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Read articles →An owner-operator walkaround focused almost entirely on DIY add-ons rather than the GC1710 itself. He covers homemade LED work-light brackets (using existing ROPS holes), a steering knob, a custom ROPS folding pin, a loader-arm toolbox, 360-degree swivel anchors in the bucket knockouts, and a fabricated leaf-spring ripper/trencher attachment. General impressions are brief and positive. Best for owners already past buying who want practical modification ideas.
Posted by the Josh Simpson channel, appears to be a private owner sharing hands-on experience from his own property, with no evident commercial affiliation beyond a positive mention of his selling dealer.
He tapped off the big ROPS hinge bolts and inserted garden hose washers over the threads for a tight fit, which stopped the rattling at 2000 to 2200 RPM.
He welded quarter-inch steel brackets and used the existing factory ROPS light mount holes, tapping into the factory terminated 12-volt wiring harness with positive and negative leads.
He made a cut-down pin that accepts a keeper pin, so he pulls the pin, takes pressure off the ROPS, slides it out, and the ROPS clears the door and backhoe.
It is a ripper made from a straightened one-ton Ford leaf spring with cut and sharpened teeth, used to trench small pipe or waterline and cut roots on small trees.
