GC Tractor Owners with Most Hours and Longest Ownership

[ray66v]

No, what's that?
Many of us here have posted a myriad of repair questions and received great answers and advice, which has been invaluable to me - and I'm sure to others as well.

Are you suggesting that we abandon doing so because of how it will look when collectively assembled by a search engine? I hope not.

I you read what I posted, you will see I did not suggest that.

Please read this post, I will be as clear as possible this time.

Again, I only suggested that a thread, (that would be this one), that possibly ends up as a list of every repair done to these tractors, without people explaining the circumstances, (that would be the reasons), could appear as a laundry list of breakdowns, to a potential buyers, looking for information on one of these tractors. With this potential to do much more harm than good, I am simply cautioning those who do not realize, that sometimes people take posts differently than they are intended. Your reaction to mine is an example of that.

Again, as I have posted, I am NOT suggesting people do not discuss break downs, problems, or fixes, in the context that they happen.

I am not as concerned about Agco's bottom line, as ours. We are already have some disadvantage in the used market, because Kubota has brand recognition in subcompacts, that MF will never have. Once a piece of equipment gets a negative reputation, deserved or not, it affects the price of it. We don't need to unnecessarily contribute to one.

 

[ray66v]

I guess we have different views. I spent 22k on my 2310, 2360 and box blade. It was money expended for equipment I needed and have no intention of ever selling. It's kind of like my views on appraised value/property taxes, if you're not selling it doesn't matter how much it goes up.

It's okay is you don't care about the resale value of yours. That doesn't mean you should oppose to those of us who do.

You should also consider that unless you plan on being buried with your tractor, who ever you leave it to, possibly someone you want to benefit as much as possible, may be selling it someday.

 

[rjmack]

10 months, 154 hours.:thumbsup:

 

[jaybrad]

@Ray66v...good point.

Oh, this just in...the new Apple computers aren't all that great...time to dump all your Apple stock, NOW. Get out while you can, it's all downhill from here. Sell now....sell cheap.

Thank you.

 

[Don87]

9 months, about 70 hours. No problems, except cold starting, but altering my starting technique has changed that.

 

[Mock1]

Over a hundred. 2010 GC2610 TLB. No issues. Regular maintenance. I've got a four foot boxblade, four foot rough cut mower, five foot back blade, Five foot finish mower, and a six foot rock rake. I really like how it handles all of them. I wish I could give you accurate hours, but it's at the Lake right now.

 

[massey driver]

After reading some of the post's in this Thread I had to say something again..It's very simple Anyone of use who buy's a tractor no matter what color/make should realize that it's a machine.Everyone uses's them differently and everyone is going to have some sort of break down and problem. We buy a tractor to use not too sit and look at it.So when it breaks down [and it will eventually] all we can do is fix it again so we can use it for what it's intended purpose is.So anyone who's complaining about having any problems with there's regardless of the color/make , if you don't expect any problems don't buy one. But of course that wouldn't be any fun not owing one and enjoying all the seat time that we can.I know I enjoy mine and the more seat time I can get the better I like it.Larry

 

[Wacky]

After reading some of the post's in this Thread I had to say something again..It's very simple Anyone of use who buy's a tractor no matter what color/make should realize that it's a machine.Everyone uses's them differently and everyone is going to have some sort of break down and problem. We buy a tractor to use not too sit and look at it.So when it breaks down [and it will eventually] all we can do is fix it again so we can use it for what it's intended purpose is.So anyone who's complaining about having any problems with there's regardless of the color/make , if you don't expect any problems don't buy one. But of course that wouldn't be any fun not owing one and enjoying all the seat time that we can.I know I enjoy mine and the more seat time I can get the better I like it.Larry

Well said Larry:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Max2310]

Mine is three years old (GC2310) with 470+ hours on it. The two main loader cylinders leaked and was fixed under warranty. The front-end pivot joint drips a little bit and I noticed that on one side wheel pivot was also a little wet.

This machine worked hard and still does. I have hit immovable objects (like frozen tip of rock while pushing snow) with the loader on some occasion that almost throw me off the tractor which caused no apparent damage to my surprise. It's a very though and well made machine.

But if you work off road, you do have to watch for the hydrau-filter, the plastic fan (watch for the branches that could find there way), the direction rubber boots, the rods for the brakes (bent mine on few occasion), and be careful how you position the rear hydraulic hoses not to squeeze them with the 3pt arms when the back-hoe is off. And if you have nothing attached to the 3pt, watch not to loose the adjustable link that could unscrew itself with the vibration. It cost me over 70$ to replace mine, now I keep a bungy cord on it.

Still love mine and this was part one of my best purchase so far.

 

[rjmack]

And if you have nothing attached to the 3pt, watch not to loose the adjustable link that could unscrew itself with the vibration. It cost me over 70$ to replace mine

found mine laying on the deck of the trailer one day.

good thing it didn't go bouncing through somebody's front windshield.

it only rode on the trailer for an hour before it unscrewed itself and fell out.