I recommend covering your tracks too. I have a KK 84" that I use on my DX55. That's about a foot wider than my tracks. I think I probably have around 45 HP out back. I have heavy, hard, compacted soil, but I have never come close to lugging the tractor. On untilled ground, the limiting factor is the weight of the tiller and the depth it can cut on a first pass. A hydro tractor could go slower than my geared one, so that would help. After that, I can bury the tiller but it does not work the tractor at all. In fact, I could till in mid to low RPMs but the tine speed is too slow so I bump up the RPMs. As a comparison, a 2 bottom plow gives this tractor all it can handle in the same soil.
Considering 3 pt tiller
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powerscol
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Check out the Ansung Terra Force models. You can run a YJR 074 (74" gear driven) with your tractor as I am doing it with much less HP (26.5). The unit is built like a tank. Had mine 4 years now with no issues. Local AGG dealer runs them in his rental department as they seem to be indestructible. Some advertisers here carry them.
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I can sell your a 6 Ft Tarter Geardrive roto tiller that can be operated in forward or reverse rotation mode for $1980 delivered to Pa. Link below. Ken Sweet
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AJ197816134
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Great information so far!
I intend to use this implement in many capacities
Keep the info coming I am reading and researching
I intend to use this implement in many capacities
Keep the info coming I am reading and researching
powerscol
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Just a thought - many places run deep sales starting in October, so keep your eyes open. Also check around for any agg rental places. My YJR 074 was in service a year, had been used 4 times and was 1/2 price to new. Happy hunting
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Go with the 72". I have a 60" KK on a 28hp tractor, and have never had it bog down. You've got a lot more power, so you'll have no issue with the 72" tiller. It takes me longer to hook up the tiller and turn the tractor around that it does to till the garden. One of the best purchases I made. I got mine on CL for $900, been used once, was too big for the purchasers Ford 8N.
LD1
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^^ yep.
I converted my 54" yanmar to reverse rotation just so it could be used with dad's 8n. It worked fine with my Kubota l3400 at the time, which had a low gear of 0.9mph.
The 8n at 3 mph was just too fast. Trying to til with it, it almost looked like the pto was off, and the rotor/tines were only turning as a result of rolling across the ground
I converted my 54" yanmar to reverse rotation just so it could be used with dad's 8n. It worked fine with my Kubota l3400 at the time, which had a low gear of 0.9mph.
The 8n at 3 mph was just too fast. Trying to til with it, it almost looked like the pto was off, and the rotor/tines were only turning as a result of rolling across the ground
