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  • From: Culbertson <csafarm AT ecentral.com>
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: What's a comparable to an Allis G?
  • Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 14:40:48 -0700


I have a G. It's not what I would suggest as a first tractor simply because
there's no real PTO hookup for rotovator etc. It's underpowered for
cultivating much more than one row or basket weeders. We use ours for
seeding only, you'll most likely be seeding with a push seeder. Also the
price of Gs is high because retired "tractor nuts" really like them. May I
suggest a Farmall A or C? You can still belly mount cultivators, it's
offset, and they have a working PTO (albiet t you'll need to find one with
a conventional 3 point hookup). Maybe you're so new to this that you don't
know what I'm talking about. In that case go to a used tractor store and
educate yourself. Good luck.









> We are contemplating our first tractor (as much as we love the wheel
>hoe!) and have decided that the Allis G is a great tractor for our scale -
>especially the visibility in front for cultivating. Like buying a new
>car, I want to avoid "I have to have it at all costs syndrome" and not
>consider other options. What are you folks finding working well for a
>small-scale tractor for a market vegetable and flower farmer? Anybody
>using a G and loving/hating it? Mark & Linda High Hopes Gardens
>Melbourne, Iowa highhopes AT adiis.net







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