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    Mowing cover crops

    Hi folks, I'm a proud owner of a Grillo G85D which I use currently only for soil working, with a Berta plow and a 27" tiller. I'm a small scale market grower that utilizes cover crops in my rotation, and am interested in getting a mower attachment to chop some of these up before I...
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    Grillo OPC lever

    On my Grillo G85D, I've been encountering an issue with the OPC lever. Does anyone else have an issue with these when you squeeze the clutch trigger into the locked position the OPC switch will not catch properly (on the clutch trigger), and it retracts far enough to kill the engine (or prevent...
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    Plowing pattern with single Berta Rotary Plow

    Hi Folks, I saw some pictures posted of some plots plowed with the swivel Berta Plow, and because it rotates, you can always discharge the soil in the direction of the already worked soil regardless of the tractors direction. Most importantly, one of the tires is always resting on unworked...
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    Use of Berta Rotary Plow

    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...
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    Grillo G85D differential question

    Hi Folks, I am the proud owner of a Grillo G85D 10HP Kohler model that I purchased new from Earth Tools last year (2011). My question involves locking the differential. When I pull the orange handle up to "lock" the wheels, sometimes it takes quite some time (and distance) for the axel to...
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