Another Tiller Question

[John P.]

I know the 8N and NAA are too fast in low gear for a tiller, but would one of the slightly newer ones with the 5-speed work since first is quite a bit lower?

 

[Lynn Patrick]

Better, but still quite fast. According to Tractordata (which we know is ALWAYS correct!) an 8N 1st gear is 3.7 mph & a 960 is 2.2. The SOS tranny gets down to .6 mph!

 

[Keith Williams]

Looking at the owner's manual for my 4000, it lists 1.8 MPH at 540 PTO speed in First. 3 in 2nd. 4 in 3rd 5.5 in 4 and 12 in 5th.
You can change the speed by changing the rear tire size. Smaller tires = Slower speed. LCG models are examples of that.
HTH Keith

 

[John P.]

So I looked at Land Pride's website for their tillers, and it says typical ground speed to run their tillers is 2-3 MPH.
In that case it should work fine.

 

[MarkB_MI]

The five speed MIGHT have live PTO, allowing you to stop and keep the tiller running.

 

[John P.]

Unfortunately, it doesn't.

 

[Hemmjo]

I have an 860 with 5 speed and live PTO. Mine is too fast for a tiller.