Yeah, pretty much what Tony said. I have a couple of tractors, an old
gray market early 80s vintage Mitsubishi 16 (or so) hp, and a newish New
Holland TC 30 30 HP. Both have manual gear boxes. The Mitsu has two
gear ranges, and the N.H. has three. I have an Italian made tiller I
bought from a sort of farm supply closeout place about 12 or 15 years
ago. I think it's about a meter wide. My little Mitsubishi doesn't
have any trouble running the tiller, but I have to run it in low/low to
be effective. Sometimes I can run it in low/2nd on the second pass if
the soil is dry enough. They don't like gumbo clay, big rocks, or being
driven over a tarp (don't ask). The little tractor does all I need to
do in terms of rototilling, but If I was going to do tractor work for
side jobs, I would probably get a 60 or 72" to run behind the New
Holland. Your tractor shouldn't have any trouble running one at least
that big; your tractor guy can tell you how big you can go, but bigger
tillers ain't cheap.
Elton E. (Tony) Clark wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Elton E. (Tony) Clark<eltonclark at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] 3PT Hitch rolo tillers
> To: eric at megageek.com
>
>
> *I'm a few years "out of the loop" but my when last*
> *in the biz, I thought BEFCO tillers were the best value but Kubotas were
> the best tillers.*
> **
> *You need a really low first gear, under 1 MPH*
> **
> *Tillers are not PLOWS, they are for "tillable" soil*
> **
> *"Tillable" means you can stick a sharpshooter spade in the ground with one
> hand.*
> **
> *Yes, there may be exceptions*
> **
> *Tony in Texas*
> *an ol' plow peddler*
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:47 AM,<eric at megageek.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm about to purchase one of these beast for my farm. Anyone have any
>> experience? Pros / cons? Recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks. (I have a 45 HP tractor.)
>>
>> Moose
>> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
>> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
>> Waldo Emerson
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