Can you Garden with a Gravely!!??

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CADplans

Discussion Starter · Feb 12, 2012

I have a 50 X 300 garden. My method of gardening for the past few years has been to;
Every couple years (not every year!!) Gravely rotary plow the garden with the 566,
plant 36 inch spaced rows,
till early with a 20" wide Troy Bilt,
mulch heavily (up to 9 inches deep) as time and energy permits,
enjoy a relatively weed free garden!! :drunkie:

Recently I have been wondering about using the 566 for more than semi-seasonal plowing. Maybe the Gravely would be less work than the Troy Bilt.

Have you used the 2 wheel tractor for cultivating?

What attachment do you use?

Is there a "push cultivator"? Something like this;

Could I convert the above cultivator to attach to the 566?

How wide of row spacing do I have to go to?

I have lots of rocks, so the rotary cultivator is probably not an option due to breakage.

I am ready to get started laying out the garden, Please help!

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NBS

· #21 · Feb 16, 2012

A lot of people have pointed out how the old Gravely attachments were largely designed to rest opposite the ballast of the old [relatively small] Gravely engines.

Whereas if you have a more modern Kohler engine on the back end, then the weight distribution can tend to get all out of whack.

Bottom Line: If you're gonna plow with the weight [and horsepower] of a K301 on the backside, then you need to bring your "A" game [and/or swallow a couple of shots of whiskey before you get started].

Not for the faint of heart.

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gburnett

· #22 · Feb 16, 2012

I Have a Gravely tool bar set up to cultivate I'll sell for $100.

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Richard-tx

· #23 · Feb 16, 2012

helixhippie said:
It can be done.... I've snapped the chain & broken several tines in 2.

slip clutch not working?

Code:

                              [U]Current Inventory[/U]
   24G (Onan 24hp)    24GLX - was 16G  (Onan 24hp)   8249 - was 8129 (Onan 24hp)
        818T (Onan 18hp B48)       8163T - was 8123 (Onan CCKA) 
                              8183T (Onan B48)
   5665 w/brakes        5665        5660        Pro-8         Pro-16 w/brakes

For Gravely Manuals and more visit [url]http://GTCOA.com[/url]

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bookman

· #24 · Feb 16, 2012

My comments about a rear toolholder referenced a home made adapter to use the Gravely 4-bolt (front mount) toolbar on the rear of a 5000 series tractor. The arms, shank attachments, and gauge wheels are mounted and set for forward travel. The adapter looks like this:

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wjohn

· #25 · Feb 16, 2012

I like that. I may try to make something similar for my Ls. Heavier duty greasable gauge wheels would be nice too.

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jepics

· #26 · Feb 16, 2012

NBS said:
If you're gonna plow with the weight [and horsepower] of a K301 on the backside, then you need to bring your "A" game [and/or swallow a couple of shots of whiskey before you get started].

Not for the faint of heart.

I don't recommend taking that literally. Drinking and driving a Gravely is a deadly combination :drunkie:
:sorry1:

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NBS

· #27 · Feb 17, 2012

jepics said:
Drinking and driving a Gravely is a deadly combination

Yep.

But when your plow hits a tough spot and the K301 kicks the whole dadgum contraption back around into your face [in the span of about 1/100th of a second], then your cardiologist will tell you that a little whiskey goes a long way towards relieving stress-induced hypertension.

You know, they say that a man can die from fear...

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