That thread has a few people that were affected. There have been instances of undersized cylinders that were subbed by the backhoe manufacturer that are bending and a separate issues where the backhoe handle linkage is breaking. This seems to affect a very small number of machines that are new models (this model of backhoe is 5+ years old and has been mildly revised a few times). MF is aware of both issues and has taken steps to correct both. This includes returning to the original cylinders for the hoe and redesigning the linkage to endure the stress for the handles.
Ok, well that is good to hear MF is on top of it. Good for them. I think that shows some integrity to fix issues immediately. I have been very impressed with MF on everything I have read and researched about them.
That's odd. Around here, the pricing on a Massey is going the most economical you can get VS a Kubota or JD. I paid $3k less than what JD was charging and about $1k less than Kubota.
Yeah , my search for a tractor shows john deere and kubota as most expensive and even mahindra sometimes more than a Massey. One of the Massey dealers I visited , which is also a mahindra dealer, told me he quit carrying Mahindra max subcompacts because he couldn't sell any with the gc1700 series out there beside them as the gc1700 series were less expensive.
Around here for small tractors is either green or orange which is proportional to the number of dealerships in the area. I live in a suburb of Buffalo, NY where there are JD and Kubota dealers that are easily accessible for people looking for those machines. If you want a more traditional ag name brand like New Holland(also sells Kioti), Massey Ferguson(also sells Gehl, Challenger) or CaseIH (also sells Kubota) you need to head to the sticks. JD and Kubota have done a great job of having a presence in non-farming areas here.
Where is here out of curiosity?
I just found a GC1710 with 170 hours for sale for $13k and only 20 miles from me. Private owner but looks to be in excellent shape. That saves me $6,500 plus tax versus a new gc1725mb. I might have to go check it out.
Yeah that sounds like you found a great deal!! If I found one like that I would jump on it . Really the only thing that would hold me up from buying the used one is not having any extra attachments. Meaning I have to go pay cash for them which is one thing I am trying to avoid right now, lol. New one I can get it all thrown in on one monthly payment but I am almost ready to buy used as it saves so much money and I can always add an attachment one at a time down the road. I was wanting a grapple (obviously need third function of some kind), box blade, forks, mmm or rear mower, tiller, and some kind of blade front or rear for snow. This all adds up to a pretty penny if I buy it all new.
Gene, thank you for the advice. I didn't know those tools existed. That's look to be perfect for what I need. I was going to use the tiller for garden plots for the wife. After watching your video I think a box blade and that rake would do just fine. And that snow blade attachment looks to work just fine too.
Oh well good, I know it has the dl95 loader and the CB65 bh on it, so that's a good thing. I am going to stop by this week and take a look at it.
