Mickey_Fx
Veteran Member
I've finished up mounting the auto controls for my tiller. Couldn't have done this without the help from Ernie. Ernie has all kind of parts for various Yanmar tillers. Only high-zut feature I know of I don't have is, I don't have one of the models with the shuttle control. Off-setting the tiller, L or R is only a switch away with these models.
Got the linkage mounted to the drag at the back of the tiller. Cables connects to the "draft" sense control on the tractor. With the use of the "draft" control one can set the depth of the tiller that is to be maintained. Use the position control as usual to raise and lower the tiller and draft control for tiller depth.
While at Ernie's I picked up an auto tilt control for the tiller. Got the mount and sensor mounted to the front of the tiller just above the pto shaft attachmant point. Plug the cable into the connector at the back of the tractor. On my UFO controls, when the front switch is rotate to the right position, the tiller will maintain a level position within the range (~10° +/-) of the right mounted hyd cyl for the 3pt tilt adj.
Still a little early for field trials but have manually tested out both controls. I can pick up the tiller drag and depending upon position of draft control when I reach the set point, lifting or lowering the drag will cause the 3pt to either rise or lower. Not anything to adj for the tilt control. Either the switch is on or off. I can drive around the garden with is not perfectly level and with the tilt control ON, the tiller will maintain a level orientation while traversing the ground. Think the dead-band on the sensor is something like 2° or less. The sensor is dampened so ever little movement isn't acted upon.
Anyone know of anyone else that has these control operating on their tractor?
Got the linkage mounted to the drag at the back of the tiller. Cables connects to the "draft" sense control on the tractor. With the use of the "draft" control one can set the depth of the tiller that is to be maintained. Use the position control as usual to raise and lower the tiller and draft control for tiller depth.
While at Ernie's I picked up an auto tilt control for the tiller. Got the mount and sensor mounted to the front of the tiller just above the pto shaft attachmant point. Plug the cable into the connector at the back of the tractor. On my UFO controls, when the front switch is rotate to the right position, the tiller will maintain a level position within the range (~10° +/-) of the right mounted hyd cyl for the 3pt tilt adj.
Still a little early for field trials but have manually tested out both controls. I can pick up the tiller drag and depending upon position of draft control when I reach the set point, lifting or lowering the drag will cause the 3pt to either rise or lower. Not anything to adj for the tilt control. Either the switch is on or off. I can drive around the garden with is not perfectly level and with the tilt control ON, the tiller will maintain a level orientation while traversing the ground. Think the dead-band on the sensor is something like 2° or less. The sensor is dampened so ever little movement isn't acted upon.
Anyone know of anyone else that has these control operating on their tractor?
