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The other day it was pretty cold out when I was taking care of some tasks with the tractor. Its started an odd slightly grinding whistling sound when I would move forward. It was clearly coming from the the hydraulic pump area underneath the seat. So I hopped on the internet and I didnt see a...

Hey gang I have the (Massey) 1705 i purchased new in 2016. I ended up getting the quick attach for my tractor with the forks from mytractortools.com. its been a great purchase. Im looking to get his grapple for my machine and was wondering if anyone here had it. If they liked it. Ease of...

Hey gang I have the 1705 i purchased new in 2016. I ended up getting the quick attach for my tractor with the forks from mytractortools.com. its been a great purchase. Im looking to get his grapple for my machine and was wondering if anyone here had it. If they liked it. Ease of install...

Hello all, Thought id take the time to write up a review of my 1705 massey that i purchased in the spring of 2016. Seems like reviews happen after the first few months of purchase but you typically dont see a write up after a few years. So...... lets begin. The implements that I have for...

Hello All, I maybe in the market to get a 3 point sprayer for my tractor. It would be a category 1. I was wondering what brands most of you have used. Ill be using round up for weed control. I don't really need a boom sprayer. Im assuming pumps hold up well when using round up as long as...

I recently purchased a Rice 82 by 16 tandem trailer. Load Capacity is 5000lbs. I searched for a bit here in indiana. Many of these trailers here were at least 3100 to 3300 as advertised online. I waited for the holiday weekend for some sort of sales events would take place but i didnt see...

Hey everyone, My wife and I have had a garden for the last 4 years. We typically plant beans, tomatoes, potatoes, squash, onions and peas. We built a raised garden by the house and planted strawberry plants for the first time. They have been in the ground for about a week. I bought 100%...

A few months ago our stihl dealer had a simplicity tractor outside in the front. It had a loader on it. I gave it a quick glance and thought nice looking little tractor but never thought to myself simplicity would make a good sub compact. They didnt have a price tag on it at the time. Well...

Hey all, With current events im thinking of how i could secure my entry door to my pole barn. Its your typical door that locks but i feel like i need to do something else to make it less inviting. I mean it would be easy to do just break in. I don't want to install a steel door. My thoughts...

Hey all I ordered a bro-tek skid plate. It was really simple to install. I do a lot of work in my woods. Basically our entire property is wooded. So its not uncommon to have a branch get pushed into the tranny fan. So I decided to purchase this. Here are some pics Shared album - Jake -...

I had noticed that my 1705 had a slight miss to it. It seemed to only miss once when I drove it. So i checked my air filter, put in a new fuel filter. The simple things. It still did it. Well I was getting ready to leave for work. I work out of state for two weeks at at time so I had my...

257 hours on my massey. I just did the hydraulic change and it was really easy. Note that I did not change mine at 50hrs b/c I think its ridiculous. The oil was pretty clean as well as the screen. Ill be changing oil and the front axle oil tomorrow. I have changed the motor oil every year...

Everyone, I had recently posted about my purchase of the trac vac. It seems like a lot of people have the cyclone rake which looks like a nice unit. The Trac Vac is listed at 3495.00 while the cyclone is 2445.00 for their top model but it seems that most go with with model that sells for...

Got my trac vac assembled and ready to go for when I get home in two weeks as I'm sure we will have leaves on the ground. The pic with the chute on the mmm is nice b/c its not fixed onto the mmm. It simply goes on and pulls off. It has a simple bracket that allows you to put it on and off...

Fellas, I was wondering with the 1705's if you can separate the hydraulic functions of the 3pt and the mower deck. Another words can I leave my 3pt up and have my mower deck down? Im asking b/c I need to know if I can do this for my pto driven leaf vac. Thanks Jake

I posted earlier here about leaf vacs. I pulled the trigger and purchased a trac vac 854 with 8 inch hose. I was able to score a good deal as this set up goes for 3,495.00. The trailer is a bit used but practically new. I went to the facility where they are produced in Thorntown IN with cash...

Just finished mine and I really like it. Its been something I've wanted to do since we built the house 3 years ago. Lets see others who have outdoor kitchens

I know this has been talked about a bit. Back story for me is we purchased 8 acre wooded lot in the country. Built a house and before we even moved in I bought a commercial grade back pack leaf blower. Which does a good job but its time consuming. WE have our back yard fenced in and I just...

Hey guys I was wondering where some of you put a small tool box to carry a few things that would be handy. I have thought about putting one on the ROPS by mounting a bar on it then placing a small box onto that. Was wondering what other ideas are out there for this. Thanks

I have a 1705 and was wondering if anyone has extended the loader joystick so that you don't have to always lean forward to operate the loader. I guess I have short arms. Im wondering why they wouldn't have ran it up through the floor and made the joystick easily accessible.

So we had just gotten back from a mini vacation to new orleans. As soon as we got home I changed and got on my 1705 and went by the road and mowed the yard. Came to the house and parked it outside of the garage. Then my wife came out and we weeded the garden among some other things. She was...

Hey fellas I haven't purchased the tiller yet but here is what I'm looking to get..RTC5G Compact Tillers Getting it from the dealer i bought the tractor from. Anyone have experience with these tillers. Looking forward to getting the garden going. Thats about the only job ill have for it but...

Hey guys I have a 1705 that i use often and its getting old filling it with 5 gallon jugs. So I went on a search and found this http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200609589_200609589 I did order it and received it the day before I flew out for work. Anyway it looked nicely made...

Fellas Im getting tired of using 5 gallon portables to fill my little tractor and ended up purchasing this unit. The few reviews i saw were good but was wondering if anyone here has used them. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200609589_200609589 thanks

Any of you guys that have a 1700 series tractor have a carry all for it. Im just wondering the ground clearance you would have. It looks like it would be low. thanks

Well its been two months since I purchased the tractor. I ended up getting a QA and forks for it as well. Very easy to install and very easy to switch the bucket and forks. Im glad i did it. Axle hub talked me into it and has the same set up as well on his tractor. I have pole barn with as...

We have recently just built a home on 8 acres of wooded land with a driveway thats about 400ft long. My wife and I just purchased a new 1705 about 2 weeks ago. Its been a handy little machine to have around. We purchased a box blade as well and I have used it a lot. Ive been moving dirt...

Hey fellas I see there is a 2650 for sale and it has 400 some hours on it. Its just the tractor with a belly mower which I'm not interested in. The tractor yes. I was wondering if 17,900 is a good price for it being used. It has a cab but as I said it only has the belly mower. What do you...

To be honest I just found out that they have the new 2650 out. I was on the kubota website today and played around with it. It looks nice and a little more refined. So with that said I was wanting to hear some opinions on this tractor. Mainly with the position of the loader lever and arm...

Hey guys I havent purchased a tractor yet but will be doing so in the future. I was wondering if any guys have used the forks that attach to the bucket. My use will be for moving logs that i have cut into 10ft lengths for firewood. Maybe a few other odd jobs around the house. Whats your...

I live in central indiana and would like to know if anyone has had a good experience with the dealers around the area. I see McAllisters is the main dealer around here. I did price out a kubuta about 4 months ago. Im looking at 30 to 40hp machine with cab. Doe anyone have a relationship with...

I have a woods backhoe attachment I was wondering if guys have much luck selling on this site. thanks

Hey fellas, I just got off the phone with the LS dealership here in Russiaville IN and they gave me a quote for the 3037 premium cab. It was 25k with the FEL. He priced the attachments seperatly 5ft box blade - 650 forks - 695 6ft tiller- 1895 rear blade- 499 Now this was pricing without me...

I was wondering what you guys thought I could get for this. I bought 8 acres of land about a year ago and its still there. We are getting ready to build. I have no use for it and not even sure if it works. I think it does b/c there are spots where you can tell it was used on the property...

Hi all I have been creeping on the site for some time now and with that said I was sure that I would be getting a kubota 2650 but now im thinking of the 3037. However im unsure if this should be considered given the teir 4 standards. I have researched a bit with no luck of anyone thats had...

Hi guys ive been creeping on this site for awhile and have posted just a few times. Anyway I have been interested in getting subcompact cab tractor. These tractors look nice although I haven't seen one in person yet as im just kind of getting started. Im looking to purchase in about 3 months...

Hey guys im new to the forum but have been creeping around and reading comparisons of tractors for sometime. Im looking to buy a cab tractor here in about 4 to 6 months. My wife and I bought 9 acre wooded lot and I have already cleared trees where the house will go and built the driveway. The...