Gravely questions

[garye5007]

I have a line on this 12 hp Gravely machine. I’m gonna take a look at it tomorrow so I don’t really know a whole lot about it other than it has a mower deck on it and I’m more interested in getting a brush hog for it. The guy is asking $700 for it. Are brush hogs hard to find to put on these things? Also, I don’t know how well these things work on Hills. Any opinions on these things would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Topzide]

You should be able to find a 30" bush hog without much issue. I used to have 10 - 12 different attachments years back. Handy machines and that's not a bad price if running.

 

[2manyrocks]

If that's a flail mower, might not need a brush deck. 12hp Kohler engine. Condition of the engine is pretty important as the old K series no longer made. These things are heavy duty and weigh a lot. I used mine on a hillside, but had dual wheels. You might be able to find dual wheel setup if you really need it, but it might work okay with single wheels depending on your hillside.

 

[garye5007]

Thank you very much for the replies… I’m gonna go look at it today, but I’m still on the fence. Thanks again!

 

[garye5007]

I just came back from seeing that machine, looks like it has about 2000 hours on the clock. It has a two blade mower deck looks like about 36 inches. He has a 30 inch brush hog and he would sell me both the machine in the brush hog for $800. The only thing is I need a quick connect adapter. I’m a little concerned that the last guy said make sure that it has a good engine. It started right up and it sounded good to me. No funny noises. would there be a market for the two blade mower deck that has the quick hitch? I understand that adapter is about $300 new. Are those available used? Thank you for any insight!

 

[garye5007]

This is the adapter (I don’t know if it took.)

 

[Topzide]

If it's a twin blade deck, it would be a 40" deck. You could try Richard's in WV to see what he might have. He used to have a lot of Gravely 2 wheel stuff.