Thank you so much for posting all your videos. I grew up using big tractors and have NO experience with small equipment. Your videos are a life saver!!!!
I'm glad my little corner of the internet helped! When I started my channel, it was specifically to provide some much needed info on these garden tractors and the implements they can use. I had to learn it though trial and error, so I'm glad to hear its saved you and a few others the hassle!
Your channel very much helps please keep up the good work. I am just using a MTD tractor but I weld and fabricate for a living so I beefed it up and my really only 2 worries are engine an trans. Any other implements or ideas would be much appreciated.
Man I miss my old Craftsman Garden Tractor. Unfortunately the connecting rods in the engine parted ways after 21 years of service...and it was relatively hard service too...mowed 2 acres of pasture grass plus the yard and tons of other chores around the property, until the engine failed it really didn't have any mechanical problems other than normal wear items like belts and oil/filter, plugs, etc. They just don't build them like that anymore wish I could find another one. Mine had the 18HP Twin Cylinder Briggs & Stratton engine. The Kohler model wasn't in stock when I bought mine.
Erik, I really like the information that you kick out on your videos. I'm going to subscribe. As a "city-fied" farmer, what you are doing is down sizing your implemented, which is neat! It was said in a previous post but fill the bucket with soil. That will keep the front end down. Keep a growing!
Just about everyday this GT or the Husqvarna are out on the property doing something. Last weekend It was the final weeding of this years garden with the help of the cultivator, and tomorrow I'm going to try and design something to help with the potato harvest. It won't be too long and it will be time to hook the snow plow back up!
Farpoint Farms same! Just cut down the corn stalks in my garden and tomarow is plow day! Im ready to take my deck off and not have to worry with grass...
You can take the middle tine out and use it as a cultivator. All of these implements can be used in different ways . The one I don't have is a planter . Am still looking for one .of the planters .
You will find that if you flip the Hitch adapter where it mounts to the main frame the frame will sit more level and the front and rear tines will dig in closer the same depth. Your sleeve hitch sits low and you need a pin that goes all the way through.
That looks like a nice size property. Are you using that small machine just for the challenge of making it work? From what I'm seeing in the video I would get one of the L Series Kubota tractors. Don't even bother with the BX or B series. Get an L Series and you will be amazed how much more work you find for it.
Yeah, I liked the video. I'm not entirely certain at this point what you mean by a linear actuator. By this do you mean the downward force exerted by a hydraulic lift? As on the John Deere X500 series tractors?
@@FarpointFarms I've seen the videos of Brinley cultivators being used with a concrete block for weight (rather awkward I'd think). I'm guessing the force from the hydraulic lift (downward) would preclude the need for that? Good video, by the way - and I like the old Craftsman.
It's all about knowing your limitations with a garden tractor. You can do the same job as a DX series or a L series Kubota, but it's going to take a bit longer. Still we are almost 6 years into farming up here and this thing has done the job!
I’ve really been enjoying your videos and they’ve been helping me tremendously, as I’m venturing into a larger garden. Thank you for posting and sharing. Perhaps you can answer a question that I have regarding the cultivator being used in this video vs the outcome of using disc harrows in other videos….. from your experience, would you recommend purchasing this style of cultivator for the final prep before planting or running 2 disc harrows together instead… or will the outcome be the same? Currently, I don’t have either and planning for upcoming purchases. I’ll be planting sweet corn, sweet taters, collards, tomatoes, etc. Thanks again!
I use this cultivator more for getting the soil prepped. The disc harrow would be better for making the rows. I use the cultivator much more that the other.. I find it easier to rake the rows after I use the cultivator, the disc harrow works well but for me I prefer to rake. I only do one of 2 rows for each- If I was doing larger plots of corn I think I would use the disc harrow. This works for me but you might have to tweak it for your needs
Dafydd Morris if it has a 4 or 5 lug rear axles you can use a variety of attachments, snow plows, snow blower, dozer blade, cultivator, small loader bucket, ect But if it’s just a normal lawn tractor with 1 center hole then just stick to mower you lawn unless you want to tear up the trans
thanks Eric, it's gold! So how many different types of hitches are there? I thought Craftsman uses the same connectors as Husqvarna? And then John Deere is a different type. Or are they all interchangable? If I buy this one, would it fit Husqvarna and/or a John Deere garden tractor? www.husqvarna.com/us/accessories/riding-mower-rear-mounted-attachments/tractor-sleeve-hitch/585607901/ thanks for quickly comparing that craftsman gt to Husqvarna GT52XLSi (locking differential). Your advice rocks!
Glad I could help. As long as the Craftsman tractor starts with model number 917.XXXXX It is a Husqvarna compatible setup. The Deere tractors use a different setup and the sleeve hitch wouldn't work. I hope this helps!
Not all GT's have locking diffs. On the other hand some GT's came with 4wd so I guess people that own those would claim that "Its not a REAL GT if its not four wheel drive" right?
Thanks for the reply, I just got an older Craftsman GT thinking it had a posi or locking axle, when I got it home I couldn't find a switch or lever. When I was young all GTs had posi or locker. That's what classified them as a GT I guess times change. Thanks again.