Tiller Large rototiller
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I don't, I beg my neighbor to till my garden. he has the same model you have.
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When we grew potatoes we had 100inch Howards and Krones ...Howard were stronger / Krone did a better job but rusted badly to the point where the lids would need replacing and rust holes right through ...mechanically no real difference.
PoorPlowboy
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I'm going on my third year with my Frontier 72" tiller. It has been absolutely trouble free. I only wish the ujoints were easier to grease as the pto shaft shield is TIGHT and hasn't seemed to loosen up any.
The paint is a little on the tender side, but I simply rattle can it with jd green when spots arise.
The paint is a little on the tender side, but I simply rattle can it with jd green when spots arise.
Define "large", please.
I've been running a 72" Muratori for a number of years now, and it has been fine. Usual issues with lubing the pto shaft u joints, and it jumps quite a bit when you hit a large rock, but does a great job of churning up the soil. That said, it's really too large for our use, and I'm looking at a 48" tiller to use with the small tractor.
The 6-7 foot tillers are about the largest I've seen in a Cat I hitch configuration. Any 35-50 hp tractor should run them without problems.
The dealer also had some really large tillers... 8-12 ft. Cat II, much heavier and probably 75-100 hp needed to run them... used in production ag applications, not for gardens and food plots.
I've been running a 72" Muratori for a number of years now, and it has been fine. Usual issues with lubing the pto shaft u joints, and it jumps quite a bit when you hit a large rock, but does a great job of churning up the soil. That said, it's really too large for our use, and I'm looking at a 48" tiller to use with the small tractor.
The 6-7 foot tillers are about the largest I've seen in a Cat I hitch configuration. Any 35-50 hp tractor should run them without problems.
The dealer also had some really large tillers... 8-12 ft. Cat II, much heavier and probably 75-100 hp needed to run them... used in production ag applications, not for gardens and food plots.
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The shaft shields will loosen up or disintegret from the sunshine. I have to disenguage the tiller end from the shaft to grease that end. I am going to remedy that this winter.Its not large, just 58 inches dig..
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About 3/4hp- 1hp per inch is normal depending on conditions
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Location?