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Brooks

01-03-1999 09:50:10




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I have a International B-414 (36.5 hp) and I want
to buy a 3-pt. Rototiller attachment. What is out
there, available, how much should I expect to pay,
etc.? If I find a used one, what usually breaks
on these things that I should look for?

Thanks in advance!!

Brooks
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Dennis H.

01-03-1999 16:40:52




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 Re: Rototiller Question in reply to Brooks, 01-03-1999 09:50:10  
Used tillers are available. There is a large importer of used tillers in the Carolina's that bring them in from Japan. They have a few different designs. Some are chain drive, others are gear. Some gear boxes are mid shaft with tiller shafts going out both directions, others are driven from the end. Points to check are the tines themselves. Make sure they are all there and not worn too thin. They are expensive to replace. Also check that the gear boxes aren't full of moisture. My personal preference is for the gear driven ones. They seem to hold up better. You can tell them from the chain ones by the number of access panels on the side. Hope this helps...

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F14

01-04-1999 13:27:05




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 Re: Re: Rototiller Question in reply to Dennis H., 01-03-1999 16:40:52  
I have had a Howard chain drive tiller for ten years. The main wear points are the tines, which you might as well consider as a consumable. Mine go for about $6 a pop, and there are 24 of them on a 5' tiller. I work in rocky country, and pound the fool out of that tiller. I had the slip clutch on the input to the right-angle gear drive set too tight, and trashed the chain. The pieces of the rollers from the chain trashed the bearings and the gears. Using the least expensive source of parts I could find (generic chain and bearings, had to get the gears from Howard) it cost me about $400 to repair it. Moral: If you look at a chain drive type tiller, make them take the chain case off so you can inspect the chain, gear and bearings.

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MikeH(Tx)

01-04-1999 16:23:27




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 Re: Re: Re: Rototiller Question in reply to F14, 01-04-1999 13:27:05  
F14, with your experience, do you still think a pto tiller is the right way to go? I till my 60x80 garden with a 6hp TroyBuilt and am very happy with the job it does and the time it takes. I have considered a pto tiller, but the cost doesn't seem to justify how much better it would be than a stand alone tiller. Still, time is money. What do you think?



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Frugal One

01-05-1999 17:30:06




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Rototiller Question in reply to MikeH(Tx), 01-04-1999 16:23:27  
Time is money only if someone is willing to pay you for it.



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F14

01-05-1999 03:41:44




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Rototiller Question in reply to MikeH(Tx), 01-04-1999 16:23:27  
If all I was ever going to do was my own garden, and I already had a Troybilt big enough to do the job, then no, it's not worth the investment. In fact, I plant my garden in wide enough rows that I can use my Troybilt Pony to "hoe" it. I do custom tilling all day every day for about three weeks straight in the spring and again in the fall, plus I use it for landscaping and occasional construction work. (Builders have me till up the sod before the dozers scrape off the top soil when a new house is being built)

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