Tuff-Bilt Tractor Better Than An AC "G"
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It's hard to beat the old Allis Chalmers G for use in small fields. But why buy old when you can get all the features and more on a new machine? The Tuff-Bilt tractor looks a lot like the original G, with 20 in. clearance and similar steering design. However, it's different in ways that matter. It has a hydrostatic transmission with speeds from zero to 12 mph and is powered by an 18 hp Kohler Twin that can work for an hour on a gallon of gas.
"We do a lot of work with organic farmers, small row crop farmers and landscape people who like the 60-in. mower deck and 4-ft. grader blades," says Rowland Matthews, owner, Tuff-Bilt Tractor. "We offer more than 20 implements and accessories from front end buckets and cultivators to rock rakes. We're also working on a snowblower."
Like the G, the Tuff-Bilt has a tight turning radius of just 84 in. It comes standard with 3-pt. hitches, front and rear, each with a lift capacity of 700 lbs. The 1,300-lb. tractor sells for $8,995.
The hydrostatic drive makes the tractor easy to operate and responsive. When Matthews wants a little more power, he can up the throttle or back off on the hydrostat. With 13:1 bull gears, there's plenty of power, he says.
Matthews has resisted offering a diesel version of the small tractor, due to the high cost of diesel engines and the high price of fuel. However, he has custom built four of his tractors with electric motors. Extending the axle out to 60 in. with outriggers provided needed room for battery storage on the outriggers. At the same time, the batteries eliminated the need for wheel weights.
"The hydrostatic drive makes the change easy," says Matthews. "Just remove the gas motor and fuel tank and mount the electric motor on the same plate. You can operate for six hours for about 90 cents with our electric rates. And it's unbelievable what an electric motor can do."
Matthews has mounted several configurations of electric motors, and they've all worked well. Recently, he had a fellow contact hinm about mounting a 100-watt solar pack as a canopy.
"We're watching everything now to make this tractor as reasonable as we can and still be able to be repaired by the farmer who owns it," says Matthews.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Southeaster Industrial Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 266, 5700 Columbus City Rd., Grant, Alabama 35747 (ph 256 728-3070; sir@scottsboro.org; www.tuff-bilt.com).
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Tuff-Bilt Tractor Better Than An AC G TRACTORS Antiques It s hard to beat the old Allis Chalmers G for use in small fields But why buy old when you can get all the features and more on a new machine? The Tuff-Bilt tractor looks a lot like the original G with 20 in clearance and similar steering design However it s different in ways that matter It has a hydrostatic transmission with speeds from zero to 12 mph and is powered by an 18 hp Kohler Twin that can work for an hour on a gallon of gas
We do a lot of work with organic farmers small row crop farmers and landscape people who like the 60-in mower deck and 4-ft grader blades says Rowland Matthews owner Tuff-Bilt Tractor We offer more than 20 implements and accessories from front end buckets and cultivators to rock rakes We re also working on a snowblower
Like the G the Tuff-Bilt has a tight turning radius of just 84 in It comes standard with 3-pt hitches front and rear each with a lift capacity of 700 lbs The 1 300-lb tractor sells for $8 995
The hydrostatic drive makes the tractor easy to operate and responsive When Matthews wants a little more power he can up the throttle or back off on the hydrostat With 13:1 bull gears there s plenty of power he says
Matthews has resisted offering a diesel version of the small tractor due to the high cost of diesel engines and the high price of fuel However he has custom built four of his tractors with electric motors Extending the axle out to 60 in with outriggers provided needed room for battery storage on the outriggers At the same time the batteries eliminated the need for wheel weights
The hydrostatic drive makes the change easy says Matthews Just remove the gas motor and fuel tank and mount the electric motor on the same plate You can operate for six hours for about 90 cents with our electric rates And it s unbelievable what an electric motor can do
Matthews has mounted several configurations of electric motors and they ve all worked well Recently he had a fellow contact hinm about mounting a 100-watt solar pack as a canopy
We re watching everything now to make this tractor as reasonable as we can and still be able to be repaired by the farmer who owns it says Matthews
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Southeaster Industrial Resources Inc P O Box 266 5700 Columbus City Rd Grant Alabama 35747 ph 256 728-3070; sir@scottsboro org; www tuff-bilt com
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