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Mine's a GC2310 tractor with M-F 2360 front-mount blower, made by RAD Technologies in Canada, which I believe is the same as snow blowers for all M-F (and Kubota) SCUTs. It came with electric chute controls, which work well, but the deflector control --a linear actuator-- occasionally gets water...

Heard some new sounds today while in low range 4wd descending a hill... decided to look more closely, and discovered at least three of the four engine mounts are broken! Engine has shifted forward, and the sound I heard was a couple of front-plate shield bolts contacting the flywheel. Pics...

Just passed 700 hrs and was doing some routine maintenance (OK, I was putting the snowblower on....). Removed the air cleaner housing to check that out, and found a teensy bit of... ANTIFREEZE on it! Not sure how or why, but it appears that the hard plastic air cleaner housing had been in...

When I use my GC to attack the ever-encroaching woods around here, I have a trailer hooked up to the back (for brush, firewood chunks & such) and the FEL on the front which I use mostly for holding my chainsaw, pruning clippers, pulling chain, etc. I realize that most hydraulics will bleed down...

-- This time, it's one of the FEL hoses. Was working it pretty hard (maybe too hard) and one of the hoses blew out near the right-angle fitting on the joystick control. Sure did spray some fluid around! Had to wash the whole tractor after its oil bath. I just want to make sure I have it right--...

Well, I decided to, uh, how to put this -- "chicken out" -- and gave my tractor to a local, highly-recommended tractor repair guy to replace the broken 4WD control lever. I was also running out of time, as a further rationalization! :p But man, do I miss it! Amazing how many things that need...

OK, after several years of blissful operations, I have a problem, apparently. My 4WD selector lever has NO tension on it, no "clicky-clicky," nothing; it's just free to swing back & forth with no apparent internal connection, and no apparent change in drivetrain ability or sound. This is with...

Well, it's not a big one, anyway. This little red tractor has been great, overall. Anyway, I started pumping red-dyed off-road diesel all over the place. Tracked the leak down to a split in the fuel hose just below the stub it attaches to on the engine. Couldn't believe it, but I did have some...

Hey, anybody out there ever have their snowblower apart, specifically to remove/replace the fan (impeller)? Any tips on how to do that? Thanks, irivngj

I had an idea mine might be worn down... took another close look at it this AM, and sure enough, it is. With the skid feet fully raised, it's now bottoming out on two 1" wide strips on the underside of the blower box, which is why it's leaving a layer of snow --nicely packed & smoothed down, I...

Daughter brought home a long (72") drive belt; has anyone found a replacement belt --other than the M-F part-- for the GC MMM deck?

A common problem, I suspect, and I've been dealing with it for several years. I banged those ROPS lights on trees, eaves, rain gutters, you name it. Finally replaced the original M-F lights with Kubota lights, as they were a bit smaller and less $$. At any rate, I finally got them moved to the...

Anyone out there have info/opinions/experience with a Zenith CH 601XL-B LSA? An aquaintance has one for sale....and I guess I'm in "dream" mode...

Saw a wet spot on the cleanout plug on my kitchen sink P-trap as I was cleaning up the kitchen, preparing to cook supper. Hmmm, a leak here? Got a paper towel to wipe it off to check more closely, and the whole plug and bottom of the P-trap disintegrated and came off in my hand! What a mess...

I have a post & beam house, with 4' x 8' panels attached to the outside... They're pre-insulated with 10" of white styrofoam, faced with plywood on the outside and sheetrock on the inside. Cedar shingles cover the exterior, over Tyvek fabric. I'm now seeing white styrofoam beads all over the...

A benchmark, I suppose.... Just completed the 250-hr service on my GC2310. Didn't fool around this time, just removed the panel that goes between the rear fenders on the back- made it a LOT easier to hit the fill hole!:laughing: Also tried the trick of shoving a magnet into the suction filter...

Just discovered second grandson (7 mo.) is really taken with the tractor. Loves to makes "tractor sounds" and drool over everything.... Really doesn't like to let go of that red knob!

I think --hey, I'm still pretty new at this-- I helped a young man yesterday with a problem on a 1949 Massey(-Harris?) tractor that he was refurbishing... Had a very pleasant chat with this fellow and his companion at the TSC store in Littleton, NH. He was trying to hook up a bush hog to the...

Didn't know if I wanted to put a pic of my welding on here, I'm strictly a beginner! But I decided that I just couldn't live without hooks on my FEL any longer, and I don't have a large arc welder so I grabbed my oxy-acetylene set and started out.... Did the first hook (center) with my right...

All I can say is "WOW!" I've never used a walk-behind tiller --never had anything other than a small garden-- but did get a Mantis tiller, a "pull-type," a number of years ago, and it has done the job. Recently, however, I had an opportunity to pick up a friend's SCUT-size 3PH collection: a...

2007 GC2310.... just hit 200 hrs yesterday. Used tractor with snowblower heavily for 2 hrs or so, parked it, shut 'er down, went to bed. Today, after MAJOR snowstorm, went out around noon to start it up. It had been on the block heater for about 20 mins, plenty of time. Turned key to glow for...

Just discovered that both MMM lifting arms have had their forward 90-degree spacer pieces break off- welds have let go. Doesn't look like it's real serious, and can certainly wait 'til spring for repair, but.... anybody else seen this happen? Bit of a surprise!:( Pics only show right side...

I've got a Mirro 14' fishing boat that I'm thinking of selling.... and have NO idea what it might be worth. Any suggestions? Details: Aluminum V-hull, has floors & carpet, livewell/water pump, rod/gear storage, Johnson 28 SPL outboard. Boat is a 1986 model; front storage area and livewell top...

Anyone have any knowledge/history/stories about this GM engine? My daughter's looking to buy an '05 Buick Terraza that uses this 60 degree V6. The engine was a derivative of the 3.4L engine, as I understand it, which had some issues with intake manifold gaskets and cooling (or not...). It (the...

Well, it finally happened.... guess it was a matter of time. Got a print from a muddy area, appears to be a coyote.:mad: Did some research... many folks said "coy-dog," but apparently those are relatively rare; more likely, it seems, is that many western coyotes have mated with wolves...

Visited with wife's family in Brashear, MO last week; helped BIL move a grain feeder bin out from his storage barn. Man, that's a big tractor! (And this is his small one!:eek:) Just a tad different than my GC2310!:ashamed: Yeah, he's kinda partial to green....

Hose #2: Found a small puddle of hydraulic fluid on the floor this AM, after having used the tractor hard yesterday... Same deal as the last- what looks like weather cracks on a bend have begun to leak. This time it was one of the short hoses on the FEL. Curiously, all the other FEL hoses...

I'd been trying to locate a small hydraulic leak since last year around the joystick control- I had the cover removed so I could see it more clearly. Well, last Monday, getting ready to mow the lawn, the leak made itself apparent: the same hose, I think, others have had trouble with- the...

My old (23 years!) hand-made heat pump finally quit a few weeks ago.... Back when we were still getting snow! Well, the replacement's here, and is now being installed. Should be completed & ready for testing later today. I think I'm gonna say "ouch!" when the bill comes in, but Water Furnace is...

During our 1-week school vacation, I made a quick trip back to Miramachi, New Brunswick (actually, Blackville).... very quick: 10 hrs up, overnight, fish all day, up at 2:30 local time the next morning. After 9-1/2 hrs, back at home with memories.... I had gone to try to catch the elusive...

I'm thinking of trying to help out the ol' magneto-generated 6V system on my XL250.... Sure wish it was a 12V system, but it isn't. Apply the brakes, turn on the brake light, and turn signals fade into nothing... even at an idle with the brake off, there's barely enough juice to run the turn...

My warranty's just about up... My 2310 has developed a vibration, like a shudder, when the HST is engaged under load. It still goes, no problem with power, just wondering if anyone else has had this symptom, and what, if anything, it turned out to be --or maybe it's normal and I shouldn't be...

One of our 6-month old chickens has developed a "wheezing" when she breathes; frequently shakes head, occasionally a "chirp" sound. Don't think she's been eating too much, either, but not sure.:( It's a silver-laced wyandotte; of our 10 layers, she's the only one like this. We've separated her...

Fortunately, not the carniverous variety.... It was interesting to see the interaction! Most everyone acted like ladies & gentlemen, only a bit of wing-fluffing & flapping. Really neat to watch. One of our NH Reds decided the need to "sound the alarm"... all others seemed somewhat curious but...

Well, I finally made it down to Claremont (about 25 miles) to see Rick at Northwood Power's new digs.... Nice place, with room for service now! Got to drooling over the new features on the 2400/2600 tractors. Some really good ideas there, the best, to me, being the one-piece, covered, backlit...

To all you welders out there.... I took a course, got pretty good at gas welding (I had had some experience a LONG time ago....), and had the use of a loaned wire-feed (flux core) welder that I became, well, good enough at. I've since purchased the wire-feed welder, after refurbishing the...

Got a call from Rick Devoid, who formerly ran the Enfield branch of Northwood Power... he tells me they're planning to have a branch opening in Claremont by next spring. Lot closer than Northwood, NH! It'll be nice to have Rick back on board.

Wife, a MO farmer's daughter and now a nurse, decided she wanted chickens. Ordered 10 hatchlings. Hatchlings arrived. Hatchlings ate and grew.... Needless to say, guess who got the job of designing & building a chicken house! Read a lot of books, looked at a LOT of photos and plans.... Decided...

I'm hoping some of you with a lot more experience than I can help.... I've gone through the owner's manual carefully, and can find nothing on the surge brakes for my T@B camper, other than that "it has them." As near as I can figure, after removing coupler's plastic cover and crawling around...

Totally awesome!! Everybody that posted about the M-F MMM was right- the cut is GREAT! Discovered some other neat stuff --please pardon me, this is my first-ever "rider" mower... It mows backward just as well as forward- no need to lift every time!:D Cutting a 60" swath once is one h--- of a...

Berlon Industries, LLC makes a mini tooth bar, supposedly for "homeowners & hobbyists" on "compact tractor loaders and garden tractors with loader." As I'm looking for light duty/occasional use, I'm wondering if I really need the heavy duty versions that Markham and others make. This Berlon bar...

Picked up my used (6hrs, +/-) M-F 2325 60" MMM last weekend... can't wait to try it out! (Like ly to be 4 weeks --at least-- from now; still snow-covered up here but melting fast! :D) Still sitting in my little trailer, waiting for grass>

Got a question-- when I bought my GC2310 a year ago, I noticed that one of the fronts still had all its casting **** in place, while the other's were completely worn off. Looked like used tire had been swapped. The "worn" tire also had a slight depression in the center, similar to what I'd...

Just bought one from Northwood Power-- It was a bit pricey at $140+, but man, the thing fits perfectly! It seems very well put together, its mounting plate made out of 3/16" solid steel of some kind, and the installation was a breeze. Just poke out the upper freeze plug on the front left side...