Just a few pics

mx1alex · Mar 6, 2015

It's a yanmar and I've been told those tillers came with that tractor when bought new 35 years ago. Used for farming in rice paddys.

jerrybob · Mar 7, 2015

Nice pics....thanks for sharing. Those little Yanmars just keep on going and plugging away.....great tractors!!

California · Mar 8, 2015

What width of tiller is that?

I'm running a RS1400 (53" cut) that was originally sold with YM2000, on my YM186D (YM15010D). This is a little larger than the tractor wants. I installed the rear 'training wheels' to limit the depth of cut and prevent occasionally stalling. Does yours need this?

Also, I don't clear the grass before tilling. How much difference does that make?

Great photos!

mx1alex · Mar 8, 2015

California said:
What width of tiller is that? I'm running a RS1400 (53" cut) that was originally sold with YM2000, on my YM186D (YM15010D). This is a little larger than the tractor wants. I installed the rear 'training wheels' to limit the depth of cut and prevent occasionally stalling. Does yours need this? Also, I don't clear the grass before tilling. How much difference does that make? Great photos!

Pretty sure mine is a RS1400 as well. I don't have the gauge wheels on mine and do alright.

Killing the existing makes a huge difference in performance. At least in my neck of the woods. The fescue around here creates a real thick thatch sod layer that can really bind thinks up. I usually try and spray with glyphosate a couple of times before I work the ground.

bmaverick · Mar 8, 2015

mx1alex said:
I usually try and spray with glyphosate a couple of times before I work the ground.

Have you read the latest health dangers about glyphosate? Farmers are abandoning that chemical like the plague. In some parts of the country it's been band in certain counties.

I too understand about the thatch sod. We have the dreaded Bermuda grass that takes over everything. It's great on the golf course, but not really anywhere else.

mx1alex · Mar 8, 2015

bmaverick said:
Have you read the latest health dangers about glyphosate? Farmers are abandoning that chemical like the plague. In some parts of the country it's been band in certain counties.

I probably know more about glyphosate than anyone on this forum and work closely with the EPA in the regulation and safety of pesticides. I can assure that glyphosate should be the least of your worries when it comes to your health. Equal doses of table salt is more harmful to you than glyphosate is.

I don't know of any county wide band of glyphosate either. There has been a lot of mis information spread the last few months because glyphosate is going through its scheduled re-registration period and part of that process is an open public comment period. Many of the Monsanto haters have been spreading false info trying to get more people to comment against glyphosate.

bmaverick · Mar 8, 2015

mx1alex said:
I probably know more about glyphosate than anyone on this forum and work closely with the EPA in the regulation and safety of pesticides.

Then we work in the same bio-engineering realm. Interesting.

clemsonfor · Mar 10, 2015

so how would you reccomend someone to kill weeds in a garden?

Is there a point to not use it when all the corn and beans and many other things are grown in fields prepped with it and or sprayed over while growing?

California · Mar 10, 2015

Both you guys - can you cite sources? I would like to know more about glyphosate issues.

mx1alex · Mar 10, 2015

I'm not saying agronomically there aren't concerns with using glyphosate but health wise it's about as safe an option there is outside of a hoe. There have been tons of studies on glyphosate and information can be found all over the web. Just make sure what you're reading is from a reputable source.

Glyphosate Technical Fact Sheet