Tillers and PTO HP

[RadarTech]

Good evening!
I just upgraded in a major way.. Kubota 2006 L3400 to a 2024 Yanmar YT359C.
So 29 HP PTO to 52 HP..
I have a 25-40 Hp tiller— and RTR1258.
I don’t use it a lot.. and it has a slip clutch…
A few people have told me it will work fine.. but one said no.. don’t do it..

What’s the wisdom here?

 

[zzvyb6]

I ran a 6' Yanmar tiller on 22 h.p. Yanmar Keep your speed under 30 mph and you'll do fine. I even tilled my gravel driveway with it. Wore the tines out, made a hell of a noise, but did a nice job.

 

[RadarTech]

I ran a 6' Yanmar tiller on 22 h.p. Yanmar Keep your speed under 30 mph and you'll do fine. I even tilled my gravel driveway with it. Wore the tines out, made a hell of a noise, but did a nice job.

I went to a higher HP.. not a lower…

 

[ptsg]

I'll say it depends more on what ground you're working with. If sandy or soft soil, it will take it no problem. If you're tilling hard and compacted soil or even rocks, it will probably have a shorter life span.

 

[zzvyb6]

I went to a higher HP.. not a lower…

Yeah, that means it shoulda done just fine on the 29 h.p.

 

[leonz]

Buy a one bottom 12 inch depth plow and then use the
tiller on the new mule.
Just make sure the rear wheels are pushed all the way in
as you need to break up the wheel compaction on each pass.

 

[oldnslo]

If slip clutch is set to slip before tractor even starts to grunt the tiller should survive. I would say a little common sense on what you tilling would also provide a little feed back on how hard the tiller is working.

 

[workinonit]

I have a 5' tiller behind my 100 HP tractor. I had it when I had my old tractor and it's the only tiller I have so I run it.

 

[m5guy]

There should be a sheer pin somewhere. Use your head and it will be just fine

 

[FMFProperties]

30mph? Wow, I can't go that fast on smooth level Coastal Bermuda on sandy loam without feeling like my tractor is going to bounce all over the place, can't imagine driving that fast while tilling the ground also.

 

[RadarTech]

30mph? Wow, I can't go that fast on smooth level Coastal Bermuda on sandy loam without feeling like my tractor is going to bounce all over the place, can't imagine driving that fast while tilling the ground also.

I missed that.. likely a new sport.. speed tilling…

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Do you have economy PTO? Mine does, which actually allows me to throttle down a bit, use less HP and fuel and still run at 540 PTO rpm

 

[RadarTech]

The new tractor — a Yanmar yt359C has the ability to set the PTO speed outside of engine RPM. It’s really slick

 

[oosik]

I say - it depends a lot on the type of soil you will be tilling. Sand or highly organic soil - no problem.

Rocky soil can create problems - no matter the tiller size or the tractor Hp.

If you are serious about this and you DO have rocky soil. Hit it first with a single bottom moldboard plow. Then a wheelbarrow and the whole gang - picking the surfaced rocks. The subsurface rocks will have been loosened by the moldboard plow and, if you go slow, should not damage the rototiller.

 

[RadarTech]

Revisiting this a year later..
In the last year I picked up a 6ft pulverizer… so my thought is to use it to soften up the dirt.. then till it.. that should be a good means to prep it for grass..

Thoughts?

 

[redman135]

What is a pulveriser???
I am in a different country and have found that US terms are frequently differnt to those in my country. ie US = disc harrow wtf???
To me discs and harrows are 2 completely different cultivation tools with 2 diffferent jobs.

 

[bigtiller]

If you keep an eye on the tines to insure they are rotating and the clutch to insure it isn't smoking I think you can do it. Especially since your tractor has the ability to set the PTO speed outside of engine RPM.

 

[RadarTech]

What is a pulveriser???
I am in a different country and have found that US terms are frequently differnt to those in my country. ie US = disc harrow wtf???
To me discs and harrows are 2 completely different cultivation tools with 2 diffferent jobs.

This is a pulverizer

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

if you know you have more power than an implement will take... just take it easy when using the implement.
Even though when engaged your tractor will turn it full RPM and you can pull 5 mph just don't do it. Keep your speed down and be kind to the tiller and all will will be fine.

 

[redman135]

RadarTech, I have never seen an impliment like that before.