Eric_Phillips
Platinum Member
What I need is a brush mower to maintain some drainage ditches so it will be used on a slope. What I have aquired is a BCS 715 with a tiller. It doesn't run but I bet a carb cleaning and some new gas will take care of that. I then have some Gravely attachments, 30" mower, rotary plow, blade and sulky. As for the gravely motor I have a cylinder, head, part of the trasmission, bell housing, air cleaner and gas tank all in a bucket with some bolts. I also have the wheels but no handles, carb, differential etc.
From the information I have dug up it seems the Gravely L's had oil pumps so would be the best Gravelys to use vs the convertables. I have also found gravelys resonably priced and most also come with a mower. I am not sure if the BCS has an oil pump or not. But looking around I find BCS with a tiller and sometimes a sickle bar mower. I have yet to see a used BCS with a brush mower.
So my thoughts are to get the BCS running and sell it for some money. Then buy a Gravely L and probably get a second mower out of the deal. Does this sound like the best way to go or do you think I should sell the Gravely stuff to get a probaly new BCS mower attachment? I guess I should add that the BCS cosmetically looks nice, the gravely implements have been well used over the last 30 yrs.
From the information I have dug up it seems the Gravely L's had oil pumps so would be the best Gravelys to use vs the convertables. I have also found gravelys resonably priced and most also come with a mower. I am not sure if the BCS has an oil pump or not. But looking around I find BCS with a tiller and sometimes a sickle bar mower. I have yet to see a used BCS with a brush mower.
So my thoughts are to get the BCS running and sell it for some money. Then buy a Gravely L and probably get a second mower out of the deal. Does this sound like the best way to go or do you think I should sell the Gravely stuff to get a probaly new BCS mower attachment? I guess I should add that the BCS cosmetically looks nice, the gravely implements have been well used over the last 30 yrs.