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  1. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I think I had mine on the inside when it yanked out. But then again I was using my mower deck like a brush hog.
  2. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Some years back, when this happened to my tractor, I had a dude here on TBN argue with me that it's impossible that some brush could yank the spring pin out. But yes, it's possible, coz that's exactly what happened. Moot point at this point, coz I now mow with a stand on mower.
  3. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    When I had the deck, I did the same thing with the screw/nut after one of my casters came off like yours did.
  4. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Nah man, if you're fine you're fine. I will say, aside from the backhoe valve issue which I started hearing about fairly early on, all these other issues I'm reading about have been more recent. Maybe they've switched to inferior components recently, I dunno.
  5. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    So many issues with these later model GC's after the 1705/10/15/20's! Junk b/h valve thx to bad castings, junk pressure relief valve which causes hydro whine, junk loader valve which leaks, junk backhoe controls enclosure which breaks off, and now this thing with the sight glass. Dudes on...
  6. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    The gods were sending you a message, and that message was...not today, you won't.
  7. GeneV

    Invasion Of The Marijuana Growers

    That's what all the fried brains say. 😜 Personally, I enjoy a nice indica before going beddy bye bye. And what's great nowadays is that I could hit one of a number of dispensaries near me to find exactly what I want, per pot reviews I pillage off Reddit. Some of this modern life stuff is...
  8. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I don't remember which one of you posted about these telescoping stabilizers, but thanks for the tip! I just installed these, and I must say I'm psyched to use them! I had to mount them backwards with the curved ends, mounted the other way they didn't fit well folded up. But I can't imagine...
  9. GeneV

    Invasion Of The Marijuana Growers

    Not surprising. I'm in IL, and the dispensary prices here have dropped quite a bit since the earlier years of legal recreational pot. Meanwhile, MI is still known as the state for yet cheaper legal weed...where IL people head to for stocking up.
  10. GeneV

    Link for GC2300/2310 hydraulic couplers on Amazon

    Interesting, looks like MF changed the lines on the later GC1710. Mines 3/8 npt. I know this coz I also bought one of these things off Amazon a few yrs back, for a pressure relief valve gauge.
  11. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I gotta stir up my pile too. I use the backhoe to agitate all that, and then forks to flip it all over.
  12. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Worthy tip. Man, I'm hurting today because of those FEL connects (and I gotta go mow today, fargg)! I hurt my back a few days back, but was finally doing ok yesterday, so decided to clean up/dethatch my lawn. I took the loader off, hooked up the dethatcher, everything was going great. All...
  13. GeneV

    Pimp my Massey: New GC1723EB

    Speak for yourself boomer, I'm only fifty thr...fifty...uh...hold up, I gotta ask my wife, she knows. Thank God for her, we've been married twenty seve...eh, uh twenty...oh shux I forget.
  14. GeneV

    Pimp my Massey: New GC1723EB

    Oh wow, I learned something today! Thx.
  15. GeneV

    Pimp my Massey: New GC1723EB

    That's badass, love it!
  16. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I imagine with the stock blades and at taller setting, it would actually mow better with the lawn overgrown....less effort for those low-lift blades to suck the grass blades up. Yeh, I dunno, but I will say these 54" mulching decks are a bit of a mystery, hardly anybody has them. No youtube...
  17. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I totally hear ya on the 60", the MF2326. I had that deck, sold it last spring. I like to mow at 3.75", and it just didn't do great at that height, primarily because there's no other blade option besides those that come on the deck. It needs high lift blades to suck that grass up high enough...
  18. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    What's up guys, so does anybody use the 54" mulching deck? I think it's p/n MF2315. Strange that I hardly see any reviews about it anywhere, no youtube vids either.
  19. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I take you mean the ripper tooth? Yeh, that thing worked out well for me!
  20. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I've been slacking on this TBN, this was from a few weeks ago.
  21. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I did a some stump extractions recently at a couple of my neighbors' places, what a mess doing it with the bucket! So I finally decided to spring for the Bxpanded quick change bracket and ripper tooth, they came yesterday so I'm gonna install it today. Will tackle a inconveniently...
  22. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    He says it like it's a bad thing...playing hooky from work to go play on a tractor. It's a tough job but somebody gotta do it! ;)
  23. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I helped my neighbor/vet out today, dethatched her lawn (and found a bunch of crap in it too, like a chainsaw chain). Then, hooked up hoe, just before the rain came in.
  24. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I named mine Missy. Missy Massey if you're nasty! And my Bradley mower goes by Brad.
  25. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I put the forks to some use, did some hedge maintenance on the hedges bordering our property out front, pulled all the dead branches. Gonna make for a good fire.
  26. GeneV

    Amazon Stuff That Doesn't Suck

    Yep I always do it like that too
  27. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Clay soil in Chicago area, could be better. They do need sun though, to grow big. The ones I got in the shade stay smallish.
  28. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I never planted that type you got. But I've planted a metric ship ton of arbs, both emerald green and green giants. Honestly, I've never done anything special with them beyond digging a big hole, dropping them in, and watering the crap outta them ever so often for the first few months. And...
  29. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Holy smokes, wow! I finally got mine doing something yesterday. Finally dropped off the plow for the year...betting on no more snow. Then I hooked up the lawn sweeper, pulled that around for a bit, picking up sticks and stuff. Then I hooked up my dethatcher to the 3 point, scratched up the...
  30. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Yeh, I'm still waiting for the turf to harden up so that I don't tear up the lawn. It's almost that time. Then the massey will get the lawn sweeper on it...back and forth I'll go, picking up all the little branches and acorns and stuff, dragging all that to the fire pit.
  31. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Yeh guys, I got nothing going on with the ole GC, barely even plowed with it this winter, maybe 3-4 times. Our neighbor down the road has all these stumps, I offered to dig them out....will be good exercise for the tractor lol!
  32. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Well...better you than me. LOL!! Sorry, couldn't resist.
  33. GeneV

    How many acres do you own?

    We're on 2.6 acres.
  34. GeneV

    Dog pics

    That's such an awesome pic!
  35. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Holy ****, you guys got rocked! Well for me, this winter passed very strangely. We had a few measurable snows, but I can't really remember that many 50's/60's/and even 70's in the winter. Like really never. Huh.
  36. GeneV

    Dog pics

    Stasya displays her work ethic. .
  37. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Yeh, and now it's thundering and lightning, with a tornado warning to boot. And tomorrow...30's. Bipolar Chicago area weather at its finest.
  38. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    It's 73 here currently! Yeh, I sure do hate global warming, especially in February...usually the most depressing winter month coz all the snow appeal has long passed, and now you're just impatiently waiting on spring.
  39. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Guys, lemme tell ya about these here R4 tires on the GC, and how well they do in snow. I'm seeing all grass now, so all the snow melted. But we did have quite a bit there for a while, including a couple of VERY slushy snow storm. So one of these slushy episodes, about 5" on the ground, I...
  40. GeneV

    Vaping, wow!

    My wife's cuz quit drinking and smoking. I'm like "Cookie, wassup with you?" And she's all "I quite drinking and smoking!"...all braggy and stuff. And my response was, "Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do?!" Square.
  41. GeneV

    Dog pics

    Heck my dog does the opposite of what I ask. She's stubborn.
  42. GeneV

    Can you guys help me select the right snow removal implement for my specific application ?

    Shoot, just this morning I plowed 7" of wet snow with my little Craftsman plow mounted on a ssqa plate, which my Massey wears all winter. I got a longass driveway too, it works great. I got a PTFE war strip I mounted on it, zero damage to my blacktop. You guys like music vids? This from...
  43. GeneV

    Vaping, wow!

    Oh we reviving old threads are we! Well in regards to your comment, that's a big ole affirmative! I was a paramedic years ago. It's been so long ago now, like the previous century, so don't right remember the dosing. But I can say that whatever the SOP was for IV narcan, we would start way...
  44. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    I got a broken pinkie sorta tale too. A few years back, I was moving my Massey's mower deck, that thing is like a beast, and it started falling (I had it on a stand, standing up). So I grabbed it wrong, my left pinkie got hooked under the deck, and got pulled sideways like away from my other...
  45. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    So who did this first, this guy or the "accident report" feller?
  46. GeneV

    Dog pics

    Ah, no doubt, cats. I'm not even much of a cat person, but my Ragnar was so cool, man I loved that cat! He went young, also blood clots. It hit me really hard when we put him down, he was my buddy! Also, he liked his water bowl on the kitchen counter, which he would drink from while sitting...
  47. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I'll also say that this was probably the most challenge my GC had plowing. I had to use the locking diff more often than usual, and even almost got stuck when climbing back up my sloped side-drive. I say this sarcastically of course, being that mine wears R4's, no chains, no ballast. 🤓
  48. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    After walking doggie, time to plow this stuff. I plowed 7" of it, with more coming down. Heavy snow, took me near 3 hrs with also shoveling the walkways. Tomorrow, I'll plow the rest that fell afterwards. Respectable winter storm overall, bunch of flights in/out of O'Hare cancelled...
  49. GeneV

    Dog pics

    We walk Stasya 3 miles every morning, snow or no snow. Wifey is out of town, and the plow guys didn't make it down our road yet, so it was me trudging along, just me and my happy doggy, who was bouncing around everywhere and loving it.
  50. GeneV

    Dog pics

    They just singing Ozzy's Crazy Train together.
  51. GeneV

    MF GC 1715 Front Axle Seal Replace

    I use Amsoil synthetic 5W-30 hydro/trans oil instead of the Permatran, and that goes in the transaxle too.
  52. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Yep, sounds like that's what awaits me tomorrow....more of what I already shoveled and plowed a few days ago.
  53. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    I'm just messing around!
  54. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Whoops 8 to 12 expected tomorrow, just in time for my wife's flight back from her sister's in Florida.
  55. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    Ah, but in an alternate universe, he does indeed do it! You're floored frankly, you're like, this dude definitely deserves a raise. So yes, you do indeed buy it on the spot, and as you're walking away with your Saw Stop, you turn back and say, "Hey man, what's your name anyways?" And he...
  56. GeneV

    New MF GC1723E owner. What next?

    Yeh, that Ratchet Rake is one of my favorite tools for sure. You might wanna get some hooks on the loader bucket too, thems real handy.
  57. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    :ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:
  58. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    Honestly, I thought getting a screwdriver in the eye and then pulling it out was hard to beat, but then next day he's hauling azz @ 65mph on a bicycle lol!! Fuddy, you're fookin legend, this is gonna be 2 tales I'm gonna be sharing with my drinking buddies. Also, this can't be it, where...
  59. GeneV

    T post removal

    If the ground is really soft, I use a wooden plank underneath the puller's foot, so that it doesn't sink into the ground.
  60. GeneV

    T post removal

    That's the one I got too, from TSC.
  61. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    I see you take the "hold my beer" thing quite seriously!
  62. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    Holy SH*T, that's insane!
  63. GeneV

    Well… that was stupid…

    If anybody asks, look em dead in the eye and say it quietly: "yakuza".
  64. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    We had some slush falling since early morning, so I went out there with my push shovel to get all that stuff off the driveway/walkways before it freezes up. But now it's snowing, my phone says 3"-5" expected.
  65. GeneV

    New MF GC1723E owner. What next?

    Oh yeh, regarding must haves for the Massey, really depends on what you're looking to do with it and also if you got a backhoe. If you're gonna be going into places where a stick could wreck your hydro fan, you definitely want a skid plate down there as already been mentioned by Hube (I...
  66. GeneV

    New MF GC1723E owner. What next?

    Wassup, welcome to the forum and to the GC set! *throws up MF gang sign* I get confused by the new GC model names, is yours with the backhoe? Regarding fuel additives, here's what I do. I use Power Service year round, the white bottle in the winter, the grey bottle the rest of the year. In...
  67. GeneV

    That wobbly, uncomfortable, rotating tractor/loader/backhoe seat...hate it!

    No, when I click my link, that's the one. But maybe TBN directs different people to different ads...that happened here before where I posted an Amazon link, and it took some people to Ebay. Anyways, just search "Black Talon Universal Folding Bucket Seat with Armrests - Black, Model Number...
  68. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    We got like 1.5" the other day, slushy stuff. I just cleaned all that off with a push shovel while chatting with my mom on the phone...spent an hour on the phone with mom, so that made her happy!
  69. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    No chains here, I use the 4wd and locking dif when needed as needed. It works.
  70. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Oh it's not so bad. I installed an inlet to the panel with an interlock thingie, so the hardest part for me is rolling it out of the shed and plugging it into the inlet...and of course keeping it fed with gas.
  71. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Just one 3"er so far, all melted. I'm ok with that lol!
  72. GeneV

    Anyone have a clean way to drain the antifreeze out of a GC engine block?

    I'm in the "drain whatever comes out of the hose, pour in fresh coolant, and call it a day" camp.
  73. GeneV

    GC1725 leave before backhoe on with snowblower or remove

    I plow mines snow, and yes the hoe comes off. I don't have any added ballast for the task...when I lose traction, I put 'er in 4wd and occasionally use the locking diff prn.
  74. GeneV

    Where Does Your "Handle" Come From?

    Yeh, but on the upside, you were also slower.
  75. GeneV

    Where Does Your "Handle" Come From?

    I thought yours was some Slavic nickname.
  76. GeneV

    Where Does Your "Handle" Come From?

    Mine here is boring explanation, but my profile pic and YouTube handle (pond acres) is coz I live one acreage and have a pond. But I suppose that ain't too exciting an explanation either lol!
  77. GeneV

    Where Does Your "Handle" Come From?

    I'd say yeh, coz I did always find it interesting a city feller was on a tractor forum.
  78. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Good luck bud, and speedy recovery afterwards.
  79. GeneV

    Recommendations for hand held electric pavement breaker please

    Ahh, well about one of them Vevor demo hammers or the like, I got mine this past summer. To give you an idea how efficient it would be for demoing a 100' driveway...
  80. GeneV

    Dog pics

    What a cutie!
  81. GeneV

    Snow plow ? Beginner

    Hey ruffdog yeh for sure, I could see all sorts of options how to mount it...including repurposing a snow blade into a snow pusher, using this sort of design.
  82. GeneV

    Snow plow ? Beginner

    I've seen these before on Youtube, always wondered how to back up with this thing, since it doesn't lift. Now I get it that it tilts up when you back up. Yeh, this Snowsport is real interesting, honestly I could see it working real good on a tractor as well! I've debated getting a snow pusher...
  83. GeneV

    Snow plow ? Beginner

    I had a light-duty snow plow for my Craftsman garden tractor. Sold the gt when I got the Massey, so I repurposed the Craftsman plow for the Massey...basically hacked the mount off, and welded it on a SSQI plate. It's been working awesome for me, gonna be a 4th year with it this coming winter...
  84. GeneV

    Dog pics

    Sorry for your loss, Arly.
  85. GeneV

    Forks Titan Attachments customer service

    Oh it's not something else, it's that exactly. Pretty much how everybody else farmed out cust service...to India and Philippines primarily from what I notice.
  86. GeneV

    Question about using a stabilizer?

    That's how I do too.
  87. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I finally got around to using the core aerator I picked up from the neighbor for 8 bux. Worked ok as a tow behind.
  88. GeneV

    Titan Stump Bucket Sale - not so much

    U mad bruh?
  89. GeneV

    Titan Stump Bucket Sale - not so much

    When I was pallet fork shopping, reading reviews on Titan's had more than a few people reporting partial shipments w/o explanation, damaged items received, hard to get refunds, etc. I will say I orders an ssqa plate from them before w/o any problems.
  90. GeneV

    Titan Stump Bucket Sale - not so much

    Well yeh for sure, they know their average local customer will pat themselves on the back, doing their part towards equi-blah blah. And then, the another type will pay it with resentment, but not wanting to raise a fuss about it. And then a 3rd type, like me, is too incompetent to pay...
  91. GeneV

    Titan Stump Bucket Sale - not so much

    Yes, it's for health insurance, and the support staff, eg dishwashers and stuff. The place is in Logan Square in Chicago, like hipsterville central (at least when it comes to the white people who live there). That restaurant knows it's general clientele...all them woketrannies will gladly pay...
  92. GeneV

    Titan Stump Bucket Sale - not so much

    Lol so this thread became that?!! :eek: Well since you axe, I didn't even see that charge until after I got home and double-checked the receipt. Probably a good thing, because at the time we were out with our good friends, but they are total woketards. If I saw that charge then, I'd...
  93. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Probably not the PTO, but the top link. In any case, all that stuff is easy to take off.
  94. GeneV

    Titan Stump Bucket Sale - not so much

    My exact wording at the time.
  95. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Man, sounds legit! Like Dmacleo, I did save it in my shopping lists on Amazon, back when you first posted about it. My last question, do you stow your 3 points stuff up with the bungee cord? I dunno if you have the backhoe model or not. I'm just wondering, considering how they're bulkier...
  96. GeneV

    Titan Stump Bucket Sale - not so much

    Heck, you're shipping it's free, it's just a "handling" charge lol? Businesses getting so inventive lately, it's like how we went out to eat not long ago, and they stuck an "equity" fee into the bill.
  97. GeneV

    Fatal backhoe accident

    In the end, true dat! As they say, ships happens, no guts no glory, hold ma beer, yadda yadda.
  98. GeneV

    Stuck in the pond

    I've had similar experiences with both a garden tractor and my stander mower. In my case, the muskrats dig tunnels around my pond, so I've fallen into those. Last time it happened on my mower, I didn't bother getting the Massey, but instead got myself out by hooking a come-along to a nearby...
  99. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I remember you posting these, am looking into it as well. Do you find you miss the finetuning of turnbuckle style stablizers, or is having pre-set holes good enough to keep your attachments from swaying sideways?
  100. GeneV

    Question about using a stabilizer?

    Years ago, I had an old Yamaha motorcycle sitting in my garage for 2 years with a full tank treated with Stabil. I was for sure I'd have to drain that sucker at the very least. Nope, it started right up, I was shocked! Kick start, too.
  101. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Been there, so I started keeping track of all that on a sheet of paper tucked into the manual.
  102. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Well I was away visiting Charleston, but prior to the trip I... A) Finally got the MMM sold. Here's it awaiting pickup. B) Turned over my compost pile...check out that black gold! And C) Perfected stowing the 3 pt hitch stuff so it doesn't rattle all over the place. The key: use...
  103. GeneV

    Bucket Hooks with D-Rings

    I got Ken's BOH with the shackles underneath, and they're the cat's meeeeooooow.
  104. GeneV

    Goat Recipes

    My neighbors had it all, goats, sheep, various ducks, chickens, pheasants, quail, so forth...so I ate it all at their place. Pretty much anything older or gamey they marinade in a red thai sauce, which seems to break down tissue pretty well.
  105. GeneV

    Lawn Tractor vs Zero Turn

    I've seen snow blades mounted more on stander mowers than on sit-on z-turns. Toro Grandstand for instance, their Multiforce has a pretty cool setup with hydraulics to lift/tilt the blade. They seem pretty effective so long as the operator keeps in mind the limitations of a fairly light machine...
  106. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I just bought a Greenworks electric pressure washer, yeh works awesome. Came with a surface cleaner, I really liked using it!
  107. GeneV

    New member from California

    Welcome, nice tractor. It has some nice features, from what I saw on YouTube vids.
  108. GeneV

    Lawn Tractor vs Zero Turn

    I got the G5 blades, they're great! Had them on all season, haven't had to sharpen them one time.
  109. GeneV

    Lawn Tractor vs Zero Turn

    I got me a z-turn stander mower, a Bradley 48", it's awesome in every way compared to a riding mower. Sorry, I'm coming into this thread late, so don't know the o/p's exact needs/wants. I will say if you want a swiss army knife type machine that does it all, then a garden tractor or scut...
  110. GeneV

    My dog's not doing well

    Sorry to hear it. Our little tibeten terrier once got really ill out of the blue, swelled up and lost much of her fur (not permanent, it grew back), marked weakness, lethargy and so forth. It was Thanksgiving weekend, so we had to take her to the pet er, and they flat out sucked in every way...
  111. GeneV

    1705 Front axle fill cap pressure release

    Don't overfill that axle, that's the main thing.
  112. GeneV

    ripoff?

    I get phishing emails/texts on my work email/cellphone every single day. Most times it goes right into the spam folders, which I do have to check occasionally in case a legit email slips in there.
  113. GeneV

    GC1723 50 hour Maintenance Questions

    I just order all that stuff online for the GC, I found pricing here as good as it gets: Massey Ferguson GC1700 Filter Service Pack
  114. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    I made a thread on it at the time, showing dimensions and stuff, and some other posters had great ideas there too: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/mower-deck-dolly.417504/#post5535097
  115. GeneV

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    I got me a snow pusher hand shovel, I use it where my tractor won't go. It's easy, works great, and yes I don't mind using it at all!
  116. GeneV

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    I like plowing too, that part of winter I don't mind at all.
  117. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Yeh, I do the same thing. Actually, I might have even gotten the idea from you from some older post of yours.
  118. GeneV

    A couple of interesting finds on my property.

    A few yrs back when we had pigs, they rooted up some WW2 era brass cartridges, German and Portuguese. I'm thinking it's likely the owner back then came back from the war, bringing home some trophies, and was firing off the rounds.
  119. GeneV

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    Oh, over there by Danville? That's not that far south, wow that's surprising how different the snow falls was! Is that your usual winters?
  120. GeneV

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    You had no snow downstate last winter? Where are ya, anyways? I plowed a few times up here in Chgo area.
  121. GeneV

    Dog pics

    How 'bout some action pics! See that, she moved!
  122. GeneV

    A couple of interesting finds on my property.

    Yeh for real, FL weather too.
  123. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    You put some work on that gal sounds like. What u doing with the road in those pix?
  124. GeneV

    How often should I start it?

    Turn the key to let the fuel flow for a few sec, then turn and hold a few sec for the glow plugs, then turn further to crank the starter for a few sec. If it doesn't start, go back to the glow plugs a few sec, and then try again. You may need to do that a few times....a few sec of glow...
  125. GeneV

    What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

    Oh yeah I lost one of those too before while mowing around tall weeds, and received the surprise reaction on here that I did, eg, "how, they're so hard to take off by hand". Happens.
  126. GeneV

    BX23s - steep hills to mow, dirt work to do

    A BX will get you there, but obviously at a slower pace than a bigger machine, and sounds like you're not made out of time. So dunno, I guess it depends on your funds/desire to shell out for new equipment. Unlike my Massey's mmm, your mower deck accepts a mulching kit. That is a huge win come...
  127. GeneV

    Mowing on slopes maximum angle before tip

    Yeh that, for sure.
  128. GeneV

    Mowing on slopes maximum angle before tip

    Depending what machine I'm using. On the Massey, I'd be fairly careful doing my 15 degree slopes. On my Bradley stander, that's straight up fun...I'll wheelie that badboy up there just for kicks, mow it side-to-side, whatever, no fear.
  129. GeneV

    ctv trannys in atv's and utv's

    First they got into womanfolk sports, and now you got trannies in atv's and utv's?!! I tell ya, this chit going to far.
  130. GeneV

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    Hell na I'm not excited for the winter! This summer has been fairly hot, and it's just now getting good as it's ending. I'd gladly take a few more months of 78-82 F with low humidity.
  131. GeneV

    Looking for after market seat

    Here's what I did: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/that-wobbly-uncomfortable-rotating-tractor-loader-backhoe-seat-hate-it.416422/
  132. GeneV

    Tractor Colors~ What Would You Pick?

    I would choose Massey red, but of course.
  133. GeneV

    mounted retail rems sentinel plate on 2010 GC2400 today

    Well shoot, that's me once a week!
  134. GeneV

    How close are you to a “Local” dealer?

    Closest Massey dealer is 1.5 hrs away from me.
  135. GeneV

    Total cost so far for a Massey GC1723 and implements

    Well you got a lot of nice toys there, for the money spent.
  136. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    I love "roll your own" stuff like this, nice job! I built me some debris forks last year, using steel from the metal crate which my mower shipped in.
  137. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Good tip for other future purchases, thanks!
  138. GeneV

    Time for GC2300 to be put out to pasture. Maybe an MF1725?

    Congrats! There are definitely updates with these new models, the loader joystick location, tilting steering wheel, the flat/peace floor matt, and quite likely your old one doesn't have a SSQA loader like standard on the new ones. Some people laugh at cruise control on a tractor, but here's...
  139. GeneV

    mounted retail rems sentinel plate on 2010 GC2400 today

    That was also my concern with bro-tek's design.
  140. GeneV

    3 pt hitch Ratchet Rake

    Oh yeh man for sure, I used that thing on the loader a bunch of times to rip out brush, bulldoze tire ruts, etc, and then smooth all that out for seeding. For brush and tearing out saplings and stuff, I think it would still work best on the loader. But for ground management afterwards, I think...
  141. GeneV

    3 pt hitch Ratchet Rake

    Yeh guys, I really like this idea too for leveling and prepping for seed. I know they make a towable version like Ruffdog has, but I already got mine which mounts on the loader. I'm thinking to modify my drawbar (which I never use), weld a lip on it so I could mount the RR on that. It would...
  142. GeneV

    3 pt hitch Ratchet Rake

    I mean, hardly a surprise though, right? 1200 ft of gravel would do that.
  143. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Yeh, that was a thing for me.
  144. GeneV

    Let's post our Made in USA tool finds (yard sales, old store stock, auctions etc)

    Made in the US...SR. One of the things my dad brought from there when we emigrated in 1980.
  145. GeneV

    3 pt hitch Ratchet Rake

    I found this vid while searching for ways people modify their ratchet rakes
  146. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    I makey a youtube:
  147. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    My only issue with them is that they're nearly as heavy as the Titan forks. Otherwise they seem real nice and have lots of satisfied customers.
  148. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    I did spend a few weeks on Craigslist and FB marketplace, but found nothing in my area.
  149. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Mhaaahaha! I'm 51 y/o, and I still lol at stuff like that. Anyways, guys, this came today: I went with Proworks. 42" forks, 2200 lbs rating, US made, 75 lbs lighter than Titan's 42" forks. Total with shipping to a residential address, $775, $42 more than Titan's. Here's them for...
  150. GeneV

    Aerators and farm pond...how much maintenance?

    I'm interested in this as well, same story, want submersed aeration, not a fountain.
  151. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    Ok guys, I'm nothing if not persistent when sniffing out stuff online. Found their ebay store, 100% positive reviews, including on their pallet forks. Good sign.
  152. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    Yeh, the dude at Skid Steer Attachment Depot claimed they build them themselves, but who knows? Honestly I don't mind if they were imports (heck, I'm a frequent flyer at Harbor Freight), just want to see some reviews on them. Titans are imports, but at least there's hundreds of posts about them.
  153. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    Thx Hay Dude. I know they make good stuff, I was looking at their snow pusher actually. But their forks are pretty heavy, their 2k lbs rated ones are heavier than the 4k rated ones I've been looking at, and their 4k rated ones are nearly 100 lbs heavier. I'm needing to keep the weight down...
  154. GeneV

    GC 1705 seat adjustment

    I was going to say, I changed the seat entirely on mine, mounting the new one on brackets that I fabricated. But sounds like you solved the problem already.
  155. GeneV

    Are people lazy, don’t know how to help or scared of liability.

    I see it all the time now, put a 3 y/o on a tablet so that they're distracted and don't bug the parents. Detached parenting. That, coupled with child programming being mostly fast-moving/switching images on TV, so that the kid develops a short attention span. Just not a good recipe for a...
  156. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Naw, I didn't bump mine up.
  157. GeneV

    20' x 20' storage shed recommendations

    Too small nothing, we're now looking at Lifetime plastic sheds. I already got a 15'x8' out front, great shed.
  158. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    I looked up those 2 towns, yeh you're pretty out there. Sure does look pretty, yeh. The only place I've been up that way in NM was Taos, we went there to see the earthship houses.
  159. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    Agreed. I don't fuss over trinkets. But if I'm putting down $500+ on something, heck yeh I'm gonna debate my options so as to make an informed purchase and avoid buyer's remorse.
  160. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    Heck u shoulda seen me shopping for tractors, drove my wife crazy...I was worried it would drive her into the arms of a John Deere dude.
  161. GeneV

    oil decision

    Rotella T6 goes in mine. 15w-40 or 5w-40, whatever is on the shelf...mine lives in garage in the winter anyways.
  162. GeneV

    Are people lazy, don’t know how to help or scared of liability.

    I'm definitely down to help my fellow man/woman when there's a need, primarily for selfish reasons coz it makes me feel good to do so.
  163. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    I'm sure you're right. Mulling over stuff like that is just my nature, that's how I do it.
  164. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Lots of praise for tomahawk, definitely liking that.
  165. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Yes, this is good stuff Vigo, thx! True, I am worried about sticking a fork under something, and then the tractor weight pushing it down and...quack quack, something gets bent out of shape. Some stats I gathered, the contenders, all 42" forks: Titan: rated 4k lbs, weighs 318 lbs...
  166. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    I'm sure you're right Vigo. I see your post to me in that other thread, I'll drop something there you could maybe chime in on some more.
  167. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Yeh you know what, I called around today, and whoever does have forks (most don't, need to order them) it's like double price what I could find online. Screw that!
  168. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Oh wow, that's pretty cool being that way out and make it work, with the lady and all. My wife of 24 years would be like, byeeeee!...and then she'd never come back from Costco lol. What state do you live in?
  169. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Holy smokes, how often u make that trip?! Man I'd buy a work van just for that purpose, stuff it full of Costco good for 2 months. Our Costco is like 12 min away, scenic drive too...we go there once a week or so.
  170. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Some of youz are lucky to have that nearby. For me, even Tomahawk in Indiana, that's close to a 6 hr round trip.
  171. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    You could probably make a better pair anyways. The nice ones slip on whereas these ones are like c-channels that just lay on top of the forks. Any bump will displace them off the forks, with only the bracket at the back end keeping them from falling off entirely. If I was to get these, I'd...
  172. GeneV

    What is it with Harley riders?

    I'm the polar opposite of being a loud bike fan. Me and wifey were walking our dog, and all of a sudden I hear "on your left". I turned around and there's a dude on an ev motorcycle. Man that thing sweet, loved it!
  173. GeneV

    What is it with Harley riders?

    They'll do that in Chicago too, swarming downtown in the middle of the night.
  174. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    See I might do something like that, that's why I'm thinking the higher weight rating for the forks.
  175. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    That's 2 votes now for Tomahawk, yeh man they may be it for me, thanks!
  176. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Get you pair of these: https://www.vevor.com/pallet-forks-extensions-c_10415/pallet-fork-extensions-forklift-extensions-60x5inch-for-forklift-truck-loaders-p_010699434157
  177. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    I mean like Kenny from Bolt on Hooks, he's an advertiser here too, but he doesn't just hit and run like EA does. I've seen him interact, post useful stuff, respond to posts and stuff...I'm down with that kind of stuff. I don't remember specifics, but one time I had a thread up, I think it...
  178. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    No man, actually same price as Titans for the 42 inchers! At this point, I'm just debating between getting 4k lbs rated forks and once rated 2,200 lbs (which reduced their weight by like 75 lbs).
  179. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Oh you seen 4k lbs-rated Titans "torn up" have you? Well whatever tore them up would most likely tear up your precious EA forks as well.
  180. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Everything Attachments. Sometimes they post on TBN, nearly always only to promote their stuff (which I personally find irritating)...complete with huge pics (which I also find irritating)...kinda like their fanboy here is doing (also kinda irritating, but oh well). I agree, I wouldn't spend a...
  181. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    Ok, the number makes some sense, thank you! That's the same number I called regarding the forks, but they go by Skid Steer Attachment Depot, different website. I asked the dude who Proworks are coz I can't find any info on them, and he said they themselves are building those forks. It...
  182. GeneV

    What is it with Harley riders?

    Right? I ain't being preachy on it, but more often than not a dude on a Harley around these parts ain't wearing a helmet, and is riding around with a t-shirt on. Not that I haven't done that before on my bikes when I had em, but then again I didn't proclaim loud pipes saving lives and stuff.
  183. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Bumped up the relief valve a hair? Well, I won't tell it if you don't.
  184. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Mostly likely yours are rated at 4k lbs, seems all Titan's forks are rated that. Oh man, that's nice to be able to lift over a ton with your loader! Mine would max out at maybe a third of that.
  185. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    Nope, USA says the sticker.
  186. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Yessir, I saw your reply to me on your thread about them, sounds like they're working out great for you. Definitely a contender, thx! So guys, here's another question, weight rating. I was thinking getting forks rated at 2,200 which shaves off 75 lbs, but am worried doing stupid stuff with...
  187. GeneV

    Anybody heard of ProWorks attachments?

    I'm shopping for pallet forks, stumbled on ProWorks. I can't find much info on the company or any reviews online other than a few posts on a JD forum that didn't get me far.
  188. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    U mad bruh lol? The ask was pricing, and where to get the forks. But, as is common here on TBN, here come the "opinions", eg, needing 10 ft forks sourced only from LGBT/minority/female-owned businesses or some such lol! But that's fine, that's how threads develop here, whatever. As for...
  189. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Good to know! Most of the negative reviews I've seen of them are shipping related, so looks like that's a thing with them. Another issue I've read a few times in reviews is that the bottom slots for the loader's ssqi locking pin needs are too small and require enlarging, have you seen that...
  190. GeneV

    Pricing pallet forks

    Guys, you want your longass forks, have at it. I wouldn't go longer than 42" forks, it's pointless on a subcompact tractor in every single way, including lifting standard sized pallets. As for not seeing 36ers from the tractor seat, so? Get your ass off the seat and spy a look. Oh, you...
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