clueless 3,003 #1 Posted September 19, 2021 I'm thinking of making my B-80-8 my tiller tractor. It works fine on my 12 hp, down here mostly sand soil, so I think the 8 will work fine. Anybody use the 8 hp for tilling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #2 Posted September 19, 2021 I have never found HP to be a factor in tilling... Consider very old TroyBilt tillers had 2 or 3 hp engines. Even my 1970 Troybilt Horse is only 6hp.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,093 #3 Posted September 19, 2021 Horsepower isn't critical when tilling. I ran a tiller on a B-80 for a while then switched to a 16hp. The only difference I noticed was fuel consumption. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #4 Posted September 19, 2021 Weight seems to be the most critical. I never run a tiller wide open about half throttle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldnboy 926 #5 Posted September 20, 2021 I used my B80-8 with a tiller when it still had the (K181 in use now I use a K321) in heavy clay soil and it did fine , however if you like to till deep and not take multiple passes then you will notice the K181 working hard. But I will say that was even using a 40 year old kohler too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike avad 41 #6 Posted August 4 well I have a 1976 B-80 and still try to find out where that pully go's in the middle for my tiller I hope I have the horses 8HP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
