Gravley Convertible kicked ass!

[Mr.Glock]

Any one use one? I had several of them back in the 80’s. All the ones I had in the past were the old ones with Studebaker Engines, this one has a Kohler. It’s a 1982 year. Miniature Brushhog. I have a few areas on a place that I recently bought that I don’t want to rough house my zero turn, and areas that a tractor is too big.

Now to find a Rototiller Attachment for it.

 

[cowadle]

yep. i have had several. get the rotary plow. and get on ebay to get a swiftomatic for the transmission so you can split the gears. take about an hour or two to install.

 

[Mr.Glock]

yep. i have had several. get the rotary plow. and get on ebay to get a swiftomatic for the transmission so you can split the gears. take about an hour or two to install.

This one has the two speed drive as well as 2 speed PTO. I had forgot how strong they are, offloaded it and went right to an area that has 28 inch tall weeds/grass and it walked through it like butter.

I want a Rototiller, you know of any places or guys that mess with Gravleys? I have never used a Rotory Plow, I had a cultivator, sickle mower and a straight blade that was modified and would push snow like crazy.

 

[cowadle]

the rotary plow is an attachment that fits on the banjo gearbox that also drives the tiller. the plow is much better than the tiller for breaking and turning crops. the till is more of a cultivator than what we think of as a roto tiller

 

[SoonerP226]

My dad had one, with the sulky, mower, and rototiller, and I spent a fair amount of time trailing it around the yard and garden. When he got it it had a blown engine, and he replaced it with a Tecumseh (a lot of the stuff we had we got because it was broken and he could fix just about anything). I think my uncle has it now; the last I heard, it was still going strong.

 

[Bocephus123]

Any one use one? I had several of them back in the 80’s. All the ones I had in the past were the old ones with Studebaker Engines, this one has a Kohler. It’s a 1982 year. Miniature Brushhog. I have a few areas on a place that I recently bought that I don’t want to rough house my zero turn, and areas that a tractor is too big.

Now to find a Rototiller Attachment for it.


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Very Sweet that's a man's mower

 

[Mr.Glock]

I knocked down a half acre with it today, then mowed it with my zero turn. No way in hell could the zero turn do what the Gravely did. It mowed over 26“ to 30” weeds/grass with no trouble at all.

No Sulky riding either, I walked it out. I never used the Sulkys on the ones I had 35 years ago back in my early 20s! But I may just try to on the next half acre! LOL!

Again it had no trouble.
Now I on the other hand am a whooped ass puppy and will be paying for my efforts for a day or so!

 

[thor447]

I knocked down a half acre with it today, then mowed it with my zero turn. No way in hell could the zero turn do what the Gravely did. It mowed over 26“ to 30” weeds/grass with no trouble at all.

No Sulky riding either, I walked it out. I never used the Sulkys on the ones I had 35 years ago back in my early 20s! But I may just try to on the next half acre! LOL!

Again it had no trouble.
Now I on the other hand am a whooped ass puppy and will be paying for my efforts for a day or so!

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The look on the dog's face is excellent. It's like "What the hell bro?"

 

[Firpo]

Now that thing is just cool.

 

[SoonerP226]

No Sulky riding either, I walked it out.

I used the sulky once or twice for the novelty of it, but it was usually more trouble than it was worth, so I normally just walked behind it.