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

[hube2]

thinking about chains now I got spacers on rear, swapping to my R1 tires is 65$ each time. that's one swap in fall then swap back to R4 in spring. expensive.
that little bit of slop is, for my stuff, good shock absorber especially when tilling.

I have R1 tires and I use these, 26x12-12 ATV UTV Stud Tire Chains, priced per pair

I deal with a lot of ice on a sloped driveway.

I honestly don't think it matters what tires I have with these on.

 

[Dmacleo]

LOL out of my price range right now but saved the info for later

 

[GeneV]

I'd say that the adjustments that you can make with these move the lower arms less than 1/8 of an inch, maybe not even that far. The holes on the outer and inner portions don't all line up at the same time, you can see it in the image. There is about 1/4 the diameter of the pin hole movement in either direction to get the next alignment. I find that I can adjust these better than I could the turnbuckles and have less play or sway in the attachment than I could achieve with the turnbuckles. Plus I don't have to keep redoing it or constantly checking them. The turnbuckles would always come loose.

Man, sounds legit! Like Dmacleo, I did save it in my shopping lists on Amazon, back when you first posted about it.

My last question, do you stow your 3 points stuff up with the bungee cord? I dunno if you have the backhoe model or not. I'm just wondering, considering how they're bulkier than the oem turnbuckle stabilizers, wondering how all that stuff fits when pinned up.

 

[not2old]

thinking about chains now I got spacers on rear, swapping to my R1 tires is 65$ each time. that's one swap in fall then swap back to R4 in spring. expensive.
that little bit of slop is, for my stuff, good shock absorber especially when tilling.

Next time you need tire, price tires and wheels for a Little Kubota. I bought new front tires and wheels for less money than I could find for tires alone from the Massey dealer or anywhere else. Then you would have two sets of wheels and not need to remount them. I haven't done the rear yet.

 

[hube2]

Man, sounds legit! Like Dmacleo, I did save it in my shopping lists on Amazon, back when you first posted about it.

My last question, do you stow your 3 points stuff up with the bungee cord? I dunno if you have the backhoe model or not. I'm just wondering, considering how they're bulkier than the oem turnbuckle stabilizers, wondering how all that stuff fits when pinned up.

I can't answer that, I don't have a BH and I've never had to do the stowing of the 3ph arms. I hadn't thought about that when I posted above and I can't answer that question. If I didn't just put my blower on for the winter I'd test it out.

What I can say is that I like them so much more that the turnbuckles that if I had a BH I would deal with taking them off and putting them back on if I had to. The cotter pins that come with it could eaily be replace by spring pins to make that job easier.

 

[hube2]

Update on my previous comment, looking back at your image of the 3pt arms bungeed, I'd say that the bars would hit the PTO and prevent lifting them all the way up.

 

[GeneV]

Update on my previous comment, looking back at your image of the 3pt arms bungeed, I'd say that the bars would hit the PTO and prevent lifting them all the way up.

Probably not the PTO, but the top link. In any case, all that stuff is easy to take off.

 

[GeneV]

I finally got around to using the core aerator I picked up from the neighbor for 8 bux. Worked ok as a tow behind.

 

[Dmacleo]

prepped a 20x5 ft garlic bed with 3" depth compost on top of well drained soil.
soaking garlic and planting tomorrow.
was gonna do today but....some crap happened in Maine over last few days.

edit: dang typos kicking my butt today, correct dimensions entered.

 

[satox]

I have been working on getting front and back lights geared up with a custom switch panel. Just a few things to finish up