Tiller Looking for a tiller, any help??

[digger2]

I bought a Woods 52" standard tiller last year.Have it on my Kubota B7610.
I say standard cause supposedly they make a commercial grade also which i didnt bother looking at because the "standard" model is built like a tank.It seems to be a gluton for punishment too.I also looked at a Howard but didnt think it was as heavily built and it was the same price if not a little more.
Anyway i think it works great so far.Cost me $1749 including tax.And
like most manufacturers of tillers,they have a wide choice of sizes.
Not that it matters,but i think it was actually made in Italy.I thought Woods was strictly an American company.

 

[hemiguy]

I'm not sure many things are REALLY American made anymore (Harleys maybe). Even if something big says "made in USA" on it, its probably just a 5 min final assembly job to put together 5 sub-assemblies shipped in from who-knows-where. Oh well.

Anyway, good feedback so far. I've thought offset adjust might be a good thing. Are any of the KK's offsetable? I've looked at Woods too (on-line) and there's a dealer near me. Would the Woods sub-compact models probably be too light for the rock infested clay here in western NY?

 

[tractortad]

Not even Harleys are all US built - my 97 Roadking came with a Japanese carb!

I looked at tillers for my JD 5510. I wanted an 8ft model until I saw the prices - dealer quoted $5400 for a Woods 8ft tiller (heavy duty enough to take the 75 PTO HP from the 5510). I ended up going to TSC and getting a 72" KK on sale for $1250. Appears to be built tough and it does a great job on the tough clay here in the Shenandoah Valley. I would recommend a KK tiller to anyone needing a tiller who isn't going to use it commercially.

 

[teach]

I have a Lanpride, 42" I think, I bought it used for $600. I works great with my B7100, and we have pretty rocky soil here in Little Rhody. I use it for some small feed patches and a few gardens. My only wish is that it would dig down a little deeper. It is a rugged little thing, easy to hook up, adjustable side to side to cover my tracks on the right.
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[charleyfarmall]

Well, I have a KKII 72" tiller that I have been using to till pastures before renovation. At the end of tilling 12 acres over the past two weeks I looked behind me to see that all of the welds except 2 that hold the frame on have broken.

I have a lot more tilling to do and will be using a tiller routinely so I am headed out to look at tougher tillers.

 

[milkman]

Two things I can suggest, weight is good, I have used light tillers that just bounce, and 6 tines per flange if I were shopping would be a must. I have used both 4 and 6 tines and side by side after one pass, there is a real noticeable difference especially in plowed ground, one pass with the 6 tine tiller and the garden was ready to plant, took two passes with the 4 tine.