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  • From: John Ferree <john AT seldomseenfarm.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Tuff-Bilt vs. Allis Chalmers "G"
  • Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:34:50 -0400

I looked into them a while ago. . . if you're organic, i wonder about
the implement selection. Seems like the available implements are more
geared to gardening than diversified veggies. If I recall, they only
offered shovels for cultivators. . . those are ill suited to much of
what we grow. It would be difficult to adapt G style implements to
their hitch. Not impossible. . . just a pain. But otherwise the
improvements over the manual g would be nice. What about the hefty G?
Imagine a G on steroids. Don't know who made them. . . and i've only
seen one for sale in 6 years.

I watched a tuffbilt on ebay last winter that didn't sell. I doubt they
wanted 5k for it.

john


Richard Stewart wrote:
> 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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