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"I really disliked lifting the 5 gal of diesel" I agree. Amazing that I can't find 3-gallon Diesel cans even though they make 3-gallon gas cans. My standard operating practice now is to only put 3-1/2 to 4 gallons in each can when I refill.

Yes, it is possible that the "blue line" (the pressure beyond line from the backhoe, which feeds pressure to the 3-point valve when none of the backhoe valves are in use) could be back pressured. I think that would point to a fault in the 3-point section of the "control valve". Why do you say...

"Puffing from the backhoe control block." Does puffing mean leaking or just a noise? Have you removed the cover, and can you tell where on the valve it is coming from, such as the relief valve?

Welcome to TBN and also to the "GC group". Does the engine also die when you try to engage the PTO clutch if you do not have the rear PTO lever engaged? If so, perhaps you have broken a gear. For how the PTO clutch works, see How Massey Ferguson GC 1723 & 1725 hydraulics are plumbed and scroll...

I doubt it is air trapped, but the couplers are suspect: but you said you changed them. "I find out my arm lift is dead, I heard slurping sound from the valve direction. I assume the seal is gone." By lift arm, do you mean the 3-point hitch? Which valve is "slurping"? "When I loosened up the...

OK, forget most of what I said: it looks like this is a bigger machine than the GC's which only have a 48" bucket.

Interesting. The earlier 1723 & 1725 (and probably all earlier GC's) have 18x8.50-10 & 26x12.0-12 tires. What's on the rear of the new ones? BTW, all this ratio stuff is only really important if using 4-wheel drive, although I suppose it could have a minor effect if using a mid-mount mower.

A few updates to the GC hydraulics thread: How Massey Ferguson GC 1723 & 1725 hydraulics are plumbed

Here are the revised schematics, with and without a backhoe. I have updated some of the line fonts, made a few changes to (hopefully) make these easier to understand, yada, yada, yada. Please review the "colors/notations/legend" section in the upper right as some of mine are unusual, again in...

Further, to update my first post regarding the steering gear, the system used on the Massey Ferguson GC tractors is used extensively on other tractors and off-road equipment. It is a completely hydraulic system with no mechanical link, i.e., if a hydraulic line in the system breaks, or if there...

How easy is it to use? Will it work on a small front tractor tire (18x8.50-10)?

Another thing you could do is buy a second set of wheels and have R14's mounted on them. Then just use those for snow; in snow the ratio certainly won't matter. About loading the tires: I doubt that loading the front tires is worth the effort and expense, they are just too small to make much...

Those machines are descendants of the GC 1723E and GC 1725M and are good machines. There is a ratio in the gearing so that the front tires want to travel ever so slightly faster than the rears. Unless you plan to run your tractor on paved roads, I don't believe it makes a big difference. I think...

@ray66v: Thanks for your message. Before I got and used the "staple gun", I tried welding using a heat gun and ABS filler rod that I had used on other repairs. No luck at all. I do not know what type of plastic the Massey Ferguson fender is made from, but it does not seem to be ABS. But you're...

I had a couple of cracks in mine, and I stitched them back together with a cheap plastic welding gun like this: Plastic Welder Kit Soldering Hot Stapler Bumper Repair Welding Gun 200 Staples | eBay You could do the stitching from the outside, but it would be real ugly.