Click here: General Tractor Overview / Info
**Learn more about walk-behind tractors. This page covers the general features with helpful diagrams, and warranty info.**
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VIDEO: Introduction to Earth Tools
BCS Brand Walk-Behind Tractors
Of the 30 or so companies manufacturing 2-wheel tractors in Europe, BCS is by far the largest. Founded in 1942 near Milan, Italy, BCS sells their equipment in 80 countries and has over 500 dealers in North America.
Grillo Brand Walk-Behind Tractors
Grillo, from Cesena, Italy, has also been manufacturing walk-behind tractors for over 60 years. Grillo and BCS have worked together in the past, but they currently operate as competitors… Earth Tools has chosen to represent both the BCS and Grillo brand walk-behind tractors, in order to give our customers a more complete tractor selection.
Barbieri Brand Walk-Behind Tractor
Established in 1958 in Sossano, Italy, Barbieri has been a long-time manufacturer of high-quality small-scale agricultural equipment. Earth Tools offers ONE MODEL (the largest) of the Barbieri line of walk-behind tractors to fully round out our tractor selection.
CLICK HERE for a list of Grillo servicing dealers in the USA and Canada; simply type in your ZIP / Postal code, and it will tell you your nearest dealers.
BCS vs Grillo Brand Comparison
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PDF Text document: The history of Italian walk-behind tractors in North America (and a history of Earth Tools as well)–A perspective by Joel Dufour, Earth Tools owner
Video: The Walk-Behind Tractor Philosophy (sponsored by BCS)
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Note regarding engine Hp ratings: Engine HP ratings are a bit confusing, because not all engine manufacturers use the same rating system! For example, Honda currently uses the “Net” HP rating, while Kohler and Briggs currently use the “Gross” HP rating. (This is especially confusing, because prior to 2011, Honda used the “gross” rating as well! Why they changed is anybody’s guess…) In order to give our customers a more “apples to apples” comparison, we rate everything on this website in GROSS HP, which is the rating system more people are historically familiar with. So for example, we rate a Honda GX390 engine at 13 HP, which is the “gross” HP rating that Honda listed it at prior to 2011. (Honda currently lists it at a “net” HP rating of 11.7)