Tiller Wanting a Rotary Tiller.......

don716 · Jul 3, 2006

I am looking for a 4' Rotary Tiller and would like to have an Orange one to match my tractor and was wondering what were my choices, and about what kind of prices are on new ones? What other ones is out there that are good brands.
Donny

ronjhall · Jul 4, 2006

I have a 52" reverse tine Kubota tiller. It is great but expensive. I bought as a demo a few years ago. It normally sold for $2500. But as a demo it was $1800. Here is a link to their tillers for you size tractors. http://www.kubota.com/f/products/B7410_Implements_tiller.cfm
If you have to have a Orange tiller. Consider a Befco or one of the manufactures that will paint their tillers what ever color you want. It should save you several $100 and work just as good.

Farmwithjunk · Jul 4, 2006

don716 said:
I am looking for a 4' Rotary Tiller and would like to have an Orange one to match my tractor and was wondering what were my choices, and about what kind of prices are on new ones? What other ones is out there that are good brands.
Donny

4' King Kutter and a can of orange Krylon'll do the trick.

shvl73 · Jul 4, 2006

I've seen some at a Kioti dealer, I think they were made by Sicma.

hwp · Jul 4, 2006

A few years ago I was looking for a Kubota tiller and found a Kubota K420 at the back of a dealer's yard. It was well used and weathered but otherwise in good condition. I got it for $400. My suggestion is to snoop around - you may be surprised at what you can find.

jbrumberg · Jul 4, 2006

don716:

I am very pleased with my new Carter & Carter (CCM) MR-160 (58") tiller

. It is a gear driven model and it is a bear. They make Medium Duty CR-45 (45") rated for 10-45 PTO HP, CR-50 (50") rated for 12-45 PTO HP. They weigh 395# and 410# and list ~ $1150 and $1200 respectively. They have a a Commercial Duty MR-130 (49")tiller rated for 15-60 PTO HP. It weighs 495# and lists for ~ $1300. Shipping from TN to residential MA cost $195. I am color blind

, but my wife says mine is red. They also advertise an orange model. There are a lot of threads floating around on TBN regarding tillers. Good luck on your research and purchase

. Jay

don716 · Jul 4, 2006

Thanks for the info.,any more web addresses for tillers? What should I look for in a rotary tiller? I was told to make sure it had a slip clutch.What exactly is that?
Donny

Dartagnan · Jul 4, 2006

A slip clutch replaces shear bolts, so if you "till" something that won't, IE hickory roots, you just have to untangle instead of untangle and replace shear bolts.(and possibly straighten tines/blades)
Dart

john_bud · Jul 5, 2006

Don,

If you want to check out used, you can usually get a tiller from people that sell grey market tractors. Around here, they get about 3-400 for a used paddy tiller. The tines are not as strong as a general purpose one, but they work well in "softer" soils. Get a copy of the equipment trader or similar, there is usually a couple ads selling Yanmars and such.

Otherwise, the KK gear drive tillers are nice.

LandPride, Kubota, John Deere also have excellent equipment but $$$$.

jb

neverenough · Jul 5, 2006

I picked up a King Kutter XB series 4' tiller on sale for $900. They're orange. Might be pushing it with your 30 hp tractor as they are only rated for 25 hp. It comes with the slip clutch standard. Not sure if you will be able to find it as cheap as I got it, but I think they retail for only around $1350-1400.

jbrumberg · Jul 5, 2006

don716: Carter & Carter Machinery's website is www.ccmachinery.com or info@ccmachinery.com. Another company you should check out is Land Pride. Their website is www.landpride.com. They make both forward and reverse rotation tilllers. Jay

GeneD14 · Jul 5, 2006

If you want a well made, orange, tiller, at a low price, I would recommend a CCM. I have had one for 2.5 years and wouldn't hesitate to buy another. They are gear drive, have a slip clutch, and their fit and finish is better than the KK brand that my local TSC store carries.

I'll attach a picture of the tiller on the tractor.

randy41 · Jul 5, 2006

i have a ford 105a tiller and have been using it for 15 years to till my market garden. it has held up very well even though it looks beat up. i've replaced the tines a few times.

sweettractors · Jul 5, 2006

We have the 4 ft First Choice roto tiller in Orange for $1195 + shipping--Ken Sweet
email sweet@scrtc.com
phone 270-528-3323

milkman · Jul 5, 2006

don716 said:
Thanks for the info.,any more web addresses for tillers? What should I look for in a rotary tiller? I was told to make sure it had a slip clutch.What exactly is that?
Donny

Slip clutch is definitely good, also look for one with 6 tines per flange. I have a 48" with 4 tines and was working in the same field with a tiller with 6 tines, in one pass there was a notable difference in the finish between the two tillers, if I ever have to get another tiller, it will have 6 tines per flange, in plowed ground, they till the ground a lot finer in a single pass, I would have to make two passes with my 4 tine per flange tiller. I am satisfied with my tiller and had I not used them side by side, I would never known how much difference between the two.

don716 · Jul 5, 2006

Thanks, I will check out some of these web sites.
Donny

flusher · Jul 6, 2006

don716 said:
I am looking for a 4' Rotary Tiller and would like to have an Orange one to match my tractor and was wondering what were my choices, and about what kind of prices are on new ones? What other ones is out there that are good brands.
Donny

I couldn't justify the cost of a new tiller, so last August I picked up a pre-owned Yanmar RS1200 rototiller (48" wide) for $300 from my local grey market tractor guy. Added a $100 Weasler slip clutch from www.agpartz.com since I couldn't find any indication of a shear pin on the tiller. Built a gantry-type dolly out of pipe fittings so I could move it around for hitching and unhitching.

HGM · Jul 6, 2006

flusher said:
I couldn't justify the cost of a new tiller, so last August I picked up a pre-owned Yanmar RS1200 rototiller (48" wide) for $300 from my local grey market tractor guy. Added a $100 Weasler slip clutch from www.agpartz.com since I couldn't find any indication of a shear pin on the tiller. Built a gantry-type dolly out of pipe fittings so I could move it around for hitching and unhitching.

I see you finaly got your slip clutch... You wouldnt have a picture of it installed on that 12" shaft would you

... Did you extend the arms?