What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

[Pixguy]

I understand, sort of like having a girl's name tattooed on your arm that's different then your wife's name...

KC

Ahh...... I'd pick the red box blade over the wrong tattoo any day!

 

[Imold]

Nice attachment, I have been thinking about selling my Woods brush hog and purchasing a landscape rake, let us know how the wheels work out for you.

KC

I went out today and played around with the bushings for adjusting the wheel height, right now when I put the 3 point down it just barely scrapes the gravel on driveway and in the lawn it pulls a lot nicer, before putting the wheels on it was such a headache trying to get the tines set just right being the 3 point does not adjust the best but now I can just drop the rake down and go and not worry if they are going to dig in, I still need to make some final adjustments to the 3 point itself to get it just right then I will be set. I think it was worth the 204.00 dollars and also they seem to be pretty heavy duty.


Tired.......I am.....

 

[GeneV]

The last few days I finally got around to realigning the ends of my brush forks, and reinforcement of the top of the FEL bucket.

My brush forks were needing a tune up as it was difficult to pick up a pile of tree branches, 1 of the 5 forks was about 2" higher at the end of the forks, and 2 of the 5 forks was about 1" lower at the ends, as they got misaligned over about 8 years due to operator error, as tree roots are so close to the surface.

I cut the forks near the bucket, notched the 2 forks that were low and lined up the ends of the forks and welded them in that position, and now they are like new again...

The next day I reinforced the top of the FEL bucket with 2.5" x 3/8" flat bar, and 1.5" x 3/8" flat bar because I was concerned the bucket would slightly flex when I picked up 18' logs to be cut up for firewood, this month having a logging truck delivery of firewood logs.

Pics are of brush forks, 18' log being moved with FEL, top of FEL bucket being reinforced, & bucket reinforcement completed waiting for some black paint.

KC


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Very nice. I'm confused by your receiver hitch tube, so is it welded on an angle or to the backside of the bucket?

 

[MF RED in MT]

Very nice. I'm confused by your receiver hitch tube, so is it welded on an angle or to the backside of the bucket?

The HF receiver hitch is thru bolted to the bucket with four 1/2" bolts, and when I added the 2 pieces of 3/8" flat bar to reinforce the top of the bucket I just welded the edge of the flat bar to the bottom (front) of the receiver hitch.

The complete assembly can be removed from the bucket if necessary, see pic below on the saw horses for painting.

Hope this clears things up somewhat,

KC

(this project finished. my next little project is post #671)

 

[Imold]

Some pics of land rake with wheels on. Now I am on the hunt for a 48 inch tiller.

 

[cglaser104]

Some pics of land rake with wheels on. Now I am on the hunt for a 48 inch tiller.
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Ha! I just ordered my landscape rake and gauge wheels today! Picked up back blade yesterday and the post hole digger is incoming as well any day now. I'm gearing up for my next set of projects.

 

[Imold]

Should add that I need to shorten the top link so the rake tines do not bit in so much, I had it short and it worked fine when I dragged it across the yard but then I extended it out to see what would happen and it put the tines in more of a aggressive angle. I am dragging it across my yard to knock down the little dirt mounds to make it smother, The area is a little bit bigger then a acre where I have this issue rest of yard is ok.

 

[Imold]

Ha! I just ordered my landscape rake and gauge wheels today! Picked up back blade yesterday and the post hole digger is incoming as well any day now. I'm gearing up for my next set of projects.

What post hole digger are you going with?

 

[cglaser104]

What post hole digger are you going with?

County line Brand from TSC. They have a sale right now to get the PHD for $529. I went through the reviews and people with JD 1025R's, Kubota BX's and, even a guy with a GC1705 had much praise for the unit so I figured I'd give it a whirl. I'd have loved a EA Subcompact post hole digger but for the little work I'll be doing I just couldn't justify the extra money. I believe they are rebranded Tarter units.

 

[GeneV]

The HF receiver hitch is thru bolted to the bucket with four 1/2" bolts, and when I added the 2 pieces of 3/8" flat bar to reinforce the top of the bucket I just welded the edge of the flat bar to the bottom (front) of the receiver hitch.

The complete assembly can be removed from the bucket if necessary, see pic below on the saw horses for painting.

Hope this clears things up somewhat,

KC

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Ah ok, yeh that's pretty smart!