Tiller tiller

[dirt clod]

Any body no anything about vikon (maybe spelled vicon,not sure)?

is there really much differance in strength with a chain drive or gear drive?

how big of roots is it safe to till through as a general rule?

I've heard some people say that shear pins are better becouse the slip clutches can rust up and not slip, is there a way to check a slip clutch without putting it in a bind? is this true?

 

[dirt clod]

any thoughts?

 

[Egon]

Can't coment on the gear / chain drive as I only have experience with a chain drive.

The chains do wear out and do break. They are easy to fix and replace.

Slip clutches need to be set up properly and they will work fine. No hassle like replacing shear pins.

For setting the slip clutch you start in the slip mode and slowly tighten till you have no slip under normal conditions. They should also have an inside home when not in use.

As for root size that will depend on the tiller size, duty rating and HP in front of the tiller.

 

[dirt clod]

thanks for the reply.
Do you know anything about vikon or vicon not sure how its spelled the tiller looks to be well built, but I've not been able to find any info on it.

 

[Egon]

Sorry, no knowledge of that make tiller. All I am familiar with is Buhler.

 

[dirt clod]

Ok thanks.
dont want to buy something I cant get parts for

 

[shvl73]

Doesn't Vicon make fertilizers/spreaders? Maybe a private labeled tiller.

 

[dirt clod]

thats what I have been wondering. I've found other implements made by them but no tillers. I guess somebody else built it but I have know idea who.

 

[Bird]

I don't know anything about vicon and the only tiller I owned was a chain drive Bush Hog brand; tractor PTO powered that is, since I've also owned a couple of walk behind tillers.

I can't get over a feeling that the gear driven tiller should be stronger; however, the automatic tensioner on the chain drive also seems to allow it to absorb shocks without transmitting them to the rest of the implment. I never had a problem with mine, never had to repair or replace anything.

A slip clutch has the advantage of being adjustable and the disadvantage of having to be correctly adjusted periodically. A neighbor rented one once and told me later (when he hired me to till his garden) that he returned the rental unit because it wouldn't do the job. When he described the problem, it was obvious that it had a slip clutch set way too loose. Personally, I had the shear bolt and never sheared one; even when hitting some big roots and when I tilled up a brick sidewalk we didn't know was there about an inch under the dirt. The tiller would just bounce up and down when you hit something like that.