My new toy a 20g

2660 Views 23 Replies 11 Participants Last post by smoothracing, Dec 11, 2011

smoothracing

Discussion Starter · Dec 9, 2011

I got a 1991 20g with 418 hrs on her,gave $2600 for it with a snow plow.Now I have 4 GRAVELYS total a 8163t, 8122g and a 5665 commercial. I was looking at a John Deere 430 but I love my Gravelys

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ATLANTIC CENTRAL

· #2 · Dec 9, 2011

Very nice find!

Sheldon

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yamato72

· #3 · Dec 9, 2011

Oh is that nice! Isn't it cool to find a low-hour machine like that? Worth every penny.

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Mike.ASC

· #4 · Dec 9, 2011

Greetings & welcome from southern Md (Waldorf) . Where in Md are you ...?

Mike

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arcam8123

· #5 · Dec 9, 2011

That is nice. Barely broken in.

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RedRider8179KT

· #6 · Dec 9, 2011

Beautiful tractor!

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smoothracing

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 10, 2011

Mike.ASC said:
Greetings & welcome from southern Md (Waldorf) . Where in Md are you ...?

Mike

Mike i live in Whitemarsh,I bought a old car in Waldorf last year,it is a 1967 plymouth station wagon.I got it from the original owner and the car was bought at Waldorf motors in 1967

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smoothracing

Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 10, 2011 (Edited)

here is my 8122g that i restored,I bought this one for $500

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That's also very nice! I'm just a few miles up the road from you in Forest Hill, near Bel Air.

I'm in Perry Hall a lot, have rental properties there. Drive through White Mash all the time, our daughter lives in Middle River.

Sheldon

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smoothracing

Discussion Starter · #10 · Dec 10, 2011 (Edited)

And hear is my 8163T that I got for FREE that i restored too it only has 872 hrs on it

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smoothracing

Discussion Starter · #11 · Dec 10, 2011

Ang finally my 5665 comercial that has about 920 hrs on it

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smoothracing

Discussion Starter · #12 · Dec 10, 2011 (Edited)

ATLANTICCENTRAL said:
That's also very nice! I'm just a few miles up the road from you in Forest Hill, near Bel Air.

I'm in Perry Hall a lot, have rental properties there. Drive through White Mash all the time, our daughter lives in Middle River.

Sheldon

I live on Mohrs lane off route 7 (the one lane wooden bridge that went over to home depot).I have a 5 acres of property in Rising Sun to cut,it takes me and my wife about 2 hrs to cut

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arcam8123

· #13 · Dec 10, 2011

You do nice work!

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Richard-tx

· #14 · Dec 10, 2011 (Edited)

smoothracing said:
.I have a 5 acres of property in Rising Sun to cut,it takes me and my wife about 2 hrs to cut

I would say it is time for a 24G and a 72" deck. So far I have been able to cut in 3rd gear with my 72" deck and get a very good cut quality. The reason it cuts fast is for a few interrelated reasons

1 - The 18 hp tractor 50" deck combo can choke on high grass in 3rd gear and can leave a poor quality of cut. The 50" deck just can't clear the cut grass out. The 72" really blows it out due to the increased blade tip speed (17,000 SFPM vs 15,000 SFPM) and the deck design.

2 - The added power of the 24G can handle a wider deck. That extra 12"-22" does make a difference.

3 - The higher blade tip speed means a higher ground speed to maintain the same number of cuts per foot.

I have a modified 50" deck that spins the blades at 20,000 SFPM. I have yet to try it out on dense heavy grass. For normal grass cutting, it really does a nice job. Just spinning that deck does suck up 12 hp. I can't use it on the 5665. The Pro-16 handles it with ease.

That 60" deck should perform but I have no idea how well since I don't have one...yet.

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                              [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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Mike.ASC

· #15 · Dec 10, 2011

smoothracing said:
Mike i live in Whitemarsh,I bought a old car in Waldorf last year,it is a 1967 plymouth station wagon.I got it from the original owner and the car was bought at Waldorf motors in 1967

Cool ! Thats practically in my back yard . All your machines look great .

Mike

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tracktortag

· #16 · Dec 10, 2011

:MTF_wel2: Very nice tractors. From what I've seen, you belong here with the rest of us!

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smoothracing

Discussion Starter · #17 · Dec 10, 2011

Oops almost forgot this one I got this summer for free too,the person was going to take it to the dump,it was his fathers tractor and he bought it new in 1971,its a cub cadet 129