Tiller Reverse Rotation Rear Tine Tillers??

[sweettractors]

Our company has been approached by a mfgr to carry a line of reverse rotation, rear tine roto tillers. The units would be catagory 1 three point hitch, 540 PTO speed with slip clutch and sizes would start at 48 and go to 74 inches in width. I have never used one and was wondering if any of you, have experience with them and maybe the price ranges that are out there in the marketplace. Is there a consumer demand for this type roto tiller? Any feedback will be appreciated-- Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment Co. *Now 2 locations to serve you*

 

[IDjunker]

I have used a land LANDPRIDE SERIES 25-48 did a better job of turning under no bouncing but allso need lot more horsepower, more than my Kabota B7100 has. I bought a HOWSE R48

 

[DavidJ]

I used a 48" once and it does a much better job than forward rotating ones. I would buy one if the price was good compared to the regular.

 

[ronjhall]

Ken
I have a <font color="orange"> Kubota </font> 50” reverse rotation tiller that I use behind my <font color="orange"> Kubota </font> B2910.

It is a great 1 pass tool for tilling. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

If there are any large stones (6 inches and larger) they will get stuck in the tiller and make the PTO clutch work. I will have to push in the clutch on the tractor and sometimes get off the tractor to clear the stone. Setting the depth so it will not go so deep seems to help this problem.

FWD is always needed to till. If FWD is not engaged tractor will not move forward.

I have attached a picture of my son tilling his front yard this last spring.

I’m not sure I would get a reverse rotation tiller if I had to do it again. Even though I bought a used one. The cost was higher than a forward rotating tiller. I could have purchased a 60" forward rotating tiller for less than the reverse. But I may have had to make 2 or more passes to get the results of one pass with the reverse rotating tiller. Some day I will have to try a foward rotating tiller to compare.

 

[sweettractors]

Thanks for the input--We would almost kill for some of your black soil in parts of Ky /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I am thinking that a slower gear would be used for most operations with a reverse rotation machine?--Ken Sweet
Sweet Farm Equipment Co. *Canmer and Munfordville, Ky*

 

[ronjhall]

Ken
You are right. I have to use low range.

Even in the small yard my son has, cruise control works great.

 

[HayDR]

This is the reverse tine seed bed tiller Solex in CA has been testing. A reverse tine tiller is the same without the seed bed attachment. This likely is the same MFG that FC has been talking too. A reverse tine tiller requires 25% more HP than a conventional style tiller. It is imperative that rocks and other obstacles are not present in the proposed usage area. The hand controlled Troy-built style is a reverse tine tiller but the operator has more operator feel that with a tractor and a reverse tine tiller on a 3 point mount. Given the reverse tine tillers are sizes of 48" and larger this will preclude smaller CUTS less than 25 PTO HP from using them.

 

[Slamfire]

The all in one pulverizer/seeder/rock rakes use reverse rotation. As they use carbide teeth instead of blades, they aren't as affected by rocks as tillers. Instead since they are angled the rocks are windrowed. They don't dig as deep as tillers but for lawns they are a one pass implement.

 

[BrettW]

Ron,
That tiller job looks great. Was there any existing grass on the land before he tilled it? I've got about 1.5 acres that I want to turn into a yard but dont know what implements to get. Just have a tiller at this point. bw

 

[RonR]

On tilling soil (we have clay), I found that if I tilled it real deep in multiple passes, it stayed loose and hard to deal with. I kept sinking in and really never got a base to plant grass seed in.

About a month later, I started tilling it at 2" deep, making multiple passes. That made a fine bed on top and left some base under it. Worked GREAT for our fescue in back.

Not sure if the clay was the prime cause or not, but for me, shallow was better.

Best wishes,
Ron