Tiller a little tiller advice

   / a little tiller advice #11  
Sorry guys,
I should have been a little more clear.

I have a Yanmar 2000 with a live PTO(I think I have that right, it will push the tractor w/a Bush hog) so I need an overrunning clutch. The question was regarding the fact that I have to remove my O/R clutch whenever I use the tiller because of the shaft length. I have realized the need for a slip clutch and would like to have one, of course I want it all and would like to install one piece that will serve both purposes, I will have to modify the saft anyhow, just looking to make changing them out as easy as possible. Is it possible or do I have to just use both pieces and swap them out with the implement?

By the way, I have a Yanmar 1400 tiller that I gave $500 for used and it is great. Its gear driven and will break up the toughest ground as long as you have the patience to take it easy, so you dont tear up the tractor.
 
   / a little tiller advice #12  
If shaft length is the problem can you alter the three point or the tiller attach points so you can get sufficient length.

Just finished a 9 hour stint on the seat in front of a tiller. It's starting to get boring. And another 9 or so tommorow that I'm not looking forward to.

Egon
 
   / a little tiller advice #13  
I can work something out with the shaft. Its really short now, but I'm creative. I just really get tired of swapping the clutch out, although I understand there is a quick release that I should look into.

We planted some of our plots yesterday and the tiller will beat you up. But I found it really pays to be patient.

Hope some of this info helps the original post, I didnt mean to take it over.
 
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#14  
I appreciate the replys. I have been looking at the ccm and the KK,
By the way, why does the KK get bashed so much?
I like the price on the KK and the ccm. I will be breaking up hard clay as well as fortifying it with leaves and ground up trees. The hydraulic tiller I have with my x575 does great in semi loose soil but the hard clay just makes it jump all over the place and the tines wear VERY quickly. I'm guessing that perhaps a 500 lb tiller may do better. are the pto tillers reverseable or do they come in forward tine or reverse tine rotation. do these heavy tillers perform good in hard packed clay? My tractor has 22 pto HP and the tiller would need to be atleast 60 inchs wide.
 
   / a little tiller advice #15  
No need to pay top $ for a tiller the KK gear drive tillers work and hold up very well. I've had mine for 5 or 6 years now, it has been used a lot and I have never had a problem with it.
I have no experiance with the CCM tiller so I can't help you there..
 
   / a little tiller advice #16  
Much of my garden is clay, too, and it does get hard. I go slowly, with the PTO rpm usually below 540. The hard clay is so soft and fluffy after tilling. It makes that chore a pleasure when I consider I could be out there trying to do it by hand. Often, before tilling I will break the ground up with a middlebuster to work things up a little deeper than I go with the tiller. That probably makes life a little easier for the tiller, too. But, it will do a beautiful job, even in clay.

You know, I'm not on the TBN forum as much as some guys, but I can't recall ever reading KK getting bashed over mechanical inadequacy. I really think it's their frequently shabby paint job that causes an eyebrow to raise.

OkieG
 
   / a little tiller advice
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#17  
I stepped down off the shovel when I discovered how atrochious my yard was. The clay in my back yard is so hard it has started to form rocks made of compressed clay in places, not sure if that would be the pan layer I dug up with the loader or what but Im excited about getting a real tiller to handle this stuff, The KK does look heavy and strong, I'm sure it will excel above my hydraulic tiller. I have a ton of leaves that I plan to mix in to build tilth instead of having the 300 dollar a load landscape mix brought in. Can I expect the tines to hold up better than with my other tiller?
 
   / a little tiller advice #18  
My garden plot is not big, so the tines do not get too long of a workout. Egon is doing 18 hours of tilling in two days. That's about 10 years worth for me. But, the tines seem to be holding up fine.

OkieG
 
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#19  
I'm liking that side shift 4 footer from KK, Kinda hard to decide between that one and the 60 Inch. Do the tines turn in one direction only?
 
   / a little tiller advice #20  
<font color="blue"> I'm liking that side shift 4 footer from KK, Kinda hard to decide between that one and the 60 Inch. Do the tines turn in one direction only? </font>

Tractor size makes a difference re: width of tiller. The KK literature (and their website) have recommended hp. The 60" is supposedly too big for my 24hp (19PTO) tractor, but it works great. My tractor probably isn't powerful enough to make a full depth pass in the hard clay, but I don't mind making a couple passes to get to depth. That's one advantage of a small garden. If you have a large plot to till you may not want to have to take extra passes. The reason I went with 60" is it will cover my tire tracks...the 48" won't.
Tines only turn one direction, forward.

OkieG
 
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