Tiller Need advice about Bush Hog Rotary Tiller RTC50G

[ivanshee]

My friend have a Kubota BX-1830D, but he do not sure if his tractor is powful enough to drive Bush Hog RTC50G.
Anyone use RTC50G on Kubota BX-1830D? Can Kubota BX-1830D drive it?
How does RTC50G handle brush/long grass/weeds?
How does RTC50G handle roots?
Thanks

 

[bilrus61]

I would say no that it can't handle it very well at all. If your tilling easy ground shallow then it would do the job but trying to till deep will choke down the tractor. I've never used that combination however. Tillers till the soil they arn't used to clear brush or cut down weeds or grass. Weeds and grass usually just wrap around the tines and causes a big tough mess to get off the tines. Tillers can bounce over smaller roots but arn't designed to cut them. They can handle weed and grass roots well however provided you've mown the tops down so they don't wrap around the tines.

 

[ivanshee]

I would say no that it can't handle it very well at all. If your tilling easy ground shallow then it would do the job but trying to till deep will choke down the tractor. I've never used that combination however. Tillers till the soil they arn't used to clear brush or cut down weeds or grass. Weeds and grass usually just wrap around the tines and causes a big tough mess to get off the tines. Tillers can bounce over smaller roots but arn't designed to cut them. They can handle weed and grass roots well however provided you've mown the tops down so they don't wrap around the tines.

Thanks for your advice.

 

[beckmurph]

That is a SubCompact tiller. At least that is what Bush Hog says on there web site.
You should be ok with it. You may have to go slow.