Both sub-compact · same Massey Ferguson lineup
Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B vs Massey Ferguson 1GC.25B
Massey Ferguson1GC.23B
Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B
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22.5 hp engine · 18.3 PTO−19% to the shaft
Massey Ferguson1GC.25B
Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson 1GC.25B
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24.5 hp engine · 18.5 PTO−24% to the shaft
| Spec | Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B | Massey Ferguson 1GC.25B |
|---|---|---|
| Price | not published | not published |
| What that price is | no published price | no published price |
| Size class | Sub-Compact | Sub-Compact |
| Transmission | Hydrostatic | Hydrostatic |
| Engine hp | 22.5 hp | 24.5 hp |
| PTO hp | 18.3 hp | 18.5 hp |
| Loader lift | 662 lbs500 mm ahead of the pin | 662 lbs500 mm ahead of the pin |
| Three-point lift | 661 lbs24 in behind the lift points | 661 lbs24 in behind the lift points |
| Hydraulic flow | 6 GPM | 6.9 GPM |
| Drive | 4WD | 4WD |
| Engine | Iseki | Iseki |
| Weight | not published | not published |
| Fuel tank | 6.6 gal | 6.6 gal |
| 4WD | Yes | Yes |
| Front loader | Yes | Yes |
| Cab available | No | No |
| Hydrostatic | Yes | Yes |
| Power steering | Yes | Yes |
| Cruise control | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 5 yr powertrain | 5 yr powertrain |
A highlighted cell wins its row on the rule named above the table: more power, lift, capacity or flow, or a lower price. A lift row is left unwon whenever the two makers measured in different places, or where either of them did not say — a figure quoted at the pivot pin and one quoted 500 mm ahead of it describe the same loader and differ by roughly a third, so ranking them against each other would invent a result. Prices are typical list and move with dealer packages.
From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
What owners of each one say
Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B
What they like
- The backhoe is a factory configuration to 76 inches of digging depth, so the hydraulics, the mounting and the warranty are all Massey's rather than a dealer's
- Folding ROPS to 85.8 inches standing and much less folded, which matters because a TLB spends its life going in and out of barns and under trees
- Cruise control and both independent PTOs carry over from the plain 1GC.23, so the mowing job is not sacrificed to the digging one
- Hitch and loader ratings are unchanged from the non-backhoe model, which is unusual - factory backhoes often cost hitch capacity
What they complain about
- No bare-tractor price exists anywhere, and AGCO's own dealer price book is no exception: its single base-machine row for this model, $23,225, includes the FL.1805 loader and the BH2720 backhoe, so there is no tractor-only figure to publish
- 6 gpm of pump flow has to run the backhoe as well as the loader and the steering, and that is a thin supply for three circuits
- Massey publishes no weight for the 1GC at all, and a backhoe adds several hundred pounds to a machine whose base figure is already unknown
- 76 inches of dig depth is shallower than the Kubota BX23S and well short of a proper compact TLB like the Kubota B26
- 22.5 hp has to move a tractor, a loader and a backhoe, so travel and cycle times are slow
- Still no cab option, and a backhoe machine is one you would most want to sit inside in winter
Massey Ferguson 1GC.25B
What they like
- 6.9 gpm against the 1GC.23B's 6, which is a 15 percent faster backhoe on a machine where hydraulic flow is the binding constraint
- Factory-fitted 76 inch backhoe rather than a dealer subframe, so the mounting and the hydraulic tap are engineered and warranted together
- Folding ROPS at 85.5 inches up, which a fixed-ROPS 1GC.25 cannot match for barn and tree clearance
- 18.5 hp at the rear PTO plus a 2,000 rpm mid PTO, so it still mows properly between digging jobs
- Shares the FL.1805 loader and the whole 1GC parts list with the three cheaper models in the range
What they complain about
- Nothing publishes a bare-tractor price - AGCO's own price book has only one 1GC.25B row, $25,556, and it includes the FL.1805 loader and BH2720 backhoe fitted and assembled, while the dealer figures found ($25,162 and comparable) are the same bundle
- Loader lift stays at 662 lb and the hitch at 661 lb, so the most expensive 1GC carries no more than the cheapest
- Massey publishes no weight for any 1GC, which on a backhoe machine also leaves transport weight unknown
- The 76 inch dig depth trails the Kubota BX23S, its closest cross-shop
- No cab anywhere in the range
- 6.6 gal of fuel is a short working day once a backhoe is doing the work