Tiller john deere790 and yanmar 1500 tiller

[j44nel]

Anybody have any ideas if a 4 foot yanmar tiller (model 1500) will work with john deere 790? was told that it may contact the rear tires at times. was also told that with the four wheel drive that this would not be a problem.
thanks

 

[creeper]

If it is a cat 1 , it should not hit the rear tires. As far as size you should be fine, I have pulled a 60" with a 790 with no trouble at all.

 

[creeper]

I see in another reply that the yanmar is built in a way that it will probably hit your tires, so I have learned something new also. I use a japanese tiller that was sold with a Shibrarau tractor, it came out of the rice fields.

 

[Soundguy]

Go ask this over in the yanmar section. Yan mar tillers are not a standard 3pt hookup. the toplink area is different.. uses it's own bracket. From what i hear there is a conversion you can do to make them more standard.. etc.

Soundguy

 

[Villengineer]

I have a Yanmar 1303 tiller and use it behind my S650G. The tiller does sit tighter to the rear of the tractor (and therefore the rear tires) than my other implements, but as long as I keep my sway chains adjusted it does not hit. I don't know specifically whether the 790 would be similar and the various Yanmar models might vary in configuration. As far as I know, there is no need to use the special Yanmar toplink as they are actually made to work with the Yanmar tractors, not necessarily others. You will need a short toplink though. Probably in the 8"-12" long area. The pto shaft also usually needs shortened. I find the close fit an advantage for 2 reasons: 1) easier to maneuver in tight spots and 2) less lever arm on the tiller = fewer times the front wheels leave the ground.