Bought a new GC2300

bill177 · Sep 1, 2006

Today is my first day of retirement and I bought myself a present - of course my wife had input for this also.

After being ignored by various tractor dealers in the Albany, NY area - I found Abele Tractor, a Massey Fergusen dealer, that wanted a sale and worked with me to make it happen. I am delighted, to say the least.

The new tractor gets delivered the middle of next week. I also ordered a rototiller for it (48 inch). That should be arriving in a couple of weeks. Next spring I'll get a 60" MMM and a post hole digger.

The next project is to build an addition to my small barn to store the tractor and implements in. In the interim - the Tahoe gets an extra coat of wax and lives outside.

weesa20 · Sep 1, 2006

Congratulations...I think you will be very happy. My little GC does everything I ask it to do and often way more than I expect. Did you get a loader with it? What tiller did you get?

What kind of projects do you plan to perform with it?

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plowking · Sep 2, 2006

Good Luck on your new tractor. You have to watch ground clearance if you go off road over stumps, rocks, etc. I have the TLB model with no mower, and even though I'm carefull, I have a small ding in my hydraulic filter under machine, but newer GC2300's are suppose to have a guard mounted under filter to protect it. This is located on the rear axle on right side mounted horizontally. My neighbor had his broken by someone who borrowed his tractor [ GC2300] and ran it out of fluid. It was very expensive to get fixed. plowking

bill177 · Sep 2, 2006

Since you asked: I plan to use the GC2300 for my garden (ordered the Massey 48" tiller) and loader work around the place for woods and brush clearing and leveling the lawn (about 2 acers). I'm getting on in years and the showel and yard trailer are too much for mulching - good work for the FEL.

I'll mount my snow plow blade on the FEL arms for the winter - no hydraulics, just the blade. Hope the tractor can do the hill as well as my Tahoe. There is a big weight difference (6000 lbs vs. ??). I did get the bar tires on it. The Tahoe only has regular tires on it - but never slipped or balked at plowing going up the hill, so I don't expect any problems. I never allow the snow to accumulate more than six inches before I plow. Sometimes have to plow a couple of times during a storm - but this makes for easier and faster plowing for me (my experience).

Next summer I may add a MMM for the wife to use when things are dry and not soft. Also a post hole drill.