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Rick in Kansas

11-29-2006 16:43:03

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I'm looking for a 72" wide tiller. Is there a general consensus whether chain drive or gear driven tillers are better/more durable/work better etc. . .?

Pros and cons to either . . .?

Rick

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RM in VA

12-02-2006 03:13:55

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Re: gear driven tillers in reply to Rick in Kansas, 11-29-2006 16:43:03

I have a CCM tiller. It's 90 in. Before I bought the CCM I had a Caroni. Had to adjust the chain tensoiner every year on that just tilling large gardens. I use the CCM tiller for reseeding pasture. It's great for spot seeding. Had to do a lot of that with all the droughts we've had in the last few years. I also use the CCM for total reseeding pasture and hay land. I have an electric seeder mounted on the back of the tiller and welded a hitch on the back and pull a cultipacker(long tongue). So I prepare the soil,broadcast seed and cultipack in one pass. Sold the bottom plow, cutaway and leveling disk. If I need deep tillage before seeding I just run a subsoiler over the fields first and then till,seed and cultipack.

The CCM tines are designed to dig more than some of the other types. It's also heavy enough that it doesn't bounce around on top of the ground too. Since I made this setup I've total reseeded 27 acres. It's worked great. Check out the CCM if you're about to buy. I think you get more bang for your buck with CCM.

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midalake

12-01-2006 22:53:33

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Re: gear driven tillers in reply to Rick in Kansas, 11-29-2006 16:43:03

I have an 84" Mashino tiller. There heavy duty model with adjustable tine speed. For four years I have beat this thing off of lots of rocks. I have one slight weld repair to do this spring on one of the support braces. So far flawless. It also leaves you with a great seed bed. Cuts down on some steps. I highly suggest you get one with adjustable tine speed.

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Hay DR

11-30-2006 06:27:40

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Re: gear driven tillers in reply to Rick in Kansas, 11-29-2006 16:43:03

Take a look at the CCM Gear Drive Tillers. They are priced compatetivety with the lighter chain drive tillers yet they are heavy duty commercial units. No chains to constantly adjust or break Gear Drive is the only way to go.

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Blue guy

11-29-2006 18:38:28

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Re: gear driven tillers in reply to Rick in Kansas, 11-29-2006 16:43:03

I have a chain driven 60" like Mark below. It has been a very dependable tiller. I only till gardens with mine though. On ocassion when I break new ground it really takes some punishment.

Had a dealer recommend a Kuhn gear driven unit. The Kuhn was rather expensive. I seen a tobacco farmer tilling his field with at least an 8' model kuhn one time and a large J.D. tractor and it looked like it was the way to go.

So, as to what I would recommend, previously tilled I would go chain. In newly tilled I would go with the gear.

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Mark

11-29-2006 17:17:10

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Re: gear driven tillers in reply to Rick in Kansas, 11-29-2006 16:43:03

I am sure folks will say a gear driven unit is the best....but, my old chain driven 60" tiller was left to me when my uncle died and I haven't had a minutes worth of trouble out of it. I bit the bullet and installed new tines and a couple seals....and how many acres it has tilled is beyond me. The drive chain looks like a heavy duty timing chain and it runs in a oil bath. It has a tensioner on it and I'd bet a gearbox would let go before that chain does. Personally based on my experience, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another chain driven unit. Then again, I can't afford a Howard in the first place....same reason I make do with a Pontiac instead of a Cadillac. It gets me there and back all the same.

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