2 Wheel Tractors - Buying & Using

[ZJ_HR]

Milkman,
This post filled his task. You pulled it out and wash [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
... and show it here [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Nice machine

[Libertine]

milkman:

<font color="blue">All the posts and pictures of 2 wheel tractors convinced me to get out the 18 year old BCS 735 and see if it would run </font>

Great - that was the idea of this thread. Too many tractor folks aren't aware that these machines are serious, life time pieces of equipment. The BCS, along with other European 2 wheelers and the 2 wheel American made Gravelies are "real" tractors suitable for smaller acreages, much less expensive to buy and run as well as easy to repair when needed. And, easier to maneuver in tight places. Nice machine you've got - thanks for all the pics.

JEH

[Libertine]

Geowen:

<font color="blue">BCS bought out 2-wheel ractor line from Ferrari, not Goldini. </font>

So I learned.

<font color="blue">Can't say enough good things about BCS and dealer Joel Dufours of Earth Tools in Kentucky. . . . Joel is a straightshooter and a storehouse of knowledge. </font>

Absolutely. He doesn't just sell them, but uses them in his farming operation. With the other implements he imports that can be used on the BCS, you can take fuller advantage of the flexibility and usefullness of the BCS and similar 2 wheel tractors. Many BCS dealers sell them as homeowner/gardening tools. Joel sees (and uses) them as an agricultural piece of equipment perfectly useable on a smaller acreage for commercial production, i.e. size appropriate.

JEH

PS Welcome to TBN. That's a good deal for a "low mileage" snow blower.

[ZJ_HR]

BCS, Goldoni, SEP and some others are REAL AG tractors, just 2-wheeled.
In hilly part of my country they are ONLY possible tractors for use, and they live hard life there.
BCS here is synonym for self propelled hay and communal mowers over 30 years.
So, guys, some of you can be proud to have these machines, and don't hesitate to take it out and work with them. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Using my walkbehind tractor (even not Goldoni or BCS [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img])give me more fun than using other two tractors. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Calpyro]

If anybody is interested, I am selling my BCS tiller. It has a new 17HP kohler engine, 36" tiller, chipper and 48" sickle mower. $1250 N. CA Send me a PM for details

[ZJ_HR]

I'm interested, but on wrong side of pond [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
So, you have to find another customer [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Calpyro]

I made a mistake on the HP of my BCS that I am selling. It is 16 HP from a Vanguard Vee twin OHV. I replaced the old engine when my dad ran it without oil. I put a large engine in it to run the chipper. Now it really chips well

[asorganicfarm]

Hello I'm new to this site but have read this entire thread and have a great deal of interest in larger BCS machines and aftermarket implements. You mention that you have a machine for sale I would be interested if it is still available. How do we proceed?

[Libertine]

Since I have finally replaced my Gravely walking tractors with a newer, BCS tractor, I though I would post some pictures showing the flexibility of this type of equipment. At the end I will do a very brief review comparing the old Gravely tractors with the newer BSC equipment.


The attached photo is a view from the “driver’s seat”.
1)) The red lever to the right of the starboard handle is called a reverser and works exactly like the shuttle shift on any CUT. Whatever gear you’re in, flip the lever and you will be going the opposite direction.
2) The black lever just to the left of the reverser is the differential lock. It works exactly the way a differential lock works on any CUT. Flip the level and you “lock” the differential so power is transmitted to both wheels at the same time. Like the diff lock on a CUT it helps get you unstuck if one wheel begins to spin.
3) The two levers below the handle are the brakes. Light pressure helps steer the tractor, or pull one lever going forward and you can “lock” the wheel on that side and do a 180 (will turn as sharply as a ZTR mower). Also, you can lock them in place like a parking brake. The silver lever between the brakes is the throttle control.
4) The two black handles on each side of the post (in the center) are the shift lever (on the right) controlling the 4 speed transmission, and the one on the left engages the PTO.
5) The Red lever on the port handle is the dead man switch, and the lever below the handle is the clutch control (it is locked in the disengaged position in the photo.

If you look between the wheel and the transaxle you will see a single spacer which spreads the track (width). The wheels are dished out but the can be adjusted for different settings. The overall width in the set up shown is about 29” which is good for the implements I have (30” tiller, 31” brush hog, etc.). I have 2 additional sets of spacers which will extend the overall width to around 40”. This will allow for straddling a 30” planting bed while tilling the bed with the tiller. The width can be reduced in steps to around 20”

[Libertine]

This photo shows the steering post being rotated 180 degrees. This takes only a couple seconds. You detach the rods (by unsnapping them from the column) controlling the transmission and PTO (you can see the rods laying on the tires), pull the release lever (on top of the column) and swing it around. The means the PTO (at the lower left in the photo) can point forward (for mowers, etc.) or to the rear (for tillers, rotary plow, etc). Also, the handle bars adjust up and down on the column by pulling a lever.

The column also swings out (you can see three positioning holes directly to the left of the column) so that you can walk to the side when tilling. Just to the left of the three holes you can see two pieces of metal sticking out (one above the other) with holes on the end. This is used to attach towed equipment. Also visible in a photos below.