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Mine pops off any time I try and grease the zerk right there. Annoying for such an expensive implement. I regret getting it. The grease even forced the bronze bushing up and out. I had to knock it back in.

Make sure the air cleaner hoses aren't compressing or some obstruction isn't being pulled into the airway. Sounds like it's over-fueling without enough air.

When my oil is new, I can't even see it in the glass it's so clear. If you think the oil it above the glass, lift the loader a little and then recheck. If the level falls within the glass, you're filled above it. If not, you may be a little low. It's a pain. Kind wish it had a dipstick.

I bet you spend a lot of your free time just looking around and contemplating any reason you can to go put it to work! I definitely did! Any day on the tractor is a good day to me.

Scratch that. I don't have that difference on my left front. I'll have to get a better photo of the other side to see if it's like yours.

If you're talking about the millimeter tall shoulder on one versus the other, I think when I got a replacement tie rod end for mine, I noticed the same thing. In fact, my replacement was completely painted the chassis gray color while the one I took off wasn't painted at all. I'll try and find...

The oil is a little over a hundred hours old. The levels are fine in the front axle. The sight glass shows perfect fill level, too. Hydro oil still looks very clean-its Permatran 821xl. When I did the maintenance, I replaced the hydro fluid, filters (+oil screen), engine oil and filter, and...

Hey there, Anyone notice a sort of gritty or groaning when they turn their steering wheel? Its actually a new occurrence and I've heard/felt it the last few times I used my GC1720. If I pick up the front axle with the loader bucket, I don't feel it. It feels like I've overloaded the bucket...

Will a Kubota BX set of wheels work? I'd like to find some wheels and put different rubber on them. Massey SCUTs are rare around me. There are a lot of Kubota dealers and parts. Just curious of a set of take-offs would fit my GC1720

At the very least I would have a chase car to act as a buffer on the busy stuff. Have your signage, 4 ways, and whatever beacon you can muster. 15 miles isn't really that bad but it could be nerve wracking. Most cagers are idiots.

You can also just change the bulb inside the incandescent light to an LED. Just a thought.

I just added a switch upstream. It was easy. You can even add your own pushbutton switch at the lightif you really cared. The small amount of effort is worth it. The factory light was inferior in every conceivable way.

My replacement light was $7 shipped. I put a weatherpack connector on it and can replace it 10x before I've paid for the factory light.

Yeah. The LED light I bought is way way brighter and energy efficient.

I just order something off Amazon. I already broke my light. The price of those things, lawd

I always have my tail wheel touching the ground. Do you notice any situations where your tail wheel is maybe at a 90 degree to the ground and when it contacts, it's forced to whip back in line with the tractor? That's all I can think of.

Look into R4 tires.

3 cylinder engines tend to be more fuel efficient relative to their torque output than a 4cyl. A 4 needs higher rpm to make up for this. Generally

Generally all loader specs are without any attachments. So if your loader says it can lift 1000lbs, has a 200lb bucket, it has an extra 800lbs to lift. Some specs have different amounts for lift capacity at the pin and another for 24 inches or so forward of the pins-the typical edge of a bucket...

Yeah. The guy my friend bought his GC from has it like that. Looks silly. Kinda like you've got a big steel boner when using the backhoe.

I removed my steel PTO cover to have more room.

Just remove the lifting arms altogether. It's just two top bolts and a 14mm keeping the lower center link pin in place.

I don't see why it can't. There's literally no reason. Hopefully someone else chimes in. I do it with my CB65 no issue... There shouldn't be any difference as the backhoe probably uses the same subframe and hoses. It's just an attachment.

My loader is a DL95. That's what has the leak down.

And there are many who have absolutely no issues. Like above.

I have a GC1720. Parts are expensive when you look at the dealer costs. For instance, the loader valve body, something a friend of mine has an issue with on his 1720 right now, costs over $800... For no good reason. I'm not really sure why items are so expensive for the GC. I had to get a...

If you're talking about Trespassing Into the Wild, that guy is very very rough on his equipment. He should have gotten a larger tractor for what he expects from his scut.

CB65. No. It's not fixed. I just deal with it. It doesn't leak down that much. I checked it with a tape measure and it drops 11 inches in an hour. This is the curl circuit.

I managed to scoot my tractor using the dipper and boom without any issues. That's how I moved along a trench I dug. Never had to get off and turn the seat to reposition once I got situated. Some people replace the seat entirely with a skid loader seat that the back folds down flat. Then they...

Honestly, no regrets apart from wishing I had a larger tractor and a larger place to store it in. The scut fits fine in my detached garage. It's done everything I asked it to. I did have a small issue with my backhoe lever that was a really easy fix. Only thing I really don't like is the way...

There is also a Kioti dealer through Wellington Implement, I believe. And Rural King sells TYM tractors with their own badging. There are a few RKs around. One in Norwalk and another in Elyria. Definitely check every tractor out that you can. For me, JD was the most expensive, then Kubota, MF...

I am in the same area. I went to Ohio Ag (North Central Ag NCA, back then) and they didn't want to deal with me on the Massey. I ended up going to Maibach Tractor. It's a little ways away in Creston, Ohio but Dave (one of the owners) was willing to hear me, deal with me, and I left feeling...

Just unpin it here and tuck them up and away. Make sure the actual lift linkage isn't going to impinge on anything is they move a little. The belly mower uses a shared lift reference and they move together but can move independent.

If you're careful with how your tuck your lift arms away between the backhoe and tractor, you really don't need to worry about it. Just disconnect the link where it connects to the lower lift arms.

I can mow with my backhoe attached. You just need to be mindful of the lifting arms since they can move between the backhoe and tractor. I just removed my lifting linkage and lower arms and don't need to worry about and issues. Yes. You can mow with a backhoe on. But, it's an extra 600+lbs. I...

What kind of tractor?

I would guess 60" or smaller.

Did you transport it with the bucket up? You're an agent of chaos! A madman! Lol

Do you NEED the backhoe on it when driving it? You should be able to remove it. I think you're going to have some issues moving it around unless you've got a decent amount of book weights on the front. It'll definitely be a little tippy without the extra 500lbs or more of counterweight but if...

It's quite a counterweight, but if your drop the backhoe bucket to the decking and secure the tractor really carefully, it should be relatively ok. I would think, anyway. Use serious chain loading ratchets and not some harbor freight nylon straps.

Your comments are just in poor taste and has literally nothing to do with Canada. The creator of that part is the OP. Regardless of whether or not you think the product is overly simple or a piece of art doesn't negate the fact that this item serves a purpose, is helpful to those with mobility...

I would like to sell my still crated, 60" mower deck attachment. It is unused and has the drive shaft. I'm asking $1000 for it. I may be willing to drive up to 100 miles from my location for a small fee but will not be able to unload it without help. I thought about parting it out but...

I think you'll realize that the backhoe will dead head and not move at all if this rock you want to push is just too much for it. Will it bend the boom and dipper? I don't think so. But I'm not a backhoe doctor. I've dead head my pivot plenty of times and nothing happened.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DAVCD3M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_J53KVRVG49VX2NDSZ84N?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 I used these. The plastic ones I had before like the ones you posted kept loosening for whatever reason. These rubber ones I'll pull off and can easily clean with a dish of kerosene and rag.

I'm satisfied with any amount of squirting.

Floppyness is usually caused by the nut coming loose underneath the lever plate. It's threaded on the bottom of the piece that holds the stud for the control stick heim joint. I had to fix mine. It failed the first real time I used my backhoe. I have a 2018.

Is that price for 2 plates?

Photo just loaded for me. In my mind, that pin isn't greased enough lol

I push until I see CLEAN grease-that doesn't always mean it has to be new grease. Then I wipe the blobs away. This gives me peace of mind that any moisture or dust is not a part of the pin lubrication anymore. I've driven out pins by operators that were conservative with greasing and there would...

The couplers were changed sometime between 2016 and 2017 to the larger 3/8 ISO 5675, I think. You may want to verify that. The older years had smaller fittings-1/4 inch. I honestly don't know for sure since I never had to worry about it with mine. What is the issue you're having? You seem to...

Please explain the exact scenario. Are you parking it for an extended amount of time in that position?

They've always seemed to be really good. I have an R300 back blade and it's more stout than any other blades I've seen given the size. Their larger stuff seems built well. Everything seems to be made by globalists, now. Even things that say "Made in USA" have the disclaimer "With globally...

Dammit. We sure did.

I brought up some images-they look identical. Right down to the shaft of the plastic cover at the gearbox. I would put money on them being the same units.

That's not normal. How much time is it taking to roll back? Sounds like you have a leaking control valve. You can try rearranging the fittings so left and right lift and lower the loader arms and forward and back tilt the bucket. See if it acts the same. See if your lift arms drop in this...

Mine remains angled and I can lift the tractor off the ground with it.

I understand that and do appreciate it. If this was a more refined product and I could guarantee that it'd work perfectly for everyone, I'd feel better about taking compensation for it. It's just a pet project that I've embarked on for myself and decided to try and share it with you all. It's...

If you could get a clearer shot, maybe I can figure something out for the newer GC's. I left a longer mounting tab on my detent. It can be trimmed to fit the smaller surface below the lever if needed. I'm printing them solid so it shouldn't be a problem.

I actually had that setup for a while. It's fine and all, but swapping from neutral to lift to float over and over while tilling a lot made it pretty annoying for me. I'd have to unloop the bungee over and over. This small piece of plastic made it pretty easy for me.

I've received messages from quite a few of you. I'm modifying the original item a little bit, testing, then I'll batch print and get them out to you. It's possible to design something that appears more deliberate and fancy, but I designed these for ease of prototyping, flatness, and short print...

Sorry I haven't come back to this in a while I can try and print a batch of these little things and share them with you all. I don't want paid for them. They're not perfect but mine has been great and still works fine a year or so later. I'll print a few of my first design and try and...

Here's a Heim joint someone fabri-cobbled on a car. I'm sure something better can be achieved.

It looks like they went to a different shield design at some time. Here is a Google search I found for a 2015 model GC. The outrigger levers reside in their own hole.

I bought 2 of these earlier in the year and they didn't fit well. Very loose. I didn't judge the sticks very well. They are not very good quality.

Is your valve linkage exposed like this? (Only photo of mine I could find in a pinch.)

I have been watching some videos on my tractor and noticed that some CB65s have a larger rubber boot on the control sticks than I do. Mine is a 2018 model. Over my year of ownership, I've been finding little things here and there that bother me about it. For instance, it obviously sat in...

This is all that is said about the removal in my repair manual.

I know what you mean I don't see any threaded holes. I see holes that lead to the rearside of the wheel but the other end isn't stepped in a way to receive any kind of puller I've ever seen. The splined area of the wheel is visible and unencumbered.

Ok, this is something that ought to be really simple and straightforward. The shop manual says that all I need to do is remove the center cap with a screwdriver, remove the nut securing the wheel to the splined shaft, pull up on the wheel to remove it. Yeah. That's not working. No matter...

You want to add threads to a blind hole? They are certainly supposed to thread into the transmission casing-judging by the manual (see photo). The correct bolts were supposed to be 40mm but were 30mm. You can see maybe 2mm (more?) of bolt threads have eaten up the hole. My guess is that with...

I haven't hard very harsh engagement on my Hardee 52LT when the slip clutch was seized solid, either. When I added a new slipper and adjusted it, it engages smooth as silk. I barely feel it on the tractor before throttling up. There is a clutch. There is a central engagement for supplying...

Mine will barely roll on its own when on a hill, in gear, and no pedal pressed.

When I operate my tractor, say, brush hogging, I lower my loader arms and tilt the bucket back to stop in order to help direct the vegetation to lay over travel under my tractor. Also, while mowing my lawn, I tilt the bucket back to stop and keep it lower and out of sight much the same way...

Here is how I mounted it. I cleaned the surface, put the detent on the lever and pressed it down to where it needs to stop. Pressed the detent into the body and held it while pulling lever out of position. Let the molding tape cure for a few hours. Done.

Here is my prototype solution to having to hold the implement position lever down in order to float along the ground. As you probably know, this capability is omitted from a lot of subcompact tractors resulting in the operator having to either hold the lever down or drop the 3Pt lift arms in a...

Second day and first real test of this setup. Seems to handle the cutter great and isn't short on power. Only issue is that I managed to stall the tractor when the cutter bared down and dug into a hump of clay or ant hill or something. I'll probably need to adjust the clutch a little more.

Seems like it works great. Tractor had no problem at all. I mounted new pins on the lower level after enlarging the holes to fit. I bought a new drive shaft and cut it down. Added a slip clutch as well. All I have left to do is fix the rear wheel and maybe figure out if I want to use chain...

Hi, Recently, I've been getting around to using my tractor more and more and have had a few questions and experience I wished to share so I've been rather active, today. My tractor is still fairly new with just over 50 hours on it. Sometimes it feels like the 4WD selector lever binds a...

No. I did not know. I did not anticipate that. Surely it doesn't feel like its applying all the pressure to locomotion that it can. Thanks for teaching me that-I honestly never thought to check. It seems that there are actually 2, high pressure relief and low. Are these what specifically...

I'm going to guess it has to do with the plugs shown on the control valve. I will confirm if there is another manifold of some kind or what. I think there is also a plug shown on the transmission that is used on mine.

Hi there, -I'm sure this had been beaten to death many many times but I want to vent. I have a 2018 Massey Ferguson GC1720. If I had paid closer attention before purchasing it to the way that the linkages need to carefully fold away when not in use and how the hydraulic hoses need to be run...

Hi everyone, I have an overgrown acre and half that I need to put drainage in and grade. Yesterday, I started to clear some of that land with a walk-behind string trimmer. After that, I decided to use my box blade to scrape and pull some topsoil to a low spot that I think is letting water...

This might help a little. Idk. Looks like the one you have may be a touch swept back. Its really hard to tell.

I've got a Rural King 48" box blade. It's the heavier 48" they sell, I believe. I love that thing. Definitely run out if traction sometimes when it's full of limestone. With a little finesse, it's never a real problem. I just wish my rippers were height adjustable. They only have one bolt...

I have a 2018 Massey Ferguson GC1720 subcompact tractor ready for the 50 hour maintenance. I would like to run a full synthetic for my machine wherever I can. I am going to put full synthetic Rotella T6 15w-40 in the engine, and use a Mobil 1 filter, there. The manual calls for Permatran...

Hi Everyone. I had the dealer toss in the repair manual when I purchased my 2018 GC1720. I always like to have whatever technical resources I can AVAILABLE for my equipment. I also have all of the manuals that came with the tractor when new (Owner's, CB65, DL95, 2326 Mower Deck). I prefer...

I've seen mentioned somewhere on here of a website where a small company (maybe one man) will custom make lift arms for 3pt systems. They are square tubular, from what I remember and look nice and stout. A decent upgrade. I can't, for the life of me, recall what the website was for those...

Hello. I picked up a Hardee 52LT Rotary Cutter, today. Originally, the ad said it was a small 4ft cutter and only showed one photo. The seller wasn't too keen on all the specifics but I took a gamble and drove an hour and a half one way to go see it. It's a little big. I think it's going to...

Here's an update. Finally received my replacements. Glad to have them. My only annoyance is that they look like they used the shittiest, dirtiest, mold to make them. Like they're cosmetic rejects or something. Whatever, I guess.

Oh well.

20 hours on the clock. My tractor is vibrating so much at idle that the hood shakes a lot and has been rubbing through the paint in some places where it touches the supports. I also think I may have found some wetness around an injector fuel supply line nut. Anyone else have to tighten...

I replaced my spot light for the backhoe. It was a fantastic upgrade and was quite cheap. How it should have been from the factory.

Hey everyone. I'm trying to think of something useful and easy to do with a hho tank that was given to me. It's still very good and solid. I don't really want to make a smoker. I thought about cutting it in half and making it a blasting cabinet and using the other for a parts washer. But it's...

I just don't believe so. Something would have had to cut completely through the lugs and the top parts of the groove at the perfect depth on both sides in exactly the same way. An event that powerful and catastrophic would be memorable, I'd think. And if that were the case, the rear tires...

Here's a couple more pics with a little better perspective.

I tried to take some slightly better pictures of the issue.

Haven't heard from the dealership. They're rather busy, I assume so I went ahead and reached out elsewhere to get some guidance. I contacted Carlisle Customer Support. They actually weren't the least bit surprised when I explained the type of tire and the issue I am having...maybe its a bad...

My rear tires appear perfectly fine.

I posted this in the MF forum, already. I think posting it here in a more general sub would get more eyes on my issue. I have 20 hours on my tractor. I got it at the end of last year and parked it in my garage over winter. I used it to mow my lawn a few times. I took it out on the first really...

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20 Hours on this tractor. All while mowing a completely flat grassy lot. I got my tractor at the end of September last year and only used it a handful of times before the weather turned. I took it out of my garage yesterday to wash the dust off of it and noticed that both front tires seem...

Not aluminum.

It would look like this when done.

Anyone every try and mount something to the existing holes on the loader bracket if you have it? Maybe some through bolts with a strip of plate or washers into whatever you wish to mount? I was thinking about mounting a .30 cal ammo can I have in that location. I would put a fender washer...

Hi there, Would anyone be able to help me identify this brush hog? Its a 48 inch. The PTO shaft is missing and the age is unknown. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here's my first stab at it. Its a little tight but I can adjust it. I didn't add anything to make it easier to remove, yet. I think these would make most sense at the pins where mud and debris will cake on. I can get some flexible filament and print these like little push-on nipples and...

There is, it's bundled into a loop with electrical tape-but its not switched and always hot when the ignition is on. Also, the gauge of the wire is not great. That's why I ran my own. I abandoned the rear work-light and the accessory circuit. I just didn't like how they were ran. The...

Anyone know what the diameter of the hole and thread pitch is of the fuel cap on a MF GC1700 series? Is it a standard that I could easily look up? Thanks!!

Hi there. I noticed that my GC1720 did not have a cap on the crossover tube on the loader arms. I see this cap on a good many others around the internet. I'm sure it serves a purpose so I decided to make my own. I also made one with a Massey Ferguson logo in it but haven't put it on yet...

This is how I ran my lighting on my GC1720. I ran the wiring along all the factory pathways. I disconnected the stock backhoe lighting circuit and capped/abandoned it for a custom ran one. All connections are weather-pack connectors and double heat-shrink wrapped. The wiring itself is thick...

Hey everyone, I would like to get a second set of wheels and tires. I have the R4-and while they've been great so far for everthing I've needed, I think a set of turf tires for mowing the grass would be safer for my lawn. I have some soft soil areas around my property and until I properly...

Today I had 17 tons of gravel delivered to add to my driveway. I was a little worried using the tractor to do it but figured what the ****, what else am I going to use. ｯ \_(ツ)_/ ｯ She goes, she goes. She blows, she blows. What the ****, right? Well, the vibration and weirdness was...

Hey there, I'm quite new and recently posted a thread about my new tractor. I'm tossing this one up with the hope of getting some insight on what I should do about an issue I'm having. I just took ownership of this tractor about 10 days ago. Only ran it around the yard, idled it a little...

Hello everyone, I took ownership of a 2018 GC1720 about two weeks ago-it had 2 hours on it. The weather has been wet here in Ohio, so I haven't had any time to really enjoy my tractor and test it out. I only have about 6 hours on it and that's mostly stationary idling or learning the backhoe...