Post pics of your two wheeler

[aesanders]

Here are some pics of my two wheeler BCS (among some other pictures as well).

Flickr: Photos from aesanders71

 

[milkman]

Here's a few of mine hooked to a trailer with another project on board. Last two pics are the gas tank after I moved it to the front of engine, away from muffler, had trouble with vapor lock during hot weather this summer and Joel at Earth Tools suggested 100LL AV gas, this was easier solution. Last pic is with the tank in original position, and before paint and new decal from Earth Tools, Joel is a gold mine when it comes to these machines.

 

[Bentworker]

Here is my homemade wheelbarrow attachment. I keep the grass down around my place with the 31" brush hog from Joel at Earthtools, works well, I have run over some hidden rocks and stumps, and have not destroyed it yet. The BCS has worked out well, I can get under all the oak trees, and mow some steep slopes without any problems.

 

[aesanders]

Both very cool BCS machines.

Bentworker, what tires do you have for your BCS. They look very nice?

 

[Solo]

Here are some pics of my Gravely with a 40" mower. When I change implements I'll take more pic's.

Solo

 

[Bentworker]

Aesanders,

The tires are 23 X 8 X 10 Dunlop KT401 tires. You can get them for $50 each from Motorcycle Helmets and Motorcycle Accessories at Motorcycle Superstore They are out of Medford Oregon.

The bigger tires help out a lot with the mower, it got the engine up out of the way so I can actually drive it across a ditch without getting stuck.

Peter

 

[aesanders]

Thanks, I'll check the store out. Those tires look like they will come in handy.

 

[jwnge]

I bought a receiver like you have on your bucket at Farm/Fleet, looks like it would work great.. I dont have it welded or bolted yet, but soon, I have a clamp on one and it moves too easy while under load.. You think you have an original idea, stick around a while, somebody already did it..

 

[aesanders]

I got the idea for the reciever from reading these forums. I think just about everything has been thought of already.

It does work well. Since I'm not much of a welder, I just drilled some holes and bolted it right up. Only took a few minutes to do and now I can move the trailers around really easy.

 

[DaNag]

The bigger tires help out a lot with the mower, it got the engine up out of the way so I can actually drive it across a ditch without getting stuck.

Interesting...I've a similar problem with my 853 with the sickle bar when cutting in a ditch.

But...how much do they increase ground speed? I use second gear when mowing, and it's a comfortable walking speed. Do you have to jog to keep up?

And, I keep it in low gear when tilling...can't imagine going much faster than it does with the stock tires, but that probably depends a lot on ground conditions.

 

[Tony_S]

Here's a couple pics of my old Gravelys.

First is a pic of an old Model LI with a dirt/snowplow,not sure of it's age but would guess it to be a late 50's model. Starts usually on the first pull. Strong as a mule.
The other pic shows 3 of the 5 sitting in the shed. Attachments include the dirt/snowblade, snowblower, rotary plow, rotary cultivator, two 30" bush hogs, 40" mower, 2 sulkies.
Been using 2 of these Gravelys around this mountain land since I was old enough to handle them.....30 odd years.The other 3 tractors were "accidently" added when seeking additional attachments....at least that's how I explained it to her.

Regards,
Tony S.

 

[Bentworker]

DaNag.

They make it about 12-15% faster than it was stock with the 20" tires.

They are not the best for tilling, I'm going to buy another set of wheels to put the stock tires on if I get a chance. They do work, but it puts the tiller at quite an angle when you are going full depth.

Peter

 

[DaNag]

OK...here's the mini-beast. What a great machine...

I mentioned the wrong model in an earlier post...it's actually the now discontinued BCS 830. Mine's got a Kohler 8.5 - don't know how it compares to the Hondas most of them come with now, but it starts first pull, every time, and has tons of power. Can't slow it down with the sickle bar or tiller.

In extremely tall or wet grass, the sickle bar gives my 6' brush cutter on the Kubota a run for it's money...I can boogie through anything as fast as I can walk without slowing it down, cutting a 42" path. When we first got our property in Washington, prior to getting the Kubota, I needed to clear almost 2 acres of 5-7' tall weeds and brush, in the wet of March. Did it in a little over an hour.

Shown in the second pic is the large BCS chipper/shredder...the 8.5 does a good job with it as well, although feeding large branches into the chipper will slow it down a bit. If I keep things under 1" or so, it will take stuff down the top shoot as fast as I can feed it. It's great for composting...shreds stuff up very fine, last pic shows the results of a bunch of recent tree trimming.

On very steep hills, the wheels will spin when tilling. Not sure yet if I'll add weights, or bolt on a second set of wheels/tires. I'm leaning towards the latter, as that would also increase stability when using the sickle bar in the steep ditches surrounding our place...areas that are far too scary to mow on the Kubota.

One of the attachments I'm thinking of getting - the mini trencher, shown on this page at Earth Tools. Looks like it would make quick work for irrigation trenching.

 

[aesanders]

That's a nice looking machine DaNag. Similar to my 830 (alhough mine has a Briggs engine).

I'm also intersted in getting the mini trencher for the same purpose. Just wish it was about 2-3 hundred less and it would be mine.

 

[jperry507]

None of these are mine, but here is a page with a lot of 2 wheelers in action:

Action pictures

 

[milkman]

None of these are mine, but here is a page with a lot of 2 wheelers in action:

Action pictures

Thank you for that link, some good pics, will check out the links also.

 

[LBrown59]

 

[AndyM]

LB,
That doesn't seem like it has all of the capabilities of a Gravely or BCS...
What kind of attachments come with that?

 

[LBrown59]

LB,
That doesn't seem like it has all of the capabilities of a Gravely or BCS...
What kind of attachments come with that?

Thats the beauty of this .
Comes complete as shown - No expensive attachments to add.

 

[AndyM]

Thats the beauty of this .
Comes complete as shown - No expensive attachments to add.

Where's the tiller and the mower deck?