Tiller Tiller for BX23 - bunch of questions.

[jim_wilson]

I have been seriously thinking of buying a tiller for my BX23. I am in New England and the soil can be rocky sometimes but the land I would be using it on mostly is not too bad.

From what I have read I believe I would like to get a reverse rotation tiller. Having it side adjust would be nice too.

So my first question would be:

If cost were not an option - what would be the "best" tiller to get for quality of constuction, reliability, etc. . I expect to keep this for quite some time and it may get used extensively.

Second question is:
Which would be the best "value" tiller to get.

I am somewhat familiar with tillers but I would really like to hear from people on what the feel the best option would be for a BX - and what their "dream" tiller would be if they could afford it. With the way the world is going I am thinking I may be doing a lot more gardening and I would like to get something while I can before prices go up.

 

[klrobert]

Although I don't own a tiller yet, I have been looking a a lot of them. The Bush Hog brand seems to be one of the best looking units I have seen. That is probably the brand I will eventually buy. They are quite pricey, but I think you get what you pay for. I have been looking for a decent used one for quite some time now with no luck.

 

[wny770]

I have a Woods GTC52 forward rotation ( I have rocky, heavy soil) on my TZ25. This is by far the best piece of machinery I own! I used to have a JD tiller, and I like this unit much better. My opinion.

 

[ampsucker]

lots of people like the King Kutter II brand. i was looking at them and they seem well built. i ended up with a howse 54" i found on ebay for about half price of a new one. it's gear driven, offsetable and reversible, although it's a major project to change the direction. i have it set up as a forward rotator as that's how it was when i bought it. someday, may try it the other way, but for now it does the job fine.

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[LBrown59]

lots of people like the King Kutter II brand. i was looking at them and they seem well built. i ended up with a howse 54" i found on ebay for about half price of a new one. it's gear driven, offsetable and reversible, although it's a major project to change the direction. i have it set up as a forward rotator as that's how it was when i bought it. someday, may try it the other way, but for now it does the job fine.
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My 48 incher works great on my BX1500 .
I can aloso use it on my BX23 too.

 

[Small farm guy]

I have a landpride 1558 reverse tine tiller that I use with my L3940 and I would absolutely reccommend it to anyone. The 10 series can be had in a 50 inch size, maybe smaller, as the 58 incher is a bit big for your machine. I have a catalog around here somewhere! The 15 series are offsetable, which was part of my reason to get it over the 1058. My only other tiller experience was from a walk-behind, so I can't really help much.

Good luck hunting!

 

[etcallhome]

I have a 48" Bush hog and very happy . Dealer I bought from beat TSC This was going on 2 years ago.
I had checked TSC, Woods,Frontier and other brands

Best of luck with what ever you choose

 

[CAB/AIR5225]

I just bought a 6ft KK, and think it is bulletproof. Very tough, heavy contruction, gear driven, slipper clutch pto shaft, the hard clay here in Oklahoma is no match for this implement.

 

[jim2210]

My JD 2210 is similar to your BX23. I have the Woods GTC52-2 and love it. When I bought, it was between the KKII 48, Bush hog, Kioti and JD 647. No regrets with the Woods. Plenty of power to run it and the 52" covers my tracks nicely.