Tiller Vs Plow & Disk Harrow

[66chevelle]

Gearing up of next spring.. Wondering about which way to go, To spend the extra dollars for a tiller (@ $2200.00) or a 1 forrow plow (@ $700.00 Shipped to Canada) and a Disk Harrow (@ $900 Shipped to Canada).

No dealers in Canada I could find sell 3 Point hitch implements for sub compacts. GC2310.




Can the same amount of work be performed by a tiller?


Thanks

 

[1972SprintConvertible]

I have a tiller and a plow and I would not do without my tiller. I use them both but the tiller is great. I would buy a tiller and find a plow on Ebay. I had a 1855A Snapper that would not pull the plow very deep at all. I sold the Snapper and bought the GC-2300 and changed the CAT-0 pins to CAT-1 pins and the GC-2300 has no problems plowing as deep as it can go. I don't know how much shipping is but I thought that the Brinly plows on Ebay CAT-0 12" was only around $150 to $250. Mine is a Brinly 3 pt that I painted red. I use the plow to turn the winter cover crop over and let it set for a few weeks then I till but you wouldn't have to plow because the tiller does a great job. You can use a tiller to rough up the ground with the rear flapper up or close it to turn the ground into sand. I like both but I would go for the tiller and find a plow later if you want, besides a tiller takes up less storage then a plow and a disk and the tiller is a good counter weight for the FEL.

 

[flusher]

Gearing up of next spring.. Wondering about which way to go, To spend the extra dollars for a tiller (@ $2200.00) or a 1 forrow plow (@ $700.00 Shipped to Canada) and a Disk Harrow (@ $900 Shipped to Canada).

No dealers in Canada I could find sell 3 Point hitch implements for sub compacts. GC2310.


Can the same amount of work be performed by a tiller?


Thanks

Generally, rototillers are for veg gardens and landscaping work. Moldboard plows and discs are used for field work (e.g. haying). Consequently, it's difficult to answer your question.

I'd check out used implements. My rototiller is a used $300 Yanmar RS1200 that ran nicely on my 21hp (engine) Kubota B7510HST. You should be able to find a single bottom plow and a 4--5ft wide used disc in your neighborhood. Else, try eBay.

 

[bp fick]

A small, used plow and a small used disk would be far, far cheaper. Throw in a section or two of used spike tooth harrow to drag and you would make a seed bed or prepare a small field or super large garden plot that would be the cat's whiskers. I see all these things on eBay and Craigs. Just waiting until I find them near me, or near my typical travel paths. But I search frequently.

It takes some patience, I know, as I am in the same process. Just didn't have the 2 HUGE to spend on a tiller. Would I like to have one? Oh, you bet, but it isn't all that likely and a bit tough to justify for my two acres.

Finally, Northern Tool has all the sub cut, cat 0 and limited cat 1 stuff but I don't know about "importing" to Great North, Strong and Free.

Best wishes on how it works out for you.

 

[chrisdvorak]

generally tillers are used on hobby farms and with landscaping and gardens were the main thought is compact in size so they don't take up much space, but if you want to get a big field ready for planting then there is nothing better than a good plow and a harrow.

 

[bp fick]

TSC Stores

Any of these stores near you? I know your town is the extreme north east.

 

[1972SprintConvertible]

I just checked my paper work and I only paid $1,200.00 for my tiller brand new and it is a bush hog brand. There is a used one on craigs list for $1,000 and there is a plow for $225.00 on Ebay right now. For people that don't want to spend $1,200.00 on a tiller because they don't have much land then why did you spend around $8,000.00 or mayby more on a tractor just to cut the grass? What's another cup of water when you are taking a bath??? If I had a bunch of land I would not have a GC-2310 or any this size because I would have a bigger tractor that could pull more then a one bottom plow and a 4 foot disk, but for people that only have a two acres and have a 100' by 100' garden a tiller is the way to go. It takes a long time to plow with only a single bottom plow and if that is all you need then your not plowing 100 acre fields, I'd go for the tiller.

 

[bp fick]

For people that don't want to spend $1,200.00 on a tiller because they don't have much land then why did you spend around $8,000.00 or mayby more on a tractor just to cut the grass? What's another cup of water when you are taking a bath???

Easy there, good buddy.

Oft times folks take these things, financially, in bits and bites. The tractor may be financed, even with 0 down, and 0 interest. Finding the cash to plunk down $1200 to $1600 for a tiller takes some folks a bit of time to raise, perhaps? Surely you're aren't suggesting that folks that cannot quickly grab onto a grand ought not own a tractor? Hmmm... Maybe they also need a snow blower and other important attachments and money is wee bit tight? Might happen, eh? I know you didn't mean it that way, but that's the way it sorta came across.

Nobody said they wouldn't LIKE to have a tiller, but with many things in life, there needs to be choices made. Sometimes a guy can put a plow-disk combo together, used for a few hundred bucks. That's a far, far cry off. How about a little understanding, if that's what they can do right now?

Lastly, many gardeners actually prefer the plow with top dressing. There are many reasons why, not the least is that roto tilling does not always provide the same depth. Just sayin', Best Wishes.

 

[bp fick]

duplicate

 

[jeepcj7]

If this is a hobby and you plain just like driving your tractor, get the plow and harrow - costs less and you will get to drive twice as much.

 

[massey driver]

looking at your lack of funds so to speak.I made my own plow I bought a old single furrow horse plow[that used to have wooden handles] the handles etc where long gone and the plow was in pretty bad shape.Anyway picked up the plow for $5 at a auction sale and with a little cutting and welding for 3 pth pins and top link have a plow that works good for maybe $25 also made a 3pth hitch disc and 3pth cultivator as well all out of old farm impliments that can be bought cheaply at most farm auctions.The only catch is that you need to be handy with a welder and tape measure.Its just that easy [as Shell Bussey would say. Now the other thing if memory serves me correctly I belive there's a place called Buhler equipment located in Morden Manitoba Canada that manufactures and sells impliments for small tractors as well. I'll type in the address buhler.com Now I also have a 48" tiller that I use and the plow and disc and cultivator more or less are just stuff to play around with but the serious work is done with the tiller. As always Larry

 

[1972SprintConvertible]

Now I also have a 48" tiller that I use and the plow and disc and cultivator more or less are just stuff to play around with but the serious work is done with the tiller. As always Larry

Glad to see I'm not the only one that looks at it that way.

 

[66chevelle]

Thanks for all the comments..

With @ 1/2 acre cleared and almost ready for a vegetable in the spring, and more to follow (depending on how fast I can clear bush, remove stumps and rocks). I'm going to go strait to the tiller, although playing with a plow and disk would be fun. Now to wait until some sales pop up.


Thanks again.

 

[slowzuki]

You'll find the roots to be a problem for all field tools. Be prepared for some hard work over the next few years.

 

[butternut]

Just the other day, I broke close to a half acre of hayfield sod for a small stand of corn I want to grown next year. I used a Kuhn EL 62-180, which is a 60 inch, pretty heavy duty, gear-driven tiller. I was impressed. It's a little late in the year and the ground was quite moist. To boot, I have a heavy clay loam, and there was a good 6 inches of grass. I had the wheels set just a couple notches down from the highest (most shallow till) point, and the rear hood up quite a bit. I couldn't go very fast mind you, but it did a great job on just the first pass. The sod was completely chopped, and I had what seemed like a good 4 inches of reasonably fluffy ground. If it doesn't get too much wetter, I'll go out there in a week for a deeper 2nd pass before winter sets in. They say the depth range is 7 inches, but I bet it'll go considerably deeper than that when the soil is worked/softer. From my extremely limited experience, I'd say that a heavy duty tiller is certainly capable of doing the work of a plow and harrow, but only at a "hobby farm" scale. Also, I think it's true, you probably can't beat a tiller for creating a nice, perfectly smooth, fluffy seedbed.