rear rotory tiller

I have a 8N (same as a 9n in this respect) and I bought a brand new tiller (Agric 55 inch) to use behind it about 6 years ago. I soon found out that the 8N had a ground speed thatwas way too fast for the tiller.

My 8N is souped up a bit, and it still wouldn't do it. I went to the local boneyard around here and got some short squatty tires off of an industrial Massey Ferguson that fit on my 8n to lower the ground speed. The tires I got were only about 30" tall and this still didn't work, as the tractor still traveled too fast.

I ended up buying a diesel compact tractor for "Tiller Duty" (Belarus 220) and it works great. I know it's now American made, but I buy what I want to and what works for me, and I don't think you want to get me started on what I think of today's American labor force, and what I think of most unions today.

JSF
MN

Tim

Your idea sounds sound, that's how I ended up with 9 tractors and the wife with 3, you should always get the wife one for every three you get (to keep from making those constant changes :o), that way when you decide to race or have a tractor pull, she gets to ride and not walk. They do get a tad testy about the constant walking :o) And with good reasons, too!

Mike

Get a tractor with a granny 1st gear..Or lotsa muscle to push it thru..Or here's a thought... run yer 9n at good pto rpm.. in neutral... use yer other tractor to drag the 1st tractor in low gear low throttle... have your wife/neighbor/kit steer the 'dead' tractor... have fun.

What? no second tractor? time to get one! everyone needs an extra tractor!

Soundguy

When this has been brought up before the responses have always been negative with one exception, one fella' claimed he had done it and it worked fine, could be his soil or someone intentionally giving false info, they think that is fun.

Anyway, as for having to buy a jap tractor to till is totally wrong, I have a 63 Ford 4000 w/SOS transmission that does a fine job in 4th on down, the same with my Ford 3415 anywhere in 1st range.

I would think Deere produces compact tractors on line with my 3415 that would do an admirable job without going off shore to buy. People who complain about the economy while they drive around in a foreign car (or tractor) make me wonder.

Mike

Anyway, if an foreign worker makes a better product than a competitor of whatever country why shouldn't his honest efforts get the business? He has to feed his family too.

Trade balances can't go just one way forever with one country selling products to another without the system ultimately breaking down. What would be the purpose of one country amassing a gigantic trade surplus by selling goods overseas if it were never willing to redeem that wealth for something from overseas? This may be one contributing factor to the demise of British mercantilism that brought about our own revolution. (Remember - raw materials from the colonies, British goods sold back the colonies with heavy taxes to fund the royal coffers?)

It may in fact be patriotic to buy overseas in order to build up economies that might otherwise be breeding grounds for anti-American terrorism.

Just my opinions.

When you buy the jap tractor from Deere, where do the profits go? To Deere stockholders of course as a reward for their investment in the Deere Corp.

When you buy a kubota where do the profits go, to japan and that doesn't benefit any, or very few Americans. What's hard to figure out about that?

We're all aware of the international marketplace. When buying a Deere the japanese make money producing the tractor, but Americans make the profit from it's sale. Try to get past the Mfg sticker on the machine and look to who owns the company. Keep up the good work :o)

Mike

Either use a plow and disc as the machine is designed, or sell it and buy a japanese designed tractor intended to till.

If your soil is really sandy--like a beach--or if all you want to do is scarify it for a seed bed might work but otherwise your money will be better spent at the rental store to rent a rear tine walk behind machine that will do what you want to do.

Your mileage may vary

It CAN be done but it IS a lot of trouble. I had to buy TWO aftermarket auxilliary transmissions. One for behind the regular trans to slow down the ground speed and one in front of the regular trans to change PTO speeds. It will work well but HAS limitations. Splitting one of these old N's into 3 pieces just to be able to till wasn't one of my smarter decisions. RENT.
jim

Jimmy