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    50 hour maintenance - metal shavings in front axle hydraulic oil

    I would imagine that some spec sized metal shavings would be normal when draining the hydraulic fluid from the front axle of my GC1705. I pulled the 50 hour initial maintenance today and everything seemed fine but there were quite a few pieces of metal, mostly specs but some small flakes, when...
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    Any experience with GC1705 Massey pulling 1 bottom sub compact plow 8" - 10" deep?

    Any experience with GC1705 Massey pulling 1 bottom sub compact plow 8" - 10" deep? I'm wanting to plow some new pasture area then till prior to planting grass seed. Has anyone had experience pulling a 1 bottom plow made for a Massey sub compact GC1705 (22.5 hp)? I live in NC and have...
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    Diesel usage in GC1705 for what it's worth

    I've got a few hours on my new tractor now and it seems to be using a little bit less than a gallon of diesel for each hour of operation at PTO 540 indicated RPMs. I was hoping for a little better than that but it may improve as the engine gets broken in. Has anyone else had similar or...
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    New GC1705 glow plug question

    The manual for my new tractor says the glow plugs should be activated for 5 - 10 seconds before starting the tractor. However, the glow plug light on the dash does not seem to turn off when the glow plugs have warmed the cylinder enough. After I start the tractor the glow plug light does go...
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