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

[Pixguy]

box blade to rough it up then grader blade to crown and smooth it, then rolled with 550lb roller.

Right on with the roller I wish our road had a roller to pack down after raking.

 

[loulblades]

3 Point Float Lock

On my old GC2300, I used a small bunji to keep my 3pt in full float. I added this 3 point float lock on my new GC 1725. Simple but effective.

 

[walhondingMF]

It isn't so much the cost of the parts as it is the cost of shipping. Even if I bought extras I'd still be paying more for shipping than the parts. I'll just wait until I have more stuff I need to get. The sheer pin is working well and I doubt I need to worry about loosing it. Who knows, I may just opt to replace them all with shear pins.

I just use quick pins in all of mine. Haven't lost one yet and it makes taking the deck off a bit quicker.

 

[hube2]

I just use quick pins in all of mine. Haven't lost one yet and it makes taking the deck off a bit quicker.

Quick pins?

 

[GeneV]

Quick pins?

Maybe he means this?

 

[Dmacleo]

I just use quick pins in all of mine. Haven't lost one yet and it makes taking the deck off a bit quicker.

you got the older non-drive over deck?
only reason I could think of pins need to be removed on axles to remove deck.

 

[irvingj]

I've got the same older deck -- I remover the rear wheels/axles and put in a solid axle with small wheels so I can stand it up (on edge) for winter storage. I agree those spring-type clips are awkward to remove -- I did lose one once, don't know how it got knocked off, but I found it, fortunately. Maybe I should try those pins....

 

[GeneV]

I've got the same older deck -- I remover the rear wheels/axles and put in a solid axle with small wheels so I can stand it up (on edge) for winter storage. I agree those spring-type clips are awkward to remove -- I did lose one once, don't know how it got knocked off, but I found it, fortunately. Maybe I should try those pins....

Yeh, I do the same thing. Actually, I might have even gotten the idea from you from some older post of yours.

 

[walhondingMF]

Yeh, I do the same thing. Actually, I might have even gotten the idea from you from some older post of yours.

You wouldn't have a picture of your set up would you?

 

[GeneV]

You wouldn't have a picture of your set up would you?

 

[irvingj]

Mine's quite similar to above, except axles are shorter and my storage wheels are smaller. (I like your bigger ones!)

 

[GeneV]

Whatever works my friend!

 

[Langanobob]

Not something I did with my GC1720, but something that I did for the tractor. Gearing up for winter, I ordered a Cover My Tractor brand soft cab. They estimated 6 weeks or so for delivery.

 

[Pixguy]

Not something I did with my GC1720, but something that I did for the tractor. Gearing up for winter, I ordered a Cover My Tractor brand soft cab. They estimated 6 weeks or so for delivery.

You know the TBN rule... pictures or it didn't happen. You have 2 months

 

[Langanobob]

You know the TBN rule... pictures or it didn't happen. You have 2 months

OK, I'll get photos up as soon as it's installed.

 

[Dmacleo]

Not something I did with my GC1720, but something that I did for the tractor. Gearing up for winter, I ordered a Cover My Tractor brand soft cab. They estimated 6 weeks or so for delivery.

can you post link?

 

[walhondingMF]

Thank you very much. That's what I need.

 

[GeneV]

Thank you very much. That's what I need.

I made a thread on it at the time, showing dimensions and stuff, and some other posters had great ideas there too:

mower deck dolly

I build this mower deck dolly, as inspired by another poster on TBN. I had a 1" chrome rod laying around, leftover from another project, so went hunting for a 1" axle bore wheel. Surprisingly hard to find those, but I finally tracked them down on Ebay, from a vendor from England. Low and...

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[hube2]

I made a thread on it at the time, showing dimensions and stuff, and some other posters had great ideas there too:

mower deck dolly

I build this mower deck dolly, as inspired by another poster on TBN. I had a 1" chrome rod laying around, leftover from another project, so went hunting for a 1" axle bore wheel. Surprisingly hard to find those, but I finally tracked them down on Ebay, from a vendor from England. Low and...

www.tractorbynet.com

I got mine pre made, was looking for information and had to go into the internet archive to discover that they guy I bought them from has retired. looks like he retired not long after I got mine. Sorry, no real point to this other than they were really well made and I can't find anywhere to buy anything like them.

 

[Langanobob]

can you post link?

GC1720 Cab

Kind of a funny name but the Cover My Tractor cabs seemed to get better reviews than the Original Tractor Cab Company versions.

Edit: I see that you have a GC2400. Not sure if the link above will fit your tractor but they have versions for all of the GC series tractors. Website is kind of hard to maneuver in and I resorted to trial and error clicking on the MF cabs to find the right one.