Help me justify a TILLER.

[LBrown59]

I dug out my brother's driveway wider with the tiller, dug out for my above ground pool and dug out for the kids basket ball court.
All of these tasks required part of the digging to be at least a foot down.
Step 1::
So I made a couple of passes with the tiller.
Step 2::
The dirt that I tilled up could easily be moved and spread somewhere else as it was smooth and fine.

I've moved a lot of dirt with my old Bolens with a 42'' front blade and a 22'' tiller on the back using the step one and step 2 process above.
Now with my BX 1500 with a 60'' front blade and the 48'' tiller on the back I can move a whole lot more of it a lot faster and easier.

 

[elalexander]

Hi Tony. A tiller is a real time saver. I spent around 600.00 for a new rear tine walk behind a few years ago. I had been looking for a "good" used one and had no luck...until I spent money for a new one. I just got a KK 4 footer for my tractor and can't wait to get to play with it. I looked at the cheaper, lighter duty ones etc and figured you get what you pay for so I went with the KK 4 footer. It may be at the upper end of power for my machine but the former owner of my tractor said he used a 4 foot tiller and with my tractors gearing it worked fine. As some one mentioned I'll use my middle buster or box blades rippers to loosen the ground before I start to till. Good luck, EL.

 

[tony123]

LBrown, I've got 20hp at the PTO. Rear wheels are 50" wide tip to tip.

elalexander, I'll be curious to hear your comments on your new tiller after having used the walkbehind.

 

[TimC]

Where's the Yanmar place up in TR? Those prices sound pretty good for tillers. There's another Gray Market guy out in Easley that I've driven past a few times, Affordable Equipment, Inc that you might call also. I haven't dealt with them before, but it might not hurt to see what else is around.

 

[tony123]

Hey Tim, sorry it took me a day or two to check back here.

The business is "Southland Equipment" and they are on hwy290 near the hwy25 end. Well respected on this forum. Ben is great to work with. They travel to Japan and handpick their tractors.

And thanks, I'll look into Affordable Equipment, Inc.

Where abouts are you? near TR?

 

[john_bud]

. As some one mentioned I'll use my middle buster or box blades rippers to loosen the ground before I start to till. Good luck, EL.

I've tilled a fair bit and you probably don't need to do the pre-busting unless the soil is very hard, dry and compacted. If the tiller is jumping around, go slower. If still jumping around, check for rocks. If no rocks, then take you probably have to pre-bust. Just sort of a thought process.

The other thing is after tilling, the soil will be fluffed up. You will need to compact it back down some. There are low priced water filled cultipackers around made for the task. If you don't pack it down, the water loss rate is pretty high and seeds may germinate, but many will dry out and die.

You may be able to make some extra money or new friends tilling up gardens.

jb

 

[Mickey_Fx]

Tony, hard to go wrong with one of the used Yanmar tillers, there tough as nails. The prices seem right depending upon condition. For size the first 2 digits in the model number are width in mm X 100. A 1600 model will be 64" wide.

I paid a little more for mine but it ws in perfect mech condition. I also have mine set up so it works in conjunction with the tractor for auto depth and tilt.

They do a great job on a garden plot, at least on the soild type I have to work with.

 

[tony123]

Just got home with the tiller and spent about a half hour getting it on.

Got the model number and all....it is an RS1400.

I heard others comment on how close they are to the rear tires. Mine actually rubs at one point in the lift, and when on the ground is only a half inch off the tires. Is that about right?

Will post a photo or two this weekend.

 

[tony123]

Just went out and made my first run. Seems like my garden will be tilled in about 3 minutes....hahaha

Rear tires are hitting the tiller though. I can't figure an adjustment that will help? I am using the yanmar tiller toplink. Any ideas? I'll do some searching.

Ran out of daylight for today, so I'll give her a full workout tomorrow.

 

[TimC]

Hey Tim, sorry it took me a day or two to check back here.

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Where abouts are you? near TR?

Tony-
I currently live on 5 acres in Simpsonville, and the Wife and I just bought 6.5 Acres Right next to Jones Gap State Park where we intend to build a house in the next 2 years.
Thanks for the info on Southland Equipment, I'll check them out.
Enjoy that Tiller!
Tim