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Massey Ferguson 1GC.23B

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Massey Ferguson1GC.23B
Sub-Compact
22.5 hp engine · 18.3 PTO−19% to the shaft

Factory tractor-loader-backhoe build of the 1GC.23: same 22.5 hp Iseki and same hitch, with a 76-inch digging backhoe fitted on the line and a folding ROPS that clears 85.8 inches instead of a fixed 72.8. This is Massey's answer to the Kubota BX23S rather than a dealer-added subframe.

Engine
22.5 hp
PTO
18.3 hp
Loader lift
662 lbs
3-pt lift
661 lbs

As published by the maker

Specifications

Size class
Sub-Compact
Transmission
Hydrostatic
Engine
Iseki
Engine hp
22.5 hp
PTO hp
18.3 hp
Drive
4WD
Loader lift
662 lbs
Three-point lift
661 lbs
Hydraulic flow
6 GPM
Fuel tank
6.6 gal
Warranty
5 yr powertrain
4WD
Yes
Cab
Open station
Turbo
No
Cruise control
Yes

On the price: Neither this maker nor any dealer reachable from here publishes a bare-tractor price for this model — every listing found either says “call for price” or bundles a loader. That is how this brand sells, so expect to get a number by asking a dealer rather than by looking it up.

Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.

Comes with

4WDHydrostaticFront LoaderBackhoePower SteeringCruise ControlDiesel

From owner discussion and long-term write-ups

What owners say

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

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