Tiller advice

[FLALD]

I have an opportunity to get a 5ft Tarter Tiller on the cheap. But I think my YM 1500 is slightly underpowered for that tiller. If I can use it, I would like to get it, but don't want to take a chance screwing up my "Hammer". I'm in Florida, so all I'm tilling is sand, no rocks or clay. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
FLALD

 

[winston1]

I can tell you my rs1300 (51") Yanmar tiller is all my ym2002d can handle. I have supposedly 5 more pto horsepower than you.

 

[California]

If its cheap enough I would buy it, myself.

For light occasional use, just don't let it dig full depth in the first pass. You won't hurt the YM1500 if you are reasonable about backing off (raising the tiller) if it is struggling.

But if you need to do a lot of tilling and this tiller is unreasonably cheap ... I would buy it then use it to barter for a smaller tiller.

 

[FLALD]

If its cheap enough I would buy it, myself.

For light occasional use, just don't let it dig full depth in the first pass. You won't hurt the YM1500 if you are reasonable about backing off (raising the tiller) if it is struggling.

But if you need to do a lot of tilling and this tiller is unreasonably cheap ... I would buy it then use it to barter for a smaller tiller.

My garden plot is small (50' x 120'), I'm just getting too old to do the regular tillers. I've got three of em and they take forever to till that 6000 sq ft.

 

[rmully]

Sounds like you have tilled that plot before.....FL soil is loose so I think you will be fine and do 2 passes the first time around.

 

[careyo63]

I'd buy it. Since it's been Tilled before. I Agree it shouldn't be a problem just raise it up if starts to struggle. Same with me I was tierd of just watching them use a walk behind. :laughing: which is not going to happen and is out of the question for me. My bet is your do it in 1/8 of the time. A better job,Deeper in just a couple of passes. And your increasing your seat time. How nice is that:thumbsup:

 

[jobguy]

I ended up with a 60 inch KingCutter which works fine on my CT120 14hp at the pto in my peat/sandy loam soil with no rocks. The hydrostatic transmission allows me to adjust my speed to conditions. I can always remove some of the tines if I think there is not enough power and still be able to cover my tire tracks. Plus I feel that a 60 inch tiller will sell better when I give up gardening some time in the future (when I'm dead).

 

[rhett]

jobguy, great suggestion of removing tines if conditions require it. Very easy to remove tines to decrease till width, very difficult to add tines to increase width of a tiller.

I use a similar trick with my push mower. Replace the 21" blade with a 16" blade and it has the power to tackle 4 foot tall brush without straining. Perfect for clearing the field edges.

 

[Ed of all trades]

I run a 60 in kk on my massey 18 pto hp. It will run well at only 1500 rpm, 540pto is about 2500 rpm. I made a new garden in red clay lawn in dropped all the way down and it worked fine. The tiller bounced around some on the rocks but the tractor did fine. I do have to use 4x4 to pull it through the soil if I drop it down in tilled soil and the skids are 5 or 6 in under the ground. I cant say about your tractor but I don't want a smaller tiller for mine.:2cents: