Testimonial from one of our customers for the Gulland Forge broadforks:
MAGNA GRAECIA TOOL FULL
The Gusseted Broadforks can be used for Initial tillage, but it is recommended to only go to half-depth on the first “pass”, then go to full depth on a second “pass” over the bed.) (PLEASE NOTE: A Broadfork is NOT a substitute for a “digging bar” or a pickaxe or mattock…if you are performing Initial Tillage on heavy soils, or have large rocks/roots to pry out, a Broadfork is not the correct tool for immediate full-depth penetration. (NOTE: Johnny’s™ claims 10.5” tines, but this is a misrepresentation…their tines only protrude about 9” below their frame, which means only 9” of soil penetration…the same as our Standard model.) The addition of Reinforcement Gussets to our two larger Broadforks means that even in super-heavy soils with roots or rocks, the tines will resist bending. We tested these tools in our clay soils against the Johnny’s™ Broadforks, and we found even our Standard model (without Gussets) to be tougher and superior in design. Tennessee-made Ash handles are affixed with stainless-steel lag bolts in large diameter round sockets…no having to “wedge” the handles in place, like on lesser Broadforks. They are unique in that the five round tines are forged to a continuous curve and have symmetrical forged points, both of which aid greatly in reducing friction during penetration into the soil. We are pleased to have forged (pun intended) a partnership with Larry Cooper, owner of Gulland Forge, producer of these completely hand-made broadforks, which we feel are the finest on the market. However, many folks find they work very well for harvest as well, for root crops such as potatoes, carrots, etc. They are intended to be used on garden soils that have previously been worked, such as “last year’s garden”, and Broadforking is typically done first thing in the Spring, as soon as the ground can be worked. (Since there were still lots of “blue” BCS tractors and implements in the supply-chain “pipeline”, someīlue equipment will still be supplied in the coming months.)īroadforks are an old Northern European tool that have recently come to prominence again as an excellent option for soil aeration/loosening, WITHOUT soil inversion OR lots of labor. Hence, black BCS tractors started appearing in the USA in earlyĢ018. Painting all the tractors and implements “neutral” colors and just letting the plastic shrouds and decalsĭelineate what brand tractor it would be. Green for Ferrari, and Yellow for Pasquali)…but sometime in 2017, they decided to optimize efficiency by Historically, they had different paint-lines for each tractor and implement line (Blue for BCS, "blue" parts are now the plastic “beauty” shrouds for theīecause the BCS factory in Italy produces 3 brands of walk-behind tractors on the same assembly line: BCS,įerrari, and Pasquali (BCS purchased these other 2 companies in the 1990s…and no, this is NOT the automotive Tractors are just painted BLACK, and the BCS-branded implements are painted IF YOU WAIT UNTIL GARDENING SEASON TO ORDER EQUIPMENT, YOU WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY **NOT** GET IT FOR THAT GARDENING SEASON.īeginning in late 2017, the BCS factory started a new “paint scheme” for their tractors and implements: The THE MAIN TAKEAWAY IS: BE PREPARED TO WAIT 3 TO 6 MONTHS TO GET EQUIPMENT. ORDERS ARE SHIPPED ON A FIRST-FULLY-PAID, FIRST-SHIPPED BASIS. We appreciate your business and your patience, and we’re working as hard as we can to get orders out as fast as possible, WITHOUT cutting corners on the proper equipment setup, prep & checkout that we are famous for. However, wait times for equipment are GREATLY increased due to the slowdowns in manufacturing and shipping! There is nothing WE can do about this.we currently have over TWO MILLION DOLLARS worth of goods on order from our suppliers, and we can do nothing but wait. This higher demand, coupled with the fact that most our equipment manufacturers "used up" the reserves they had of goods & raw materials LAST year (PLUS had to deal with mandatory shutdowns due to Covid) means that the supply chain for most of the goods we offer has suffered greatly.increased demand + reduced supply is a BAD combination!! While some companies take advantage of a situation like this with "price gouging", we will still continue to offer the same discounted prices on equipment as we always have. Due to the COVID-19 (Corona virus) global pandemic for the past 2 years, we are experiencing a MUCH higher demand for small farming/gardening equipment than usual.
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