New MF GC1705 on the way!

[Imold]

I’ll have to see how the MMM goes for me, they make it look so easy on all the videos I have watched and today when I picked up my attachments I even said to the salesman that the vids make it look easy and said if it isn’t doable for me will have to go another route, I’ll test it out at the dealership before we load it up on the trailer.

Jim.

 

[atsah]

I’ll test it out at the dealership before we load it up on the trailer.Jim.

Good plan...

 

[Imold]

Woods, Bush Hog or a King Kutter would be ok. I know the Woods or a Bush Hog would be preferable but the King Kutter looks to be a nice unit.

Anyone have a opinion on any of these three, I’m limited on what’s available where I live so I would need to call around or hopefully find a used one on Craigslist if I decide to go that route.

 

[atsah]

Woods, Bush Hog or a King Kutter would be ok. I know the Woods or a Bush Hog would be preferable but the King Kutter looks to be a nice unit.

Anyone have a opinion on any of these three, I’m limited on what’s available where I live so I would need to call around or hopefully find a used one on Craigslist if I decide to go that route.

Any one of them will work fine.. Sometimes you can find a used one in decent shape but they tend to get pretty beat up and I have looked a plenty of used ones with bad gear box's because the fluid was never changed and have little to no gear oil in them so if you look a used one, check the gear box and underside of it..

 

[Imold]

Gear box issues seems to be the most common issue with used ones I’ve come across. The add will say works good BUT gear box may need to be fixed or looked at, I move on when I see that. I looked at a older woods last week that was on craigslist and it looked ok in the pick but when I got there the tires were all flat and it looked abused so I passed.
I will never stop looking and I will keep my eye out for a used 48 inch tiller too.

Jim.

 

[atsah]

I like buying used older things when I can, a lot of times they are built better, more rugged and if they have been taken care of you save a lot of money and have a better built unit..

 

[Imold]

Just got the call my GC1705 is all set up and ready for me to pick it up so it looks like next Saturday I’ll drive there sign papers and load it up. It’s in both our names so I have to wait for her next day off.

 

[atsah]

Nice, make sure you try that driveshaft, if it looks like it won't work well for you, that is the time to let them know, otherwise they might tell you it's used and can't swap out the MMM to a finish mower..

 

[Imold]

Nice, make sure you try that driveshaft, if it looks like it won't work well for you, that is the time to let them know, otherwise they might tell you it's used and can't swap out the MMM to a finish mower..

Good advice, I’ll do a twice over on the unit and I will also disconnect and reconnect that pto shaft a few times to make sure, I will also hook it up run mower, shut mower down and disconnect and reconnect a couple times, my salesmen knows I’m disabled and have limited upper body movements so he knows that I need a run through.

Jim.

 

[Imold]

I wonder what the dealer would do if Saturday morning I told them I wanted the 1734e that they have instead of the 1705? After all I haven’t signed the papers yet hmmmmm wonder if he has a sense of humor?

Although I did tell the salesman last week that I planned on upgrading in a few years when our neighbor sells us his 40 acres.


Jim.