Tiller Finally bought Kubota B3200HSD. Now I need a tiller. Suggestions?

   / Finally bought Kubota B3200HSD. Now I need a tiller. Suggestions? #1  

Nanook

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Kubota B3200 HSD
I've been shopping for a new Kubota tractor for a few months. I finally bought one, just in time to still get the 0% financing. I bought a B3200HSD with FEL and BH. Now, I need to buy a rototiller for it. I definitely want a reverse rotation tiller. At the present time, I don't have a huge food plot or garden, and the tractor only has 23 pto horsepower (32 hp overall). I believe the tractor is about 58 inches wide at the rear tires. Some have said that I need at least a 60" tiller. But, others have said that if I go to 60 inches, I need at least 25 PTO HP. 23 hp is close, but is it close enough? I don't need to do the work in record time. In fact, from a time point of view, even a 40" tiller would be fine. But, I've read that if you don't get a tiller wider than the rear tire width, it will not work well. In that case, you need a tiller that can be offset. I see the Phoenix T-4 series can be offset, and the price is reasonable compared to a 60" LandPride. I am also considering a 52 inch, or 60" Ansung. (Probably the SR52, which is also reasonably priced.)

Any suggestions? Anything to avoid? I'd also consider used, but so far I have not found any used tillers, at least not anywhere near where I live, which is in eastern Pa.
 
   / Finally bought Kubota B3200HSD. Now I need a tiller. Suggestions? #2  
As a new B3200 owner I thought our width at the rear tires was 53"?

I too am looking around for a tiller and also a box blade.
 
   / Finally bought Kubota B3200HSD. Now I need a tiller. Suggestions? #3  
I think 23 is close enough for a 60", depending on what you expect of it. This is with a geared tractor with 1 mph at PTO speed in 1st gear. If your tractor has HST, then you should have no problem at all, as low minimum speed at PTO RPM is a big factor in sizing a tiller to your tractor.
For breaking sod it's going to be a bit much, but you can always make 2 or 3 passes, going deeper each time.
Covering the rear wheels is very good advice and I wished that I had bought a 6' for my 63" track width.
With 26.5 at the PTO, the only time I haven't had enough power was in solid, wet clay, which I really had no business tilling in the first place. I'm a big fan of our 60" KingKutter II, but we also have a 40" Phoenix/Sicma, that is also a well built machine and has the added benefit of allowing the 3 point hitch points to be offset, left or right.
 
 

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