Jinma 354LE

[kbone1]

New to the forum but have been a silent observer for about ten months on this and other Chinese tractor WEB sites. I decided after comparing brands, parts availability and popularity to order a Jinma 354LE. Ordered 1 July, on ship 15 Sep, arrived middle of Oct. I will pick it up from the warehouse Monday.Along with the tractor I ordered; ZL30 FEL, LW7 Backhoe, Turf tires and rims, Finish mower, Spare parts and a four foot Rototiller. Wherein lies one of my problems, after ordering the 4' Rototiller I learned that; (1) the 354 most likely will not till well because of to fast of a forward speed in low gear and (2) the 4' Rototiller is two small for the HP rating of the tractor. The factory would not allow me to change the order. Is anyone out there interested in buying a 4' Rototiller still in the crate or trading? I am located in NE Florida.

 

[tat2z1969]

354 lE will till just fine, I use one often on my 354. Howse makes a 55 inch that off sets and reverses, works wonderful.
Sift thru what you read and what you are told before you carve it in stone.
If you want to till real slow with a 354, put pto in 720 rpm and set rpm to 1800, thats 540 at the pto shaft and the tractor moves slower, I have never HAD to do that, but I have done it and it works in hard pack soil just fine.