Tiller yanmar tillers "vrs" the other brands I need input

[mark2610d]

I have a yanmar tiller that slides to cover my tracks. I really like this tiller but I hate the tines because they are very fragile and they wear to fast. The yanmar does a great job of tilling deep and fine even in hard packed dirt. I break a lot of tines and wear a set of new tines out once a year. (I till lots of food plots)

I was thinking about getting a new tiller and don't want to downgrade (remember my yanmar tiller does a very very good job). Will a new tiller (ccm or another good brand) do as good a job as my yanmar?

I break a lot of new ground on gardens and need a tiller that can handle hard pack dirt.

Anybody switch from yanmar to a different tiller? results?

 

[Ductape]

The reason the Yanmar's tines don't last is they are made for use in Asia's rice paddies...... mostly mud. A tiller made for your (our) soil would definitely be more durable. I'd say weigh out how much you spend on tines over a period of years + resale value vs. the cost of a new tiller. The ones CCM sells have a good reputation.

 

[shakin]

it dosen't surprise me that you are damaging tines. after a post about yanmar tillers today i searched them the tines look small and very thin. i cant imagine how big of a rock or root i would have to hit to break one on my delmarino.

 

[larso1]

The reason the curved Yanmar replacement tines break is that the items available now are not hardened (or forged I think) like the originals were. See Hoye Tractor Parts for confirmation on this. But I read a post where someone bought a full set of the USA style "L" shaped tines (correct length, etc.), drilled the proper spaced mounting holes and mounted them on his Yanmar tiller. Apparently they work well and I guess they're hardened at the knife end too. Something to consider. Might be worth trying to modify one to see how it goes??