Was looking at a Maschio tiller 81" and a CCM 84". Why does the CCM only have 48 tines vs the 60 on the Maschio. I am looking at these two because they are "heavy duty: , size I want , The Maschio I can get ordered through my dealer-The CCM is in my state, and they are both gear driven. I am also considering the woods 80" but it is significantly higher in price.
Number of tines on tiller
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leonz
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About your tiller search
The tiller rotor may have 4 or six tines on it and it will also depend on the tine spacing on each mounting face of the tiller rotor as well as the individual tine blade coverage(actual width) while tilling per tiller blade.
It all depends upon the 2 types of tiller/slasher tines the manufacturer is using and that is why there is a difference in tine count as one may be using the L type slasher tine and the other is using the S type tine to dig which is more aggressive and breaks the ground more readily with less effort.
The rule is the slower the forward travel the deeper you will suck the tiller in the ground and the more broken your ground will become.
The more times you till the more broken the ground becomes and the more oxygen is allowed to enter the soil as well as the soil amendements like lime, sand and gypsum.
Plase check with Ken Sweet about his line of rototillers as he is sponsor of the forum in good standing and he has been running a sale for his rototiller line this week as well and you will save money on a tiller purchase from him.
The CCM tiller is a very reliable import from Turkey and has a lot of steel in the design. The Maschio is also an excellent tiller.
Another example is the www.northwesttiller.com company with tillers that penetrate 14 inches deep for one pass operation.
Please support the forum sponsors with your patronage.
The tiller rotor may have 4 or six tines on it and it will also depend on the tine spacing on each mounting face of the tiller rotor as well as the individual tine blade coverage(actual width) while tilling per tiller blade.
It all depends upon the 2 types of tiller/slasher tines the manufacturer is using and that is why there is a difference in tine count as one may be using the L type slasher tine and the other is using the S type tine to dig which is more aggressive and breaks the ground more readily with less effort.
The rule is the slower the forward travel the deeper you will suck the tiller in the ground and the more broken your ground will become.
The more times you till the more broken the ground becomes and the more oxygen is allowed to enter the soil as well as the soil amendements like lime, sand and gypsum.
Plase check with Ken Sweet about his line of rototillers as he is sponsor of the forum in good standing and he has been running a sale for his rototiller line this week as well and you will save money on a tiller purchase from him.
The CCM tiller is a very reliable import from Turkey and has a lot of steel in the design. The Maschio is also an excellent tiller.
Another example is the www.northwesttiller.com company with tillers that penetrate 14 inches deep for one pass operation.
Please support the forum sponsors with your patronage.
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jenkinsph
Super Star Member
Well all of the brands mentioned make good tilllers, just depends on the models. You can buy 80 to 84" tillers from about $2500 to $8500 depending on how heavy duty you want or need. There are wide variations between the models in a given brand. I prefer larger tine diameter with heavy duty components and a slip clutch. Most of the larger diameter models have 6 or more tines per rotor flange, big ones have 9 tines per flange.
I looked into a Frontier 1380 series tiller today in your size range, seemed heavy duty to me.
I looked into a Frontier 1380 series tiller today in your size range, seemed heavy duty to me.
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WE also sell the First Choice/Sicma RT11 GE-80 for $2995----Ken Sweet
