Guys, I've been a long time lurker on this page, came here to decide on what compact tractor to buy. I ended up getting a Mahindra 2615 gear drive. Got to say I love it so far and has done everything I've asked it to do. I'm wanting to do some foot plot work and a big garden. I have decided on buying a King Kutter II rototiller. I am just curious if anyone out there is using a 5 footer with this particular tractor. I don't want to buy that one and then not be able to operate it. Should I go with the 4 footer instead, I would like to be able to cover the tracks of the tractor, it is 55" wide. Thanks for any input. Mike
What size tiller?
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mfreund
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It should work fine, I have a 32 hp deere and use a 55" rototiller. Just go slow and your tractor will handle it.
tiller size?
I have a 2615 gear drive and am curious if anyone is using a 5 foot king kutter ii tiller with this tractor. I posted on the attatchment section but haven't had to many responses. Please let me know if you are using this set up, I would like to purchase in the next week if the 5 footer is not to big for this tractor. Thanks for any help.
I have a 2615 gear drive and am curious if anyone is using a 5 foot king kutter ii tiller with this tractor. I posted on the attatchment section but haven't had to many responses. Please let me know if you are using this set up, I would like to purchase in the next week if the 5 footer is not to big for this tractor. Thanks for any help.
LAWALLSTRACTOR
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Re: tiller size?
The 5' King Kutter tiller will not be any problem for the 2615 tractor to handle. I have had some customers use 5 1/2' tillers on the 2615 and have had no lack of power or lift capacity.
The 5' King Kutter tiller will not be any problem for the 2615 tractor to handle. I have had some customers use 5 1/2' tillers on the 2615 and have had no lack of power or lift capacity.
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! Your 23 PTO HP should handle a 60" tiller. I have no problems with my 58" tilller and I am running around the same PTO HP. Jay
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! Your 23 PTO HP should handle a 60" tiller. I have no problems with my 58" tilller and I am running around the same PTO HP. Jay
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I posted Pics.in Yanmar of a 24hp. 20hp. at the pto. with a 5ft. and IMO. it does a real good job.
phyxer
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I have a buddy that has a Kubota B7610 (24 Engine HP and 18 PTO HP) and he runs a King Kutter II 6 FOOT (72 inch) tiller behind his tractor and it handles it very well. I have a 50 inch behind mine and mine doesn't even know its back there. I think you'll be just fine with the King Kutter II 5 FOOT (60 inch)
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Since you have a gear drive an important consideration is to determine if your ground speed is slow enough in 1st gear at 540 PTO engine RPM to handle a 5 ft cut. Your soil type will weigh heavily in answering this question.
Jim
Since you have a gear drive an important consideration is to determine if your ground speed is slow enough in 1st gear at 540 PTO engine RPM to handle a 5 ft cut. Your soil type will weigh heavily in answering this question.
Jim
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Re: tiller size?
I own a 2615 w/HST and borrowed a neighbors 60" KK tiller. Worked just fine, then I went shopping, was ready to pull the trigger on a new one and found a Woods dealer with a 'demonstrator' in 60" and it works fine.
It's not a Howard, but...
I own a 2615 w/HST and borrowed a neighbors 60" KK tiller. Worked just fine, then I went shopping, was ready to pull the trigger on a new one and found a Woods dealer with a 'demonstrator' in 60" and it works fine.
It's not a Howard, but...
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The reason for these posts to have two slightly different titles is because I merged the two threads into one.
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Five ft should be OK. I operated a 4-ft Yanmar RS-1200 tiller with my Kubota B7510HST (17 hp pto) with no problem and your 2615 has more pto hp.
I have a Mahindra 5525 (54 hp engine, 45 hp pto, gear tranny). One problem with it is that in low range/1st gear with the engine at pto speed, the tractor ground speed is 1.7 mph, which is too fast for rototilling. You want the ground speed below 1 mph to rototill your garden, which is easy to do with an HST tractor like my Kubota. You'll have to reduce the engine rpm when you rototill, which normally isn't a big problem since you don't necessarily want the tiller spinning much above 200 rpm anyway. I'd check the specs on that KK tiller before buying it to be sure it will work effectively with your gear tranny tractor.
