Hi,
First, sorry for my poor english as I'm french
I'm starting an organic farm project on a small 3 acres land and I need a 2 wheel tractor. After months of search I decided to purchase a BCS, it seems to be good brand and there's a lot of implements available.
Now, I don't now which one to buy between the 730 and the 740. I'm low on money so I think I will buy a gas model and not a diesel. I don't know if models number are the same around the world so :
- BCS 730 has a Honda GX 340, 9.5 HP and 2 forward/rear speeds
- BCS 740 has a Honda GX 390, 11.2 HP and 3 forward/rear speeds
My primary usage will be :
- till 1 or 1.5 acres for vegetables
- use the berta rotary plow to make raised bed. Is the 730 has enough power for this ? My soil is heavy clay with a lot of rocks.
- and mow/cut almost all the leaving surface 1 or 2 times a month between march and october. Maybe doing this with the only 2 speed of the 730 will become painfull ?
And finally for mowing I'm not sure what is the best tool between a flail mower or a brush mower, what are the pros/cons of each one ?
Oh ! And if you wonder why I ask these questions here, its because each times I look for BCS informations, I fall on this forum and BCS is not well know or even distributed in France so I need to buy it from Italy or England ! So making the good choice is very important to me.
Thanks for your advices
First, sorry for my poor english as I'm french
I'm starting an organic farm project on a small 3 acres land and I need a 2 wheel tractor. After months of search I decided to purchase a BCS, it seems to be good brand and there's a lot of implements available.
Now, I don't now which one to buy between the 730 and the 740. I'm low on money so I think I will buy a gas model and not a diesel. I don't know if models number are the same around the world so :
- BCS 730 has a Honda GX 340, 9.5 HP and 2 forward/rear speeds
- BCS 740 has a Honda GX 390, 11.2 HP and 3 forward/rear speeds
My primary usage will be :
- till 1 or 1.5 acres for vegetables
- use the berta rotary plow to make raised bed. Is the 730 has enough power for this ? My soil is heavy clay with a lot of rocks.
- and mow/cut almost all the leaving surface 1 or 2 times a month between march and october. Maybe doing this with the only 2 speed of the 730 will become painfull ?
And finally for mowing I'm not sure what is the best tool between a flail mower or a brush mower, what are the pros/cons of each one ?
Oh ! And if you wonder why I ask these questions here, its because each times I look for BCS informations, I fall on this forum and BCS is not well know or even distributed in France so I need to buy it from Italy or England ! So making the good choice is very important to me.
Thanks for your advices
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