Backbreaker, Mankiller, Widow-maker

[Glowplug]

I saw a pic of that tiller today. It looks to be in very good shape and probably 7 feet. The brand on it is something like AGM...? Some of the decal is rubbed off. I can't tell for sure. Unfortunately I can't post the picture right now. Does anyone know what brand that may be?

 

[Glowplug]

I saw a picture of it on my secretary's cell phone. I looked it up on the internet and after some research I think it's an Agric 80" model AMS. Anyone familiar with this?

 

[thunderworks]

I saw a picture of it on my secretary's cell phone. I looked it up on the internet and after some research I think it's an Agric 80" model AMS. Anyone familiar with this?

One of the tillers that CCM sells is made by Agric.

 

[Glowplug]

One of the tillers that CCM sells is made by Agric.

Yeah, it's actually through looking at the CCM website that I found it. At Beaver Valley Supply they list a whole bunch of Agric tillers. I've looked at the picture more closely though and it's an offset model which is a bit of a disappointment to me. I've got a sneakin' feelin' that it's a bit of a light-duty model and not really as wide as I'm hoping. I would REALLY like to have one that is 84" wide, not offset, gear-driven, and with a Cat I/II hitch. I guess I just need to go and look at that thing up close and personal.

 

[john_bud]

Yeah, in a perfect world.... you would get "84" wide, not offset, gear-driven, and with a Cat I/II hitch" AND have it reverse rotation.

How big is the inlaws garden that you need a 7' tiller?
jb

 

[Glowplug]

How big is the inlaws garden that you need a 7' tiller?
jb

Oh, come on now. Don't spoil my fun. It's not so much that I NEED a 7' tiller; I WANT one. But you're right, a smaller offset one would probably be more practical and realistic. I just don't want to get one too light-duty and tear it up. The garden's not that big right now but if I had a real tiller I could make it several acres!

 

[ScottAR]

Most of the offset tillers can be centered. My JD/howard can although I've never had the need. You'd have to check with the maker.

 

[gemini5362]

with a real tiller you would make it several acres ?

At that point it has stopped becoming a garden and has been transformed into a farm.

 

[schmism]

THe tiller Rural King has (TSC competitor) is $1500 60"?

I hear the K&K tillers have stood up to there fair share of abuse....

but i need to grow a lot (or sell a lot) of vegies to make it worth it

 

[IslandTractor]

with a real tiller you would make it several acres ?

At that point it has stopped becoming a garden and has been transformed into a farm.

Yes it would be a funny farm which is, I am sure, where Glowplug's wife would like to put him after all these outsized tractor purchases. . Maybe a little hand manuvered 5hp Honda tiller would keep him out of trouble for a while.

 

[TractorDale]

Speaking of walk-behind tillers- I once rented one and thought the bar at the back was keeping the thing from going deep enough so I took it out alltogether. Next thing ya' know I'm running as fast as my boots will carry me trying to catch the beast as it's headed for a mud pond. This a few days after hernia surgery. I have no idea what I was thinking.

Dale

 

[Harvster]

I always thought tilling was pretty easy with my 28" walk behind in the garden at the old house. Well, yesterday I needed to till a spot 25' long and 4' for a strawberry patch at the new place. I took the b7610 and removed the top 3-4" of grass and roots and commenced with the tilling. The soil was damp clay with a smattering of golfball to brick sized rocks. Well, the first attempt I didn't make it the full 8 seconds without getting thrown. It was bouncing, yanking, shaking gas out of the thing. Finally after picking rocks, and after a couple passes to break up some clay it got better. But, man my back and shoulders are sore today from wrestling that thing. The kicker is I've got a 48" KK II tiller sitting in the garage. I haven't taken the backhoe off yet because I want to build a dolly first. So, here I sit with tired muscles and a shiny new mustard yellow tiller.

 

[Timber]

I still have my Troy built Pony, I don't even think they make it anymore. Its a great little tiller for small beds but I am going to need a bigger one I am sure sometime soon. I am just going to have to make do this year. I wonder if I could rent a 3 point tiller.