PTO Reverser ??

[AltavistaLawn]

Is there anyone who makes a reverser for the PTRo? I want to make my tiller reverse rotate.
Or am I gonna have to spend big money on a new reverse rotation tiller.

- Thanks.

 

[schmism]

should be a simple gear aragnement...

(quick google search yeilded this)

 

[Soundguy]

Just curious.. why do you want it to rotate in reverse?

You could always get a pto hydro pump, and a matched motor, rig up a sump and a set of spool controlls....

Soundguy

 

[AndyMA]

reverse rotation tillers tend to hold the tractor back and thrash the soil around more. Forward rotating tillers tend to propell the tractor forward and have a harder time digging in. I think their is more to a reverse tiller than just spinning it in the opposite direction. Tine direction, and many other details.

Andy

 

[AltavistaLawn]

Thanks for the links and the replys. I did google it , but didn't get many specific hits...mihght have mistyped it or something??

After using a reverse rotating tiller, you never want to go back to the old style. Sports fields here are renovated with specific specs to use a rev. rot. tiller.

 

[cp1969]

Do your first pass in reverse. Wouldn't that be the same? You'd leave some tire tracks but you could cover them by going over it again in the forward direction. Turning the tiller backwards is just going to mean you are clubbing the ground with the non-sharpened side of the tines.

 

[Neophyte]

As others have mentioned, you will need to swap all of your tines around to cut in the opposite direction.

It should be noted that some tiller gearboxes allow you to turn them around for reverse rotation. There was a recent post about a Howse Tiller that could do this.

You will also need to put some added protection (guards) on the front of the tiller since it will now be spitting debris towards you.

If you are serious about a reverse rotation tiller, you may want to think about selling yours and purchasing one. I think Tarheel has a 58" RTR on ebay for around $1700.

 

[AltavistaLawn]

There must not be a pto reverser out there, unfortunately.

We'll probably just dissasemble the tiller, and reverse the gear box. We can do that over the winter, cheaper than shelling out a few thousand on a new one.

I'm not sure that one would hold up behind the 60hp JD, I priced a Landpride for a little over $4,000.00.

 

[ZJ_HR]

Be carefull, if tiller is chain driven, you'll need to make modifications on chain spanner - move it on opposite side if is enough place for it.

 

[BWSwede]

Hub City makes one that may work for you (depending on your horsepower).

Blane