tiller for Ford 8-N

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Hi, I'm posting this one for my husband. He is considering getting a rototiller to pull behind our Ford 8-N tractor. It is equiped with the override clutch for the PTO. Has anyone had any experience with such an attachment? We'd like to hear the good, the bad, and any cost details also.

Thanks.

-- Lori in SE ohio (klnprice@yahoo.com), February 17, 2001

Answers

The tractor 3 point mounted roto-tiller that I have came used from someone who tried it on an 8N Ford and then returned it to the dealer. Their tractor couldn't handle it at all.

Unless your tractor has the optional "creeper gear" I wouldn't consider it. Throttled to PTO speed, the tractor moves much to fast for a tiller. If you do go for one, get a small one that can be offset to the side to till out one tire track. Hopefully you have sandy soil to lessen the power requirement.

As for mine, I have a 68 inch tiller that will till over the full width of the tractor, thereby getting rid of tire tracks. My tractor is a 1720 Ford, and I'm using the tiller on sandy soil. It works wonders for preparing the soil. Does a fantastic job of tilling in green manure crops.

-- Notforprint (Not@thekeyboard.com), February 17, 2001.


Notforprint is exactly correct. 8N's are good for a number of farm operations, but rototilling is not one of them. They are not geared low enough even with the Sherman or Funk transmissions which provided an underdrive gear. Also their 50+year old, 4-cylinder flathead engines just don't generate enough horsepower needed to till sod. They are fine for mowing, teddering hay, grading the lane, and taking the kids on hayrides, and bragging about... when they aren't being cantankerous.

-- CURT in Southern Indiana (ctimes@hsonline.net), February 18, 2001.

Also, 8N tractors PTO run at a different speed ( faster),than the rest of the tractors made world, which is 540 RPM.

-- Hendo (OR) (redgate@echoweb.net), February 19, 2001.

one possible solution for 8N tillering is put on a 3pt hitch tiller with it's own power source, that way you can lift/lower the tiller with the hitch and slow clutch the tractor to inch along whilst the tiller turns at the speed of it's engine. pretty expensive, and a letdown if you thought you could use the hp of the tractor from the pto, but it is an option.

-- (Robin.Norris@compaq.com), June 14, 2001.

I have a 8-N that i bough 5 years ago and absolutely love it. it is a bush hog model.

-- Dale R.Hall (drhall@altamaha.net), July 31, 2001.


I am new to tractor business but an old timer in my area says you can put the gearbox in neutral and let the tiller push the tractor makes sense but just a suggestion

-- Eric Norris (generic@snappyserve.com), February 02, 2002.

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