cmyoung2
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2010
- Messages
- 547
- Location
- North west NC mountains
- Tractor
- BCS 850, Kubota BX2230 w/FEL, mid mount mower, 41" tiller Kubota L3600 w/4-1FEL, Farmi winch
I know this is for mostly rear tine tillers, but= I blew the motor on my old Ariens front tine, had an old 1 1/2 hp electric motor that used to be on a homemade air compressor, decided to put the two together, just to see. The electric motor weighs about 75 lbs, a little heavy. used 2" tubing for a spacer to get the motor high enough and for the bolt holes. Used a 4" pully on the motor (what I had) Wired the motor to 110v, it could also run 220v, have a 100' #12 cord from a junked floor polisher, a lot of the small plant beds are close to an outlet. results-- this monster will dig. Does better than the 5 hp briggs that was there before. And the best thing, it is quiet. don't need ear plugs, can actually talk around it. Cranks without a pull, every time!! It is a little heavy, have to make it go forward. Using it with four sets of tines instead of the two pictured. Works good in small beds the BCS can't fit into.
