So you have this little semi/bolens... Now what do you do with it???

[marcelPL]

So you have this little iseki/bolens... Now what do you do with it???

Hi there, since about 8 months i am happy owner of my iseki tx1500 (later joined by a tx1300f)

The purpose of this tractor was to prepare my half acre of ground to grow stuff. Grow stuff like potatoes, onions, and garlic.

The problem is i have no agro background. Sofar i managed to obtain the stuff i need to prepare the ground, like a plow, tiller, etc.

Soon the moment will come that i have to put 4000 pieces of garlic in the ground.

The question is: Is there stuff for sale that helps you put stuff into the ground, and after growing, taking it out of the ground? Especially for these little tractors?

Any input would be highly appreciated, any photo's of equipment would be better.

Thanks in advance,
M.

 

[jeff9366]

Yes there is, but I cannot give you a source in Poland. Italy is the source of many subcompact tractor implements sold in the USA.

Here is the best source for subcompact tractor gardening implements in USA. Buckeye tractor makes some equipment dedicated to garlic.

Buckeye Tractor Online Catalog - Garden Series Page 01

 

[secondgearandstillgoing]

Re: So you have this little iseki/bolens... Now what do you do with it???

Hi there, since about 8 months i am happy owner of my iseki tx1500 (later joined by a tx1300f)

The purpose of this tractor was to prepare my half acre of ground to grow stuff. Grow stuff like potatoes, onions, and garlic.

The problem is i have no agro background. Sofar i managed to obtain the stuff i need to prepare the ground, like a plow, tiller, etc.

Soon the moment will come that i have to put 4000 pieces of garlic in the ground.

The question is: Is there stuff for sale that helps you put stuff into the ground, and after growing, taking it out of the ground? Especially for these little tractors?

Any input would be highly appreciated, any photo's of equipment would be better.

Thanks in advance,
M.

Hi Marcel i have been looking for some tiller blades for my rotovator and came across this page have a look here
Munkaeszkozok japan kistraktorokhoz. ekek, fűnyirok, kultivator, kombinator, tarcsa, tololap, szarzzuzo

 

[marcelPL]

Hi Jeff and Terry, thanks for the info... I was really hoping to get some real world examples of people actually using this iseki/bolens for agro work.

Somehow i have the feeling that this iseki is OK for moving some ground or some snow around, or doing some tilling. Which for me classifies as garden work, not the actual farming (growing stuff) that i am looking for.

There is also the issue of money. Here in Poland minimum pay is around 500 dollar. If you make 800 or 900 per month you're doing pretty good. But it does not leave a lot of room for buying implements. I'm hoping for some real-world examples, to actually learn what these look like. I am a total idiot in this field, and would like to search the local eBay .

Hope this explains. Meanwhile i will try these websites using translate to try and find info.

Thx
M.

 

[wheelbuilder]

I found this site, for motoblocks and mini tractors
No pricing is suggested by the site, which to me, means expensive. Then again, I've been wrong before.

I believe there is plenty that could be done with the iseki, but I also think that scaled down implements are often more expensive as fewer are sold.

 

[marcelPL]

Hi Wheelie, super thanks, lots of equipment there with a description i can understand (i'm not notate english speaking). I actually contacted these people. A manual planter costs about 500 euro. Still lot of money, but we shall see.

They have a youtube chancel (forgarlic) showing video's that explain about what's needed growing garlic. From what i can see now i need three things/stages

1. Create a BED to plant stuff
2. Put garlic into the ground
3. find a way to get it out.

The good news is that points 1 and 3 are no problem. I have some friend closely who can weld some stuff together that i can connect to my cultivator. Maybe i can even do it myself, but i have to upgrade my welding skills first

The planting device is more difficult. The first year we want to test to see if we can actually make money with this, and we are going to put 4000 pieces of garlic into the ground. I will have a look if i can find or create some alternative tooling for that.

Thanks!!

 

[chrismac]

Marcel, just a thought if your looking at a means of planting your garlic, you and your welding friend could come up with a copy of this Massey Ferguson Potato planter, basically you could have it single seat, with one person planting both sides with some type of angled boards covering your seeds, would tale a bit of time to make, but would be worth the effort I beleive, this planter had a wheel with a bell for the correct timing, but you could count elephants or sheep

I have added a picture for info,

Shared album - Chris Macleod - Google Photos

Chris

 

[fpappal]

Marcel,
Last year I planted almost 2000 bulbs of garlic. It really does not take that long and you do not need fancy equipment to do it. Just use your Iseki to till the ground and make a nice smooth bed. Use a string to keep your row straight and using a pointed hoe follow the string and make a little ditch. Plant them 4 fingers apart and make sure the point is facing up! Don't forget to put some fertilizer on them after you cover them up. Once you have everything ready to go it shouldn't take you more than a couple hours. Picking them is just as easy and no fancy equipment needed. Just use a pitchfork to break up the ground next to them and pull them out of the ground. You would be surprised how fast a couple people can harvest that garlic by hand.

A good friend of mine is an actual garlic/onion farmer. He plants around 10 acres a year of garlic and it is all done by hand!! He does have a harvester that looks like a potato harvester to pick them (it was made in Italy). That machine cost him close to $50000 however and you need a good size tractor to pull it. He actually farms around 250 acres total, so he has his workers plant the garlic in fall. One of the most labor intensive parts of the whole thing is breaking up the garlic into individual bulbs. They still do that by hand.

 

[marcelPL]

Hi Chris, thanks for the image. This makes my life very simple, i can adapt my cultivator easily to do this. Thanks!

Hi Francis, are you sure that it is necessary to have the point facing up? I see a lot of youtube on planting machines, but none of them seem to have this 'feature' built in...?

 

[fpappal]

My grandfather was born in Sicily and planted a lot of garlic. He always planted it point side up. I plant my garlic with the help of my father who is 81, he always taught me to plant it point side up. I never really questioned if you actually have to do it that way. This morning I contacted my friend who is an actual garlic farmer. He told me they still plant by hand and they do plant it point side up. If you were to put one of the bulbs point side down it will not grow as well and the neck will be crooked. You would probably be OK if it was sideways, but definitely do not have it facing down. Not sure how you could make a machine that would point that facing up. That is some fancy engineering that is beyond my abilities!