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I chose the 1725MB because the extra HP will help just a little when I have the box blade out earning it's keep.

Huh. By "customer" you mean a friend you helped out? Where's the retaining wall - I see borders but no wall. Just curious, since I need to do a retaining wall in my back area - also, that's a really casual job to get money for - particularly out where I live.

Afternoon Dave - and thanks for the reply & input!! Pick

Afternoon, Just curious what the max weight anyone has lifted with their 3pt hitch on a 1700 series - the Tractor Data chart for a new 1725MB shows max lift to be 661 lbs. at 24" and 1191 lbs., "at the ends" , is this accurate, or will it lift say 675 lbs. (tiller & QH, for example)? TIA, Pick

Yup. Out here in CA. we can get away with just the SMV sign, going around the neighborhood (which, I will have to do coming from the backyard to the front, I'll have about a 1/4 mile of street to run on, when I do any work in front) like the Amish do when they travel public roads. Pick

22' custom wrought iron rolling, solid body, 6' high, solar opener and clickers. $8300.00 w/out the track slab and opener foot. Very reputable and respected iron worker that fabricates everything he sells. $48k, even in LA, would get you a lot more than that. He's just waiting for my concrete...

I've always heard it as "old enough to know better, too young to resist", it has applied to one or 2 specific topics for me. In general, still figuring it out - hopefully, getting a SCUT and having never operated anything other than a car, won't take me to learning it the hard way, but...

Laugh all you want - our foster homes never got a say in who we adopted too, that was not their job or function in my organization. I did inspections on our foster homes and would cancel them from our program because they failed to keep up with the standards of our foster home contract - I had...

Sigarms nailed it. I founded and ran a breed specific (Golden Retriever) rescue for 10 years. We had strict guidelines and we enforced our adoption contracts. We did it for the dogs, period. We interviewed the applicants prior to even broaching what dog might be suitable for them - we turned...

Well, I will no longer gripe about the rock farm we have out here (the town was named Littlerock for a reason, Lol) after hearing about the actual rocks you all deal with. I'll be able to deal with my rocks with the landscape rake, with any luck - basically #2 in sandy dirt. Those pieces of...

Yup. Quick Hitch Box Blade Tiller Landscape rake I'm just a semi rural homeowner with 1 acre that I'm tired of landscaping with shovel, rake & wheelbarrow. Now, on the topic of Gf's.... Happy Memorial Day Weekend all!! Pick

Congrats!! I'm patiently waiting for mine to show at the dealer - latest guestimate is 6/15, we'll see. Excellent choice, I did all the homework as well -I just need to remove the wheelbarrow, rake and shovel from my life for the next round of upgrades to my landscaping on our acre, and the...

and, there it is. There are general threads for a reason, and specific ones for a reason.

The Gearmore BB48 is the one I have coming with my MF GC1725MB - I researched and felt it will do exactly what I need it to - 300 lbs is fine for my dirt, and, Gearmore is the company that my Massey Dealer works with, so, it's on my financing. Pick

Yup. I was at a Dodge dealer years ago - checkbook was out and open, pen in hand, just needed a $$ amount to fill in - sales guy & his mgr. wouldn't give me a number, not even ballpark - I walked. Brought the new other brand around the following week to see if they had a number yet.

I had to go get the heating pad for my back after reading this.

Expanding Universe - yup, it is directly proportional to my expanding waistline and the amount of tumble weeds that mange to grow out here in a drought season.

Yup, same here. I walk my yard (only an acre, but, its needs a lot of TLC landscaping) and note what I'll do with which implement when I get it - I started my buying process in Feb, latest update is, it will be on the truckload that arrives 6/15 at my dealer. So, yeah, it could take some time...

Seriously - I started this back in Feb., so, yeah, this alone is making me practice my patience 😂

Just heard from my sales guy - they expect the shipment with my 1725 to show up 6/15.... I just can't wait to finally have it delivered and join the fun!!

It's awesome that this forum has members like this - the ones that know everything that everyone needs and feels the need to tell them what they need. I don't know what your problem with buying a tractor with a backhoe is, but, clearly you have issues, as this is not the first reply to a thread...

Awesome!! I'm awaiting my 1725 TLB and, I am going with a zero turn as well for the lawn. The crappy sandy desert dirt we have out here demands the basic R1 tires, so, no mmm, plus, I get a new fun thing to ride when I get the ztr 😂 :cool: !! Enjoy it man, looking forward to your updates!! Pick

+1. I'm having a 12' x 20' aluminum one enclosed on 1 side and enclosed on the rear put in for my future GC1725MB, I am having a slab poured to have them bolt it too. It's costing, with the slab, $3k installed, but, of course those are SoCal - Los Angeles County prices. I don't need wind...

Yup. +1 on as big as the tractor will handle. I have hard packed desert dirt, sand and rock filled "soil" here at the house that I have battled with shovel & rake for far too many years. I told my MF dealer to get the Gearmore (they are the implement peeps out here, apparently) E Series 48"...

Awesome!! Now, if only you were down here in my proverbial neck of the woods - I'm going to need lights, but, DIY electrical, even basic, is not anywhere near my skillset. :ROFLMAO:

One of the reasons I went with Massey was because of the way they treated my online request. I got an email response from corporate within an hour of my online form submission and then a follow-up "just checking in" email from the sales rep in my area. Of course, I may have just lucked out with...

I'll jump in. Green was never on my list. I was looking at Mahindra, but, even though there is a "dealer" listed 20 miles from me, it literally does not exist and when I emailed Mahindra Corp. they could not give me any other option. Kubota went to the top - there are 2 , 1 is an hour away...

Cool thread. I'm always impressed with folks that have the ability to upgrade what they have, vice, buying the new version. Looking forward to what your final cost of making it a TLB turns out to be as opposed to turning it in for trade in on a 1725 TLB - I didn't realize you could make a 1705...

"some assembly required" :ROFLMAO::cool:

Some makers have tie downs - the MF GC1725M I'll be getting in a few months has tie downs on the front frame - can't speak to the entire MF line, but, that model does. Pick

Thanks Mo, I see your posts a lot, looking forward to interacting as needed!!

Thank you Thomas - I fully intend too!! :cool:

Thanks Wagtail!!

LOl, right?? Love NM, btw - I was in Roswell for 4 years back in the day, and have visited all parts of NM a few times since, just never the time to put down roots. Pick

Missed this forum, just jumped right in to other "rabbit holes" :LOL:. Basically finally got to the point where I can afford a SCUT (future MF GC1725MB) to give myself a break from all the digging, raking, and shoveling into the wheelbarrow the upkeep of our 1 acre tract home requires. I still...

Yup. My first 9 months in the navy I was on the line crew at a helo squadron - SH-3's - on the 7 day inspection we had to purge all the grease out of the rotor head & blades - pumped until the fresh grease showed. I've done a grease job that way ever since & I will do it like that on my future...

No. You are correct. The port drama will never really be alleviated; the freeway system can't handle the volume in/out of there and the logistics once inside the port area for the truckers is out dated, so to pick up/drop a conx, a driver has to wait in numerous lines to get to person at a...

LOL. My neighbor went 2 1/2 years with paper plates on his wifes' new van - me? I got lit up on May 2nd one year by a LA County Sheriff for a "courtesy stop" to remind me I needed to put my new May tag on. Awesome.

Nicely done man!! My out the door $ delivered for my MF GC1725M TLB with bb, tiller & QH will be $30,000.00 so don't give the "well, you coulda got this for less" stuff any thought at all. Pick

Subdivision life, all on 1 acre. Only 2 skid steers around me, both get taken to work by the owner. We had a SCUT 2 doors down a few years ago, but it left when they did. A few riding mowers. Looking forward to being the lone SCUT owner when I finally get it - looks like early June time frame.

Just ordered a 48" Land Shark rake for my soon to be MF GC1725MB - my phone rang within minutes of clicking to place it - it was Rick making sure I was aware of the 12 week wait and that there would be an out of area shipping charge and was I good with that. Seriously, I've been in customer...

We are in a tract with 1 acre lots - I've settled on the MF 1725M TLB with a rake, box blade, tiller & QH (no mower) to do the work I need it to do. I've been doing the shovel, rake, wheelbarrow thing for way too long maintaining the 2/3 of this acre that is landscaped - so, a SCUT will do me...

Mossberg 590 A1 w/ Knoxx Breachers grip gen III. Forend light and red laser dot. I can handle it with the pistol grip and it hanging on a sling and both hands holding it. I have it loaded with slugs and .00 with 9 pellet loads. Works just fine for me, and yes, I have logged time in a tactical...