3pt tiller

spo307 · Dec 11, 2012

hello I am in the market for a 3pt tiller to do food plots plots have been disked and picked of rocks but as we all now the rocks seem to grow.
I have a kubota L4400 hst 4x4 37 hp @ pto
looking at either a 5' or 6' all gear driven any help or suggestions would be great thank you Dennis

case245 · Dec 11, 2012

there nothing wrong with chain drive i owned one the chain break a repair link is cheap might be alot cheaper then a gear drive unit i ran a tsc brand behind a 21hp case ih its was a 5 footer

sweettractors · Dec 11, 2012

Here is our 6 ft gear drive Tarter with shipping included to business or terminal. Ken Sweet
New 6 Ft Tarter Gear DRive Roto Tiller with Slip Clutch PTO

mjaybee · Dec 11, 2012

spo307 said:
hello I am in the market for a 3pt tiller to do food plots plots have been disked and picked of rocks but as we all now the rocks seem to grow.
I have a kubota L4400 hst 4x4 37 hp @ pto
looking at either a 5' or 6' all gear driven any help or suggestions would be great thank you Dennis

A reverse rotation tiller works best in rocky soil as it digs them up instead of jumping over them

cmhyland · Dec 12, 2012

I'm also looking to purchase a tiller. Everything attachments has a 60" gear drive King Kutter for 1800 buck and they will ship for free within 1000 miles.
I assume you save the tax as well.

I think on your machine you would be looking at a 72" to cover the track width on the machine. On a 60" you would need to be able to offset.

Good Luck,
Chris

powerscol · Dec 12, 2012

I just went through the same search and ended up with an Ansung (Terraforce) YJR074. I can highly recommend it. Look for my other posts for other information

spruce Deere · Dec 12, 2012

Gear drive, slip clutch, Forward spin my preferences.

Have heard more than once of a reverse spin tiller tilling into "something" and instead of bouncing up and over it wants to go down and deeper. Not that I have hooked roots and jammed rocks up in my battle proven forward spin maletti and made the slip clutch work a little......

When I was on the hunt for a NEW tiller, I kinda still is, kept ending up at the KK 60". The Tarter 60" was second.

powerscol · Dec 13, 2012

SPO307 - with your PTO HP you could easily handle over a 6 ft tiller, possibly up to an 80 inch. You need to have a tilling width slightly wider than your tire tracks. Here is the link to my thread when I was looking. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/bobcat-tractors/262171-ct235-tiller-capabilities.html

Note the links in my last post to get an idea on what I have and a good source for mine and others.

I found mine used through an agg dealer that had it in their rental inventory . It was barely used as they only rented it out to 50 HP tractor folks, however my CT 235 easily manages it. The folks in the rental department were and excellent source of information as they had used several brands before settling on the Ansung. He allowed me to try before I bought.

One thing to consider is construction and weight, especially if you plan to use it a lot. Also the number and construction of the tines (6 per flange is better than 4). L shaped do better than the hook style in my humble opinion. My Ansung is fabricated from plate steel with a wet lower ball bearing on the tiller shaft - most other brands are a grease Zerk and bearing sleeve. Look at welds, fabrication, and paint - not all tillers are created equal. Last thing I took into consideration being an engineer is how the center gear box is mounted. Some are just bolted to the stamped tiller box with the power shaft to one side.- to me a weak point. I only considered tillers that the center gear box was mounted to a full width torque tube that runs the total width of the tiller

The other thing to check out is parts availability and costs of replacement tines - there is a huge difference between brands. Happy hunting

McGeesEquip · Dec 13, 2012

For a short time, our company has some really marked down prices on the King Kutter Rotary tillers. The marked down prices are currently in effect for the King Kutter Pre-Season sale. Order now and save for shipments in January. We are offering these discount prices to take advantage of the pre-season sale. The sale date ends Dec. 20th, 2012. Order now and save 100's for shipments in January.

You can find the King Kutter tillers on our web site at the below link.
King Kutter Tillers

Thanks,