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| Founded | 1943 |
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| Founder(s) | Luigi Castoldi |
| Headquarters | Abbiategrasso, Italy |
| Key people |
Fabrizio Castoldi (Chairman) Benso Marelli (General Manager) |
| Products | agriculture machinery tractor |
| Parent | BCS Group |
| Website | http://www.bcsagri.it/ |
The first motor mower, BCS model 243 made in Italy.
BCS was founded in 1943 by a simple intuition of Luigi Castoldi, its brilliant founder, and soon became a solid and well-structured, the pride of those who would be the prestige of Italian companies in the field of agricultural mechanization post-war.
His first business revolved around a tiny workshop in Abbiategrasso, Italy, active town in the valley of Ticino to MilanFrom here the idea of designing and constructing a self-propelled mowing machine equipped with an internal combustion engine of low power supported by a self-supporting frame, also housing the transmission and the cutting system: hence, the MF 243, which represents a 'authentic revolution in the agricultural landscape of the time both for its huge production capacity for concrete improvement in the lives of peasants no longer bound to a hard day of manual mowing'.
The success of the mower was surprising and persuaded the engineer Luigi to develop a full range of agricultural machinery designed to reduce the manual labor for the benefit of mechanical solutions, and be efficient and effective. After mowers followed the reaper-binders for cutting and gathering in sheaves of grain, and in the late 1960s, BCS entered the field of maintenance of green areas with the creation of the first multi-purpose tractor "light" and small, for a market in which, until then, there were only expensive and bulky machines.
In 1970 rotary discs for tractors were introduced. BCS has since diversified its production in several areas: forage equipment, professional equipment for the maintenance, power mowers, tractors, specialist tractors and generators.
BCS is the pioneering brand of the BCS Group, which also includes the brands of Ferrari (tractors) and Pasquali for the agricultural division, and MOSA for the energy industry.
Historical Photo Gallery[]
Models[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| BCS 840 | 
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| BCS 1012 HCR | 
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| BCS 1040 | |||||
| BCS Cargo-Van 250 | Lombardini | built by Goldoni | |||
| BCS Cargo-Van 300 | Lombardini | built by Goldoni | |||
| BCS Cargo-Van 600 RS | 41.5 hp (30.9 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Invictus K300 AR | 26 hp (19 kW) | Kubota | |||
| BCS Invictus K300 RS | 26 hp (19 kW) | Kubota | |||
| BCS Invictus K400 AR | 35.5 hp (26.5 kW) | Kubota | |||
| BCS Invictus K400 RS | 35.5 hp (26.5 kW) | Kubota | 
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| BCS Sycar 20 | 22 hp (16 kW) | Lombardini | built by Goldoni | ||
| BCS Sycar 45 | 
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| BCS System 26 RS | 
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| BCS System 45 RS |
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| BCS Valiant 400 AR | 35 hp (26 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Valiant 400 RS | 35 hp (26 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Valiant 500 AR | 46 hp (34 kW) | Lombardini | 
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| BCS Valiant 500 RS | 46 hp (34 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Valiant 550 AR | 49 hp (37 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Valiant 550 RS | 49 hp (37 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Valiant 650 AR | 58 hp (43 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Valiant 650 RS | 58 hp (43 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 400 | 36 hp (27 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 400 AR | 36 hp (27 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 400 RS | 36 hp (27 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 500 AR | 48 hp (36 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 500 RS | 48 hp (36 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 500L AR | 52 hp (39 kW) | 
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| BCS Vanguard System 500L RS | 52 hp (39 kW) | ||||
| BCS Vanguard System 550 AR | 51 hp (38 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 550 RS | 51 hp (38 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 700 | |||||
| BCS Vanguard System 700 AR | |||||
| BCS Vanguard System 700 RS | |||||
| BCS Vanguard System 750 AR | 74 hp (55 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Vanguard System 750 RS | 74 hp (55 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 800 AR | 70 hp (52 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 800 RS | 70 hp (52 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vanguard System 850 | 70 hp (52 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Victor 300 AR | 26 hp (19 kW) | Lombardini | 
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| BCS Victor 300 RS | 26 hp (19 kW) | Lombardini | 
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| BCS Victor 400 AR | 35 hp (26 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Victor 400 RS | 35 hp (26 kW) | Lombardini | |||
| BCS Vithar 650 AR | 63 hp (47 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 650 FR | 63 hp (47 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 650 RS | 63 hp (47 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Vithar 700 AR | 68 hp (51 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 700 MT | 68 hp (51 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 700 RS | 68 hp (51 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 750 AR | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Vithar 750 EP AR | 70 hp (52 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 750 EP RS | 70 hp (52 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 750 FR | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 750 RS | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 800 AR | 68 hp (51 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 800 MT | 68 hp (51 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 800 RS | 68 hp (51 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 800 EP AR | 79 hp (59 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 800 EP RS | 79 hp (59 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 850 AR | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 850 FR | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 850 RS | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 900 AR | 83 hp (62 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 900 MT | 83 hp (62 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 900 RS | 83 hp (62 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Vithar 950 AR | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 950 EP | VM | ||||
| BCS Vithar 950 EP AR | 91 hp (68 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 950 EP RS | 91 hp (68 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Vithar 950 FR | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vithar 950 RS | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Vivid 300 DT | 26 hp (19 kW) | Lombardini | 
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| BCS Vivid 400 DT | 35 hp (26 kW) | Lombardini | 
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| BCS Volcan 750 AR | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Volcan 750 Dualsteer | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 750 MT | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 750 RS | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 750 SDT RS | 64 hp (48 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 850 AR | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Volcan 850 Dualsteer | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Volcan 850 MT | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 850 RS | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 850 SDT RS | 84 hp (63 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Volcan 950 AR | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 950 Dualsteer | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 950 MT | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM | |||
| BCS Volcan 950 RS | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM | 
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| BCS Volcan 950 SDT RS | 92 hp (69 kW) | VM |
Models Built for Other Companies[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Ecopard E30 | 30 hp (22 kW) | Lombardini | sold in Germany | 
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| Ecopard E37 | 37 hp (28 kW) | Lombardini | sold in Germany | 
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| Ecopard E48 | 48 hp (36 kW) | Lombardini | sold in Germany | ||
| Ecopard E60 | 60 hp (45 kW) | Lombardini | sold in Germany | ||
| Kilworth Valiant | sold in England | ||||
| Kilworth Victor | sold in England | ||||
| Kilworth Vithar | sold in England | ||||
| Kilworth Vivid | sold in England | ||||
| Ledinegg AR50 | 46 hp (34 kW) | sold in Austria | |||
| Ledinegg RS50 | 46 hp (34 kW) | sold in Austria | 
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