3 point tiller what's better in rocks?

wagsw900 · Apr 2, 2019

Looking at tillers. Woods and King Cutter are forward rotation and a Land Pride is reverse rotation. What is better in rocky ground?

jm. · Apr 2, 2019

Well it just happens to be three brands I have sold. First you can get and most are a front rotation Land Pride. The reverse rotation is considered a heavier unit and cost more. I would think one would be better off if you have imbedded rocks to have a forward running tiller as it will have a tendency to bounce over the rocks. NOW for the good part for get BRAND names , shop for series, or weight, both Woods and LandPride offer a light, medium and heavy duty tiller. The 35 series land pride tend to be heavier built. KingKutter is the same as a Taylor way and offers gear drive in a cast case , which is better than the light chain drive on the light weight LP or Woods. Last of all be sure you get one with a slip clutch and when you get it home open the clutch and slip it some before putting the unit to work, then tighten it down slowly and maybe you will not tear something up. Rocks and tillers do not go together .

Traditional Farmer · Apr 2, 2019

You need to pick up the rocks,any tiller will beat itself and the tractor to death that is pulling it in rocks.

tractorsam · Apr 2, 2019

I live in a very rocky area and have spent a lot of time unjamming a reverse rotating tiller (I think it was a Land Pride). I wouldn?t subject myself to that again. It would kick rocks forward and then keep pulling them along until it sucked them over the top and jammed up. At least the forward rotating ones kicked the rocks under and that was it. Sam

showcrop · Apr 2, 2019

(quoted from post at 17:33:16 04/02/19) You need to pick up the rocks,any tiller will beat itself and the tractor to death that is pulling it in rocks.

TF, please tell me how you pick up the rocks that are buried under four inches of dirt.

jacksun65 · Apr 2, 2019

I have a king Kutter after doing research I chose this one because of strength and gear drive. I have clay like soil and some limestone rocks. I use a hydrostat john deere 4200 on a five foot one. no problems in two years. small rocks under fist size no problem bigger it will usually bounce over them and then kick them up easy to pick out after that.

Traditional Farmer · Apr 2, 2019

Keep running a ripper thru the ground and keep digging them up,I've pulled up and picked up tons of rock in my lifetime.Have probably picked up a tandem load off my garden,some I had to move off with the loader.

Ivan in Mich · Apr 2, 2019

Rocks and a tiller are good to keep your arties cleaned out but not so much as your pants. I have a 62 inch Brush hog and I have sandy and loam soil. depends on where you go. The tiller jumps over them and unearths many which we pick up after every rain ( thank god for grandkids). I have only broken a couple of times on mine in the last 30 years but I take it easy

Bruce(OR) · Apr 2, 2019

You could track one of these down. . .
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Bret4207 · Apr 3, 2019

(quoted from post at 22:21:33 04/02/19)

(quoted from post at 17:33:16 04/02/19) You need to pick up the rocks,any tiller will beat itself and the tractor to death that is pulling it in rocks.

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TF, please tell me how you pick up the rocks that are buried under four inches of dirt.

You use a moldboard plow first.

timcasbolt · Apr 3, 2019

(quoted from post at 02:21:33 04/03/19)

(quoted from post at 17:33:16 04/02/19) You need to pick up the rocks,any tiller will beat itself and the tractor to death that is pulling it in rocks.

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TF, please tell me how you pick up the rocks that are buried under four inches of dirt.

One at a time. :wink:

Blackhole49 · Apr 3, 2019

I've seen heavy duty and light duty Woods and Landpride equip. I've never seen heavy duty King Cutter equip.

Eldon (WA) · Apr 3, 2019

Find a good used Howard rotovator. These were the only tillers that held up in our rocky soil over the years. I have used them for 18 years doing custom work. Competitor touted reverse tiller, said it buried rocks...he didn't last two years.

larry@stinescorner · Apr 3, 2019

I have a Ford tiller,,I have picked a lot of big flat rocks before using it

,,they bounce around and its rough on them with rocks

fixerupper · Apr 3, 2019

Rocks dont quit coming up in frost country. Through a 20ish year period i accumulated a mountain of rocks i had picked by hand except for a few big loader rocks. A guy wanted the pile for landscaping so i said come and get them. By the time he had had enough rocks he had hauled away four tandem dump truck loads and three semi loads. There is still two semi loads left. When I get back in the fields in the spring there seems to be just as many rocks out there as there was 20 years ago.

Traditional Farmer · Apr 4, 2019

Yea but that would require getting out of the air conditioned cab and getting the hands a little dirty.

showcrop · Apr 4, 2019

(quoted from post at 04:02:36 04/04/19) Yea but that would require getting out of the air conditioned cab and getting the hands a little dirty.

I just got a chuckle from the thought that in order for your tiller to run nice and smooth, all that you needed to do is stroll around and pick up a few rocks that you see sitting on top of the ground.

Traditional Farmer · Apr 4, 2019

Well its beats being too lazy to pick up any rocks.Like the old saying A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step.

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