Re: School me on Tillers (walk behind)

Posted by Bob in SD on August 14, 2017 at 12:57:07 from (137.216.209.56):

In Reply to: School me on Tillers (walk behind) posted by Bob in SD on August 13, 2017 at 14:48:49:

Thanks for all of the replies (but keep them coming).

I like the idea of the BCS, but already have small tractors (and the Gravely, which is an earlier take on the same concept). Also having too many real tractors I can't justify that money when I look at the antique tractor I could buy instead (the walk behind would be easier to store, I guess).

I used the real tractor (probably a 4 cylinder Ford 4000 at that time) to initially establish the garden plot. Right now it's surrounded by cattle panels with chicken wire attached, but I can make them movable enough to get a tractor into that again (except I've got more permanent stuff on the west end, raspberries, maybe some asperagus and strawberries soon). I did go rip the rest with the extended rippers on a box blade this spring before tilling (Hey, it was there).

The online reviews on the "Bronco" (CRT Troy Bilt) are either "flimsy piece of junk, handles bent" or "Hey, it's a Troy Bilt, Dad had one so I know it's gonna be good". I think I'll pass on that.

The older one the friend has may be an Econo Horse (I said Pony above, I'm not sure). I may talk to them about that one. It has the Tecumsuh engine, probably needs a carb and some belts and maybe tines. I put a new magneto on it a few years ago, but hear the carbs are spendy? How are other parts for that? I'm thinking that I be better off getting that (or similar, depending on what I can find over the winter) and and re-doing everything, but I'm at the point with my Gravely where I'm wondering if that approach is worth the effort?

Thanks again,

Replies:

Add a Reply! You must be Logged In to Post Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Optional Video Title: Optional Video URL: Advanced Posting Options Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks. No political comments, hate speech or bigotry of any kind will be tolerated. Violations will be removed and posting privileges may be permanently revoked without notice.   Advanced Posting Tools   Upload Photo  Select Gallery Photo  Attach Serial No List  Return to Post  Upload Photos/Videos Choose Files from your local computer Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo filesizes should be less than 300K and Videos, less than 2MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.

TRACTOR PARTS	TRACTOR MANUALS

We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]