Tiller Tiller Setup

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theboman

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Got my tiller. It's all hooked up minus the PTO shaft, it looks way cool on my 'Bota. Now, how deep should you set it up for? The book is kinda more towards not killing yourself and showing you where all the parts/adjustments/etc are located.
 
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Bo, I guess it might depend on what you're using it for. I can see running it shallow to just loosen the surface if you're wanting to spread or level an area, or if you have a very thin layer of topsoil and something under it that you don't want disturbed or mixed in, but for me . . . I just leave mine set for maximum depth.
 
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Hi Bo, I'm no tiller expert, but I do play one on tv /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. Last summer when I first got my tiller I set it so it would only till a couple of inches deep on the first pass. This was on a field that had not been broke in several years and was grown up in weeds and had only been bush hogged. Second pass was full depth. I have tilled with the tiller set at maximum depth on the first pass, just had to go slower; my 25hp Jinma could handle it, but I think it was mighty hard on the clutch. This tilling was done with a 58" tiller, by the way. Just get out there and experiment with different settings and different tractor speeds. Tractor size, tractor speed, tiller size, soil type, soil condition, whether soil has been recently worked, are all factors that have to be taken into consideration. One thing to keep in mind though, is it ain't rocket science, just get out there and play with your tiller; it won't take you long to figure it out. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif
 
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Boman,

I have my JD4100 hooked up with a Bushhog RTS 50" tiller. I also use the tiller set for its max. depth of 4".
Runs thru the garden just fine... but that's also in previously broken up soil.

When tilling up unbroken hard packed ground I use several shallow passes to achieve the required depth. The BushHog operator's manual also recommends that technique. I find it somewhat easier on the tiller too.
Doesn't bounce around so much.

DFB
 
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Bo:

I use a 38" Kubota tiller on my B6100DT. I let my bones be my guide. If the ground is hard I set the depth control of the tiller to where it "feels" like the tiller/tractor is not shaking itself apart or about to break the tiller tines. Make a pass or two like that and then increase the depth.
 
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I love you all!
 
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While I've never operated a 3ph tiller, I do have considerable experence on walk behind tillers. If the ground had been worked previously, I'll set to full depth. If the ground is unworked, I will do anywhere from 3 to 5 passes, gradually deepening the setting on each pass, depending on the soil (how hard packed it is, how rocky, claylike or sandy, etc.). I plan on getting a 3ph tiller in the future, but I have other implements which I have a higher priority on first. Maybe some day I'll be rich and will be able to afford all the toys I want.

Ed King
 
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Afford? Interesting concept.
 
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Can't you set it for maximum depth and then use the 3 pt. to bring it up or down??
 
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First, I use my tiller a lot. Had to replace the tines after 3 years of use. Two hints for new areas:

1. Water the area over night on Tuesday - it will be ready to till on the weekend.

2. If you did not do 1 above, get the box scraper out, lower the scarfer bars, and use it to break up the ground first.


carl
 
 
 
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