Thoughts on adaptability of sub-compacts

[jaybrad]

...the GC2310 is designed to be an "estate" tractor.

I own an "estate"? Wow, that's awesome!

Hey Honey, look at this....says right here on the TBN that we have an "estate".

Better get out the good plastic dinnerware, open up an extra can of brown bread, and invite the neighbors over for an "estate" party.



Jay

 

[vsteel]

Better get out the good plastic dinnerware, open up an extra can of brown bread, and invite the neighbors over for an "estate" party.
Jay

I always get looked down on by the neighbors because I always pick the wrong cheese in a can to go with my wine in a box.

 

[CornbeltKid]

When I first came here, this was all swamp.

Everyone said I was daft to drive a tractor in a swamp, but I drove in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp.

So I bought a second one. That sank into the swamp.

So I drove in a third. That burned down, fell over on its side, THEN sank into the swamp.

But the fourth tractor stayed up!! And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest Kubota in all of England!

classic

 

[ray66v]

I own an "estate"? Wow, that's awesome!

Hey Honey, look at this....says right here on the TBN that we have an "estate".

Better get out the good plastic dinnerware, open up an extra can of brown bread, and invite the neighbors over for an "estate" party.



Jay

No, I said it was designed to be an "estate" tractor.

It does not mean everyone who buys one, has an estate.

.. sorry.

 

[jaybrad]

No, I said it was designed to be an "estate" tractor.

It does not mean everyone who buys one, has an estate.

.. sorry.

Yeah, but from high school I remember that if A = B, and B = C, then A = C.

So therefore, if 2310 tractor = estate tractor, and if I own a 2310 tractor, then I own an estate.

Can't argue with science.

Jay

 

[Wombat125]

Yeah, but from high school I remember that if A = B, and B = C, then A = C.

So therefore, if 2310 tractor = estate tractor, and if I own a 2310 tractor, then I own an estate.

That's the transitive property of equality.

Enjoy your estate.

 

[Baby Grand]

Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyinIowa
When I first came here, this was all swamp.

Everyone said I was daft to drive a tractor in a swamp, but I drove in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp.

So I bought a second one. That sank into the swamp.

So I drove in a third. That burned down, fell over on its side, THEN sank into the swamp.

But the fourth tractor stayed up!! And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest Kubota in all of England!

Classic, indeed!

But I don't want any of that. I'd rather --

 

[FredWalter]

I've breached this topic before and at that time simply decided to keep my Massey GC2310 because I was being cheap. However in the last several months I've continued to run into some of the same situations that made me rethink my purchase initially. Essentially the sub-compact just doesn't have the ground clearance to drive in the woods on my land.

Same story here. I bought a GC2310, rather than something bigger, because I thought it would do everything that I needed it for, and going bigger (with a backhoe attachment) would have cost a lot more.

I really like my GC2310, but:

1) low ground clearance
2) not a lot of power to the loader/backhoe

The fix for 1) is to put underbody shielding in place, to protect the hydraulic filter/etc. It's on my list of things to do, to mock up a skid plate out of wood, for the local welder to duplicate out of steel for me.

There is no fix for 2), though I did get a toothbar for the loader, which helps a lot when I'm digging/moving earth.

The lack of power to the loader/backhoe wasn't an issue when I bought my GC2310, because I also have a Case 680 backhoe. HOWEVER the motor just died on the Case last week, and a rebuild would cost $8000-$10000, which is more than the backhoe is worth. So right now all I have left to do my digging is the GC2310.

 

[LBrown59]

*********** I did get a toothbar for the loader, which helps a lot when I'm digging/moving earth.
.

This is what i use for a tooth bar:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/1378422-post10.html
See bottom picture.

 

[Willl]

This is what i use for a tooth bar

And your rototiller resembles a toothbar how ???

 

[LBrown59]

And your rototiller resembles a toothbar how ???

I use it and the BH on the BX23 to break up the soil so I don't need a tooth bar.
IF I didn't have those then i could see a tooth bar otherwise no.

 

[Renovator]

I have 300 lb on the front of my tractor and 200 gallon sprayer on the back. There is18.4x24 tires on the back. I try to float across the wet spots and so far it has worked but i come close in the marshes sometimes. If it gets bad I can back out so far. Maybe I am just lucky.
Renovator

 

[ray66v]

Yeah, but from high school I remember that if A = B, and B = C, then A = C.

So therefore, if 2310 tractor = estate tractor, and if I own a 2310 tractor, then I own an estate.

Can't argue with science.

Jay

Did you learn how to look up the word estate in the dictionary in High School?

 

[barneyrb]

I've heard that sayin' around here before...however the third part of saying isn't hoofs. Your granddad was being nice. plowking

King, the other version was for trouble...

 

[ray66v]

I really like my GC2310, but:

1) low ground clearance
2) not a lot of power to the loader/backhoe

I feel the power to the loader and the buck are more than sufficient. In both cases the available amount of power is enough to exceed the rated limits of the tractor. Available power and ability, is as good as it gets in its class.

Keep in mind, if the machine has more power than the mechanics can handle, it is only going to break its self all the time. And, its light weight is going to limit its digging ability no matter how much power it has.
Make it heavier, and stronger, with more power, and more ground clearance, then it's no longer a subcompact.

 

[jaybrad]

Did you learn how to look up the word estate in the dictionary in High School?

Not necessary, since I have read a book or two over the past 50+ years. But if there's lingering confusion, here's a definition brought to you by the nice folks at dictionary.com that seems to fit:

es·tate
-noun
1. a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it: to have an estate in the country.

When I leave my estate in the AM to go to work, I'll be sure to enjoy how my property and elaborate house have benefited from my little red tractor.



Jay

 

[ray66v]

Not necessary, since I have read a book or two over the past 50+ years. But if there's lingering confusion, here's a definition brought to you by the nice folks at dictionary.com that seems to fit:

es??ｷtate
-noun
1. a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it: to have an estate in the country.

When I leave my estate in the AM to go to work, I'll be sure to enjoy how my property and elaborate house have benefited from my little red tractor.



Jay

Ok, heres another word for you:
delusion
de-lu-sion, noun, A delusion is an unshakable belief in something untrue.

 

[jaybrad]

Ok, heres another word for you:
delusion
de-lu-sion, noun, A delusion is an unshakable belief in something untrue.

Sorry, but I'm too busy this morning surveying my vast property and elaborate house in the country to provide a more detailed response to your latest vocabulary offering.

Maybe later.

Maybe not.



Jay

 

[MossRoad]

I own an "estate"? Wow, that's awesome!

Hey Honey, look at this....says right here on the TBN that we have an "estate".

Better get out the good plastic dinnerware, open up an extra can of brown bread, and invite the neighbors over for an "estate" party.



Jay

Sure you have an estate. I have an estate, too. They will be settled when we croak.

 

[Soundguy]

Yeah, but from high school I remember that if A = B, and B = C, then A = C.

So therefore, if 2310 tractor = estate tractor, and if I own a 2310 tractor, then I own an estate.

Can't argue with science.

Jay

Logical falacy.. might want to check a conversational logic course, and a statistics math couse and see how those two things reconcile..

a= estate tractor does not mean that the tractor cannot have other titles.. IE.. draw 3 circles.. overlap 1 with 2, and 2 with 3, so that 2 is common to both, but 1 and 3 are not common.. 2 shares comonalities with 1 and 3.. but 1 and 3 do not share comonalities.. ..

soundguy