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09-06-2004, 03:17 PM
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Bad Bob wrote in message . ..
(Dave) wrote: I tried an old Gravely walk-behind rotary plow today and it was bizarre. Had an uncle that bought a gravely (he got the ride behind seat). Had a snow blower, brush hog, roto tiller and a reel mower attachments. He bought this rig in 1952. My cousin's son is still using it today and takes care of 20 acres with it. Built like a Sherman tank. Does he use the rotary plow? I gave it a try. It provides a swath of only about a foot but will fling the dirt three or four feet. That was my problem. You are supposed to have a dirt shield on there to minimize that but it was missing here. Basically with such a narrow swath and dirt all over I could not keep track of my passes. Also the adjustments require tools. The depth setting clips require a pair of pliers to pry off and the plow angle setting requires two 3/4 wrenches. It was difficult to judge its effectiveness and I had no extra time to play with it much. I ended up with a bunch of mounds that were extra work to level out once I switched back to my Troy. I wonder how many owners have converted that rotary plow into a conventional set of tines? The Gravely does use conventional tines on the cultivator attachment, but these are very small diameter for shallow work. |
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