Help with Tiller Attachment

[traderfjp]

Hi,

I have a LS240e with backhoe. I have a small garden that is 40ft x 40ft. I was looking for a good tiller attachment. I was wondering if this is a good one. I'll use it twice a year. 53'' Light Duty 3 Point Hitch Tractor Rotavator

 

[jyoutz]

I have no knowledge of the tiller you posted, but I’m going to suggest another approach. I have a 50x100’ garden and for years I had a 54” tiller that I used to prep the soil before planting. It worked great for that purpose but was only a once per year activity; I couldn’t use the tiller to maintain the garden after planting. So I sold the tiller and bought a Fred Cain cultivator to use to deep plow the soil at the beginning of the season, then I bought a DR rear tine walk behind tiller for final soil prep. The walk behind tiller allows me to cultivate weeds between the rows during the growing season. I like this approach better and the walk behind tiller is easy to use for soil prep after the cultivator plows the soil.

https://www.(Temporarily blocked du...vator-Ripper-p/fc-field-cultivator-cain-9.htm

Rear Tine Walk Behind Rototiller | DR Power Equipment

Counter rotating tines and power driven wheels make this powerful tiller great for sod busting and tough soils. Factory direct sales and easy financing available!

www.drpower.com

 

[jeff9366]

LS MT240E Dimensions​

Dimensions
Wheelbase:	69 inches 175 cm
Length:	121 inches 307 cm
Width:	54 inches 137 cm (R1)
	66 inches 167 cm (R4)
Height (ROPS):	88 inches 223 cm
Shuttle Weight:	2881 lbs 1306 kg
Hydro Weight:	2884 lbs 1308 kg

I bought a Field Cultivator to use to deep plow the soil at the beginning of the season.

Dirt Dog - All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator REVIEW + PICTURES

Dirt Dog All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator Dirt Dog Model APP 66-5 Total Width 66", Working Width 62", Five Tines, Weight 284 Pounds, Paid $835.00 (2010) Field Cultivator: A Three Point Hitch mounted, secondary tillage implement, used to perform operations such as soil aeration...

www.tractorbynet.com

Then I bought a DR rear tine walk behind tiller for final soil prep.

1) https://www.(Temporarily blocked du...gle-row-Cultivator-p/eta-cultivator-110v2.htm

2) The Keulavator® frame, sold only at Agri Supply®, is a 3-point tractor attachment that can be customized to shape, ridge, bed and help cultivate your garden. This frame is constructed of sturdy tubular steel with solid welds for durability. The Keulavator frame has category 1 lift arms and two tool bars that are 15-3/8 inches long. The tool bars will accommodate IHC-style wedge clamps and bolts. Based on your bedding needs, clamp assemblies can easily be adjusted for a minimum row width of 31 inches to a maximum row width 52 inches.

Keulavator™ Frame, 3-Point Cultivator

The Keulavator® is a customizable 3-point cultivator frame Garden Bedder for making or bedding rows on your small farm. Design your own Keulavator® today.

www.agrisupply.com

 

[jeff9366]

MORE:

Buckeye Tractor Co -- Online

Manufacturer of specialty equipment for production of vegetables, fruit and flowers. Some nursury and landscaping applications.

www.buctraco.com

Buckeye Tractor Online Catalog Page 11-01 Toolbar Cultivators

 

[jyoutz]

LS MT240E Dimensions​

Dimensions
Wheelbase:	69 inches 175 cm
Length:	121 inches 307 cm
Width:	54 inches 137 cm (R1)
	66 inches 167 cm (R4)
Height (ROPS):	88 inches 223 cm
Shuttle Weight:	2881 lbs 1306 kg
Hydro Weight:	2884 lbs 1308 kg

I bought a Field Cultivator to use to deep plow the soil at the beginning of the season.

Dirt Dog - All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator REVIEW + PICTURES

Dirt Dog All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator Dirt Dog Model APP 66-5 Total Width 66", Working Width 62", Five Tines, Weight 284 Pounds, Paid $835.00 (2010) Field Cultivator: A Three Point Hitch mounted, secondary tillage implement, used to perform operations such as soil aeration...

www.tractorbynet.com

Then I bought a DR rear tine walk behind tiller for final soil prep.

1) https://www.(Temporarily blocked du...gle-row-Cultivator-p/eta-cultivator-110v2.htm

2) The Keulavator® frame, sold only at Agri Supply®, is a 3-point tractor attachment that can be customized to shape, ridge, bed and help cultivate your garden. This frame is constructed of sturdy tubular steel with solid welds for durability. The Keulavator frame has category 1 lift arms and two tool bars that are 15-3/8 inches long. The tool bars will accommodate IHC-style wedge clamps and bolts. Based on your bedding needs, clamp assemblies can easily be adjusted for a minimum row width of 31 inches to a maximum row width 52 inches.

Keulavator™ Frame, 3-Point Cultivator

The Keulavator® is a customizable 3-point cultivator frame Garden Bedder for making or bedding rows on your small farm. Design your own Keulavator® today.

www.agrisupply.com

The problem with tractor cultivators is they are practical for a small garden. The tractor works fine for start of the season soil prep, but after that the tractor needs to stay out of the garden. The walk behind rear tine tiller is ideal for growing season maintenance. Those tractor cultivators are best for larger fields where the rows are spaced accordingly.

 

[papachaz]

I don't know anything about that brand, but, I will say that I learned a long time back not to buy light duty anything!

as for how to do it, well everyone's method isn't necessarily what's best for the next one. I mean someone doing a 40 x 40 garden isn't necessarily going to be best served doing it the same way someone doing one 2 1/2 times that size....

I personally loved having a tiller for my tractor, until I broke it and instead of fixing it, sold it to a friend who wanted it. I don't have time for a garden this year, so I'll wait until off season and get another, hopefully find a good one at a little less money. The one I had was an Italian made Agris I think it was? I made enough doing gardens and food plots for people the first two years I had it to more than pay for it. I didn't just use it for gardens either, great for leveling out the yard, flower beds, etc....

 

[jyoutz]

I don't know anything about that brand, but, I will say that I learned a long time back not to buy light duty anything!

as for how to do it, well everyone's method isn't necessarily what's best for the next one. I mean someone doing a 40 x 40 garden isn't necessarily going to be best served doing it the same way someone doing one 2 1/2 times that size....

I personally loved having a tiller for my tractor, until I broke it and instead of fixing it, sold it to a friend who wanted it. I don't have time for a garden this year, so I'll wait until off season and get another, hopefully find a good one at a little less money. The one I had was an Italian made Agris I think it was? I made enough doing gardens and food plots for people the first two years I had it to more than pay for it. I didn't just use it for gardens either, great for leveling out the yard, flower beds, etc....

I agree that a pto tiller is a fantastic attachment and I too used it also to establish my lawn, in addition to gardening. But I found it to be a once in the year tool most of the time, then I had to hand hoe weeds and cultivate throughout the growing season because the tractor and tiller wouldn’t work in a planted garden; my walk behind tiller will work and will greatly cut down on hand cultivation. If I had a half acre garden with very wide spaced rows, my approach would be to stay with the pto tiller.

 

[papachaz]

I agree that a pto tiller is a fantastic attachment and I too used it also to establish my lawn, in addition to gardening. But I found it to be a once in the year tool most of the time, then I had to hand hoe weeds and cultivate throughout the growing season because the tractor and tiller wouldn’t work in a planted garden; my walk behind tiller will work and will greatly cut down on hand cultivation. If I had a half acre garden with very wide spaced rows, my approach would be to stay with the pto tiller.

once in the garden, yeah I see that. but as mentioned there are a lot of other uses for it through out the year. as for your spacing, I agree with that. if I had enough room to be able to space the rows enough to get in there with it I would! I typically space enough to be able to get my walk behind tiller in for maintenance

 

[LScraig]

I looked at Toolots tillers last year but the many, many negative reviews of the company made me change my mind. I settled on a King Kutter because I know I can get parts if needed.

 

[Fxfymn413]

Just make sure the tiller is wide enough to cover the tractor's tracks. 54 inch tractor width and a 53 inch tiller will leave compressed soil from the tire you cannot cover with the tiller.