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  • From: Richard Stewart <rstewart AT zoomtown.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Tuff-Bilt vs. Allis Chalmers "G"
  • Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:01:38 -0400

http://www.tuff-bilt.com/about.html

Go to the link above. They have an implements page.

THey are asking close to 9K for it. It does not have a Cat II hitch nor does it have a PTO it seems.

Her is a video of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Tlh3L4eXQ&feature=related

The PTO is a direct drive so it will bog down if the mower or tiller bogs down.

I would think this would be perfect for a grower doing an 1/4 acres of specific spring crops. You are not going to tow a bed shaper or chisel plot though you might be able to spade root crops (assuming they were surface planted and covered) and certainly be able to hill.

In one of the videos you see it bogging down and/or spinning trying to spade hard pack. They have also added a plat to the front for more weight showing that they were clearly having issues with the front end raising up.

I'm looking for a planting and cultivating tractor though. I can till with my other tractors.

Richard Stewart
Carriage House Farm
North Bend, Ohio

An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855

(513) 967-1106
http://www.carriagehousefarmllc.com
rstewart AT zoomtown.com



On Aug 20, 2009, at 10:14 PM, Marie Kamphefner wrote:

Regards to the list:

Richard, how much are they asking for the Tuff-Bilt? Do they have lots of implements to go with it?

Marie in Missouri




I have taken a spin on a G and loved it, but what about these little Tuff-bilts I see from time to time. I looked over one at a farm show down in Louisville, KY last year. Same principle as the G...almost identical in appearance, but with a cat 2 hitch and pto on the back to boot. Not as much weight or HP as I would like but how much do you need cultivating and planting salad greens?

Trying to do this type of stuff with the tractors I have is a bear with the utter lack of visibility low and underneath. All my stuff is designed for corn, soybean, and wheat.

I need an alternative and while a TB is going to be more expensive I was curious how the two compare. I am looking at four G for sale right now ranging from 2700 to 5K and the TB is a bit more than that.

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