Tell me all I need to know about rear tillers

BUSH HOG MAKES A LINE OF TILLERS THAT ARE PRICED RIGHT AND WORK GREAT.

FIRST, WHAT SIZE OF TRACTOR DO YOU WHAT TO MOUNT THE TILLER ON?

SECOND, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO USE THE TILLER FOR?

FOR TRACTORS LIKE A 8N, THE RTS SERIES IS THE RIGHT MATCH.

IF YOU NEED FURTHER HELP LET ME KNOW.

Howard Rotovator.

My 60" is 30 years old. It looks like it's been through a war but is still hangin' in there and has absorbed tremendous abuse over the years.

At full depth in tough or wet ground, it will use all the HP the equally old (35 years)MF 165 will put out. (about 55) Mine will do about 8" to 10" deep tillage max.. you use the 3 point hitch in conjunction with an adjustable skid and trailing wheel to control depth.

If I'm opening pasture that's been cow-packed I'll take about 4 passes before I let it go full depth. (As old as my equipment is I need to take it easy.) Pre-plowing or ripping would be a good idea if you have hard soil.. (mine is pretty soft)

The model I have has a cleverly designed gearbox called 'Selectatilth' that has quick-change gearsets so you can tailor your tine speed to your ground speed.

(PS... You need a very slow groundspeed for tilling..I till in MF's low/low/low )

bbott

Mine is a 50" unit on a 20 HP JD750 diesel utility, and in new sod, it'll kill the tractor if you get carried away. Moral being, don't go too big, tillers suck up a lot of power.

On new ground, I like to turn it over with a moldboard plow first, makes it easier to get a good deep bed worked up.

If you're working on old beds that don't have much established sod, multiple passes (3 or 4) at right angles to each other will give you a good loose bed.