Tiller Rice Paddy Tillers - what's good/bad?

[acherr]

Hi folks,

I recently returned stateside from a few years abroad and want to get a market farm up and running. I just bought a used tiller from the want ads, got it home to do a bit of research, and from my first round of research, I believe it's a rice paddy tiller. A Mitsubishi R1431U... Can't make out the whole model. I got it for a good price hoping to replace some of the broken/missing tines, but I can;t seem to find them online.

When people are asking about problems and tines for their tillers, I often see people post asking whether it's a rice paddy tiller. What does the rice paddy tiller information imply. What is good or bad about a rice paddy tiller?

If I can't find replacement tines, I might just clean it up and resell it.

Thanks!
Andy

 

[Arkaybee]

Check with Clean Cutter Tiller Blades
They have a huge list of tiller blades.


HTH

Arkaybee

 

[clemsonfor]

Hoye tractor i think may carry some blades, but there for yanmar tillers if so but will prolly work??

A rice patty tiller looks more like Hooked blades rather than the L shaped blades of a US made or designed tiller uses. they are used to fluff up or till a rice patty which can either be partly under watter, muddy or drier. Several members use them here even in the red clay of the south and say they do a fine job. I would love to have one, although i know the tines can be hard to find,but the internet is your friend here.

 

[kebo]

I have read that the tines on the rice paddy tillers are not made from hardened steel because they were only designed to be used in the soft, wet rice paddies in Korea/Japan/Indonesia/etc. Here in the states, the ground can be much harder, with numerous rocks, resulting in more wear on the tines. I don't have personal experience with this, it's just what I've read. Good luck with it!

 

[flusher]

I have an old Yanmar RS1200 rototiller 48" size---it's from a rice field in Japan. Cost:$300. I used it a few years ago to put in new landscaping around my house--tractor was a Kubota B7510HST. Found that plowing with a middle buster and then rototilling is the way to go. YOu really need an HST tractor so you can move along at 0.5 mph ground speed to get the best results from any rototiller.

Good luck.

 

[clemsonfor]

The japaneese tractors made for the japaneese markeet usually have a super slow first gear, but HST is good to

 

[powerscol]

Acherr

One possibility to your worn tine issue is if they are not too badly worn, is to have a welder resurface and add the harden edge material. I had this done to an old troy Built horse model and the work lasted for 20 years or more. It was a real challenge to sharpen them the first time with the harden weld. I had most of the work done by my high school shop folks (good for the kids to learn - I donated materials), then took them to a pro to finish and harden edge them. Just a thought