bsaltzgiver
New member
Hi Folks,
For those of you who have or operate a berta rotary plow, what throttle do you set your engine at when you are plowing? I plowed about 3000 square feet of rather hard clay with it, in 1st gear, using full throttle, and it was probably the most physically demanding work I've ever done. Keeping it going straight was impossible.
Would it be less demanding of the operator to plow at lower throttle. Would wheel weights make it easier to control and stay in the furrow?
The user manual for the plow says something along the lines of "The plow should be used without operator fatigue", but I was quite fatigued after uusing it! I am by no means disappointed with its performance, because it cuts so deep in one pass, but I'm just curious if I could make the use of the berta plow less "back breaking". The plow is powered by a 10 HP Grillo 85D with a total of 5 inches of axle extensions.
Thanks folks for any advice!
-Bruce
For those of you who have or operate a berta rotary plow, what throttle do you set your engine at when you are plowing? I plowed about 3000 square feet of rather hard clay with it, in 1st gear, using full throttle, and it was probably the most physically demanding work I've ever done. Keeping it going straight was impossible.
Would it be less demanding of the operator to plow at lower throttle. Would wheel weights make it easier to control and stay in the furrow?
The user manual for the plow says something along the lines of "The plow should be used without operator fatigue", but I was quite fatigued after uusing it! I am by no means disappointed with its performance, because it cuts so deep in one pass, but I'm just curious if I could make the use of the berta plow less "back breaking". The plow is powered by a 10 HP Grillo 85D with a total of 5 inches of axle extensions.
Thanks folks for any advice!
-Bruce