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

[Imold]

Oh man, you do have many snow removal tools in your tool box.

They all serve a purpose. I do the 12x30 deck with my walk behind snowblower. My deck used to be 15x30 in front and one side was 6x45 but I removed it for building purposes. Had ice heave just about take my front deck out 4 years ago and totally take my lower pavers out and you can see the sand is pushed up to the bottom of my 9ft patio window, I was surprised that it did not take the window out and/or the lower patio doors, that sand used to be all Z paver blocks.
You can see that I had to remove about a 3x30 foot length of deck so I could re support it.

 

[MF RED in MT]

What size UHMWPE half inch?

I used 1/8" thick (.125") UHMW flat sheet, and I believe irvingj used the same thickness.

KC

 

[MF RED in MT]

Oh man, you do have many snow removal tools in your tool box.

They all serve a purpose. I do the 12x30 deck with my walk behind snowblower. My deck used to be 15x30 in front and one side was 6x45 but I removed it for building purposes. Had ice heave just about take my front deck out 4 years ago.


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Does that cool white puffy chair cushion only come in white, ha.

KC

 

[Imold]

White only for now and I might have a puffier one in the morning heeheehee.

 

[Imold]

I used 1/8" thick (.125") UHMW flat sheet, and I believe irvingj used the same thickness.

KC

Ok good to know thanks.

 

[Imold]

Roof Avalanche time.

 

[irvingj]

Yes, I used 1/8". MFRed-- you might want to reconsider closing off the front of your blower chute... it will clog a lot less with the UHMWPE lining, but it can still clog if snow is wet. If your chute's front is closed off like that, it could be a real bxxxx to get cleared out....

 

[polarred21]

2:30am and here is my deck, it痴 still snowing pretty good, think will hit the 10-12 inch mark by morning.

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Wow....I've only experienced that maybe twice in my lifetime......good luck!

 

[cglaser104]

Pretty cool, it seems to work as good or better then a step ladder.

KC

So long as you have 2 people it works out better. I would move the machine so she could do a series of light clips and then move on to unraveling the next role of lights, getting more clips, putting up inflatable decorations, etc. Beats fumbling with ladders and having limited work range. My daughter is 5'5" and when the platform was fully lifted she would have her rib cage parallel with the gutter.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Yes, I used 1/8". MFRed-- you might want to reconsider closing off the front of your blower chute... it will clog a lot less with the UHMWPE lining, but it can still clog if snow is wet. If your chute's front is closed off like that, it could be a real bxxxx to get cleared out....

I thought of that but will try the closed front of the chute first.

Only time I have experienced the chute to fully clog up is in the spring melting season when the discharge looks like a half frozen stream only going about 5' from the chute.

I have 1/8" diameter blind pop rivets securing the UHMW to each flange, and if/when I need to open the front of the chute it's an easy adjustment by cutting the UHMW flush at each flange and installing the front rod grate.

Thanks for the tip,

KC

 

[irvingj]

I also used blind rivets, but the ones with counter-sunk heads. So far that seems to be working.

Do yourself a favor and leave that front grate off - IMO it only gets in the way, especially when clearing a clog. Think that was one of the first things I did to my 2360.

 

[MF RED in MT]

I also used blind rivets, but the ones with counter-sunk heads. So far that seems to be working.

Do yourself a favor and leave that front grate off - IMO it only gets in the way, especially when clearing a clog. Think that was one of the first things I did to my 2360.

Good tip, I have only had to clear about a half dozen clogs in the last 11 years, but they took from 5 minutes to 45 minutes to clear, and yes they were pretty hard to clear.

KC

 

[MoMower]

Get this in the right thread...

40’x18”x36” trench for a customer.

 

[polarred21]

^^^^Pretty work!

 

[MoMower]

^^^^Pretty work!

Thanks it came out ok, the two ends were beautiful but the last 6’ or so I dug from the side, so I could get the machine out easily. The soil in that last bit was rock hard due to compaction from a triaxel and heavy excavator for a pool. Took as long as the first 25’...

Ended up with a wow in the middle, but the electrician and plumber were happy.

 

[MoMower]

Above was the completed trench.

This was working on the rock hard soil

 

[mgstevens]

Finally got some snow, so finally got the chance to use the 2360 snowblower.

Nice upgrade in power from the single-stage Bolens, but as I don't have any shear bolts yet, I am nervous about what it might take to snap one.

No problems today and I covered the whole 9000 sq/ft. I'm noticing how the float-pressure can at times make steering ineffective and while I used to use the loader on the Bolens to create a base of packed snow, I went right to the snowblower with the MF.

I hated the mess of ugly piles of snow created by the loader versus the neat placement of the blower, so I'm glad there was no problem with the blower grabbing too much dirt or gravel. The skid plates did their job well.

 

[GeneV]

Nice trench dug.

 

[blackd]

Picked up a JD 503 rotary cutter for a song from my neighbor who had never used it in ten years. Sat out in his yard all that time. His PTO shaft was so frozen I was breaking my chain while trying to separate it with my F350 truck. Finally bought a replacement from Ag-Supply. I did some minor maintenance, took the yoke and wheel apart and greased them.

So here's the bottom line - WOW, Wow. It starts so smoothly and is so quiet running I can barely hear and feel it. I was worried about having that old thing start up and shake my small GC2400 apart. NOPE! With the electronic solenoid PTO start there is no start nor over run issues either. To say I'm a happy camper is an understatement.

I am getting ready to clear and plant some food plots on a new piece of property I got in a tax sale, and this will be very useful to get started.

BTW, I am 75YO almost 76, so my advice is to keep going as long as you can.

 

[MoMower]

Dented the hood, while clearing out 1/2 acre or so that will become horse pasture.