Tiller Why aren't there huge tillers?

SPIKER · Mar 30, 2005

Re: Why aren\'t there huge tillers?

I could think of a FEW circumstances where the big tiller would make it easier: one being commercial vegetable crop such as when I was in CA where they grew large vadelia onions. plowed the fields 4+ times and then disked them to an almost power cosistancy then plowed them into 4'wide hills where the seeds were planted boy what a nice smell come harvest time sweet sweet onion for as long as you could see! this was up in high desert near palmdale/lancaster back in the early 90's. not sure if they still do it that way but they sure did pulverize the ground! one other would be patatos. soft dirt is a must and working it will put in a lot of air to help them grow in the soft soil. not sure about any other items like that but I'm sure there are lots of them. I do agreew on the fule and hr of doing it as my 1/4 acre garden takes me a good hr of 2+passes for preping it for goodies to grow...
Mark M

chriswheeler · Mar 30, 2005

Re: Why aren\'t there huge tillers?

Go over to the Howard website, looks like they have some real large ones in production, who knows what crops they are used for.
( Howard USA )
Chris

Steve_Miller · Mar 30, 2005

Re: Why aren\'t there huge tillers?

Here is a link to one of Kuhn's larger ones. Click on power tillers and then 201 series.

http://www.kuhn.co.uk/internet/webuk.nsf/wFramed/PEBE-5CYDGQ-Sommaire-Pr-paration-du-sol?OpenDocument

Steve

have_blue · Mar 30, 2005

Re: Why aren\'t there huge tillers?

I think it's because if you have enough power to pull a great big tiller, you have enough power to pull a big mega multi gang plow, which will do just about as good as the tiller, but deeper and faster. <shrug>

I suppose fields that have been fallow for a year or 2 would be real hard on a tiller too.

Rch · Mar 31, 2005

Re: Why aren\'t there huge tillers?

Tillers don't handle rocks well. In Europe, where they have been picking rock for centurys there are some larger tillers.

hobbyfarm · Mar 31, 2005

Re: Why aren\'t there huge tillers?

Howdy bdog,
Down here in Texas, our local A&M Research branch has a six-row(?) Howard Rotavator. They use it to turn and prepare research plots in one pass. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Darren · Mar 31, 2005

Re: Why aren\'t there huge tillers?

Spaders which are rarely seen in the US are used more widely in Europe. The advantage is the 12" to 14" single pass penetration and that's with units that aren't that wide.