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D14, tiller?

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Topic: D14, tiller?

Posted By: Wdtractorman
Subject: D14, tiller?
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 3:19pm

Would a d14 run slow enough to use a 3pt tiller very well? I'm kinda wanting a tiller and will need a tractor with a low range that can creep along to fix gardens. Thanks Wil

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Posted By: GregLawlerMinn
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 3:48pm

I run a 6' tiller behind my D14; 1st Low for 1st few times, then 2nd-low or 2nd high for finishing. Works for me.

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Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 8:35pm

I guess it depends on the dirt! It should work fine but you may have to feather the big stick on occasion.

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Posted By: wfmurray
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 8:48pm

The smaller the rear tire the slower the speed.Might drop air presure a little.

Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 9:52pm

I use a tiller behind my D10. In 1st gear with the throttle at three quarters, it runs across the garden pretty darn fast for me. It does do a pretty good job though. However, I can put the same tiller on my 2-60 White, which has a low range, and I can go much slower and do a little smoother more thorough job.

Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:44pm

What my concern is i fix 3 gardens for Neighbors plus mine. The last few years we have been having very wet Springs and it tough sometimes to get them all plowed and disked between rains. I was thinking if I had a tiller it would be more of a one trip deal, I could run over each garden maybe twice with a tiller and do them all one day and be done. If I'm understanding how one of those 3pt tiller work. I'm thinking you would need a go pretty slow on the first trip over anyway to make a nice looking seed bed. That being said iv never used one
I looked up the ground speed of a 14 on tractor data and it said 1.5mph, witch it about the same as most tractors with a high/low transmission. That being said I'm not sure what rpm that 1.5 mph is. I'm assuming it at a low rpm bc, but I don't know myself.

Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 7:38am

The slower you go the better it's going to do of coarse. But, you should be alright. I usually don't plow my gardens. I usually till twice, and I go a different direction the second time. A D14 in low one may be slower than a D10, which doesn't have a high/low. I don't know, it's been a long time since I've drove a D series with two speed hand clutch.

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 8:01am

I uses a 5' tiller behind 'Troy'. Wife's garden has a lot of humus or tilthe. I don't even bother with plow anymore, sold the discs, cultivators are on a trailer....I just till. 1st pass kinda rough, 2nd, 3rd make it 'seed bed ready. I go W-E then E-W then W-E, seems to 'fluff' up the soil better.Also I let it 'air dry' a tad( I'm not in a hurry ) if it's wet-dampish.

1st pass I need to 'feather' the PD, 2nd-3rd...just run tad over idle, letting the tiller do what it's supposed to.

I do need to adjust the tiller more right,get it behind the right tire..yeah 'on the list'.....maybe next Spring...

Have to say the tiller was the BEST money I spent ! Got rid of the Ford LGT125 with 3' tiller(wore out), and a walkbehind too. It cost me 1500 Canucks, s in near perfect condition and I know will outlive me. It does 'find' a rock and snaps a shearpin...not a big deal thugh.

Jay

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Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 8:58am

I've run a tiller with a D15 it was 'OK' but my MF 220 compact with multiple very slow gears is a lot better

Posted By: TimCNY
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2018 at 11:50am

jaybmiller, what brand tiller do you use? For that matter, I figure maybe this is a question for another thread, I don't mean to get off track.