnip around, but I do have some very similar looking plants… haha who knows. I’ve thought about looking into a sickle bar, that would really let me get close to the water for sure. Most guys I watch who buy them used seem to have nothing but problems with them! LOL. Thanks for watching and commenting Scratchy!