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I'll go ahead and share what happened, just so the next guy can say to himself, "Well, at least I didn't do that!" I use the tractor...

If no bad switch or messed up wires is a safety relay (item 5) that shuts eng off if the pto-seat switches are not correct signals...

"I really disliked lifting the 5 gal of diesel" I agree. Amazing that I can't find 3-gallon Diesel cans even though they make 3-gallon...

Kenny I had the same problem. HF refunded my money but didn't want the pump back because it had been used in gasoline. I then, on...

At 76, I sometimes think that I should have one of my doctors install a zerk on each knee. Then I could give them a couple of shots each...

Yes, it is possible that the "blue line" (the pressure beyond line from the backhoe, which feeds pressure to the 3-point valve when none...

"Puffing from the backhoe control block." Does puffing mean leaking or just a noise? Have you removed the cover, and can you tell where...

does it lug down and die or is it like shutting key off? issue between seat and clutch switches will make it act like key turned off.

Welcome to TBN and also to the "GC group". Does the engine also die when you try to engage the PTO clutch if you do not have the rear...

I doubt it is air trapped, but the couplers are suspect: but you said you changed them. "I find out my arm lift is dead, I heard...

OK, forget most of what I said: it looks like this is a bigger machine than the GC's which only have a 48" bucket.

Interesting. The earlier 1723 & 1725 (and probably all earlier GC's) have 18x8.50-10 & 26x12.0-12 tires. What's on the rear of the new...

It's common to overdrive the front wheels 3% over the rears.... less it won't turn... more = front tire wear.

A few updates to the GC hydraulics thread: How Massey Ferguson GC 1723 & 1725 hydraulics are plumbed

Here are the revised schematics, with and without a backhoe. I have updated some of the line fonts, made a few changes to (hopefully)...