GC 2300 hydraulic issues

Fragger · Sep 4, 2020

I finlly got it all apart and the piston was stuck on top of the cylinder wall on 3 pt lift ...had recived moisture in oil and rusted pictuers to follow .

ray66v · Sep 4, 2020

Interesting.

I don't think anyone on TBN has reported that problem.

Fragger · Sep 5, 2020

The system had somehow gotten some moisture and rust build up in the lift cylinder caused the piston to get stuck at the top ....
We thought we had a broken connecting rod because you could lift the 3 pt without resistance but we were wrong..

irvingj · Sep 5, 2020

Wow -- glad you nailed it down, and are now on the way to fixing. Ray's right -- I've never heard of that, except in REALLY old tractors that have sat outside for years, but there sure is a bunch of rust in there; looks worse than some old brake calipers I've seen!

Any idea how water got in there?

Fragger · Sep 5, 2020

No clue where the moisture came from other than couple of years ago i replaced the pump and a friend of mine who works on forklifts gave me some hydraulic oil , that may have been the source of water because as you know it's a closed system .I will flush the system out very well after this repairs.
I had a lot of help with this but would not pay the outrageous prices for repairs

Fragger · Sep 17, 2020

Final chapter on GC2300 hydraulic problems ; i learned a lot and am very confident t now if any other problems should arise; the little tractor is back on its 4 feet and working like house a fire .I would like to thank everyone who made contributions towards getting this job completed....
Thank you guys ! irvingi and ray66!!

ray66v · Sep 17, 2020

Good work, on a successful deep repair. :thumbsup:

irvingj · Sep 18, 2020

Gee, wonder how much it would cost to trailer my 2310 to TX next time it breaks....

Seriously, nice job!

Fragger · Sep 19, 2020

Seriously i was scared t o death to do the job but i was put under the gun , i ordered an online instruction manual and talked to a lot of people some of the info was "Fake News" and other was good , little tractor is at my sons house today as he had some over due dirt work to d o.

Again thank you TBN and faithful members who did not abandon me ..