ROTOTILLER FOR OLDER TRACTOR

[jim wise]

Will a rototiller attachment work on my 59 power major diesel? im new to the whole tractor thing. it has dual clutch and live pto, it runs well but i was wondering if it was to fast in forward gear for it. thanks jim

 

[Chris(WA)]

If it will move at a very slow walk wound up in first gear it will do OK. I could get off and walk around my 160 with it wound up in 1st low and it tills great.

 

[jim wise]

thanks i think it might be a little fast at full throttle, but it might work. does the rear pto rpm slow down with the throttle or just the power of the attachment? thank you jim

 

[Anonymous-0]

The PTO is usually driven through a gear train from the engine so with the engine slowed, the PTO slows down too.

Many tillers need a creeper gear, probably 1/2 mph. But check the tiller makers for their ratings.

Gerald J.

 

[johns48jdb]

i was just wondering why you want a tiller. tillers aren't made to work on hard ground with. they are used mostly to prepare a very fine seed bed. some people think they can buy a tiller and not need a turning plow or disk. tillers just were not meant for that rough of a job. if your tractor is to fast you can always just go back over the ground a second time. i like to do that with mine and i try to run at an angle to the first passes i made.

 

[jim wise]

i was thinking for the garden areas but i only have an acre so i wasnt sure if it was useable for other areas. like to make money with jim