BCS 730 with 8 HP Kohler Magnum pulling a Mainline potato plow

This is my BCS 730 powered by a Kohler 8 HP Magnum. I purchased this the winter of 2008 and had it shipped from Redmond WA to my place in Lodi, WI. It was bought to compliment my 850. I mounted the 6 by 12 inch tires only for this project. Most of the time, it runs around on a pair of 4 by 8 stock tires or the 5 by 10s off my 850. It has home-made extensions in order to get the 4 bolt trailer rims to mount. They won't line up without the extensions. I welded a 1 inch piece of solid round stock in the middle to hold standard free weights. The brackets can hold about 100 lbs of weight each side. This was an idea taken from Joel at EarthtoolsBCS.com. It has the Free-wheel devices to help in turning. They have their drawbacks, but I like them alot for use on this machine. I can lock them solid, make them free-wheel, or set them to ratchet either forward or back. Setting them to ratchet takes away reverse, and will allow the machine to get away from you when going down a slope. My 730 also runs a 26 inch tiller I bought out of Montana in the spring, a 28 inch snowblower I bought out of Chicago IL in the winter, a chipper I bought with it, and other attachments.

The Plow was bought from Jim at Fields Farm in Bend, OR. He says it's a Mainline attachment. Mainline sold BCS machines under thier name until 1982. BCS then started importing their machines on their own and Mainline started selling SEP machines under the Mainline name. This plow is probably made by a local shop in Ohio, where Mainline was based.

The plow does a good job of digging up the potatoes. Unfortunately, it also re-buries about half of them. They either need to be found by digging through with your fingers, or the bigger ones can be found with a 5 tine manure fork. I have some ideas on how to tweak it and will see what next year brings...

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[LETCA]

Tell me more about the freewheel devices. Where can I get a set?

[farmerboybill]

Any dealership can get them for you. Unless you have a really good local dealer, I recommend buying them from Joel Dufour at Earth Tools in Owenton Kentucky. When you call to order them, he'll try to talk you out of buying them! They do have their limitations - you lose reverse (they'll ratchet when turned backwards) and you lose hold-back when tilling or going downhill (unless you lock them). I think they're great when used for plowing, blowing snow, and mowing.

[Bo94DK]

@kingdomofwitches so?

[Wolfshamil]

Hello!

Sory may question... wo much coast BCS 730 with 8 HP?

Thanks

[pheenix42]

When I think of all the potatoes I dug out with a potato fork! =D

[kingdomofwitches]

the second row have better yield than the first row

[pinkiewerewolf]

Great video!

We purchased a BCS from Joel @ earthtoolsbcs in part because of this video. I was wondering how much total axle extension you are running because I think the combination of weight, height and extension are the key to getting performance out of a walk behind two-wheel tractor. I have a 30" tiller on our right now and when I sink the tines to their deepest setting it really makes the machine's wheels slip in loosened soil. (second pass/third pass)

Thanks for a great video!

[MrMeekaloanu]

Hey man, I recently had to research a Vietnam veteran for a school project, and found a man named Joel Kohler. I was wondering if he had anything to do with the Kohler magnum you showcase in this video.

[MrLarryHorse]

This is awesome, nice potatoes and nice attachment.

[Z71Ranger]

You got some nice size potatoes and a a lot of potatoes for the space you used. You should make a video on how to grow potatoes you seem to know what you are doing. Very good video and thanks for your time.

[smyers820gm]

@phomer1 lol..yeah..mash 'em,boil'em,stick'em in a stew ! ;)~

[phomer1]

po-tay-toe?