GC2410 Owner and Im getting old.

[cdaigle430]

I have a GC2410 bought in 2010. For snow removal Inhave tire chains, edge tamers for the loader, a woodmaxx 60 inch blower/electric chute and deflecter and a Berco soft cab.

I also have an old Craftsmen 14.5 hp ealk behind snowblower and a 2004 Honda ATV with a 60 inch snowplow.

I cant stand the cold very long, especially my feet and fingers. The rear snowblower is also taking its toll.

We wanted to improve out lives by upgrading to a tractor with heated cab a loader and snowblower but the minimum price across all tractor brands is 36k.

A curtis brand heated cab is 6 to 7k and the 2360 front blower for the GC2410 is 8 k with remote chute and deflecter.

What to do? Spend 15k on the old gc2410 or 36k on a tractor like the MF 1m.25?

I dont want to get rid of the GC2410 because its paid for, has 48 inch box blade, 3phd, 60 mmm and bucket forks.

I just want to be warm and comfy while snow clearing going forward ...but at 36k?

 

[not2old]

I have a GC2410 bought in 2010. For snow removal Inhave tire chains, edge tamers for the loader, a woodmaxx 60 inch blower/electric chute and deflecter and a Berco soft cab.

I also have an old Craftsmen 14.5 hp ealk behind snowblower and a 2004 Honda ATV with a 60 inch snowplow.

I cant stand the cold very long, especially my feet and fingers. The rear snowblower is also taking its toll.

We wanted to improve out lives by upgrading to a tractor with heated cab a loader and snowblower but the minimum price across all tractor brands is 36k.

A curtis brand heated cab is 6 to 7k and the 2360 front blower for the GC2410 is 8 k with remote chute and deflecter.

What to do? Spend 15k on the old gc2410 or 36k on a tractor like the MF 1m.25?

I dont want to get rid of the GC2410 because its paid for, has 48 inch box blade, 3phd, 60 mmm and bucket forks.

I just want to be warm and comfy while snow clearing going forward ...but at 36k?

I use my snowmobile gear except for the helmet. I usually use just a toque but if it's really cold I've had to resort to a balaclava and goggles with it. I was just using the loader bucket and got frustrated at how many passes I needed, so I fabricated a 6' wider and 8" taller bucket that cut my time in half to a bit under 1/2 hour for a 16'x300' drive. That seemed to prevent feeling the cold.

 

[not2old]

I use my snowmobile gear except for the helmet. I usually use just a toque but if it's really cold I've had to resort to a balaclava and goggles with it. I was just using the loader bucket and got frustrated at how many passes I needed, so I fabricated a 6' wider and 8" taller bucket that cut my time in half to a bit under 1/2 hour for a 16'x300' drive. That seemed to prevent feeling the cold.

That's a 6' wide bucket, not 6' wider.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

I'd look into battery heated snowmobile/motorcycle clothing, they make vests, coats, gloves, socks ... I believe they can be run off 12 volts ... ?

 

[EricW]

I had a similar question when I wanted to add a 3rd function and rear remotes to my GC2300. I ended up buying a new 1825E and kept my GC. In your case, I would think about that there are some benefits with have an open station tractor if you work around trees. I really like having more than one tractor (I have a slight problem with that but that’s another story) as well. For example I'll have my grapple bucket on the 1825 and the bucket on the GC when working. Or my tiller on one and the box blade on the other.

Note: I first posted this from my phone, not sure why it put all those emojis in it from the phone.