Look what i followed me home today...

[tatra805]

Decided to post this here with the "not much activity" thread in the back of my head.

Went looking at a grey import dealer and before i knew it...

Kubota 110 tiller (1992)and Iseki 1200 (1995) tiller, both 27 blade. Although looking bust and beaten they both are relatively young and besides missing some parts to be a ready to run set up nothing major wrong with them. The kubota has a shot bearing (nothing special) and the iseki a leaking seal at the drive side.

As a warning: the Iseki tiller comes with a smaller driveshaft which does not fit my TL. Adapters can be found, but it is nice if you know upfront.


and

Front mounted blade from some kubota which i will use for my running back-blade project.


And of course the new seat and new pto driveshaft i actually had on my shippig list..

Scrap metal for some, new tools for others.. These will push forward the finishing of my grapple project.

I will start threads in the build-it-yourself part soon covering:
- converting the kubota tiller to 3pt mount
- backblade from scrap
- converting the Iseki tiller to a flail mower

Oh, with a bit yada-yada i left 300$ for everything. For my limited use i am sure they will last a long time.

Jumped on the kubota as i have to till a friend's garden tomorrow...

 

[larso1]

Nice find and nice job so far on the tiller. You got it all for a GREAT price. Keep us informed, and post pics in the Iseki forum as you complete the different projects. I'm particularly interested in how you will turn a tiller into a flail mower, but then I don't know anything about that type of mower either although I know they look somewhat like a tiller.

Bill

 

[cowboy357]

Looks Like a Heck of a Bargain , Thanks for the Pics too . The Iseki tiller was more then Likelly for an Smaller Model tractor I Beleive as I Also had one out of 5 that had the smaller Shaft that came with a Much smaller Bolens looking 2 cyl deisel tractor I Beleive , But Luckily had the Right shaft to Convert it over for the new Owner .

I Would also be interested to see How You change the tiller to a Mower as I,m also not familiar with the Flail type mower. Good job on the Rework too. Bob

 

[tatra805]

Ok, so small update

No not broken, just taking a break..

Tiller works a charm and very easy to find the right pto / gear combination in related to desired results and ground type.

Compared to my walk behind rotovator this tractor is a beast.

We did this garden in half the time and twice as deep as with the above 2wheel tractor.

The 3pt conversion pics you find in this thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/140823-non-3pt-tiller-3pt-mount.html

 

[larso1]

Nice work and you did it in such short order too. It would've been a couple week project for me I'm afraid. Looks like your tractor and tiller were just able to fit into that pathway, a big plus with these tractors in tight areas.