hydraulic lift capacity

labjack

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I have a 63 ford(4 cyl). Was thinking of getting a tiller that weighs 800-900lbs. Am I okay with that on this tractor, or is it too much weight for it?
 
The tractor will lift it but unless your transmission is a Select O Speed you will find it's not a good match.
The consensus here is that your ground speed is too fast to run a tiller.
 
Well, I've heard that before. I only want to use it for foodplotting and would probably never go more than 2-3 inches deep. Do you think it would work in that application? Soil is probably about medium in texture.
 
I've never tried a tiller on one of my Fords. Always used a plow and disc.
Tiller would probably work behind my 8 speed but Way too many rocks up at my land.
I spent a big chunk of one summer when I was 16 on a Massey Ferguson 35 Deluxe running a tiller.
Boy was THAT boring.
I remember in creeper gear it was only moving about 1.5 MPH.
If you are just doing plots you might consider a 2 row cultivator.
A lot cheaper than a tiller and a lot faster too.
You can sink them deep or shallow and just go round and round with one.
They do a pretty good job.

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Thanks for the ideas. I do have a disk, but was trying to get away from the "round and round" thing. Thought a tiller might do a better job of grinding up the plant residue and still keep tillage at a minimum.
 
The round and round thing isn't too bad really.
You put your hunting buddy on the tractor and have him do it.
Then go take a nap.
When you wake up go tell him it's good enough.

One of my best friends discing with my 3000.

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Well, you know I wanted you to tell me the tiller would work just fine.....but I guess you're just not gonna do it. :)
 
I have a tiller for my 64' 4000 SOS, and it is awesome, EXCEPT, for breaking ground on the food plots if the ground is hard or there is too much stubble.

I find that its better to run a disc or cultivator first, then till.

Of course with the SOS I can run a lot slower than you can, but if the ground is real hard or has a lot of stubble from corn etc it tends to clog up the tines and bounce a bit

Now if I disc it or drag a cultivator first, it does just fine.

1 Pass with either disc or cultivator and 1 pass with the tiller and they are done.

And I will admit that the plots that I do in the same location year after year have gotten to the point I can just till them 1 pass and be done, but breaking in new areas still requires some prep.

I absolutely love the tiller for the garden though, I can spread the manure in the fall and set the tiller deep and get a good mix, same in the spring when/if I add lime, and one pass and its ready to plant.

Rocks are a pain in the you know what though, and we have a lot of clay in our ground, so depending on what kind of soil you are starting with will make a difference as well.

Also with my SOS and the Independent PTO I can leave the tiller running at full speed and use a lower gear/creeper without slowing down the tines on the tiller.

If you have a chance to get a used tiller at a reasonable price it might be worth trying out, or even if you can borrow/rent one to try before you spend a ton, my 6ft. tiller was a lil over $900 new, and that was 8 years ago, not sure what they run now.
 
Problem is a tiller for a tractor came out a lot latter then your tractor so few if any will work well. My dad tried it one time on our 841S which had the Sherman combo and it did not work well at all and that was on ground he has tilled with his walk behind troy built tiller
 
It will either lift the tiller or lift the front end... Balance will be close with that weight.
If the tractor has a 5 speed transmission it will be plenty slow.

Rod
 
I did run one on a 860 gasser once, but not that big. First gear only! Was surprised how much power it took. I was running pretty deep. That weight you quoted might make an all purpose light on the nose, little better on a row cropper. Make turning around easier :) Pretty much forget it if a 4 speed even with a Sherman- slows pto down too.
 

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