tiller

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GioG

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Location
Aynor, South Carolina
Tractor
1825E Massey Ferguson
Hello everyone. I'm really new to all of this, I feel like a knucklehead. Would it be better to buy an offset tiller or center? Do I have to match the width of the tractor?
Thank you all.
 
   / tiller #3  
I second CloverHillFarm's recommendation. A centered 54" tiller would be suitable.
 
   / tiller #5  

Massey Ferguson 1825​

Massey Ferguson 1825E tractor photo
2020 -
1800E Series
Compact Utility tractor

Dimensions
Width52.4 inches
133 cm
Engine Detail
Iseki
diesel
3-cylinder
liquid-cooled
Displacement91.4 ci
1.5 L
EmissionsTier IV
Power24 hp
17.9 kW
 
   / tiller #6  
If you exactly match the width of your tires your will go crazy trying to till near/along fence lines.

I recommend a tiller width 12"-24" wider than your tire spread.

Your tractor has enough power for a forward tine direction tiller, 90% of the tiller market.

Insufficient PTO power and tractor weight to operate a reverse tine direction tiller, 10% of the tiller market.




Rototill moist soil.​
Do not rototill saturated soil or you will have adobe brick when it dries.
Do not rototill dry soil. Rather than penetrate the tiller tines will just bounce around on the surface.
Rototill moist soil.​
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My tiller do not match my tractor width, so what I do to work around that is I set/adjust my 3 point link arms to one side, so the tiller cover at least the right wheel and I would do my tilling loop counter clock wise and do the next pass to the left of the previous one therefore there's isn't any tire tracks at the end and get full coverage. Not saying this is ideal just pointing out how to work around this problem.
 
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  • Thread Starter
#9  
If you exactly match the width of your tires your will go crazy trying to till near/along fence lines.

I recommend a tiller width 12"-24" wider than your tire spread.

Your tractor has enough power for a forward tine direction tiller, 90% of the tiller market.

Insufficient PTO power and tractor weight to operate a reverse tine direction tiller, 10% of the tiller market.




Rototill moist soil.​
Do not rototill saturated soil or you will have adobe brick when it dries.
Do not rototill dry soil. Rather than penetrate the tiller tines will just bounce around on the surface.
Rototill moist soil.​
'
I can not get a rototiller with same width as my tractor (tire to tire). Any thing bigger then 48in. requires 5-10 more HP that my 1825E MF has. (PTO HP 19.2) I got hydrostatic transmission which has a little less HP then the manual gear box. P.S. we're talking about HP at the PTO. Thank you.
 
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  • Thread Starter
#10  
My tiller do not match my tractor width, so what I do to work around that is I set/adjust my 3 point link arms to one side, so the tiller cover at least the right wheel and I would do my tilling loop counter clock wise and do the next pass to the left of the previous one therefore there's isn't any tire tracks at the end and get full coverage. Not saying this is ideal just pointing out how to work around this problem.
Thank you.
 

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