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John Deere tillers?

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mud

02-07-2005 04:50:46




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Did the Howard Rotovator Co. build the larger J.D. tillers?




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DR HAY

02-07-2005 06:19:20




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to mud, 02-07-2005 04:50:46  
Howard did build the John Deere tillers IE: 450, 550, 660, but Sicma makes the new models introduced last fall. Frontier tillers are made by Maschio.



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Robert in W. Mi.

02-08-2005 11:54:28




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to DR HAY, 02-07-2005 06:19:20  
Too bad too, as the Howards are the better tiller. Howard kept the best features for themselves anyway...

Robert



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Hay Dr

02-08-2005 19:24:49




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to Robert in W. Mi., 02-08-2005 11:54:28  
Howard is now owned by New Holland. They change the Howard color and now you will see Howard's name fade away.



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Robert in W. Mi.

02-09-2005 08:25:26




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to Hay Dr, 02-08-2005 19:24:49  
Don't you mean Kongskilide???? I see they are already comeing to dealers in Kongskilide colors..

Just so they don't cheapen them up!!! Howard rotavators are the strongest tillers i've ever used!! (i still have 3 of them)

Robert



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Hay DR

02-09-2005 13:43:27




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to Robert in W. Mi., 02-09-2005 08:25:26  
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CCM SR240- 90" Gear Drive tiller- 1550 LBS- 140 HP transmission= $2,800. Howard can not get with in $2,000 of that price.



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Robert in W. Mi.

02-10-2005 10:36:17




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to Hay DR, 02-09-2005 13:43:27  
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Will it hold up like a Howard???? Does it have a multi speed gearbox???

If it "doesn't" have a multi-speed gear box, it's nothing more than a garden tiller, and can't compete with any of the "field" tillers Howard sells!!!

Use one for custom tilling like i do year in and year out, and come back in 10 years and show me how reliable it has been!!!

When it comes to tillers, fields with rocks and other trash seperates the quality from the junk in short order!!!!

Robert

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Hay Dr

02-10-2005 19:42:08




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to Robert in W. Mi., 02-10-2005 10:36:17  
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A Howard HR30-230 90" tiller weighs 280 LBS less Than the CCM 90" SR240. The Howard HR30 has a 105 HP transmission and the CCM has a 140 HP Transmission. The CCM is available in 1 speed or 4 speed gearboxes as is the Howard. Times change and Packards are no longer made.

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Robert in W. Mi.

02-11-2005 08:32:28




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 Re: John Deere tillers? in reply to Hay Dr, 02-10-2005 19:42:08  
Like i said, come back in 5 or 10 years of running it in rocky ground, and show me what's left of it....

Been there done that with my Howards, my oldest one has been makeing me money for 20 years now!! To date, the only non maintance itom i've had to replace is the power shaft "split" a couple years ago!!!! I think i fixed that myself for less than 50 bucks....

The other two have cost me "nothing" in repair parts to date!!! Not even U-joints!!!

Do any of the off brands have a track record like that????

Keep them in sand and they all hold up fairly well, but i do every job that comes along, construction sites, old orchards, rocky fields, fence lines, ect.., ect... also, i till at max depth all the time, over 8 inches, so if it's in the ground, i find it!!

I get paid to till what they want tilled, there's no money in "down time"!!!

Robert

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