Spiked wheels from BCS America

[Maine Hills]

BCS America is now listing spike wheels for working on very steep slopes BCS America

Earth Tools also shows spiked wheels on their revamped website Earth Tools

 

[oosik]

Interesting. However, the price would keep me off steep slopes and I really don't want to be anywhere that these would be required on my tractor. Looks like something right out of one of those dungeons & dragons games. Or those wheels that are used on compactors found at garbage dumps.

 

[Egon]

Those wheel types may be pretty common in some parts of Europe.there are some pretty sophisticated two wheel tractors for mountain slopes.

 

[freedomlives]

I really wonder how much the subsidies over here (EU) drive the development of some of the equipment. Per hectare, whatever agricultural thing you do*, you get 135€/year, and then another 70-something if you do it in an ecological mindful way. Then there are all sorts of extra payments on top of that-- I suppose even for mountainous regions (we live in just slightly hilly area above the Pannonian basin, so I haven't looked in to that). I wonder otherwise how these top of the line walk behind bar mowers pay for themselves.

* Almost half of the EU budget goes to agricultural subsidies.

 

[Rustyiron]

I'd be sceered to just WALK on that hillside without being tied off to something!

That's amazing.

 

[freedomlives]

The cream of the crop is Brielmaier -- they came up with the spiked wheels and make them for other companies.
Here is one used-- 24K€ with a 2.35m (7 1/2 foot) double action cutter bar.
Brielmaier 27 Ps, € 24.000,- (6283 Hainzenberg) - willhaben
The whole machine is electronic controls controlling hydraulics-- it can be controlled by remote, and two machines can likewise drive one cutter bar in tandem. One German company made a test between their tandem model and a tractor:

Brielmaier Motormaher - Duo 6
3-4 hectares / hour-- that is 7 - 10 acres per hour, and you get a good work out while doing it!
I'd love to have one of these, but I haven't got 24000 €, and don't live with Alpine hills!