Maschio Gaspardo Virat Plus 165
₹ 1.17 Lakh ex-showroom
Maschio Gaspardo is an Italian implement maker that started Indian manufacturing in 2010 from a Pune base. It brought European rotary tiller design to a market that mostly buys locally engineered rotavators, and it sells to farmers who have decided that blade life and gearbox durability are worth paying for.
We list one product, the Virat Plus 165. It is a 5-foot rotavator rated for 40 to 45 HP tractors at ₹1.17 lakh. That HP band matters: five feet at 40 to 45 HP is a well-matched pairing for the tractors most Indian farmers actually own, and unlike wider units it will not force the engine to labour in dry, hard-set soil. A rotavator that fits your tractor does better work in one pass and costs less in fuel and clutch wear than an oversized one dragged through the field.
The number to weigh is the price. At ₹1.17 lakh, the Virat Plus 165 sits above the Shaktiman Regular Plus RP 185, which is a full 6 feet wide and quoted from ₹93,000. You are paying more for a narrower machine, and the case for it rests on build and blade quality rather than on coverage per pass. With a single listing there is also no cheaper Maschio option to step down to.
| Model | HP | Price | Aglist Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maschio Gaspardo Virat Plus 165 | — | ₹ 1.17 Lakh | 5.1/10 |
Any 40 to 45 HP tractor. That covers the Eicher 380, Swaraj 735 FE, Mahindra 475 DI XP Plus, Massey Ferguson 241 and Powertrac Euro 439. At 5 feet wide it is matched to that power, so the engine holds revs through a pass instead of labouring the way a 6-foot unit would.
It depends on your tractor, not your ambition. Under 50 HP, a 5-foot unit finishes the pass properly; a 6-foot unit on the same tractor slows you down, burns more diesel and wears the clutch. Above 50 HP the 6-foot machine covers more ground per hour and becomes the sensible choice.
You are paying for European design and component specification rather than working width. Whether that returns your money depends on hours: if you run a rotavator across several hundred acres a year, blade and gearbox life matter. For a few passes on a small holding, a cheaper Indian unit is the rational buy.