Tiller Taking off some tines to make a big tiller smaller

[Alan L.]

I'm looking to buy a tiller. The King Kutter II 60" is available at Tractor Supply for $999. Some say even $899 in some areas. But my B2710 has only 20 PTO HP and the KK tiller is rated for 25 minimum I think. I don't want to over work my tractor.

I like the looks of the CCM tiller that C & C Machinery has, but apparently the 49" won't offset, so it won't cover my 53.8" tire tracks.

I really don't want to pay more than $1000 for a tiller. KK's smaller tiller actually costs more.

What about getting the 60" tiller and removing one whole set of tines from the end? Would this reduce the stress on the tractor, or might this result in damage to the tiller?

We have heavy clay soils.

 

[Bird]

Alan, you may recall that I had a 40" tiller for my B7100, and I kept it and used it offset to cover the tracks on the right side when I got the B2710. It worked (tractor couldn't even tell it was there), but I always regretted not having a 60" tiller; just didn't want to spend another thousand when I had something that would do the job. So maybe I'm wrong, maybe a 60" is too big for your tractor, but if it were me, I'd buy a 60" one in a heartbeat and put it on that tractor.

 

[AndyMA]

You can certainly try and use all 60", but if you need to for some soil types, the take off a row of teeth or so. Many tillers are set up so that you can vary the width by taking off extensions. In my fathers nursery growing up we always set up tillers to match the rows we were tilling.

Andy

 

[Chuck52]

Re: Taking off some tines to make a big tiller sma

Alan,

I use a 60" KK with my L210. The pto HP on the old girl has to be less than yours. My soil is pretty good black dirt, and the tiller works the L210 pretty hard, but it does the job. I've used it to bust really heavy sod. It takes a few passes, but it will do it. In my garden this year, I first used my middle buster to break up the ground, and then the tiller fluffed it up real nice.

Chuck

 

[dpm]

Alan,

I have a B7500 which is just a bit less PTO HP (17) than your tractor. I recently bought a 48" wide First Choice tiller from Sweet Farms and am absolutely pleased with this tiller (and the service). It offsets ~6", which allows for covering one set of tracks. They also sell a 57" variety but I wanted to keep the width down to till between berry plant rows.

 

[DUMBDOG]

I have the 60" tiller like you are looking at, paid $999 last year, earlier this spring they had it on sale for $899. Use it on a NH1630 which is supposed to have 27.5 HP. Have no problem breaking sod with it. You can adjust the depth of the tiller throught the use of the 3 point hitch. If it is to much to begin with, just go down a couple of inches and then go through it again with it further down. In soft soil put it all the way down right of way.

This is a well built tiller and do not have anything bad to say about it, it is a great value for the dollar.

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[theboman]

I think it's more of a weigh issue and not width. I like many others here have and love my First Choice 48" tiller and it's a good match for you tractor.

 

[WVBill]

Alan:

I know everyone says how important it is that your tiller "cover your tire tracks" but I think it depends on what you plan to do.

My 36" tiller doesn't cover the tracks of my B6100 but I only use it to till my vegetable garden. I make multiple passes overlapping to make sure I get the whole garden area tilled up but the final pass is made in succeeding passes with my wheels in the tracks of the next pass over so that I end up with 36" wide fluffy tilled rows and the wheel tracks are where I walk in between the rows to plant/harvest/etc.

If I was tryng to till up a large expanse for grass planting it would be a problem - but not for a vegetable garden.

 

[ncengr]

Alan: I have the KK tiller you are looking at and run it on my 2710. It has been no problem for power and I have red clay for my garden area. I have not used it in unbroken sodded ground yet, but have no doubt it would do the job particularly if you make several passes and let it go deeper each time. I think it will be a good match for your Kubota and you are correct - it is a good value. I bought mine earlier this spring at TSC.