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I think you only get on the "black list" if you are constantly trying to return items without a receipt. I think Wal-Mart the magic number is 3 or 6 times with no receipt and then all that is required is a CSM approval for the return. As long as you have the receipt you shouldn't have a problem.

New return policys
Home Improvement
Replies 2 Post by kubotaguy

Hey fellas, I need some help looking for a song. My wife is looking for a gospel CD and I can not seem to locate it anywhere. The name of the CD is "Overdrive" by Cedar Ridge. The name of the particular song is "There's no easy way to say goodbye". I have done search upon search for this song and cannot find it. I've checked all the Christian Book stores around here as well as even called a Gospel radio station in hopes they could point us in the right direction. We've called Morningstar (group that produced record) and they say it is no longer being published. I think they stopped publishing it in 2002. The wife has fell in love with this song and is what she wants this year Christmas. Thanks in advance for any possible help.

Help looking for a song
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 5 Post by kubotaguy

I like the looks and sound of the real piano versus the electric. My mom got on this kick to take lessons and bought a piano so me and my 3 brothers got to move it. Then she bought another one she liked better, then decide to sell the old one which she offered free delivery courtesy of me and my 3 brothers. Then someone gave my wife a piano which me and my 3 brothers had to move. In the past couple of years we have moved the equivalent of 10 pianos, some were moved twice. They are extremely heavy especially if you are short like me!!! You can find some really nice used pianos at decent prices. Both of the ones my mom bought were used and looked almost new and she paid $800 for one and $450 for the other but we had to move them.
Just think how cool it will be when she can play Christmas carols and everyone can join around the piano.

Any Piano Players out there
Home Improvement
Replies 30 Post by kubotaguy

Age 9 I think is a little young for a 22 yet. I would get him a nice pump air rifle. With the pump as opposed to the CO2, it will teach that each shot is important as you don't just pull the trigger. You have to pump it up for the shot. When my dad took us out with the BB guns, we were only allowed like 4 pumps at first and as we showed responsibility we got to increase until we got to 10 pumps which would shatter a bottle and kill a rabbit.
I got my 22 when I was about 13. I got the Marlin 18 shot but again was only allowed to put one bullet in at a time until responsibility was shown.
I let my 8 year old daughter shoot my 22 Beretta pistol and the 22 rifle and she took care with it but I think she would be more satisfied with a BB gun to start off with.

Youth Christmas Gift Gun
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 43 Post by kubotaguy

If you go with sticky trays, make sure to fasten them to something so the mouth can't pull it up under something and die. I don't like to use poison for the same reason. You end up having dead mice decaying and stinking and can't find where they hid. I have heard of another method that some may deem cruel but I have heard good results. Take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it about half full of water, put a hole in the bucket near the top and run a rod through it putting a paper towel holder over it inside the bucket. Put a little ramp up to it for the mice and bait the roller with peanut butter. They step out of the roller and slip into the water and drown.
You also might want to check into adding a little prevention as to where they are getting in at. My yard used to be a horse pasture and before that it was part of a corn field. Mice were everywhere when we moved in. I cleared everything back away from the basement doors and put in large stone (about 1" to 2"). It seemed to slow them down enough getting to the door and I haven't had any mice in the house that I can tell anyway!!

The Mouse Hunter
Home Improvement
Replies 10 Post by kubotaguy

I have never used e-bay before, but I always go by the rule of thumb that if it looks too good to be true it probably is.

What s wrong with this picture
Kubota Tractors
Replies 27 Post by kubotaguy

When I get my stone, they deliver by the ton. They give you a printout from the quarry that lists the cost of the stone as well as the cost of delivery. I try not to order anything after a rain as you don't get nearly as much crusher run when it is wet. Most loads delivered here are between 18 and 20 tons.
Shale is delivered by the load and you don't get anything but a little receipt for it but it is a lot cheaper than stone.

Estimating Cubic Yards
Garden and Landscape
Replies 8 Post by kubotaguy

I am a fan of the MMM. I have the 60" MMM on my 7800 and love it. If I'm using the loader for small things and not really working it, I just let the mower stay in it's normal up position. If I need to use the 3pth, I will pin the deck up but it is so easy to remove, that here lately I just take it off. I don't have a concrete pad to take it off yet so I find a flat spot in the yard. Put the deck down and unhook everything, use the FEL to raise it in the air and drag the deck out. Takes about 5 minutes to remove it and about 10 minutes to put it back on.

Rear finish mower vs mid mount mower
Kubota Tractors
Replies 9 Post by kubotaguy

Normally just nailing into 7/16" OSB is not going to be enough to hold vinyl siding on or at least not very long especially if you have strong winds. I would think that you would need a little additional framing on the inside of the pole barn. Technically you are suppose to use aluminum nails for vinyl siding as the galvanized will eventually rust and sometimes leave rust streaks down your siding. Everyone uses galvanized nails because the aluminum bend too easy. Just some extra info. I used to sell vinyl siding and windows a while back for Norandex (now owned by Owenings Corning).

vinyl siding
Barns Pole Barns
Replies 32 Post by kubotaguy

I keep an old 18 shot Marlin 22 semiautomatic by the backdoor to eliminate groundhogs from digging in the yard. I bought some cheap hollow point bullets from Wal-Mart to use. I slide open the sliding glass door and put the barrel out the door and shoot. Even inside the house the noise isn't really that loud as compared to shooting my little 22 Beretta pistol outside. I should use hearing protection, but for the occaissional shot I pass. Just be careful if the shell kicks out on the Mrs. curio cabinet as she will become very upset and be a lot worse than the varmit. I guess you know how I know this.

How loud is subsonic 22 ammo
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 36 Post by kubotaguy

What's worse is when someone leaves the "present" when the elevator is full!!! Our building is non-smoking so all the smokers have to go outside. Then when you get on the elevator it smells as if someone has put a fireplace in the elevator using cigarettes for wood. It is awful.

Flatulent gifts human and dog based
Everything and Anything
Replies 28 Post by kubotaguy

Most brands such as Kubota and Deere don't have two machines that are almost exact for comparison purposes which makes it difficult. Each brand will try to adjust their numbers to make them look better. In the long run, when moving dirt, stone, etc. my bucket is full and running over before I run out of lifting capacity. I would base my tractor selection on operator feel for the machine and little things that make the comfort of using the machine such as the hydro pedals, seat adjustments, etc.

Best loader lift capacity
Antique Tractors
Replies 12 Post by kubotaguy

There is a show on the A&E channel that is sort of a reality show in one sense. It is called something like American airlines but it has cameras in a couple different airports (LAX, Midway, BWI, and some others I think) for Southwest Airlines and it covers passengers problems as well as how they are handled. I never realized how badly passengers get screwed. One plane was held up at another airport and the people missed their connecting flight and were pretty much left out in the cold. I think they eventually got another flight like 10 hours later. Another time they tried to accomodate a bunch of people who missed their flight by re-routing another plane which in turn caused the people on board that plane to miss their connecting flight. I think I would definitely go non-stop if I could afford it.

Plane Layovers
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 30 Post by kubotaguy

I bought a set of Craftsman wrenches a couple of years back and it clearly stated "Made in China".
On another note, I'm curious to see how this affects Lands End which Sears bought earlier. I just can't picture K-Mart selling a Lands End Jacket.
And as far as Unions they are pretty much a joke now days. My uncle was in the painter's union and they have screwed him over so many times its not funny. When he retired, they jacked his insurance way up. Unions had their time and place and it is not now.

CRAFTSMAN Tools
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 27 Post by kubotaguy

I have the 7800 which is practically the same thing as the 2910 and I haven't had any problems. I also have the loaded R-4's. I have chains for it but haven't put them on yet. Last year I cleaned the parking lot (concrete) for our church and it was very icey. I didn't have any problem cleaning it off. We have plenty of hills my way too and I have always gotten traction. Sounds like your air pressure may be a bit high. I didn't even put anything on the 3pt hitch for weight last year.

Winter traction on a Kubota B2910
Kubota Tractors
Replies 17 Post by kubotaguy

Go for the new machine. That way you know how it was treated. Those first 50 hours are very critical and if someone abused a machine during that time, it could have a significant impact down the road. I would go with a MMM or rear finish mower for the 7610. If you buy a nice machine like that you want to spend time mowing on it. The seats on these machines are more comfortable than on cheap riders plus the cut is awesome.

Kubota B2410 or B7610
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by kubotaguy

My parents have a place in the northern part of WV in the mountains and they winterize it every fall. They actually have the pressure tank and everything buried in the ground inside a barrel and it has worked well so far. They drain the lines and put marine antifreeze in the traps so they don't freeze and bust. They cut all the power and take everything out of the fridge. It has worked well so far and in the spring, they open it back up.
I did notice you said you had a trailer. My concern would be snow build up on the roof. Two years ago we had to clean their trailer roof off which had 4" of ice plus 36 inches of snow on it. A guy up the road wasn't so lucky and his trailer caved in. My uncle's trailer had some of the trusses break, so he put a house type roof on it.
good luck

building budget auto-backup system
Shop Tools
Replies 14 Post by kubotaguy

When I got my new B7800, I figured to mow, plow snow and move a little dirt. A year later (over 140 hours) I have found so many more uses for it. I only use it during the weekend as it is dark when I get home in the evenings for most of the year. You won't regret your purchase except for why you didn't do it sooner.

OK How do you Justify your Tractor
Kubota Tractors
Replies 33 Post by kubotaguy

I put a switch in the circuit just in case I wanted to have the light off. I may end up checking on a timer but I kind of like it lit up around the front of my house. I almost came face to face with a skunk one morning before I got the sodium light. Now the animals don't seem to come around the cars at night with the light on.
Besides the most important reason is the wife likes the sodium light.

Outdoor lighting
Garden and Landscape
Replies 15 Post by kubotaguy

I'm gonna agree with Murf on this one. When we had a rather deep snow (for our area) I heard accross the scanner of many a pick-ups with blades that were stuck. A friend of my wife's had a Kubota tractor with the cab and was constantly freeing the trucks plus keeping several lots cleaned off.

Alan,
During the same storm mentioned above, I had my old Kubota 7200 without a FEL and was using a blade pushing the snow backwards because it wouldn't pull it and broke one of the supports on the lift arms which rendered the tractor useless until it was fixed. Driving forward will work with very small amounts of snow. I found that if I turned the blade around like I was going to push but went forward it didn't dig in as bad and I could angle it and go through about 6" of snow. That amount would decrease if you pull with the blade in the correct position as it lifts the rear tires until you get no traction. My drive is only 220 feet long and I was having to plow it that way every couple of hours. If we got more snow I would definitely have a snowblower.

Looking a lot like Christmas
Website Operations Howto
Replies 45 Post by kubotaguy