Recent content by 44trxfun

Hi gang, Like last time, it's been a while since I posted here. What can I say; too many hobbies and too little time! My '08 GC2300 is still going strong having moved tons of rock, mowed mega acres of lawn and pasture and cleared too many feet of snow, not to mention driveway grading and other...

Ya know, I really regret that I don't post or view here anywhere near as much as I once did. Seems all I do now is come to the boards when I have problems. The last time I posted was about a year ago when I discovered a "flaw" in the PTO stub of my now 9-year old GC2300. The flaw was that the...

Hello Gents and Ladies, I need your help if you have a GC2300 that was manufactured in 2003. Long story short is that the rear PTO shaft on that tractor apparently had a design flaw in that the machined groove that holds the yoke of a rear-engaging implement is only 1/2-inch from the outer end...

Hi folks, Anyone have a Farm Force 'XB' rotary cutter from TSC? I can't really imagine they intended the cutter to be operated with the wheel arms against the welded brackets (as shown in the picture). Are those wheel arms supposed to sit flat on the mower deck, thus increasing the height...

Due to many circumstances, I haven't been on the boards in quite some time (long enough that I forgot my password). Looks like the same old great place with a lot of good info. Just yesterday / today, it got me through a minor jam. Anyway, I thought there used to be a way to save a thread to a...

My tractor has been running great all winter (or the two months we've had of it). Yesterday I noticed it wasn't sounding normal and seemed just a bit underpowered. I was blowing snow (and inadvertantly, ice chunks) since things warmed up here, rained, and then froze up and snowed again. It...

I've been "composting" with a wooden bin, but not really keeping after it in terms of maintenance. For my setup (volume, raccoons, intended use, etc.), I'm considering a drum or tumbler composter. I'd be grateful for any insight (good or bad) in terms of efficiency, durability, pests, etc. I...

GC2300 / 2310 won\'t start? Well, this is the second time for me with the same glitch, so here's what I learned. My GC2300 is a few years old (bought new in '03). This past winter (with a lake effect snow warning in effect) the tractor that had run fine the day before wouldn't start. The...

Couldja help me out? I'm still considering this tractor Ford 1720 I'm not sure of the transmission, but know that it has Front Wheel Assist. Thanks!

\'93 Dodge Dakota \"riddle\" I have a '93 Dodge Dakota V-6 standard transmission. I bought it new that many years ago. Within a few years, but out of warranty, the fuel gauge stopped working. It did OK to about a half-tank (tank size = 15 gallons), then would drop to zero. I explored having it...

Hey gang, I am considering something a little more powerful than my MF GC2300. There's a Ford 1720, manafactured in 1986 with 2255 hours on it. They're asking $10,000 for it. I know nothing about this tractor (specifically or generically), but that price seems high. I'm pretty limited...

After several 30-40 degree (F) days with a few bouts of rain, my snow "base layer" on the gravel driveway has become a skating / sliding rink. It's darn slick and dangerous, not to mention a challenge going up or down in a vehicle. I'm not big on de-icers, don't burn wood so don't have ash...

Hey folks, Why does everything go wrong on the weekend? Maybe to teach me new stuff. Here's the deal: Ran tractor today--no problems. Went to start it tonight. Hit the glow plugs for usual time. Nothing. Lights work, but nothing on the starter. Will not crank at all. Checked PTO and seat...

Doing fall clean up of the mid mount mower, noticed my driveline/universal joints and shaft are pretty gunked up. It wipes down easy enough, but it made me wonder whether any additional maintenance is in order or being a sealed uint is surface cleaning sufficient? Also, can I grease that shaft...

Had an aspen come down the other night and thought maybe I could (carefully) pull it with the tractor to the upper field. You know, save all that time limbing and cutting and cleaning up. Well, I was pretty careful about it, 'cuz I've read plenty about people tipping tractors this way. Figured...