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    BCS oil filter (BCS order no. 58056249) alternatives

    Hello all I need to replace the oil filter on my BCS-740 (European Powersafe) petrol-driven (Honda 390). The BCS order number is 58056249. Are the PH9928 , Bosch 0451104025, Hengst H97W12, etc. exactly compatible ? Best regards Ray
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    BCS-740 - Problem with gear shift

    Dear all For about a year I have owned a BCS-740 (European equivalent of 749 / 853) powered by a Honda GX-390 petrol engine. So far I have only used it in mower mode (handlebars reversed, implements fitted to PTO at front, e.g. mower, shredder). This was the position in which the tractor...
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    BCS 740 - maximum working power while stationary

    Hello all I have a BCS 740 (European equivalent more or less of the 853) with a Honda GX390 petrol engine, about 12 HP, I think. I have recently acquired a chipper / shredder (FBC Bio-S2-MC). My question (might sound a bit odd but I have never used the BCS with a stationary implement...
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    Power sieve / sifter / screen for 2-wheel tractor ?

    Hello all Is there such a thing as a (not too expensive) power sieve / sifter / screen that runs on a 2-wheel tractor (BCS 740, European equivalent of 853) ? I have mountains of otherwise good soil mixed with junk, stones, bits of iron, plastic bottle tops, etc. and doing it all by hand is...
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    Potato routine

    Hello all Compared with most posts on this forum, this is, I realize, a really small-scale question. I am an amateur gardener growing my own fruit and vegetables on about half an acre of ground in France. I grow potatos on a separate patch about 25 x 12 yards. Usually I have 10 rows...
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    Buying a Grillo g85d in Europe - Advice on attachments please

    Hello all I will soon be investing in a 2-wheel tractor (possibly Grillo). I live in France; so I probably won't be able to take advantage of the very reasonable prices for BCS and Grillo 2-wheel tractors at the Earthtools site in the US - not without a great deal of red tape with shipping...
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    Buying a Grillo g85d in Europe - Advice on attachments please

    Hello all I will soon be investing in a 2-wheel tractor (possibly Grillo). I live in France; so I probably won't be able to take advantage of the very reasonable prices for BCS and Grillo 2-wheel tractors at the Earthtools site in the US - not without a great deal of red tape with shipping...
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