Tiller 48" or 60" tiller for JD4100

[coloradotrout]

On the oil/grease issue:

KK oil / grease questions - TractorByNet.com

 

[coloradotrout]

On the pto issue.

Tech support said to take that headless bolt and work it in by hand. Rotate to find where it's snug. It may fit flush with the assembly or even recess a bit. In either case it should be ok. Then tighten down the nut.

 

[sweettractors]

Re: soil -- right now we have it torn up. I used my box blade teeth to rip it up some. But it's hard, chunks. It's nice black material but must have a fair amount of clay or something binding it together. It took me an hour to turn over with a shovel a shovel-width row about 20' long. And most of that was 2" and larger chunks after the shoveling. In the recently torn-up area, we're talking about chunks 4" to 8".

My expectations are high given the praise on this tiller.

As soon as I verify my oil, grease, and pto attachments, I'm hoping to get some results.

Sounds like your soil would benefit running over it with a subsoiler before tilling. Make it a lot easier on the roto tiller. Ken Sweet

 

[coloradotrout]

yeah.. if money were no issue..

I used my boxblade teeth to do the initial break-up. Not the prettiest solution, but works.

 

[coloradotrout]

Ran it about 30mins..

Very nice.

Love the 5 ft width on my 4100. Covers my tracks without thinking about it. In the very hard soil -- or into wet grassy new soil, it will bog down, but with the HST, really not a problem. The 4 ft would really be a pain IMO.

Did anyone else notice that the gear box stops the depth skids from going to it's lowest point? I lowered the one on the opposite side, then when I got to the gearbox side, saw that the skid hit the gear box before I could lower it to that lowest point (not sure it matters.. depth as I tilled it was plenty good.. I'll measure later.. appears to be a good 6").

 

[sweettractors]

yeah.. if money were no issue..

I used my boxblade teeth to do the initial break-up. Not the prettiest solution, but works.

What concerns me, when you describe these type soil conditions, is will anything grow there that has a longer root system that tries to penetrate that hardpan soil (garden stuff usually). Grass and shallow root plants should be fine--Ken Sweet

 

[coloradotrout]

to: sweet..

the subsoiler on your web page looks like one of my teeth on my box blade. I ran all 4 of them 8 to 12" deep by tipping the box.

 

[sweettractors]

to: sweet..

the subsoiler on your web page looks like one of my teeth on my box blade. I ran all 4 of them 8 to 12" deep by tipping the box.

To subsoil, Typically, you need to go 20-26 inches deep. But, anything helps. Ken Sweet

 

[Goodluck w/ That]

A 4100 isn't a big tractor, I would go with the 48".

 

[sweettractors]

A 4100 isn't a big tractor, I would go with the 48".

We just sold a JD 4100 with MMM and it had turf tires on it. I dont think a 48 would cut out the tracks. I guess you could offset 5-6 inches and get by. Ken Sweet