Will tilling destroy my TC40?

[the6shooter]

There is no way a 5' tiller will distroy your 40H.P. tractor. if you have the proper shear pin and or working slip clutch, one of them will either slip or shear, the pin first. but I have seen rental yards put in a higher grade shear bolt, and that is not a good thing.
david

 

[jonyyuma]

There is no way a 5' tiller will distroy your 40H.P. tractor. if you have the proper shear pin and or working slip clutch, one of them will either slip or shear, the pin first. but I have seen rental yards put in a higher grade shear bolt, and that is not a good thing.
david

I would only use the proper strength shear bolt in my tiller..Better than a broken shaft or gearbox, and yes they do split...Maybe you should look into buying a ROCKRAKE to help move the numerious smaller stones?

 

[Laminarman]

I have a rock rake. I think they're next to useless. I rake and rake and rake and never run out of rocks, only time. I will live with rocks. I will either buy a tiller or someday a no till drill.

 

[tawilson]

You'll destroy the tiller before you hurt the tractor. I've had to rebuild my Bushhog a couple times because of the rocky ground I've hammered it on. I don't know about all the other brands, but I know I like the amount of information Bushhog put online the last time I had to look for parts.
When I'm tilling an area with sod, I set the tiller just shallow enough to catch the sod and go as slow as possible to chop it up fine before getting down into the dirt.

 

[captainsawdust]

I've been running a 6' tiller on mine that I purchased new with my Tc40d 7 years ago and have not had any issues. Our property was one a gravel pit so I feel your pain in so far as the rocks. Sittin on the tractor sure beats walking behind a tiller while it jumps up in the air.

 

[WayneJessie]

I have a rock rake. I think they're next to useless. I rake and rake and rake and never run out of rocks, only time. I will live with rocks. I will either buy a tiller or someday a no till drill.

My ground grows rocks. I've been running a tiller over my two gardens for 7 years with a 27HP compact tractor. What I have done to get most of the larger rocks out of the ereas is to turn the gardens in the late summer and just let the weather hit it till early spring. I pick out all the rocks that the rain uncovers and turn it again in the early spring. After 7 years and probably two truck loads of rock hauled away I can now till without hitting something big. There has been no damage to my tractor but I will say that you better check all bolts for tightness about once a year. The vibrations from running a tiller really works them loose.

 

[MiserableOldFart]

Depending on where you live in upstate NY, I would be concerned. Here in the Catskills, the soil is amazingly fertile, especially when you consider the fact that there basically isn't any soil at all. It's amazing how well stuff grows here, especially cool weather crops like salad greens and cauliflower and such. Equally amazing is the number of critters that eat all the stuff you plant, from slugs and snails to mice and chucks, rabbits, turkeys (they like berries especially) and bears to name a few of the culprits. We've had good luck with the Troy Bilt walk behind that Mom bought in 1978, back when Troy Bilt was top line stuff, but tines wear out very, very fast and the porpoising of the machine, even in the garden that has been under till and cultivation since 1978 is amazing. I wouldn't use a tiller on my tractor around here, and I'm gradually switching to raised beds for most of the garden, so tilling will be minimal in the years to come. The 34 year old 7hp Kohler on that Troy Bilt is all original except for the electronic ignition module I put on it a few years ago and starts on the first pull every time.

On our land here, you could walk around all day trying to find one place you could stick a shovel in the ground and dig. Wouldn't want a tiller on my tractor here.