Lane Ranger 10,946 #1 Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) The Wheel Horse Tiller is one of the best attachments they made. This is a video of me with a 1978 Tiller on amy 1994 Wheel Horse 314-8 in operation in a heavy clay type soil. IMG_0205.mov Edited January 10, 2020 by Lane Ranger 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #2 Posted January 10, 2020 Ive been looking for a tiller and cant seem to get ahold of one . I have some areas of my yard that needs reseeding and a tiller would help immensely! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,302 #3 Posted January 10, 2020 The tillers do not go deep enough to suit me. Look at the tine shaft and you will see that it didn't drop very much. I prefer to plow as deep as I can and use the tiller to break up the results. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sergeant 291 #4 Posted January 11, 2020 10 hours ago, lynnmor said: The tillers do not go deep enough to suit me. Look at the tine shaft and you will see that it didn't drop very much. I prefer to plow as deep as I can and use the tiller to break up the results. Depends On the Tiller Have a 42inch Hydraulic tiller On My JD X748 does a Good Job tilling In One Pass on new Soil. Most belt driven tiller Take a few Passes to really engage new ground. Had a JD 240 with a Belt driven 30inch tiller and it usually took about 3 passes to break up new soil In the Watertown/ Ft Drum area of NY (very rocky soil). In Illinois it only took me two passes. But I want to get the 36iinch WH tiller Just for Cultivating a already tilled & worked Garden 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razorback 1,035 #5 Posted January 11, 2020 I definitely suggest using a plough then a tiller, if the tiller is belt-driven. That said, I would love to have a small real tractor with a PTO-driven tiller. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sergeant 291 #6 Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Razorback said: I definitely suggest using a plough then a tiller, if the tiller is belt-driven. That said, I would love to have a small real tractor with a PTO-driven tiller. It's away fun to Plow before You till with a tiller. But it Just depends on your soil conditions weather you need to plow or not. In the OP's case it probably would have been a good idea. I don't need to Plow. But I do it Before I use the tiller In the spring and after the Garden is done before winter. But I really could just get away with tilling only. But it reminds me of being young on my Great Uncles farm Chisel Plowing in the spring Edited January 11, 2020 by sergeant 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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