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Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B vs Massey Ferguson 4710

Massey Ferguson1GC.23B

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Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B

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22.5 hp engine · 18.3 PTO−19% to the shaft
Massey Ferguson4710

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Massey Ferguson 4710

~$62,582

99 hp engine · 87 PTO−12% to the shaft

Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B has no published price, so the two cannot be compared on cost without a dealer quote; the Massey Ferguson 4710 carries 87 hp to the PTO against 18.3; the Massey Ferguson 4710 lifts 3,420 lbs on the loader against 662.

Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B and Massey Ferguson 4710 compared row by row. A highlighted cell takes that row on the stated rule: more power, lift, capacity or flow, or a lower price.
SpecMassey Ferguson 1GC.23BMassey Ferguson 4710
Pricenot published~$62,582
What that price isno published priceMSRP, base build
Size classSub-CompactUtility
TransmissionHydrostaticPower Shuttle
Engine hp22.5 hp99 hp
PTO hp18.3 hp87 hp
Loader lift662 lbs500 mm ahead of the pin3,420 lbsat the pivot pin
Three-point lift661 lbs24 in behind the lift points4,850 lbs24 in behind the lift points
Hydraulic flow6 GPM17.2 GPM
Drive4WD4WD
EngineIsekiAGCO Power
Weightnot publishednot published
Fuel tank6.6 galnot published
4WDYesYes
Front loaderYesYes
Cab availableNoNo
HydrostaticYesNo
Power steeringYesYes
Cruise controlYesNo
Warranty5 yr powertrain4 yr / 4000 hr 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 4710

What they like

  • 87 hp at the PTO rated at 2,000 rpm, the highest take-off figure anywhere in this catalog and enough for a large round baler
  • 99 rated hp out of 3.3 litres and three cylinders, which keeps the engine short and the turning circle tighter than a four-cylinder of the same output
  • Dyna-2 24x24 with Speedmatching and brake-to-neutral is available over the standard 12x12 power shuttle, giving real transport and field ratios
  • AGCO builds the engine itself, so the driveline is single-source from crank to rear axle
  • Same 4,850 lb hitch and 17.2 gpm hydraulics as the rest of the 4700 range, so implements move across the series unchanged

What they complain about

  • At $62,582 for the bare platform this is the dearest Massey in the catalog, and the Deluxe Cab build is $77,480 - a $14,898 premium for the cab
  • Massey publishes no weight, no fuel capacity and no emissions tier for any individual 4700 model
  • The MF931X loader rates 3,420 lb at the pivot pins and 2,140 lb at 31.5 inches forward, modest against the 4,850 lb the hitch lifts, and it needs the $3,518 loader-provision package before the loader itself
  • 4,850 lb of hitch capacity is shared with the 70 hp 4707, which is thin for a 99 hp tractor - the lift, not the engine, is what will limit implement choice
  • Nothing in the range gets more hydraulic flow than 17.2 gpm, so a front loader and a rear implement working together will feel slow at this power level
Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B spec sheetMassey Ferguson 4710 spec sheet