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  • From: "Mike Emers" <rosie-ck AT mosquitonet.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] bcs tractors and wood fired radiant heat forgreenhouses
  • Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:25:07 -0900

Hi Mark

I bought a 720 12 years ago and it's still going strong. Then they
equipped the 7 hp model with a 30" tiller and it has no problems in our
silt soils. We also have a hiller attachment and snow-blower.

For farming an acre to an acre and a half, it worked great. When we
started farming 3 acres and more we were really glad we switched most of
our tasks to our Kubota 30hp tractor. You can farm a lot with a BCS,
but do you really want to? Wresting the thing around can be wearing.
Don't get me wrong, we still use it lots and lots, but it's not our
major mechanical tool. Think about what you really need it for and
maybe you can get by with a less expensive model.

Mike Emers
Rosie Creek Farm
Ester, Alaska
Zone 1-2

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of MARK A.
ABNER
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:19 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] bcs tractors and wood fired radiant heat for
greenhouses


Howdy folks.

I am giveing serous consideration to adding a bcs 852 and
several
implements to my equipment this year. I wondered if any of you own a bcs
and would share your experiances with the machines and thier
attachements
with me.
Second question . I am planning on putting in a green house and
possibly a
mushroom growing house next to it and thinking that the way to heat
these
structures economicly may be with a wood fired boiler. I think I remeber
some discution in this list about radiant heat systems in green housed
so
if any of you are useing this sort of sysetem either radiant floor heat
of
heat echanger forced air heat for your green houses I would aprecieate
your
inputs.

Mark A Abner
BriarPatch Farms
Monticello KY
Zone 6b


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