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”
