Anyone have experience with BEFCO Mowers?

[bigezfosheez]

Just picked this up yesterday.

Broke a u joint along the way home and had to limp the last 100 miles up and down some nasty passes.

I hope it was worth it.

What are your thoughts on BEFCO? I'm also curious what you think it's worth.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I had a similar Alamo mower, maybe a bit larger at 16 feet. I towed it home behind my Dodge Dakota 6cyl truck about 70 miles.

When I tried to sell it, it was not that easy. I thought since they were fairly scarce I could make a buck. As it was, I had used it for ten years and basically got my money back. Listed at 6K CDN, went down to 4500 and sold it for 4K CDN.

If I had to do it again, I would get one with bigger castor wheels, which don't disappear down a ground hog hole.

 

[bigezfosheez]

I had a similar Alamo mower, maybe a bit larger at 16 feet. I towed it home behind my Dodge Dakota 6cyl truck about 70 miles.

When I tried to sell it, it was not that easy. I thought since they were fairly scarce I could make a buck. As it was, I had used it for ten years and basically got my money back. Listed at 6K CDN, went down to 4500 and sold it for 4K CDN.

If I had to do it again, I would get one with bigger castor wheels, which don't disappear down a ground hog hole.

I've been reading that the tiny casters were the weak link for this model, good to know for next time. I paid $2,400 USD for it. It belonged to a small college and it was a winter project for their shop class to get it all fixed up. It still needs a new seal or 2 and a hose, but otherwise it's in great shape.

 

[bigezfosheez]

Here it is all hooked up to my rig. I really should have just hauled it with the isuzu. It desperatley needs all of its fluids changed though.

 

[dannoGT]

Here it is all hooked up to my rig. I really should have just hauled it with the isuzu. It desperatley needs all of its fluids changed though.View attachment 549818

Great picture! That should be on the cover of home and tractor magazine!

 

[bigezfosheez]

Great picture! That should be on the cover of home and tractor magazine!

Thanks! I really love this farm. Just got it 6 months ago.

 

[k0ua]

I had a little 5 foot BEFCO finish mower and it was the best finish mower I have ever used. And I had a couple. The BEFCO gave a better cut, and never gave any trouble. It went when I traded off the tractor and all my implements. A BIG mistake.

 

[k0ua]

By the way, I was told that BEFCO stood for Best Equipment Farmers Can Own.

 

[/pine]

I have a BEFCO 48" 3ph offsetting tiller that's likely 25 years old and still runs smooth with no chatter...FWIW...

 

[Industrial Toys]

It's a rush cutting that much grass in one pass. The sound of all those decks is like Music for the Ego! Mine had really stupid 1/2" reverse thread blade bolts that would shear off when hitting a ground hog hole. You would have to drill out the bolts. They cost like $7.00 a piece at the time and you could loose three in ten minutes of cutting. Finally I had a bunch of bolts made for me and changed the castor mounting arms to a straight configuration to raise my ground clearance. These things were not really meant to cut farm fields.

Years ago, I got my buddy a used Befco 5 foot flail mower. He regrets he let it go with a tractor he sold.