Tiller Land Pride RTA 1050 Tiller Question

[NATTYBUMPO]

A friend can get a reaL good deal on a 50" LP tiller (50" tilling width). Its used but "like new" - and it really is. My problem is that I have a Kubota L3010 which is around 30 engine HP. The Land Pride catalog specs lists this tiller as having a gearbox rated for only 25 engine HP. My question is - are these gearbox ratings conservative or will the gear box blow up the first time I hitch up the PTO to my tractor??
BTW, I'm only doing a couple of gardens and a few food plots with a tiller. A few days of use at most each year. Any thoughts?? Thanks.

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[MarkV]

Natty,

Generally when a manufacture gives a gearbox horsepower rating they will be referring to PTO horsepower. If I remember correctly the L3010 is a 24 or 25 PTO horsepower tractor so I think you will be fine for the uses you describe. Land Pride makes good equipment so if you can get a deal I would go for it.

MarkV

 

[Docsknotinn]

I would think that's about the perfect tiller for your machine. I have a JD 2210. The engine is 23 hp and 17 at the PTO. I use a Frontier RT1250 49" tiller. Most manufactures have a pretty broad range or a minimum and a maximum HP rateing. On my tiller the max is 40 hp and the min. is 15-30 hp. It works like a dream on a couple of acres of wildlife food plots and small garde. Dave

 

[NATTYBUMPO]

Thanks guys. Any other reports on LandPride tillers out there??
Also is it necessary that a 3-pt tiller be as wide as the tractor tire width??
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[Bird]

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In my opinion, it is certainly preferable, but it is not necessary. Many of the tillers can be offset to cover your tracks on one side. I used a 40" tiller on a B2710 (54" outside tire width) by offsetting the tiller to cover my right track.