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Had a local golf cart supply shop selling 48"W x 54" D used cart tops for $25... Bought 2 and painted 1 with MF paint and designed/built a canopy bracket system on my computer/CNC plasma table. The I added lighting for front and rear work and put a detachable switch year box in the canopy to...

I guess it all depends. Indefinitely put a lot of stress on the front axle as I use mine with the loader/backhoe/implement more than anything. Mine also started after I lent it to my dad who was definitely maxing out the front capacities and dropped the tractor in a foundation trench front end...

I have exactly that issue on my 2015 GC1710 (525hrs) on one side. Im going to have to tear it apart and replace the seal as well

Decal/toolbox looks good. I'd be skiddish having that thing out there like that myself. Low and away things for me tend to get hooked and bent

We're in spring mud purgatory here in my area. Snow is melted and we've been getting intermittent squalls the last 3 days but nothing too exciting. Poor GC has just been laying around the garage licking it's wounds. My dad dropped the ole girl into a foundation trench loader down last fall. I...

Most lemon laws require a series of failures on a single machine over a span not just 1 long service span. If it's parts/supply chain theres nothing that can be done other than trying to sell the machine and buying a new one. That said, good luck finding inventory that isn't inflated out of sight

I'd go root grapple or 4in1 bucket perpendicularly to clean up.

Oh, no. Typically the cost of machine purchased all in 1 can't be beat, used or new. Both new and used prices are similar to cars nowadays in that lack of supply has it all out of whack.

That's a challenging question given both supply chain and the sharp increase in cost of goods. Does your tractor already have the FEL valve body on it?

Your not alleviating fluid your relieving residual pressure that wasn't properly released before disconnect. This also happens when you leave an implement disconnected in the sun and it builds pressure due to heat. In theory, If you have weeping cylinders it would eventually cure itself.

Couple different ways. 1) using a RUBBER mallet, hit the connector to relieve pressure 2) have someone apply pressure on the grapple lid to alleviate pressure or 3) if your ready to get messy, loosen the fitting

80 hrs? The machine comes with 5yr/2000hr warranty...are you not within that period?

I'd try and repurpose an old electric winch and stay in the seat to watch the grinder/turn the steering wheel accordingly. Far easier and safer to push a button than stand in the danger zone or pull blind to the stump with a manual unit

Ye' ol' landscape rake! I have one of those....one of my favorite attachments truth be told. I use mine for driveway work, dirt's grading and debris cleanup. Its action is similar to a spring tooth harrow but with a more dense set of fingers

The chain link idea is a substitute for a drag chain harrow. Very similar concept without the last power

There's a lot of equipment out there thats been manufactured and even more stuff out there that's been home brewed and tossed together. My uncle still swears by an old school spring mattress with the bedding burned off, plywood on top and some cinder blocks tossed on for downward force. In the...

A cultipacker isn't mechanically suited to break up anything. It's design and purpose is to prepare soil/seed bed. Breaking up manure is best suited for basically any kind of harrow you can get your hands on. If your not trying to cultivate soil then a chain harrow is probably the best of that...

All things equal you want reliability, the Kubota is far more reliable than a Mahindra product. Now, as for FEL's it's about comparing spec for spec and making sure it has a proper mounting frame. Good aftermarket FEL's match the tractor. Bucket wise on a tractor that's a bit of a situational...

I agree with that end, I run out of traction before anything else using R4 tires in dirt & stone. This happens both if the box fills full with stone or clay and if I've got the rippers all the way down in hard pack ground.

There is usually a paint pen mark across the adjustment screw and the relief valve body that would no longer line up indicating it's moved or been adjusted. They would then check work to verify that it was adjust above spec and if they felt that it was. Void any warranty.

Box blades are an engineering aberration. Almost anything else you'd design you'd do with the intent to make it as light as possible while maintaining strength. Box blades you don't mind the extra weight to help it dig in. In the end it's not poorly built...the welds are good looking and well...

I saw the number once and it was low. Like 200lbs low. I don't use added weight. If I need a little extra I use toplink adjustments and/or rippers to get into it.

I've got exactly that box blade on a MF GC1710. Your tractor itself isn't strong enough to hurt this unit given how light it is. I've used mine for dirt grading and stone driveway maintenance for the last 3-4 years and other than some paint wear she's the same now as she was then. I've hooked...

Spent some quality time with my Daughter out in the garage. She's an Engineering student I'm college whom I convinced to do the CAD designs for my grapple project. I can't wait to put my GC to work with the final result. I did some tree jobs late in the fall that would have been so much smoother...

A loader is a long lever and isn't designed for perpendicular loading. It's strength is built for pushing and pulling forward and back. Besides that, tractors lack the hydraulic flow and the native ports to easily attach such a device. Even a skid steer isn't nearly as effective without the...

Gimme "Crown Vic for Towing?!" for $500 @Dmacleo lol The motor/trannys in those things were every bit the motor you'd find in a mid size or larger SUV. Looks good and I'm sure it'll fling some snow

Expensive toy to get. There are other brands that make them. The other name is a Harley Rake if your looking. There are a number of vendors so it comes down to what you wanna pay.

It'll be a fully functional model. I won't go use on debris per say but I intend to attach the hydraulics and put it on the tractor to test dump angles, clearances, function, etc. A sheet of AR400 is nearly $1k around here so I wanna make sure I'm absolutely sure on design before I pull out my...

Got the tines indexed for the grapple model I'm making up and ripped a 2x4 for the backing piece. Drilled holes down low for a round tube cross member. 1st 2 observations are that I want to round the bottom angle at the top of the tines and cerate the top 6" from the tip or so of the tines to...

The joys of machine ownership lol. I blew an outrigger hose on my last backhoe job.

No. I like the curl and dump angles of the bucket so I'm matching to that angle. I considered everything from 90° to the ground to 65° to the ground and everything in between. I was making sure my template tine matches the bucket angles in that shot

I started my double clamp grapple project last night. Starting with making up a prototype out of some old 3/16" paneling to make sure the geometry works out. I'll rip some scrap 2x4's to take the place of any cross member that id use.

If you want an out of the box solution In terms of pin Tractor Mike offers a kit for $1120 for that loader. To get cheaper will require a universal kit and some fabrication. Once the conversation is done all quick attach implements are your for the choosing limited only because your tractors...

Nice building. So you're definitely in a spot here. Fully Insulated you'd need a 60k BTU furnace for that space as an everyday heat source especially if you double the r value you put on the ceiling vs the walls. Your building looks far more airtight than mine so a 60k BTU furnace will work but...

It's all relative. What size are you trying to heat? Is it insulated at all? (I have R13 on the walls, 16' x 7' door is maybe half that that or less and poorly sealed, and silverboard R3 radiant barrier board on the ceiling.) You can heat a modest ranch house on a 60k BTU unit

30k BTU unit with built in fan to dispurse heat over a 480sq ft garage that isn't really greatly insulated. Unit itself is advertised for 1k sq ft

Been a great week of vacation. Did the 500 hr service on the machine then got to work on a series of projects. I trenched a gas line to my garage to power a workshop heater for the winter before it really sets in. Then backfilled the trench once everything tested out ok. Then strapped up the...

I did. I actually do a fair amount of 'making' out of steel. Given the cost of it these days, a steel crate is like a winning lottery ticket.

Everytime I security notification goes off and I look at the camera...there it is. Everytime I leave the house...there it is... I have 1 last problem however. I pinched a hose on the outrigger for the backhoe last weekend and can't get the backhoe off. So I did the right thing and asked a...

Got the cardboard off and cut all the parts and pieces removed. Paid for the upgraded PTO shaft and an extra set of blades to start. Rain is incoming (of course!) So I moved the parts into the garage and tarped the remaining unit in the crate. Just not really in the mood to assemble anything in...

I wouldn't be waiting until this weekend if that were the case [emoji23]

Lol it's a Woodmaxx WM-8H. It's really at the border of what the GC can power...or is it?! (I'll shoot video) but it'll give me upward mobility in case I ever wanna move up to a 1526 or larger

Oh you notice the "to be continued" cliffhanger, did you? Lol

Picked up a new attachment for the old GC1710. Won't get to open 'er up until this weekend. Weekend can't get here fast enough

I wanna say Massey Ferguson TO-35 from 1965? The bonnet looks a bit off though vs pictures I've seen of them.

This is actually damn near identical to a friend of mine and I when we get together. My MF GC1710 and his Kioti 3510SE. We'll actually be doing the same thing this Saturday taking trees out for family

Mine are definitely cambered. Wheels both at equal inflation?

What am I looking at of concern?

My 2015 1710 has a 5 notch adjustment knob for deck height/holding

No, not worried at all. This is actually the 2nd version of this solution I've made. Immediately behind the manifold the lines turn at 90 degrees towards the machine and then turn again and run parallel to the tire. I've also sleeved all the lines with heavy nylon hose protectors to keep mud and...

I built a mounting plate and redid all the hoses to bring everything outside of the 3pt/PTO area. It was quite the project but well worth the time for piece of mind

To stow: 1) Lift the 3pt all the way up 2) unpin the lower arms from the lift arms 3) lift arms should settle to the outside of the pto shield 4) using Bungie that came with the tractor, the lower arms fold into the notch cutouts on the PTO shield with the bungie hooked into the holes on the "Y"...

Ha! I took out 5 poplar trees this weekend with my GC1710, landscape rake and trusty Echo Chainsaw. Friend also brought his Stihl saw and Kioti 3510SE and we made a day of it. Like you, it was separated for chipping, firewood and sawmill logs to be turned into furniture I plan on making for the...

I have used Summit Hydraulic couplers mixed with the factory couplers with no issue.

In general I've observed woods to be better than a northern tool/harbor freight production. Perhaps that's changed.

I'm a bit surprised on how thin the ring looks that broke. Would have expected something a bit more robust from Woods

Hopefully you don't have to make it 2 tractors wide lol

Of your tractor has one, which isn't necessarily a given, it'll likely be off the FEL valve body. Follow your joystick down to find the valve body and then try and identify the make & model of the valve body to cross reference it's abilities. The tractor itself is actually made by TYM I believe.

Your in the same spot as I am with you GC and it's primary purpose shifting. My cub cadet is 20 years old and needs some love and has put the GC at center stage to pick up some mowing duty. I too would be curious about going to r14t's. Beyond that, I'm also looking to swap to a more...

No problem

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I found them again... 8 ply but r4's

I wanna say I did run across some 6ply front at one point. Can't remember the tread pattern for the life of me though

Ah. Ya that's about the right tire for that mess.

I'm curious if you looked at they newer versa turf/R14T/hybrid tires when deciding which tires to get?

You're looking for a MF 232 loader I believe for the easiest add to that tractor

Below is the description I found for what I believe is the largest backhoe addon kioti makes. Basically it stops at about 66hp machines. Backhoes : KB2485 KB2485-feature Fits KIOTI DK10 Series (DK4510/5010/5510), NX4510, NX5010, NX5510, NX6010, RX6620 tractors. Specifications may vary...

If your particular to kioti and know there is a model that is of interest, a quick call to the dealer would tell you all you need to know. They'd be able to tell you if there's an OEM option and if not, who offers an aftermarket option. Tractor manufacturers are a bit of an old boys club with...

3pt backhoes put stress on the rear end of the machine that can damage the 3pt linkage/system and to the rear transaxle. Just because they make it doesn't mean it's good for your machine. Companies like woods do make aftermarket backhoe kits where the backhoe is removable but mount to a set of...

Not really...it's more about matching the backhoe to the machine/having one available specifically for that machine than anything else. Avoid 3pt backhoes at all cost. You'll never get a backhoe cheaper than equiped off the lot either. Even if you find one aftermarket, the expense of adapting...

That's consistent with what I found about 6 years ago when I got my GC1710. That said, results may vary based on your geography and what margin the dealership in your area likes to work with.

An RK backhoe is matched to an RK tractor which is built by TYM last I had bothered to look. This means that other than an RK55 the only other direct bolt maybe that may exist is the matching TYM tractor model. In theory, you could make or have made a set of mounting plates to make it work with...

I'll fix it. I can get by using it until winter comes for what few projects I do have left before winter comes. It's not my primary mowing machine so time spent on it is minimal for the last couple month until the snow starts flying. While it is my preferred snow removal vehicle it's not my only...

If you saw his Kubota BX it'd all make sense why it's "all fixed". Part of it for me is I'm very particular about my stuff to the point of being poked fun at for being OCD. I'd rather spend 3x as much time doing routine maintenance than have to tear something down and repair it. Also, the wife...

Likely Permatran 821xl or equivalent. Check the back of the book for an index and a page for fluid types and capacities.

So today I unloaded my GC1710TLB from the trailer after looking it over. I let her out of my sight for my dad to use. I heard he had narrowly avoided rolling it into a hole sideways (twice) and stuck the landing (Jammed the loader into the ground) when it dropped into a hole forward completely...

He's actually most of the way up already on that machines particular lift height

Just marked this up a big to make it clear what modifications would need to be made.

If you ever plan to add a quick hitch of any sort you'll need at least 4" of clearance from the deck to the pins...maybe more depending on the unit

There's a few ways to go about this. 1) shorten the A arms at the bottom where they connect to the mower as well as the trail support arms. This maintains the geometry of the mower design. Sort of a since the tractor isn't tall, make the mower short idea. 2) lower the lift arm pins. What this...

Yes and no here. All that depends on grade of steel, strength of steel, thickness of the plate used, quality of welds, gussets, etc etc. This is where the "you get what you pay for" comes into play.

I agree that it's really about purpose. I believe at one point EA was making a grapple where you could add bolt in tines to tighten the spacing if needed (Not sure if they still do). It really comes down to the level of detail your trying to clean up.

The plumbing and backhoe was factory. I did a different project where I added rear remotes to run a T'n'T kit I'm making and in the process redid the factory plumbing so that I could move the connections to that bracket I made. I damaged the factory hoses the first year I had the tractor when...

I got tired of my GC's backhoe hose situation so I fixed it with my second revision of a mounting block for the rear hydraulic hoses. I bought a 12" "jumper hose" that I use when I remove the backhoe VS slapping 2 dragging ends together down the PTO driveline area. I needed to clean out around...

I have a GC1710 with that PHD. Different brand but same class of tractor. As you can see the PHD switches classes by way of a rotating knuckle that is sized for either a cat1 or cat2 toplink pin. Given the tight spacing and the fact this thing is built to be on a cat 2 system it was simply...

I have a quick hitch and wouldn't be without it. I also added one to my dad's machine to help him out. It takes a ton of the beating off your body it takes to get an implement into position to hook up. This is especially true when hooking up to very heavy implements like a tiller or brush hog...

Got this guy ready to move some snow today as we're expecting 3-5" tonight/tomorrow. Snapped on the back blade and swapped from forks to the loader bucket. All this was done after I went and moved a large pile of crab apple tree ...slayings? Definitely more than some simple pruning as my dad...

Pulled out the GC fresh off my dual remote project and the forks to carry some pine boards up to my parents heated garage to get ripped to size, stained and sealed for a home improvement projects. Can't say enough how absolutely invaluable forks are as a tool to have. The race is on to have...

Today was test day on the dual remote project. I messed around with various fittings and angles and 2 different mounting brackets to find angles for the plumbing that didn't interfere with the tire. The space to add on these sub compact tractors is tight but everything is on and working...

I completely rebuilt/reengineered my JD Gyramor 205. New bolts, blades, and a rebuilt gearbox have it purring. With the way covid has closed things down it was time well spent this year.

So I finally got everything fit and assembled. First test of the hydraulic function worked flawlessly with both cylinder connected. Next step to fine tune the bracket that will be were I plug the backhoe into. My first iteration doesn't quite allow me to route the hoses where I want and need...

So this fun project just gets more and more exciting. The power beyond hose that gets plugged into the power hose when you disconnect the backhoe is showing some serious fatigue. Traced the line up under the middle of the tractor and had to order a new hose to replace it and a fitting to...

So my valve, 2 hoses, fittings, and cylinders all arrived. After moving around the valve and considering the backhoe as well as operability from the driver's seat this is what I came up with. I can roll my hand back and control the levers while driving if need be. For the mounting plate I...

So...in my quest to spend aimless foolish money on my toy....errrrr tool that I keep in the garage I ordered in the stuff to begin the project of adding dual rear remotes to my GC1710. I ordered a wolverine cylinder for a hydraulic toplink, a bunch of qc's for the remotes and a summit...

Wife and I started taking down an Ash tree. We dropped the largest of the 3 trunks (about 16-18" or so at the base). It was a beautiful tree that was ravaged by an emerald ash bore like every ash tree in the area here. With rain incoming and high winds the other 2 trunks will have to wait...

Got out my back blade, box blade and rake with gauge wheels and redid the driveway. Looks 1000x better than it did and got it gently crowned ahead of fall weather and winter.

Man! That is the one mistake I made with my GC purchase! ...I should have gotten the 60" instead of the 54"! The 54" cuts so nice too but that extra 6" and the tractor doesn't even care the 54" is there. It laughs at it. In other news, I mounted the gearbox today, filled it with oil and let...

It isn't a one of a kind unit if I make 2 of them lol That said, deck is completely done and bolt on ready for the gearbox which is currently waiting for primer to set up so that I can paint it. The weather temps dropped significantly here with the daily highs borderline for painting which is...

Assembled the deck tonight. Now it's a matter of priming/painting the gearbox and installing it which I'll do tomorrow. Hopefully I'm mowing by Sunday!

Paint is on and curing. Used my hvlp paint sprayer on this project and the finish came out nice. Both colors are Massey Ferguson color hue's. The classic grey and modern red.

Today was a great day on the ol' GC. I used the forks and an old pallet to load my box blade and back blade onto his truck (leaving the forks there thanks to the SSQA) and drove down the road with bucket and landscape rake. Redid his driveway and spread out half the tri-axle of stone he had...

So my dad who lives around the corner by road or down my back yard and hang left to cross 3 other properties that are all mowed had this old engine lift frame sitting in his yard. I needed something hang parts for painting off of with my sprayer and thought this would be perfect for that...

I was able to test fit the rebuild on my GC1710 yesterday. I built the tail wheel bracket after these pics were taken and the unit was set on the garage floor for height measurements. Everything looks good and is operating as expected. Today I tore everything back down so that it could be...

So I've completely rebuilt the gearbox with cups, bearings and seals. Given that the bottom seal was toast and the bearing wobbled out and the sleeve worn out they had the gearbox full of heavy grease which had to be scraped and scrubbed and cleaned out. I also had to improvise fixing the...

Looks good! I do enjoy your GC infused work-capades. In other news, I am ever closer to finishing my brush hog project just in time for mowing.

Man... Had a great day on brush hog rebuild progress! Can't wait to slap this thing back on the GC and cleanup some roadsides that get neglected around here and create accidents. Speaking of the GC1710...it does a great job of doubling as a break bench lol. I used the FEL as a clamp point to...

I went back to my brush cutter rebuild using the good ol' Massey bucket as a clamping/break point for the sheet metal I'm working with. There was no notable chance of rain today so of course it rained on a project I'm working on outdoors

Today I made a pair of stands for the rear blade and the rake. Neither have built in stands and since I use a quick hitch I needed a solution otherwise what's the purpose of a quick hitch LOL. Also, the implement yard is looking fuller and fuller. Not in the picture is the tow behind aerator...

I know how you fellas love your tractor ****....so here ya go. My 60" Countyline landscape rake arrived as did the gauge wheels. I put the wheels on the rake and went and tested it on a few spots out back in my yard that needed some clea up. Seems to be a perfect fit for the machine!

After tearing apart my JD Gyramor 205 rotary cutter over the winter months I have finally gotten around to busting out the plasma cutter and cutting new deck pieces. Got a majority of the top cut but will have to butt weld some more sheet to the back to finish it. I also cut the sides out...

Sure is. I use one for my KK tiller that had the shaft cut before adding a QH

Don't need a new shaft, just one of these which will add some length for you.

Received my post hole digger today. It seems pretty well built but there some immediate concerns for my GC and likely for any sub compact. The top link attach point is waaaay too tall and looks mildly different from the pictures I was able to see online before purchasing. This is more a...

Here's what the final product looking like. There were 4 stumps removed from the newly groomed area

Spent some time stumping today. 3 stumps all 18" or less. The soil here is absolutely dry as can be so getting into it was hard but it broke up/powdered easily. Tossed on the tiller and then the box blade to re-grade the area. Raked it out with my landscape rake by hand... I'll probably work...

Neighbor had a load of topsoil delivered to fill in low spots and dress up around tree bases that I helped move. Had a dead raccoon that needed to be cleaned out of the yard and buried out back. I dug out a small stump from a very gnarly tree bush thing with a few more to go. (Forgot to get...

Just a heads up @Gofast ... The step hits on the 54" mower on the left side. It's due to the way they welded on the mower deck wheel on that side and how it comes off the top of the deck. The right side is different and I would suspect there'd be no issue there. That said...that step is...

So how long have those front vertical arms been bent like that? The ones from the bottom pins to the top link... Basically, the arms on the box blade are bent all to **** and without the triangular integrity they provide the box blade will roll over every time. If you look closely on mine...

Guess what came in the mail today! Can't wait to get this bad boy on there. I'll share some pics with it on and the deck raised to see real work pics of it with the 54" deck. Side note: I noticed on your site it only showed a left step but not a right as well as the ripper but not the quick...

Today the new step for my GC1710 arrived. I'm really happy someone started producing these. It seems really well built and since I'm a big boy (pushing 300 during covid isolation) it'll be tested. I'll share a picture after I get it mounted!

My weather is very confused. I thought I was hauling seasoned wood up from out back for our patio fire pit not stocking camp for hunting season. Either way, the ol' GC1710 was up to the task as windy, cold, wet, muddy and snowy as it's been today. 8 heaping bucket loads full of wood for the...

Looks like they changed the design of the SSQA toolkit. Mine looks quit different than that. Looks like they shortened the distance between the plate attach point and the pins. Also went with a welded steel cross member vs lateral roundstock through the bottom pin mounting holes.

Seems your either looking at another swisher or the like mower for what your trying to cut in terms of length. Things like rotary cutter, flail mowers or sickle mowers are meant for knocking down tall grasses or worse to a height just shy of what you're trying to cut at it peak anyhow. I...

Nice work. What did you use? Rear Blade? Box blade? York rake? Just the loader? I actually did a very similar project for my neighbor. He put in an inground pool and they wanted a crazy amount of money so he said he'd take care of it himself. Had them dump the diggings out back of his...

You mean this WR Long kit? The kit went on easy peazy. My only suggestion/warned is they shipping a flat plate with 2 bolt holes which made no sense to mount. I welded on a piece of angle iron to the plate and bought a U bolt to mount to the cross member.

Sorry for the delay. Finally was able to dig out my mower and get it on the tractor for the upcoming mowing season. Included are some pics across the deck to show clearances.

Got the deck serviced and mowed and rolled the lawn. (At least the part that isn't a swamp)

I had a pretty eventful weekend. Loaded up my dad's trailer attached to his little bx1500 with my GC1710 and the forks. All the wood was either split or chipped at my house around the corner later in the day. Also, I have an old JD Gyramor 205 rotary cutter that was gifted to me last year...

I installed a WR Long Diverter Valve on my GC1710TLB. They shipped it with a flat black plate so I had cut it down a bit, weld on a piece of L channel steel and, repaint it black. I bought a U bolt and installed it on the cross member of the loader. The handle on the joystick feels...

I have 347hrs on this machine, tires are original and always kept to ideal inflation. Looking at the pictures on the listing you shared my guess is they saw a lot of time on pavement/hard surfaces which tear these tires up pretty quickly. I spend my time in lawn and dirt/mud(obviously as my...

The only pulley I see is on the top of the arch with the cable running along the toplink of the apparatus and hooking into the gearbox area. (Yellow line) This setup would definitely only generate lifting force, not down force. Post hole diggers generate their own downforce by the auger...

Anyone order or try a precision manufacturing mini 322 grapple? Seems like a nice fit for smaller tractors at 57" wide and around 250lbs. Next to the wicked grapple it's the lightest grapple I've seen for smaller machines. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Today the DL95 is a deer holder. Chocked the loader with a piece of cedar to make sure she stays put til we got the processor in the AM

My daughter and I hung Christmas lights and cleaned leaves out of the gutter.

I made one of these in the spring as well. Absolute life saver when just trying to store and move stuff around in limited space. I used wood but would love to revisit this with metal at some point. Like others I used the largest capacity harbor freight wheels I could locate.

I also did some fluxcoring with my Campbell Hausfield 110V last night. I rebuilt my dad's homemade 3pt towbar for his BX because he got a QH for his birthday. It does the job off a 20A circuit on anything up to 3/16" steel. It's probably what I'll use for the skid plate if I don't buy a 220V...

You can buy a PTO extender so as to not have to remove your QH. I use one with my HF QH and JD Brush Hog and KK Tiller. Works flawlessly and is cheaper than a new shaft.

I have a GC1710TLB. You'd have to pry the keys off of my dead body to get it away from me. The only issues I've ever had with my MF was self inflicted wounds/operator error. (Pinched a backhoe hose and ruptured it not paying attention). My dad has a BX and when folks ask him he readily says...

So I've been considering this for awhile. I wanna have the ability to run rear remotes for various tools as well as run a hydraulic top link. Has anyone tried to do this just yet? My plan is to used the backhoe plumbing to plug into a 2 spool valve body when I don't have the backhoe mounted...

Heres a top down look

I have boots on my 2015 CB65

I was thinking more unibody skid plate like the picture. Maybe use some 2" L channel on the topside of the plating to firm it up with some 1/8" diamond plate. Part of the skid plate would use a front plate at 45° to protect the front steering pistons.

I think your math is off. Lift capacity at pin is 870lbs. SSQA eats 75lbs or so. Grapple is 225lbs. Even with the attachment forward an inch or 2 your still in the neighborhood of 570lbs or full height lifting capacity.

Universal quick attack/skid steer quick attack is a universal standard to you're fine there. If that's only 45" wide you'll be fine as it'll fit inside the outer edges of your factory pin on bucket. Just cut off the factory ears flush with the bucket so you get a nice flat surface to weld to...

I think your solution isn't at the toplink after looking at pics on woodmax's website. It's hard to tell from a picture but if you used the upper holes on the lower arms to connect would that resolve the issue?

Pictures are worth a thousand words. QH compatible means they spaced the pins out in accordance with cat 1 QH spacing. Some quick hitches top hook is too close to the QH and needs to be replaced with one that pokes out a bit further to slide on and off. This could also explain why your box...

Block heaters are nice below 32° to keep your oil from getting too thick. That said you can run different oil grades in cold temperatures to mitigate too much thickening as well. I live in the Northeast near buffalo NY. I run Rotella T5 15W-40 Diesel Motor oil year round. I simply vary my...

My 2015 GC1710 with DL95 has what appears to be 1/4" ISO 7241 - A series. Is this correct?

Awesome! You'll be very pleased! I plucked this 6' pine out with a grab and yank...

I was lucky enough to find what has been a real nice set of work lights that have been taking a beating on my ROPS all summer. LED Pods,NAO LED Work Light Bar Bulb Spot Flood Lights for Trucks 4inch Led Fog Light Bar for Offroad Town Truck Car ATV Boat SUV 2PCS 140W Triple Row,12-month Warranty...

Looks like a really old John Deere rotary cutter/brush hog. It's design looks even more prehistoric than my JD Gyramor 205 which is from the late 60's. I'm not sure if that circular bracket on top is factory or done afterwards. I've never seen anything like it.

Flex hitch is a king kutter exclusive 3pt implement hitch type that allows the cutter to articulate about 15° on the horizontal axis and roll up and down freely on the vertical axis without binding up on the tail wheel and 3pt system. They're a pretty neat concept but patented last I knew so...

Here are pictures. I would strongly recommend speaking to the seller and seeing if they have the arms or speaking to a dealer. The setup is a lot more than just the arms with turnbuckles and particular bends to get around your backhoe plates and still function. That said it's about 14 1/2"...

I have the GC1710TLB running a 1960's John Deere Gyramor 205 5' cutter. Works well. To run it at least the front loader arms have to stay on for counterbalance and I'm usually in 4wd for traction in uneven fields but the PTO absolutely can run it. This particular model uses a friction plate...

You'll lose about 80lbs of capacity to the ssqa "toolkit" from AGCO to start. The bucket itself will be a what weight you remove when you cut off the pin on brackets to weld on the ssqa brackets. A good fabricator could probably make that close to a wash... The weld on plates tend to be...

Looks much better cleaned up with a fresh coat of paint on it. My advice to anyone who does this modification is to find the thinnest/lightest conversion plate you can if you so this on a subcompact tractor. (3/16" is the thinnest I saw) Make sure the outer sides are square and not tapered...

I bought this adapter plate through my dealer along with the factory SSQA. Luckily I have access to a professional welding friend who did the work in his fabrication shop. This particular SSQA plate flared at the bottom and tappered to the top allowing for proper alignment when hooking up...

Got my first addition for use on my SSQA system beyond the loader bucket...pallet forks! Titan attachments was running a sale and I was able to find a coupon code from a YouTuber that took a little more money off as well. $415 delivered into my front yard for a set of 3000lb capacity SSQA 36"...

I was watching an auction being held in central New York state this past week. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a GC1720/DL95/CB65 with 42hrs go for $11500! Then later on they had a GC1710/DL95/CB65 with 53hrs go for $11800! Neither had mower decks with them but man what a great deal for...

Good afternoon folks. I had a good weekend enhancing my GC1710 for future projects. I was able to buy a MF factory SSQA for my loader and SSQA adapter plate that I have a professional welder friend coming to put on my factory loader bucket. I wanted to show you/share a pic for anyone who...

Good morning folks! I was able to acquire a John Deere 205 Gyramor rotary cutter that I'll be running on my MF GC1710 and was curious where the best place to by JD parts was (besides my local dealer). It's been generously loved over the years but is still in good overall shape all things...

So I was able to test out the 5' John Deere 205 Gyramor cutter and almost to my surprise it was an absolute success. The cutter doesn't have quite the same footprint that other 5' cutters do. Even without the loader on my machine (which I left home due to limited trailering ability) I was able...

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To me, other than 1" lift height gain and standard SSQA the FL1805 looks like a slight downgrade over the DL95

Good Morning folks! Has anyone been using a 5' brush hog on a GC series tractor routinely? I would typically go for a 48" or even a 54" if buying new but I have a 5' that is available to me via a family member that acquired a newer, larger more industrial cutter for his 2 farm tractors and...

Given the wet and rainy conditions Nationwide outside tractor time has been limited this season as my land is still just mush. I've been reduced to using a field mower and my 4x4 ATV as a means to mowing the back half of my land (about 1.5acres). That made for some ideal garage project time...

Here's the new headlights in a pitch black garage at about 10' away from the wall for anyone who's curious of the difference.

In case anyone was wondering what that difference in lighting vs stock is....

I went shopping for some LED lighting that arrived yesterday. Tail lights came up to be 1156 and 1157 bulbs...I'll confirm that this weekend. I tried a different set of headlight replacement bulbs in part because of the reviews and in part because of the shape. I liked the way they are...

I was fortunate enough to score a 48" Kodiak SD Cat1 box blade (now ownee by Paladin) from an auction for a local dealership that sold Cub cadet and Mahindra tractors. It doesn't appear used much if at all but looks like it's obviously been weathered and sitting outside. I tossed it on my...

Double check everything and make sure it isn't hanging somewhere. Factory thumb is supposed to go into storage mode and lay back relatively flush. That said, I liked the BXpanded factory fit thumb better than the Massey oem thumb. I liked the curvature of the claw better and thought it the...

I put mine here from BXPanded. They were even nice enough to paint it Massey Ferguson red