I have two Gravely's. One has a 30" brush hog on it and the other has a 50" deck. I had a Pro-16 with a 50" deck for a while (so I was at 3 Gravely walk behinds) but sold it to buy a zero turn. I didn't really like the Pro-16 (the handles were higher than on my old 5465 and 5665 machines) and I wasn't a fan of the twin-cylinder Briggs on it. Strangely though, I do like the look of the machine and I'm considering buying another one that I came across locally.
The reasons that I have more than one Gravely are pretty simple: 1) Backup - if one dies, I can use another one if I'm in a pinch; 2) I'm lazy - even though Gravely implements can be changed, sometimes that's a pain, so I like having a machine dedicated to a task; 3)Efficiency - sometimes you need two different implements for a job so it's easier to have two machines ready to go and get the job done in a more efficient manner.
I do have several other implements for the Gravely's, but rarely use them. I have a 48" Gravely blade, but I also have an FEL on the Deere. I have a Gravely rotary plow and a tiller/cultivator, but I also have 2 Ariens rear tine tillers. I was looking for a Gravely snow thrower, but decided against it since I already have a nice little singe stage snow thrower as well as a 72" blade for the Deere. I had to pat myself on the back for deciding against accumulating more "stuff". :laughing:
One thing I will say is that if you're going to have "multiples", it makes more sense to have multiples of the same brand so things are interchangeable. In other words, BCS is a nice machine, but I'm not sure that I'd buy a BCS if I already had a Gravely. I'm sure you BCS owners would beg to differ though!
